Democratic filings announce bids for Laramie County offices
A series of political notices show candidates seeking Democratic nominations in Laramie County. Frank B Roach for Sheriff Ed ward G Schoel and Thos R Reid seek Superintendent of Schools J C Hansen Campstool vies for County Assessor Mamie E Hefferon also enters the Assessor race Edward J Peckham files for Road Supervisor and Corson W Slingerland for County Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hansen
Campstool
Laramie County
Mamie E. Hefferon
J. Peckham
Corson W. Slingerland
Colorado and Southern to Denver Round Trip Tickets
Colorado and Southern Company will sell round trip tickets from Cheyenne to Denver on August 6, 7 and 8, 1912, at four dollars and thirty six five cents each, available until August 18. This rate applies for the Supreme and Grand Lodge meeting of the Knights of Pythias. For details contact H. D. Dyer, Agent, or T. B. Fisher, G. P. A., Cheyenne.
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Cheyenne
Way
Denver
Colo
Supreme and Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
H. D, Dyer
Ry. Co
Wyo
T. BE. Fisher
Ry, Co
Colonel Holden Wins Bet For California Vacation
Col William Holden of Amorita Oklahoma loses a bet on wheat yield. His 23 000 bushels on an 800 acre farm topped twenty bushels per acre averaging 28. His wager was a Califomia vacation for himself his wife seven sons and daughters their families and fifteen relatives totaling forty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
William Holden
Amorita
Okla
California
Holden
Acre
W Holden
Jost
Local notices and business updates on repairs travel and developments
Miller's in Carey Ave offers watch repair with high quality at moderate prices. Pillott and Callleon arrive from Denver in a large automobile. The Only Place sells handmade trunks at 216 West 16th Street. Lucile Davis promotes hats and sewing at 620 West 17th Street. L Emery heads to Burha to direct auto tourists with mien boards. The Robinson is almost finished after interior remodeling. Northern Railroad files for a $200,000 corporation with offices in Dayton. A. Harris returns from five weeks buying trip to Eastern cities for Boston Ladies' Tailors. A tramp causes police scene on West List Street. Judge Deming visits Cheyenne and recalls progress. An accidental shooting occurs on 17th Street affecting a local store window. Fed Hofmann opens a new smooth auto road from Ft Russell toward the Happy Jack road into town.
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A.t
L. Emery
Burha
Laramie
Downey
M. & Wright
R. L. Holland
Congrees
Robinson
New Railroad
Northern Railroad Company
Jerome Dickson
John Smith
W. H. Walling
Dayton
Wye
Harris
Boston
Jou McKenzie
W. List Street
C. 5. Deming
Warren, CO
W. C. Deming
Cheyenne
Car Company Seeks Fair Hearing From City Council
An official of the street car company asked the council to discuss a proposed ordinance, saying the measure affects the company alone and urging a full hearing before any action. The firm notes it previously reduced Ft. Russell fares to boost city business and seeks fair treatment after investigation.
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Keating
Ft. Russell
Stolen trousers found with beer in hand in saloon
Thomas Wood was arrested by Officer Christensen Tugaday after allegedly stealing a pair of trousers from a display case on Carey Avenue between 16th and 16th streets. Wood was located in a saloon with the trousers in one hand and a glass of beer in the other.
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Thomas Wood
Christensen Tugaday
Carey Avenue
16Th
16Th Streets
Wood
Riveters At Work On High Beams Of Citizens National Bank
A crowd watches expert riveters on the Citizens National Bank building as four inch rivets are heated to red hot tempers and caught by crews from ladders and beams. The display draws much interest amid the ongoing steelwork and scaffolding.
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Posto
Citizens National Bank
Chicago visitor with the Early family
Mr. Farrell of Chicago visits with Mr. and Mrs. Early of this city. He is Mrs. Early's father.
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Mr. Farrell
Chicago
Mre. Early
Mre
Early
Coke Vendor Arrested as Police Step Up Crackdown
Thomas Stitt a bootblack was arrested Thursday by Officers Baker and Talbot and fined 100 dollars in police court. He possessed cocaine upon arrest, prompting officials to seek lengthy jail time which he narrowly avoided after paying the fine. The crackdown targets city cocaine venders amid recent seizures and jail sentences.
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Thomas Stitt
Baker and Talbot
Stitt
Woman manager of fight films arrives in Wyoming
Nettie Wilson Ward a twenty something female manager handles the Johnson Flynn fight films shown at Lyric Theater in Laramie. Ward formerly led her husband Harry Ward’s minstrel and vaudeville acts and recently became Denver agent for the Western Vaudeville Managers Association. She returns to managing fight pictures after prompting offers of salary and commissions, joining Wyoming’s notable female manager tradition alongside Helen Root ofamie.
