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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1912
Page
16
A north side family endows Clara with multiple bottles of Blank's toilet lotion after a series of sales. Her mother, brother, and father each provide gifts in the tale set against a day downtown and a hometown newspaper voice.
Additional Society items recount family visits and travels around Rawlins Cheyenne and nearby towns. Mrs. Florence Mott returns home after Christmas with Mr and Mrs Taylor in Cheyenne. Mr and Mrs Kepler and families travel from Mt Vernon Iowa after Tit Kepler’s death. New Year’s Day Coterie Art Club meeting and Presbyterian Aid social held with refreshments and craft work.
Madame Bloch, a novelist, was acquitted of homicide in the Paris court for the July 31 shooting of Mrs. Minnie Bridgeman, wife of an American life insurance employee. The jury also awarded one franc in damages to support the civil action. The judge blamed the husband for betrayal and noted his conduct was unpardonable.
A courtroom scene draws a diverse audience of Americans and French society figures, with prominent attendees among the observers.
Washington December 27 Admiral George Dewey, turning seventy five last night, urges riding horseback to stay youthful. The famed naval hero says he feels young, hosted a small dinner, and attributes his vigor to regular riding enjoyed around Washington, at his Mills Building office and home.
United States Judge Carpenter outlined a method to judge truthfulness on the witness stand. He suggested that faster gum chewing indicates less reliability, while slower chewing implies greater credibility. The remark followed testimony by Joseph Bruins who chewed gum during proceedings.
The stockholders of Arp and Hammond Hardware will meet at their Cheyenne office on Monday January the 5th at 2 p m to elect officers and conduct regular business. Henry H. Arp, secretary. d-27-28-29
Judge Charles K. Carpenter of the Second Judicial District in Wyoming is seriously ill in Casper and not expected to survive the night. He was stricken with Bright's disease while presiding in court and resides at Loramie.
A message from Port Moresby reports Lemmalese forces massacred most of the inhabitants of a Papuahaa native village on the island. The attack occurred as villagers traveled to their settlement, with reports of wide casualties among men women and children.
Chicago notice tells how Rose Hackett of Union Stockyards and John R. Fleming of Minco Oklahoma courted for six years with Christmas telegrams promising marriage. After continual messages inquiry ended with a wedding plan for Easter as the couple finally accepted.
Dr Block warns in St Louis that excessive car use causes automobile foot, a flat foot condition from too little walking. He says car ownership reduces exercise, increases body weight, and weakens foot strength leading to pains often misattributed to rheumatism.
Reno dispatch reports Max Von Buelow, reputed descendant of German nobility, found on a railroad near the state line with both hands severed and a fractured skull. He died two hours later at Sparks hospital. He had been a globe trotter and former soldier of fortune. Previously married to Christine Plumer of Pueblo, they later divorced.
In Cincinnati Ohio on December 27 two men were fatally injured and seven others slightly hurt when a street car dropped from a bridge about four feet, smashing the car into pieces. The State Leader reports the incident and ongoing investigations.
Mrs William F Draper hosted an eighteenth century themed party christened the pearl ball in Washington on December 27. Hosts and guests wore Louix XV style gowns with priceless pearl jewelry including a five pointed peal pin and long strands.
Miss Maude Le Page, a clerking deli worker, explains offering to mortgage her soul for 1000 dollars to publish her poems. She says publishers won’t publish them unless someone accepts the mortgage, dedicates a book to a cigarette, and she hopes fame will follow.
Farmers cut an alfalfa seed crop using an ordinary mower, sometimes with a bunching attachment. The article notes challenges in farming practices and mentions inadequate watertight stalls gutters and bedding to absorb waste.
New York December 27 Jeas Willard stopped Soldier Kearns in the eighth round of a ten round scheduled bout at Madison Square Garden a left hook to Kearns chin sent him backward and produced the knockout victory for Willard.
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