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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1916
Page
2
Wyoming children on a Basin ranch discovered a man’s body near the railroad yard. Officials reported the death as natural with no signs of foul play. The unidentified laborer, about 40, lay undiscovered for 10 to 12 hours before burial at the county’s expense.
Garrett Price of Saratoga has secured a position as a cartoonist in the art room of the Chicago Tribune. The under-21 talent, son of Dr. Sam F. Price, has prior work in the Saratoga Sun and is praised for his rare skill and rapid progress. His friends boast of the achievement as a credit to Saratoga.
Flood Mc Coy a convict from the Dayton Mountain road gang fled Tuesday night and remains at large. Sheriff Mossberg hunts across the Big Horn country and will check sheep and cow camps as he pursues the escapee. Metoy, 18, tall 5 ft 10 1/2 in, 147 pounds, with florid complexion auburn hair and tattoos on both forearms, is sought by officers and railroad officials.
The Riverton schooling addition brickwork is finished. All materials are on hand for completion. The board of trustees aims to finish Le Mambing and have the new school term ready.
Fragmentary OCR shows Riverton related lead mentioning Hasln aved 60 giles and references to Morass. No clear event date or outcome is readable.
In Kemmerer on July 29 Emerson Jobna, 12, of Lava Hot Springs, was killed on a ranch while operating a mowing machine. A frightened team driver fell from the mower onto its knives and died about sixteen minutes later. Mrs Johns and Gus Blaser were involved, with family members traveling to the scene.
Kleber Had soll was seized by playful friends in Rawlins during an unusual charivari last Saturday. He was bound to a tele phone pole on Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway with an Oregon boot and handcuffs, then staked to a hay and doughnut “femal” at a depot. The crowd hosted an at home while a hand painted legend on the pole teased that “Time is nothing like this.” After hours of captivity he was boxed for Cheyenne as a “dead one” until plans faltered and he escaped serious danger.
Sheridan hosts auto races at the fair grounds with drivers including Max Friedman Captain Harvey Kennedy and noted speedster Barney Oldfield. Competing cars feature Christie and Keaton ahead of the Sunday event as crews assess the dirt track potential for new records.
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to specialized optics and metrology topics with unclear context. The readable lines mention 15 weeks and a period of computation or scheduling, but specifics on event, location, or participants remain unreadable.
The fair committee prepares for highlighted exhibits and premium lists sent to county exhibitors as the grounds and track are upgraded. A daredevil aviator may perform daily as crowds gather for the opening week, while dust control and road improvements ease access to the fairgrounds.
Charles Jordan and Margaret H. Perley wed in Wheatland last Thursday. A new community church is planned for Avereaey soon. A touring band of gypsies passed through Douglas last week. The Casper business district plans paving with bituminous material if elections permit. A third well was completed near Bastin by the Hore OF and Gay company.
Sazenoff resigns as foreign minister of Petrograd and is replaced by premier Boris Vinadlatk ovitch Sturmer who assumes the post. Sturmer previously became premier in February and also holds the title of organizer of intertex, with duties tied to wartime policy and the Far East convention.
A Chicago issued card and sermon targets married drinkers with a satire urging home saloons as a path to freedom from alcohol. It suggests wives are kept from expenses and warns about long term reliance on liquor, while Nebraska figures push for dry state support voiced by Chester Aldrich.
In a public discourse fragment, a speaker urges action against perceived overreach into state affairs. The appeal emphasizes civic duty and the responsibilities of free-born citizens to resist what is described as unacceptable policy.
Rabbi R I Coffee of Chicago will speak at Mt Simal Synagogue at 8 tonight on Judaism and social service. The lecture is free and open to the public, described as a rare opportunity to hear a foremost Jewish leader.
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