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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
10
Sheridan July 21 detectives study a string of fires at Burlington small valleys along the line. A young detective, placed to please officials, tracked the blaze to a swallow nest under the eaves. A passing locomotive dropped a spark into the nest, starting the fire and delaying the line repair effort.
W. W. Smith, after loading a cargo of intox icants, killed a pet kitten on the main street of Douglas. Dr. William Pflaeging, president of the State Humane Society, detained him and Judge Daniels fined Smith 25 dollars plus costs. A local mob threatened to intervene but was reassured by the lawful punishment.
Sheridan recorded 102 degrees in the shade while the government thermometer in Parkman showed 90. Many residents endured extreme heat but there were no prostrations reported.
A report from Columbia Creek canon says a large forest fire is raging in the district threatening heavy damage. Rangers head toward the blaze though details remain scarce due to distance and rugged terrain. Kalarge Mill in Sheridan notes J W Denlo Milling plans additions to boost capacity.
A wage scale conference in Wyoming failed to produce a settlement between mine operators and United Mine Workers District No. 22. Operators named P. J. Quealy and T. Whyte to represent them. workers have not named their committee. Key issues include day wage, tonnage, yardage raises, and room cross cuts with miners seeking increases of 10 to 25 percent while operators claim overpayment in yardage and seek equalization.
On July 21 a monorail car between Bartow and City Island left the track on its first regular trip. Forty people were injured though none seriously. The car carried over sixty passengers at fifteen mph and the inventor Mr. Tunis blamed a soft road bed. The event drew interest as the region’s only monorail car and was discussed alongside political musings on Roosevelt and 1912 insurgencies.
A representatives of the operators said the talks avoided bad blood and good feeling prevailed though no agreement on price scales for the coming year. They noted miners sought more than justified, referencing last spring’s Indianapolis decision to demand a large wage increase. The committee now holds the ball and will set scales without returning to either side. no work suspensions anticipated on September 1.
Father F. Lavelle, returning from a Fontenelle fishing trip near Kemmerer Wyoming, startled when a silvertip bear crawled from a creekside thicket. After a brief standstill the bear charged toward him but the priest bolted for camp and narrowly escaped, the bear veering away upon reaching camp.
Sheridan reports a knife duel at the Rome mine left Steve Karpty lylog severely wounded and Mike Laviar a fugitive charged as Karpty lylog’s opponent. Both men are Hungarian and the clash arose from a dispute in their homeland.
Notice of incorporation filed in Wyoming for The Gottage Club a nonstock organization with three directors M M Davis Joseph Armetong and John Henderson to manage its first year. Principal office listed in Cheyenne Laramie County with agent Mike M Davie.
A historical column questions Roosevelt as a reform leader and insurrectionary force. It contrasts his independent actions with party loyalty, citing cases from La Follette to Hopkins and Hughes, alleging mixed support for reform versus party interests.
A sale advertisement promoting savings at Jenkins Shoe Store in Anok. The notice urges visitors to save a dollar or more by shopping the Clear Anok sale event.
The Atlas presents a bill of novelty acts headlined by Sibertian Four, four singers-dancers in gala native costumes whose performances delight the audience with dances and operatic onslaughts. Also featuring Mary Jane and Mattie Lockette, plus Cheyenne’s famed monologist Ray W. Gnow.
Fragmentary ad notes shoes priced around 61.05 dollars at a store labeled Jenking Shore of. The text is incomplete but indicates a sale of pat r of ta or similar footwear at four dollars prior?
New York dispatch reports a man feared to leave his home without an armed guard as a Black Hand gang targets his jewelry and valuables hidden in a safe to protect against theft and ransom.
Jacob Krinka, a rich Brooklyn ice cream manufacturer, reports receiving a nine thousand dollar demand from an agency called The Central Committee. A police investigation led to five arrests, with guards placed over Krinka children and extra precautions to prevent kidnapping and poisoning of their food.
Buffalo July 21 Billy Papke, middleweight champion, wed Miss Edna F Pulver of Hamilton Ontario The couple arrived in Buffalo this morning and plan an automobile trip to the Pacific coast then Australia Papke has engagements totaling about 20000 dollars already signed up
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