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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1910
Page
13
Adolph Jorge of South Barton Maas clung to a locomotive rod and rode forty one miles in forty minutes in an icy gale. His ears and hands were frozen. he was revived by hard work. He says he rode to beat the cold for a Christmas return home.
Large sanitorium in central weet offers treatment for non contagious diseases in two brick and stone buildings. Executive building receives non contagious, non mental cases only. Rest cottages house select mental cages with dedicated care. Address Dr Benj F Galley Sanitorium Co Lincoln Nebr.
William Dubois presents numerous real estate bargains in Cheyenne including eight room modern residences, six and seven room houses, and income properties with prices from 1 050 to 5 250. Also listed are farms, a small ranch, a restaurant, and loans, rentals, and insurance services. Railroad timetable included for Union Pacific Main Line and Denver Pacific routes with arrivals and departures.
Miss Estelle Kennedy of Greeley Colorado returns home after a two year voyage around the world. She plans to marry Herbert Crosby an orange grower, and she saved twenty thousand dollars for her travels. She aims to reach Greeley by Christmas to be with family.
John Lois of Booth Sharon was sent to jail for 30 days after stealing a loaf of bread. He claimed poverty and pride prevented begging, and a chase ensued after he spotted the bread cooling on a window sill.
In Nashville Squire J L Weakley offers to marry couples for eight cents payable in postage stamps. He cites a Youngstown Missouri story of a magistrate cutting marriage fees to two dollars and ninety eight cents, vowing to beat the trend with eight cent weddings for two weeks.
In Hammond on December 22 Melvin Kaylor Ruth Gettys Henry Burrage and Misa Alice Bauer all 17 eloped from Fort Wayne to Chicago to marry. The group traveled with a box of crackers and plekloa and were halted by a conductor who refused fare on credit. Police sent them back, with parents promising to release them if permitted. The boys cried but vowed to wed the girls at the first chance.
Police found William Whiteline and daughter Lavina Corey in a dying state in their Chico California home after neighbors begged for help. A death pact and suspected poisoning were noted though no poison was located. Mrs Whiteline and her daughter were described as spiritualists and had been secluded, with a note on the door saying Dead friends, am not at home.
San Francisco December 23 Mise May Yohe formerly Lady Francis Hope travels with Fred M Reynolds and contemplates writing an autobiography. She jokes about it causing earthquakes worldwide by detailing memories from the great fire and naming prominent men and women who have offered her support.
Keefe Hall hosts a Grand Xmas Eve Ball by the Hidetors Dance Club on Saturday evening December 24. Admission is $1.00 with ladies admitted free. Residents are invited to attend this holiday event.
A damaged report says the French teamer Savona owned by Aleman & Co and her 21 crew members were believed lost after sailing from Hambury Deco bound for Naples.
Montelia Watkins was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary after conviction for taking part in the lynching of Carl Etheridge, a deputy detective, in July. The article notes the crime occurred in Newark and mentions Mack & Van's as a local business.
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