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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1916
Page
10
In Basin Wyoming on a ranch four and a half miles north of town, children found the body of a man near the railroad. An inquest found no identification or foul play, noting death likely from natural causes. the man, about 40, dressed as a laborer, had been dead roughly ten to twelve hours. He was buried at the county’s expense.
Garrett Price of Saratoga has secured a position in the Chicago Tribune art room, working as a cartoonist with notable talent. Under 21, he is the youngest son of Dr. Sam F. Price and began drawing early, with first work appearing in the Saratoga Sun.
Flood Mc Coy, member of the Dayton Mountain road convict gang, fled Tuesday night and remains free. Sheriff Mossberg searched the area between Dayton and the camp and planned to patrol the Big Horn mountains to locate him. Metoy, 18, 5 feet 10 and a half inches, 147 pounds, florid complexion, Auburn hair, tattoo on left forearm and red and blue lines with an unfinished anchor on the right forearm.
The Riverton schooling addition brick work is finished and all materials are on hand. The board of trustees is pushing to complete the project and have the new school term ready to begin at the planned location.
A fragmented Riverton item notes a light report about a fire inquiry. The text references local names and places, including Sotiors and Deation Hasln aved, with unclear details about the cause and actions taken by Riverton authorities.
A Lava Hot Springs youth Emerson Jobna aged 12 was killed on his ranch near Kemmerer when operating a mowing machine. A frightened team pulled the vehicle, throwing him onto the mower knives. death occurred about 16 minutes later. Mrs Johns and Gus Blaser joined by others mourn the tragedy.
Kleber Had soll received a playful, elaborate charivari last Saturday night in Rawlins. He was pied with an Oregon boot and handcuffs, anchored to a telephone pole with a goat and hay doughnut female, and paraded to an at home. He was later shipped in a box toward Cheyenne as a dead one, with locals joking about the misadventure.
Sheridan list of drivers arrives for Sunday auto races at the fair grounds led by Max Friedman and Captain Harvey Kennedy. Notable entrants include Barney Oldfield driving the 40 horsepower Christie and Ted Jennings in Bot Mar wae's Keaton with others like Jerry Wonderlick and King Kelly set to compete on the dirt speedway.
The fragment mentions specialized opto metriet with unclear context and a date-like string 15 Wee IT liom okt, but readable details are sparse and no identifiable events or names are confirmed.
The county fair plans increased exhibitor attention with premium lists ready for printing. Exhibitors will receive them by mail as soon as issued. The committee contemplates hiring an expert aviator to thrill crowds daily. The race track is being improved and dust on the highway approach will be reduced for fall week traffic.
Charles Jordan and Miss Margaret H. Perley, both of Chugwater, were married at Wheatland last Thursday. A community church is planned at Avereaey in the near future. A band of gypsies traveled through Douglas last week in a large touring car.
Petrograd reports Sergius Sazenoff resigns as foreign minister. Boris Vinadlatk ovitch Sturmer, the premier, succeeds him and takes the office. Sazenoff had held the post since November 1910 and faced health strain amid wartime duties.
A Chicago advertisement card uses a temperance sermon labeled Submarine Attack on Booze and urges home saloon creation as a path to freedom from drinking. It claims temperance finances half of crime and poverty while promoting a dry Nebraska led by Chester H. Aldrich and allies seeking state prohibition.
A speaker voices strong concerns about dumping saloon interests into the state and questions whether free-born citizens should tolerate the situation. The call emphasizes patriotism, civic duty, and responsibility in shaping policy and resisting possible overreach.
Public lecture in the city features Rabbi R I Coffee of Chicago speaking on Judaism and Social Service at 8 o clock tonight at Mt Simal Synagogue located at Twentieth and Pioneer. The event is presented as a rare opportunity by local civic leaders and the Suether Hospital Service team, inviting all citizens to attend.
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