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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
14
A Pearsons Magazine article explains why many children die from diphtheria due to anti-toxin costs and doctor varying administration. It highlights last year fourteen thousand deaths and urges readers to learn how to protect children from the disease.
An opinion piece by North Overton Measenger questions whether the Democratic Party will maintain long term control or if the Republican Forty will rebound in the next election, with discussions on political momentum and voter trends.
Chanoeing wheels of a freight train to cut off his head, A Sloan aged fifty lies with neck on rail awaiting train, second attempt succeeds. Found by a trainsman his head rolled away, hands bound. Coroner clears Short Line Railroad of responsibility.
In Laramie on December 29 M Okuda a Japanese interpreter for the Union Pacific Railroad received word from Japan of a rich relative’s death and a bequest of a vast fortune. Officials remain cautious and he plans to continue service until more details arrive.
At a Sheridan Chamber of Commerce meeting a push began to urge Congress to grant dry farming districts in Wyoming more than 320 acres to homesteaders. Members say the Mandel bill allowing 120 acres is not liberal enough to attract settlers.
Kemmerer December 29 After days of desperate attempts to reach the Snider basin and save cattle snowbound in heavy drifts, a large force of Big Piney range riders abandon the rescue. The snowdrift depth continues to rise and the cattle are considered certain to perish.
Sheridan December 29 a major business deal closed here as R Akeenord and associates purchase the brewery founded by Henry Kriger and William Haltenvoft for 126000 dollars. The new owners take charge January 3.
Newly elected lawmakers from York, Bighorn and Johnson counties will stop in Sheridan December 29 to confer with the county delegation on matters of statewide interest. The delegation heads to Cheyenne the following week for the legislative session.
A mosaic of small notices from Wyoming towns reports family travel in Chicago. injuries from a coal car fall. petty theft waves in Sheridan. school basketball results in Worland and Thermopolie. civic events in Laramie and Basin. jail release in Laramie. stock shipments on the Wyoming Northwestern. navy gun prize for Arthur Cowper. local boxing draw. fires and burn injuries. Burns celebration plans. new population counts and civic projects in several towns.
Marie Hisgen aged 3 cries for her fox terrier Wink refusing food since the dog vanished last Thursday. Doctors fear for the child’s life if Wink is not found or another dog substituted.
The Negro National Baseball League, with eight cities including Chicago Louisville New Orleans Mobile St. Louis Kansas City Mo Kansas City Kas and Columbus, was formed in Chicago. Felix J Payne of Kansas City Mo was elected temporary chairman and an executive committee will meet in New Orleans during Mardi Gras week no later than February 16.
In Cross Creek township Washington Pa on December 29 William Maloney attempted to shoot an oil well with nitroglycerin. He complained the explosive was thick and placed it in hot water. The charge exploded blowing Maloney to pieces and wrecking the derrick.
Mount Etna in Sicily rattles residents as it spews smoke and flames but no lava flows. After initial alarm over a possible eruption, locals grow calm and believe the volcano will soon subside.
Pittsburg Pa Dec 29 A lifetime savings of Adam Pryce of Warrior Ridge near Huntington Pa was stolen when a stranger distracted him on a train ride to Pittsburgh to visit his daughter. Pryce carried 500 dollars and planned to give 100 as a gift with the rest to be deposited in a bank. He was knocked down on the Pennsylvania bridge over the Allegheny River and the money taken.
From Athens on December 29 reports describe enormous damage across Elis province due to ongoing seismic shocks. hundreds of houses and stores collapsed, widespread panic and suffering, with probable loss of life. Troops will be sent to aid the affected people.
Doyle, a youth laborer, went to sleep in Salida Tuesday night and woke in Grand Junction with a new silk suit, a £60 gold watch, $150, and a round trip Denver ticket. He recalls minimal details only to admit drinking in Lauda and cannot explain the unexplained journey. He reported to police seeking the rightful owner of the items and an explanation of his 48 hour disappearance.
A Theo phanis, a Greek restaurant keeper in Frankfort Kentucky, is expected to leave the hospital in a few days after being shot in the head during a Tuesday incident when Teague ball players and their friends fired giant firecrackers. Grover Land and Pat Bohannon, both players from Cleveland and Denver, are jailed on bond as friends claim they only prevented Phanis from firing at the crowd.
Denver dispatch reports Louis and Frank Merrick found dead in Leyden mine room No 3 at 4 44 am after two weeks of rescue efforts. Both boys lay face down with arms folded over their faces, located off the first southwest entry.
City clerk records show William Jennings Bryan aged 35 married Martha Washington, both African American, in a ceremony held yesterday in New Jersey suburban towns near New York.
Havana Cuba December 29 An American balloonist Frank Brown who ascended in his balloon the Boston to perform a parachute drop struck a building and fell to his death, officials said.
Published notice records the organization under Wyoming law of The Equitable Realty Company. The charter outlines real estate dealings including acquisition, holding, and disposal of property, mining interests, and related personal property, with powers to issue notes and secure payments by deeds, mortgages, leases, or other lawful contracts.
The Equitable Realty Company organized in Cheyenne Wyoming with 7500 shares at 100 dollars each and a 750000 dollar capital. Herman J Wellnitz Ernst Wellnitz and Conrad Hansen named trustees for 1912 with office at Bresnahen Block Carey Ave and 17th Street. Herman E Wellnitz named agent in charge for service of process. Units authorized to own property and invest in other companies to profit.
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