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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
4
Community residents gather for Frontier week as visitors from Denver Omaha Ogden and Lincoln descend on Cheyenne for celebrations. Celebrities include Judge J. M. Carey family, Miss Mildred Barton and Mr. Barton from Ogden Utah. Several couples relocate to new homes while others join extensive Point tourism.
Mrs Edith Walker from Denver visits Frontier events and splits her week between the J H Arp home and her Uncle Harold England. Mr and Mrs J W Griffin and daughter Milas Genevieve host Frontier guests with Mrs Bilen as an overnight guest.
The Y P B of the W C T U met Tuesday evening at 1819 Capitol avenue with twenty four attendees. Miss Ivy Jordan of Ogden Utah formerly of Cheyenne contributed, and Miss Mari Lawler performed piano solos. Mr Fred Crabb spoke on prohibition. Cafeteria Lunch plan announced for today chaired by Mrs D M Carley and Mrs FP Jobo at the church parlors corner Capitol avenue and Nineteenth street.
A troubled American girl, Mies Alicee Masaryk, connected to New York settlement aid, narrowly escaped execution by Austrian authorities after alleged efforts to escape military service. The State Department reported in Washington that the case involved an American citizen facing capital punishment amid wartime tensions.
A letter to the Times condemns London women for frivolity during wartime. It contrasts Paris’s stricter wartime behavior with London’s late dances and social events, noting many soldiers are dismayed by the entertainment culture while some women support the war. The writer urges respect for those serving and questions the morals of dancers and widows alike.
The Meredith-Dull Royal Commission finds Gen. Sir Sam Hughes not responsible for government fuse contracts with American munitions makers. The piece argues wartime effort requires female sacrifice and moral strength at home to support soldiers and victory.
The Alpine Comedy Burlesque Co under Rich ard De Neviers presents a lively bill of specialty numbers including duo and trio turns and a Scotch dance at the Atlas today Rooms 44 and 40 offer entertainment with changing acts on Saturday and Sunday.
Marguerite Clark stars in the Famous Players production at the Lyric in Molly Make-Believe adapted from Eleanor Hallower Abbott. The story follows Molly as she teases her grandmother and schemes to run away, with strong attention to her charm and mischief.
The piece notes over forty eight thousand and family units produce waste including sawdust shavings slate and wood refuse totaling about 36 million cards annually. This waste could build a base 444 acre lot one half mile high or form a solid block a quarter wide along the edge.
Fragmentary notice mentions Mark Chapman and an address 19th and Carey Ave with insurers or bosses. Summary reflects unclear OCR data and focuses on entities present.
A Surrogate's court jury ruled Amos F Eno mentally incompetent when he drafted a June 1915 will leaving more than 4 million dollars of his 12 million dollar estate to Columbia University. The will contest seeks to admit earlier documents, with Pinchots and Lady Antoinette Johnstone among potential beneficiaries if the verdict stands.
The will distribution changes leave Prof. Eno’s son Amos R. receiving one million dollars instead of one and a half million. Antoinette BE Wood gains to three hundred fifty thousand, Mrs Florence to two hundred fifty thousand, William FP Eno to six hundred thousand, and Mrs Graves’s children Leontine and Antoinette to one hundred twenty five thousand each. Also note ten barbers and extended hours for Bill’s Shop at 729.
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