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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1916
Page
5
Citizens petition Cheyenne city commissioners to appropriate 910,000 for a park band. The Cadet band is asked to bid for summer concerts, having delivered enjoyable city park performances. City officials note the expense burden on taxpayers and consider the proposal for summer programming.
The Only Girl a bright sparking musical comedy from New York played at the Tl an theatre last night to a small audience. The company delivered laugh filled scenes with fine voices gowns and style. Frank Lion Putton as Kilmn the librettist bachelor falls for the composer in a witty family reveal. The show was among the best of the day and deserved a better reception.
Attendees at the Presbyterian church will view pictures of Old Mexico and hear J Weatagott of the Salvation Army speak on his trip to Mexico. He will discuss Salvation Army work and his daughter will sing as the church choir performs.
Cheyenne may gain a new winter park at Carey avenue and Rundall avenue near Twenty sixth street if plans by Commissioner Know Laaghlin and City Engineer KR D Goodrich win support. The 60 by 60 foot strip now unused would be turned into a small park with curbing and water main connections, improving the boulevard used heavily by motorists in summer.
Elizabeth Urown of Cheyenne announced her engagement to Herman H. Slansen of Sterling Colorado. The wedding is planned for late March.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Te at their home on Twenty third Street late last night. Mother and child are reported to be doing well.
An advertisement by Mrs Kate Thompson claims Dr Pierce’s Agaric remedy and the Golden Medical Discovery restore kidney function and bladder health. It asserts strong patient demand, mailed samples, and drugstore availability after testing at Dr Pierce’s hospital in Buffalo New York.
Cheyenne High school lost to the Colorado Agricultural College team by 78 to 28. Aggies dominated with fast pace and accurate shooting while Cheyenne showed speed but lacked a counterattack. Fouls were limited and the Cadet band performed during the event.
Local bureau chief Q Grant reports yesterday’s high near 0. The city saw temps drop to 10 degrees below zero around noon and near 101 below last night. He predicts tonight may bring the coldest period of the year, though a slight improvement is hoped in coming days as statewide stations report subzero readings.
In Bakersfield California January a jealous man attacked his ex wife and others at a Centro hotel. He carved her, then smashed a door and shot at another man, injuring several people including a Tennessee buyer. Police officer Bell was involved in the confrontation and may have suffered injuries.
The industrial relations committee chaired by Frank Walsh was formed to study employer and employee relations. The local Trades and Labor Assembly will hold a Tuesday night meeting to discuss the Walsh commission work and consider a voluntary Cherentico group offering to continue the study.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, famed British suffrage leader, was detained at Ellis Island on arrival aboard the S S J Paul after immigration officers cited a prior conviction. She said she came to aid Serbia and would appeal to Washington. her secretary Miss Joan Wickham was with her.
Arie Count Morajaska, co owner of mining claims in the Tor tolita mountains, was beaten into unconsciousness and shot near his property. He lay for days without food or water before rescuers found him, amid word of trouble involving Molay.
A Marshall of Sabetha Kansas man is held for trial in the district court on a charge of murdering his wife at the rooming house where they lived in Salt Lake City. The defense contends the wife was a suicide.
The Latter's program includes Tried for the Own Warder Metrics Costello with Leah Baird and Van Dyke Brook plus Sally-Tr hune Weekly. At the Athos a drama When Nognen Mall Out stars Joe Maloney and Helen Molmer. Universal pictures and a two-reel Wallingford feature also play. Lincoln Highway film scenes were shown at San Francisco exposition with officials praising the production and a telegram of congratulations sent from Detroit.
Hammond Coke and Coal Co opens the Diamond Coke mine in Diamondville, Kemmerer district Wyoming after a year idle. About forty men will be employed once ready. The mine contains a pick vein of coal and company properties are all in operation amid a prosperous water season.
Sacramento recounts the worst Sierra snowstorm in history. Southern Pacific overland traffic, halted for a day, resumes on a slow schedule. Crews battle drifts as fog and heavy snow grip the mountains.
An enduring indigestion belief is challenged as constipation and bowels inaction cause discomfort. Dr Caldwell's Syrup of Pectin praised as a mild laxative alternative. Free sample offer and address details provided for the remedy.
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