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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
16
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This afternoon at the library the In the Realm of Women club hosts a Christmas party with members inviting guests. The Mount Mellick Club reports a successful gathering with sewing and holiday chats, plus a 5:00 refreshment. Several groups schedule upcoming meetings and social events through Friday and early January. An oyster supper at Mrs Young’s cafe raised over 25 dollars for the entertainment fund.
In church circles Westminster Guild at Mrs Shafers home had a large turnout Monday evening. Miss Mary Brown read a China chapter, discussions followed on Chinese women and medical missions, then the group crafted gifts for Christmas. Mrs Shafer announced a note of thanks and Miss Annis Rees presented a parcel to Mrs Hills, pastor’s wife, with a decorative pillow. Refreshments followed.
A rough recipe claims a hero home remedy can seize a cold instantly and typically cure stubborn cases. It warns against expensive ready made products and suggests mixing one pint granulated sugar with half a pint warm water to create the aid.
In Colorado the Eight Hour Law for Miners passed by about two to one, but the initiative to limit hours of employment in mines drew a narrow majority. The two measures are similar yet differ by additions on workers exposed to poisonous fumes and constant contact with gases, making enforcement more limited.
Packed Fort Russell theater enjoys a post vaudeville benefit for the Post chapel. Captain B R Wilson stars in Philippinitis while Captain Wrona and Andrus sing and dance. Mrs. Cahill and Mrs. Noble impress with violin and songs. The Bachelor’s Dream closes the show with a parade of suitable heroines.
Wyoming assessors from ten counties and county commissioners met with State Tax Commissioner John McGill to discuss revenue bills for the upcoming legislature. They likely will push changes to bank capital and surplus taxation and consider land assessment by legal subdivision. The gathering was led by William Storey with Attorney General D A Preston advising. the meeting continued into the next day.
In Canon City Colorado on December 17 a jury found D B Gibson W Gibson and Herman Loeb not guilty in the penitentiary graft cases. Ex Warden Cleghorn and Chief Clerk A I Frisbie were found guilty of gross neglect.
Ossining N Y Dec 17 Gripped by a dispute suffragists marching from New York to Albany to deliver a message to Governor Luther have dwindled to six.
In Trenton on December 17, Governor or President Wilson declared he would persist in opposing Senator Smith and Nugent forces in New Jersey. He framed the fight as a duty to back progressive democracy everywhere and at every juncture, saying the party must decide if it will be progressive or not.
Pittsburg reports Ora Morningstar defeats George Slobson 400 to 1655 in 19 innings in the Blosson-Yamada billiard tournament for a $1,000 purse. Yamada had beaten Morningstar 41 to 385 the previous night.
Three additional indictments under the federal white slave act were returned against Jack Johnson by the federal grand jury in Chicago. The charges concern transportation of Belle Shrather between Chicago, Pittsburg and Milwaukee.
The report notes unsettled conditions in eastern Wyoming with light snow and varying temperatures. A westward push of colder air may indicate snowfall along the eastern plains.
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