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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
4
Representative Sereno E Payne of New York dies suddenly of heart failure in his city apartment. The longtime tariff expert and former Republican floor leader chaired key House committees and was noted as a leading authority on tariff policy.
Fragmentary report notes the death of Count George Prateiles and mentions Mrs John Astor, spouse of the Titanic victim, John Jacob Astor, amid Galicia fighting news. The garbled text also references a Countess Freretica as a potential Astor suitor.
In Richmond Ya on December 10 a report to the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America warned that psychological tensions between Japan and the United States are reaching a critical point. The committee cited small incidents as potential triggers for serious consequences and urged steps to foster cordial relations with Japan through Professor Shailer Mathews of Chicago and Reverend Sidney L Galick of New York, who were authorized to proceed to Japan.
Washington December 10 William Thaw arrives for a Supreme Court session where his son Harry K Thaw case will be argued later this week or next. C Knox former secretary of state and William Travers Jerome represent Thaw and New York respectively.
Telegrams from Vine Belgium via Amsterdam report a derailed 40 carriage train between Gemmedoh and Aachen killing 52 and injuring many. Every carriage suffered severe damage and several cars were destroyed.
The Prince of Wales, second Lieutenant of the Grenadier Guards, has been promoted to full lieutenant. The announcement appeared in the Midland State Leader, a Wyoming paper publishd by The Leader Leads.
Joe Shugrue, Jersey City lightweight, fought Freddie Welsh to a spirited ten round draw in New York. Though lacking a knockout punch, Shugrue pressed the fast champion and showed he could trouble Welsh in a longer title bout. The result boosts Shugrue as a serious challenger to Welsh's world crown.
Calvin Demarest beat Georgy Sutton 300 to 104 in a billiard league match in Grand Rapids Michigan. Demarest posted averages of 13 14 229 with high runs while Sutton failed to surpass those marks as Dee and Hutton also posted numbers in Indianapolis Indiana and Welker Cochran matched 200 plus totals.
Edile Mc Goerty of Oskosh voiced willingness to face St Paul middleweight Mike Gibbons, filling a vacancy left by Jimmy Clabbby of Hammond and securing a Milwaukee promoter’s promise to wire St Paul.
Laramie Wy December 10 combined churches plan a spring revival beginning about April with meetings led by the Fife brothers from Indiana. Clyde Lee Fife evangelist Robert Lee Fife assistant Parl 1 Fife musical director and others organize committees with ministers and lay members for Easter Sun day events.
Four engineers testifying in arbitration over western railroad wages admitted long hours. Three said they worked 18 or 14 hours daily, with one Chicago switch engineer reporting a 15 hour day and a day off spent in bed catching up on sleep.
The piece describes durable home made toys such as Teddy bears dogs elephants rabbits and kittens crafted from cotton flannel or plush. It notes rag dolls from muslin, patterns from pattern companies, stuffed with sawdust, with eyes of buttons and yarn detailing. Also describes paper cut out pictures on colored paper and assembling them on a background.
Pred Buresen reports Germany faces soaring leather demand as army supply drives prices. Army shoes and gear boost tanning, with banks lending freely and a 4.5 billion mark war loan subscribed in ten days. Prices for vegetable tan leathers rise while output focuses on harness, calfskin, and boot uppers.
The report notes Germany aims to starve England of essential goods by withholding chemical exports and leather. A German chemical firm allegedly offered 100,000 marks’ worth of chemicals to a Rotterdam agent at a loss, while signing an agreement to send no chemicals to England. Copenhagen merchants seeking leather for English homes faced German refusals.
Moberly Missouri December 16 Jacol Auer a 26 year old station agent for the Wa bash railroad Carrollton Mo was shot early today by a holdup man believed to be a negro who then robbed and ransacked the station escaping with 60 after a futile effort to blow the safe Auer was found half an hour later unconscious and bleeding and is believed to be dying Bloodhounds are being used to trace the bandits
Downtown shoppers are urged to stop at Obenstein's Lunch Room for coffee and cakes during their errands. The brief note highlights a convenient stop in the shopping district.
An old-fashioned advertisement touts Musterole white ointment for croup and a range of ailments including sore throat bronchitis rheumatism and sprains. It promises quick relief for children and adults with sizes 25c 50c and 2.50 hospital size.
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