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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1912
Page
9
Berlin dispatch reports a royal hunting party led by Emperor William and Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. In about two hours the guests shot 66 animals including 39 wild swine, 6 elk and bucks with the emperor's team aiding the shots.
New York December 14 James Bryce the retiring British ambassador was guest of honor at the fourteenth annual dinner of the Pennsylvania society. Bryce spoke on the constitution of the United States and received a gold medal from the society.
A diary entry from a Virginia physician reflects on life spans and medical practice in an old era, noting the unvented appendix as a symbol of limited understanding and the fragility of patients in that time.
In New York on December 14, citywide Yuletide preparations show lavish hotel holiday sets and a generous charitable surge. The Salvation Army Volunteers of America and others plan 59,000 dinners for the poor, with five person servings, while 5,000 will dine at a homeless feast. Bowery tradition continues with Big Tim’s annual gift feast for derelicts, funded by his heirs. Social dinners will also honor newsboys, crippled children, immigrants, hospital inmates, and Little Mothers caring for babies.
Private Duckworth of Battery B was arrested for stealing a woman's dress stolen last October. He attempted to discard the garments by passing them to Harrington Fox of Battery D, who later returned them to the owner who offered 45 to recover them. Cox was arrested and released after a Jesuitlike statement as to the facts.
A judge dismissed a social notion about where courting should occur, noting the topic as improper and unworthy of formal consideration. The remark reflects attitudes of the era toward courtship spaces and propriety.
In Danbury Connecticut and Norwalk two hundred hatters face ruin after a federal jury awarded D B Loewe & Co damages for Sherman anti trust violations amid a boycott claim. The $240000 verdict threatens homes life savings and bank accounts tied to bonds posted by the United Hatters of North America. Lawyers pursue appeal with a January deadline and possible Federation of Labor action to levy assessments to satisfy the judgment.
A London physician asserts veils cause women’s faces to redden while notes marked red hint at veil use. The remark ties veil wearing to apparent facial redness and record-keeping signals.
United States Senator Works appeals to Michigan City prison pardon board for clemency for Charles B. Van Pelt, serving two to 21 years for manslaughter in Shelbyville. A Kern letter and 1,178 Shelby County residents back the petition, while opponents insist the minimum sentence be served. Van Pelt was tried after an insanity defense and began his term November 24, 1919. The parole bid faces a sharp county contest.
A brief, fragmented text presents a poetical flow linking stomach and brain. The lines hint at idea exchange between body and mind, but readability remains limited with unclear context and missing elements.
Three major Japanese steamship firms plan a direct Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki to New York service via the Panama Canal. The move aims to exploit the new sea route with government backing and may shift substantial freight from rail to ships, though ship counts are undecided.
A Horseshoers' Journal comparison recalls Jerry M Irish thoroughbred carrying 176 pounds over turf with four miles in ten minutes. It notes older American trotters like The Butehman and Eclipse era records, illustrating how endurance and weight affected times across centuries.
A Cherryvale merchant complains of heat despite three iced cakes as his wife lists a day full of cooking and housework. She notes stoking the oven since morning, baking bread cookies pies, heating bathwater, and cleaning, yet says it feels cool to her.
The speaker discusses catalog prices for Holbein portraits such as Charles Branton Duke of Suffolk priced at £60 and Luther and Lady Guilford at £30 and £16, noting the general price rise. He mentions The Duchess of Milan by the game master, donated to the National Gallery by the National Art Collections Fund at £72,000, as context for value.
A theory links old brown rats to plague spread in Europe due to fleas favoring humans on them, though evidence is unclear. The text notes England and western regions' plague declines aligning with Norway rat invasion, and California studies show gray rats can spread infection while black rats may spread it faster, suggesting gray rats may have displaced their kin.
Cambridge athlete P. J. Baker defends American training methods for the Olympic games against English condemnation. He argues American practices are driven by preparation and organization already evident in English sports and cites contrasts with English coaching and amateur ideals. Churchill, Navy, and officer appointments are noted alongside Lancashire mill labor changes and trade concerns with Turkey and Bulgaria.
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