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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1913
Page
5
The page blends repair shops and services with police and civic notes. Miller’s advertises watch repair at 1709 Carey Ave while Cheyenne Printery prints the notices. A county commission adjournment without selecting a third member is reported amid assorted classifieds and personal notices.
To Viele in Denver Minmioe Hattie and Louise Lassen left yesterday afternoon for a brief visit in Denver. Peter Hergersen Jr. living on Holdy Street fell sick with a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism. A car accident occurred on Capitol Avenue witnessed by many onlookers. Southern Wyoming Power Electric and Water Co was incorporated with capital stock of 400 000 and Saratoga named as principal place of business.
A garbled OCR list shows numerous names and places including Plains John Wintwin Doughg John Park Rock Springs Thomas Laramie Lee Moore Diamond Judge W J Tidball George Patterson Mert Williams Wheatland Inter Ocean C B Newton and daughters Rock Springs H A Pitta Glenrock Van G Okle Lost Cabin C McDonald Lost Springs W C Copps and wife Normandie H L Werner Carpenter Crew Packer Torrington Bruce Gray Wheatland Metropolitan J W Speed Divide John T Tiermen Rawlins W R McMasters enrock Marie Chilton Casper BE Printon and wife Lander G B Ellison Lost Springs Ed Bernard and wife Glenrock Ethel Briggs Diamondville.
Miss Legia Elizabeth Jensen of Cheyenne marries Mr. Frank Life, city marshal of Lake City, Colo. The ceremony took place last Monday February 3 in Lake City with Jensen described as well known here and connected to Mrs. J. Fr. Stimson and Mrs. P. Hansen.
The Cheyenne Printery and Farmer and Ranchman Publishing Co. completed printing the 63 page annual report of D. F. Hudson state game warden of Wyoming. The pamphlet showcases two years of Wyoming game department activity and demonstrates the printery’s strong capability in this type of work.
The Industrial City of Cheyenne directors appointed H. B. Dyer W. C. Deming and J. R. Carpenter to promote a flouring mill for Cheyenne. The move aims to secure this needed industry and commit to steady action.
Mr. Marsh at the Coliseum announces ladies days with free admission on Tuesday and Friday nights. On Monday and Friday afternoons the rink is reserved for ladies only, without men skating. An opportunity for ladies to learn to handle the rollers.
In Monrovia on February 7 a report states Major Ballard an American officer led a decisive assault on the Kroo natives near Monrovia on January 87 he razed their stronghold after a hard engagement German gunboats had recently arrived off the Liberian coast and American aid followed an earlier government correspondence with Washington Ballard aided the Liberian army for about a year according to dispatches brought by a runner
Nineteen persons including 12 passengers and seven crew members perished when the schooner Granada wrecked off Greytown near Bluefields Nicaragua. Two survivors were saved this morning.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a nightly solution for constipation and overall wellness. It contrasts Cascarets with laxatives like salts and castor oil, asserting they cleanse the stomach, remove sour undigested food, reduce bile, and ease headaches, with a 10 cent price for a month’s supply.
Following the commander's recommendation, the Eleventh Infantry band elevates Alfred Brecht and Charles Baldwin to corporals and assigns Edward Smith to the machine gun platoon. James Beattie is relieved from extra duty as clerk, and Second Lieutenant Paul W Baade is granted one month of leave around April 1 1915.
Legislative summary of Wyoming measures debated in the lower house with bills on temperance, health reporting, taxation, and county governance. Notable actions include referrals, amended provisions, and several bills advanced or laid over for consideration. The session adjourned after evening deliberations.
Senator Smith introduces a revolution call to the president over American interference in Nicaragua. Interoceanic canals committee defers Root Panama canal amendment to next week. Senators Oliver La Follette Root Bmoot and Cummings named to a legislative steering committee. Conferees discuss Lever and Page bills on agricultural and vocational school extension aimed at a compromise. House resumes debate on agricultural appropriation bill. Attorney Glene Wickersham ordered to provide papers on warrants against Standard Of officers. Shipping trust committees resume hearings. Alaskan affairs referenced before the territories committee. The State Leader appears in the Want Ad medium of Wyoming.
New York Feb 7 The 54 eastern railroads and Firemen's Brotherhood meet over demands for two firemen on locomotives with potential federal action if talks fail. Officials note varying practice, weight based rules, and calls for an independent arbitrating board to settle staffing all runs.
Exciting scenes were seen in Tokyo as the diet dispersed after the government faced a censure vote against Premier Katsura. Constitutional party members were assaulted by national liberals, attempted ducking in the canal thwarted by police, and the session adjourned for five days by imperial order amid expectations of dissolution and new elections.
Joho Williams found his wife slain in the basement of their Houston house. The woman’s head bore brutal blows, knife wounds marred her body, and her diamond ring had been cut from her finger. A prowler was seen nearby about an hour before the discovery. Also noted is a Missouri inventor patenting an alarm clock with a back lever to regulate stove drafts.
London dispatch describes persecuted Turks facing near bankruptcy with no treasury funds as the Adriapol threat looms. It notes anti war demonstrations, muting casualties, and hopeless military logistics with Gallipoli reinforced and fears of broader collapse.
New York Feb 7 The committee of managers of eastern roads met today as firemen voted almost unanimously for a strike. Conferences with managers will seek a settlement before further action. Firemen hold hope for an immediate agreement.
Four American warships were ordered from day to Central America to observe unrest there. The Annapolis, Denver, Des Moines, and Nashville were dispatched to Am address Honduras Nicaragua and Porto Cortes. Reports prompted action as uprisings in El Salvador Honduras and Guatemala appeared imminent.
St Petersburg Feb 7 The committee of the empire rejected by 54 to 646 votes the bill admitting women to practice law in Russia.
In Longmont Colorado on February 7 Henry L Johnson a 59 year old farmer was dragged and mauled by a horse as he tried to move a mare from his pasture. He fought the animal with a pitchfork breaking it in pieces and was left helpless. Horses guarding him and neigh bors arriving saved himfrom death. He suffered broken ankles four broken ribs and multiple bruises.
The Wilson inauguration parade will be one of the longest and most interesting. Naval and military contingents will lead, with extensive college participation expected from nearly all states, marking a varied display of higher education.
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