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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
5
Local retailer Barnett announces a three hour Saturday after supper sale from 7 to 10 PM offering deep discounts on hosiery underwear lace and fabrics. Prominent items include Puritan Brand hosiery 1 cent per pair Lisle thread vests 12 cents each and various laces and wash fabrics marked for the event. The sale follows a recent importer supplier closeout and aims to maximize purchasing power for thrifty shoppers.
Silk waists and shirts priced at 2.60 during a Saturday After Supper Sale. Amounts, styles, and sizes listed chaotically, but items include silk waists 34 to 42 and percale wrappers. A white dress is highlighted as stylish and affordable compared with material cost. The advertisement urges customers to visit the store to see bargains.
Reports from the Presbyterian convention at Louisville Kentucky and Governor Carey’s party returning from Casper mark regional updates. Local ads note watch repair firms at 1700 Carey Ave and 221 West 15th St, while incidents include the Pavia vegetable wagon collision and Fred Horn fined for striking. Mondell land entries by Gunn and Calhoun, Dunn Coal incorporation in Laramie, and Cheyenne schoolPromotion cards close the roundup with summer stoppages and upcoming return to classes.
The Wyoming State Federation of Labor will convene in Maegle's hall Cheyenne on July 11 1912 at 10 p m The same hall hosts the annual convention of district No 22 United Mine Workers of America immediately after the miners annual sessions The two groups plan a joint conference of operators and miners in southern Wyoming marking the fourth such meeting
An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for backache linked to female disorders. The misspelled testimonial from Mia Ollin Woolpat of Mor Gap Kentucky claims long relief after two years of pain and urges others to try the product.
The Union Pacific reports the Overland Factory band of Toledo will tour in June with three special cars, visiting St. Louis Memphis New Orleans and many western cities. Led by Gustave Koehler the amateur group performs for pleasure while promoting employee welfare and social life at Willys plant.
Annual meeting of the Lara min County Cattle and Horse Growers Association will be called to order on Monday June 11 at Goodrich Hall Wheatland Wyoming at 1 p.m. Officials of the C and S and Burlington Area will discuss stock schedules for stock killed and shipping service and other matters of importance. J C Underwood secretary 31 Wall Paper The Sherman Co. Pure White Lead The Sherman Co.
In May 41 New York, about 2500 hotel and restaurant waiters and cooks walked out seeking higher pay, shorter hours, and union recognition. Union members report additional hotels joining at lunch, with 1000+ workers ready to enter the city and southern-recruited labor prepared to flood in.
Professors Shephard and Day, scientists sent by the Carnegie Foundation, descended by rope into Kilauea crater to study lava and collect molten stone samples. They remained suspended over the lava bed for several hours while observations and specimen gathering continued.
In Kenosha Wisconsin on May 1 Michael Volukus was killed in a bizarre accident. While handling a tube connected to a compressor the escaping air struck his flesh tearing it away. The high pressure air forced into his body dislodging intestines and tearing muscles.
Four blasts rocked Frisco on May 1 striking Tom Corbett's poolroom and saloon and Boyer's Gas Town. No injuries were reported though a window was broken and a door knot tied. Corbett is described as James Corbett’s brother and both Corbett properties are small wooden houses.
Mary Dubal, identified as a suffragette, was sentenced to penitentiary in Binghamton after a warrant by Mr Darbal alleged she beat her husband in a fit of rage. The case marks a notable incident linked to early suffrage activism.
Justice Valletta sentenced Winnie Adams Nina Nash Zelma Davis and Private Henderson to thirty days each for interfering with Policeman John Taker in the line of duty. A warrant was issued for Private Couingham on the same charge.
Advertisement notes a five room modern furnished dwelling at 417 K 28th St available to rent no children and with references required.
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