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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1912
Page
8
A North Side girl Clara enjoys outdoor fun and faces sunburn with Blank's lotion. Her mother, brother, and father each present bottles as a family joke about economical beauty care, highlighted in a light hearted Indianapolis News item.
Additional Society items from Rawlins to Cheyenne recount family visitors and travel over the holidays. Mrs. Florence Mott returns to Cheyenne after Christmas, while Mr and Mrs Charles Buechner host relatives from Wheatland. Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Sadler preside at the Presbyterian Aid gathering with social time and crafts.
Madame Bloch a novelist was acquitted of homicide for the July 31 shooting of Mrs Minnie Bridgeman, wife of an American life insurer employee. The jury cleared her but ordered damages of one franc in the related civil action. The judge denounced her husband and called him the real traitor while noting his own culpability.
A courtroom full of attendees featured many Americans and French society members among the observers.
Admiral George Dewey, turning seventy five, advises riding horseback to keep age in check. He spent his birthday in Washington with naval officers visiting Mills Building offices, hosting a dinner, and enjoying the bridle paths near the Capitol.
Chicago judge explains a method to judge truthfulness by gum chewing rate. He stated slower chewing implies more trustworthy testimony, citing a 10-stroke per minute witness as more credible than a 20-stroke per minute one during testimony.
The stock holders of Arp and Hammond Hardware will meet at their Cheyenne office on Monday at 2 p m to elect officers and handle regular business. Henry H. Arp secretary notes the date and duties for the gathering.
Casper Wyoming December 27 Judge Charles K Carpenter of the Second Judicial District is seriously ill and not expected to live through the night He was stricken with Brights disease while holding court here Judge Carpenter resides at Loramie Ohio
A message reaches Port Moresby detailing a massacre on Papuahaa Island village where Lemmalese forces killed elderly and young natives. The attack occurred as Lemma natives moved toward their settlement, with reports of severe cruelties recounted for officials.
Chicago couple Rose Hackett and John R. Fleming married after six years of waiting. He proposed at a stock show, she accepted with a six year plan. Every Christmas he sent a telegram and yesterday received the final answer: Yes. Easter wedding planned.
In St Louis on December 27, Dr. Block warns automobile foot from too little walking as motor car ownership grows. He says lack of exercise causes flat feet and rheumatic pains, with car pleasure outweighing natural foot support.
Max Von Buelow a globe trotter and former spouse of Christine Plumer died after being found on a railroad track near Reno. He had both hands cut off and a fractured skull, believed to result from a fall while riding a train. He later married Plumer, a Pueblo resident, and they were divorced.
In Cincinnati Ohio two men died and seven others were injured when a street car plunged off a bridge tonight, falling four feet and smashing the car into pieces. The State Leader reports the tragedy and the aftermath.
Washington reports Mrs. William F. Draper hosted an eighteenth century ball dubbed the Pearl Ball. She wore about 000,000 in pearls including a cape, four strand necklace, tassel corsage, and a white satin gown with black stripe details, as guests displayed priceless Loula XV era jewelry and attire.
Miss Maude Le Page, a clerk in a delicatessen, explains she would mortgage her soul for 1000 dollars to publish her poetry. She says publishers won’t publish without the money and that her book would be dedicated to a cigarette.
A historical note describes cutting an alfalfa seed crop with an ordinary mower and questions reliance on conventional machinery. It warns farmers to ditch watertight stalls gutters and excessive bedding to absorb barn waste and improvised bedding materials.
Jeas Willard defeats Soldier Kearns by knockout in the eighth round of a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. A left hook to Kearns' chin sent him backward and clinched the victory for Willard.
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