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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
9
A. J. Bradbury a pioneer of Uint a county Wyoming dies in Evanston after a long illness. He settled in the state after the Civil War and held several government and mining roles. Survived by his wife and three sons including O. B. Bradbury of Teanetan.
An inmate escape from a state penitentiary farm near Cummins Arkansas follows a break in by exploiting Sherifftraitad home access to steal the sheriff's keys and free three men. One, Mugene O Phll, was to be sent to Fort Madison for a four year term. Cadill was captured later at North Amana, while Emmat Brondage and Henry Catlin remain at large. Reports say twenty three convicts escaped from the farm at Cummins and a search continues including hounds. other prisoners resisted the escape.
A dated motivational piece extols relentless effort and community hustle. It praises the Quality Club Hunters for driving a Trade Expansion Campaign, urging readers to support hustlers who boost local business and growth through persistent effort and collective action.
Washington January 20 Major General Carter retired testifying before the Senate Military Committee called for ready U S forces. He urged a mobile landing army of at least 130000, 500000 available men in states, and added militia funding. He warned war could be forced by diplomatic notes and cited Germany and Japan as examples.
London reports say the British government will impose drastic measures to reduce trade deficits. President Walter Runciman of the Board of Trade stated authorities may block imports from all nonessential ports to conserve foreign exchange and bolster Britain’s wartime economy.
In Snedeker era at Snendorf Wyoming Jan 20 an inquest determined the death of H. Rist was accidental from a rifle discharged by a three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lastra. The weapon was a single shot bolt action rifle. The Lastra family and Mrs. Rist describe a tense scene as the child played near the door while the adults worked at a table. The jury found the death accidental and attributed potential cartridge on the floor or an unknown minor mishap as the cause.
Mrs Elizabeth Swann 60 a placerlet in the government land office was found dead from gas poisoning in the kitchen of her Kenilworth apartment 1560 Downing Denver. A janitor who smelled gas broke in and found the body the oven jets were wide open investigators think she turned on the gas while preparing breakfast and collapsed before lighting a flame.
MINNEAPOLIS Jan 19. Frederick T. Price sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his third wife. Less than an hour later he was moved toward Stillwater penitentiary and later transferred to the Brillwater train. Judge Daniel Fieh imposed the 10:30 am sentence and 13:19 transfer from his cell.
Two passengers, a man and a woman identified as Mr and Mrs Hermann of San Francisco, were taken from the United Fruit liner Zacapa by British authorities at Kingston Jamaica as the ship touched en route from New York to Colon. The Almirante carried their shipmates and stated the liner would proceed to Colon the next day. United Fruit company officials in Colon said no word had been received about the incident.
The text references nervous episodes and headaches with scattered notes on symptoms and timing. Mentions effects on bowel function and relief mechanisms, including possible reactions to certain teas and substances.
A J Wallace and Wil Bragg pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill and were sentenced to serve two years in the Missouri penitentiary. Today’s sentencing marked the eighth in the case against fifty seven members of the night riding organization blamed for planned violence in southeastern Missouri.
Providence R I January 26 1936 A witness in the Mohr murder case testified that Elisabeth Mohr offered seven thousand dollars to have her husband killed. George Healis the chauffeur described the plot saying the car ride to Newport ended in a fatal shooting. Healis stated a plan with Brown Spellman and Miss Burger to kill Dr. Mohr and that he lost his nerve during the attempt. Healis said Mohr invited him to luncheon and later arranged payment after the crime.
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