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Johnson- Flynn
Lyric Theater
United States
Nettie Wilson Ward
Harry Ward
Cheyenne
Ward
Denver
Western Vaudeville Manegers' Association of
Chicago
Fight Pictures
Wyoming
Far West
Helen Root Ofamie
New York Oppression vs Parisian Charm
The piece contrasts New York’s dreary mood with Paris’s inviting allure. It praises Paris landmarks such as the Seine, Pont-Neuf, Notre Dame, the Louvre, and Montmartre, arguing their beauty tempers urban pace and offers a richer life.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Seine
Quaya
Pont-Neuf
Notre Dame
Turner
Louvre
Pantheon
Sacre Coeur
Montmartre
The
Stones
London Saturday Review
Flower God Granted Wings Humming Birds Fact Sheet
A short piece on humming birds noting 400 species with eighteen northern varieties, diet mainly insects, and the threat from cruel hat fashion. It explains methods of capturing and killing humming birds for trimming, urging concern for their survival. The text reflects a devotional tone citing Ave Maria.
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Mexico
Nature’s hints to inventors inspire future energy tech
Harper’s Weekly notes that future invention may imitate nature’s energy efficiency. The electric eel shows a spurts of high voltage on demand with minimal heat and material use, a model for compact, rapid energy release. Fireflies and glow-worms showcase light without heat, suggesting low-cost efficiency for engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Memory of Bacon and the Gray's Inn Gardens
The article recalls memorials to Sir Francis Bacon at Gray's Inn where his role in planting trees is noted. It cites a 1597 record ordering payment to Bacon for trees in the walks and mentions Raleigh speaking with Bacon there before his voyage to America. A catalpa tree in the garden is linked to Bacon and possibly Raleigh.
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Bacon
Tifa
England
Raleigh
Heat In the High Atmosphere Balloons Reach Record Altitudes
Forty sounding balloons sent up by the Royal Meteorological Society of England attained a mean altitude of 14 411 meters and a maximum of 23 010 meters. At some altitude temperature rose rather than fell, a result not caused by solar radiation since the peak height occurred after sunset.
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Royal Meteorological Society of England
Harper's Weekly
Police Praise for Cheyenne Chief in Jenkins Murder Case
The article praises Chief Ed School and Cheyenne police for their systematic investigation into the murder of Jessie Jenkins, led by J Warren Jenkins’ trial. It notes the department’s role in solving clues, reducing crime, and preparing the county attorney’s case, with officers predicting future leadership.
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Finn
Siste
J. Warren Jenkins
Jessie Jenking
Stevens
Schoel
Schoel Hav
Cheyenne Polices Department
School
Jenkins
Ira B. Fee Named Head of Laramie Schools
Ira B. Fee of Laramie elected superintendent of city schools at a board meeting, succeeding S. B. Stockwell who resigned. Fee, formerly Cheyenne High School teacher, has extensive school experience and is expected to lead efficiently.
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Ira B. Fee
Laramie
Ira BR. Fee
Cheyenne
Board of Education
Stockwell
Fee
Cyclist Dies After Hitting Dead Dog Near Berthoud
Earl Allen, 18, son of Mrs. Mary Allen of Berthoud, died at a Longmont hospital after a motorcycle accident Monday. While riding with Noah Early and Orville Hendershott toward Berthoud, Allen struck a dead dog, causing his bike to overturn. Early and Hendershott, riding another machine, collided with Allen, fracturing his ankle, breaking three ribs, puncturing a lung and causing internal injuries.
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Longmont
Colo
Promotion Struggle Highlighted by Sherman Co
A merchant voices a view on contentment and ambition, contrasting contented men with those seeking advancement, in a brief reflection attributed to The Sherman Co. The excerpt suggests tension between satisfaction and the drive for promotion within a business context.
A CLEAR CASE On Trial Plaintiff Testimony Clash
The defendant's attorney questions the plaintiff about an open-face watch not cracked after the car wheel passage. The plaintiff explains the car moved so fast there was no time for the crystal to break, leaving the court with a puzzling inconsistency.
Couple argue over countryside escape and hungry pets
In a brief dialogue, John clashes with a partner about returning home and delaying plans for a country retreat. They quip about leaving the cat and carrot with no food while joking the cat might eat the parrot.
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Edward G. Schoel
Frank B. Roach
Thos. R. Reid
R. Warlaumont
Colorado. & Southern Co
Ada
Timua
CAR Company
Council
Fair Deal
Sherman Company
All Drugeista
Clara A. Ligiher
Coke” Vender
London
Americna Metropolia
Paris
Humming Bird
Nature
Police
Sherman Co
Rockwell Sattes
West Seventeenth Street
A. T. Hale
Owen Bush
Dar
Cole
Tee Chattanooga
Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta, GA
Frank Dubsky
Commission
Phonr
Garey-Ave
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