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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
2
In Laramie Wyoming last evening a balcony plaster chunk fell during the second show causing a stampede. The audience emptied quickly through a stage exit with no injuries reported. The damaged plaster was replaced with plasterboard and performances will continue.
Stella moves between bands and venues across New York, performing in evolving roles and vocal projects as she builds an independent music presence.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pickham’s Vegetable Compound as the best medicine for women. It cites testimonials from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts and claims long term relief, avoidance of surgical operations, and restoration of normal female health.
Buffalo Wyoming residents swept by Cedar Creek flood begin cleanup after a cloudburst created a 200 yard wide torrent. Houses and business blocks torn free, the Occidental hotel damaged, and a bridge wrecked. Relief funds formed as authorities confirm a death and multiple families lose homes.
Yellowstone National Park spans about 68 miles by 34 miles with numerous lakes rivers and geysers. The region offers hotels inns and tours from mid June to mid September with package rates from 16 to 46 dollars and access via several rail routes through Gardiner Gate Cody and Yellowstone Gate.
Construction proceeds on Laramie buildings valued at 264000 while Pine Bluffs Masons plan a 15000 hall. A Garland farmer’s wife dies at 66 from apoplexy, and Cheyenne traders eye a local gold mine. Sheridan coroner rules near fatality due to accident or foul play not railroad blamed. Shoshoni wool sales totals 24000 pounds at 16 cents and 15.5 cents. Rock Springs reports three weddings, newborn twin girls with one death, and a broken leg from wrestling in Glenrock. Ute Kidlane band travels through Rock Springs, to be returned to reservation. Mortimore rider survives rodeo bull encounter. Mrs Lee of Bina dies leaving seven children postpartum.
Captain Wilcox of Wave land park tests a weed killer mixing 112 pounds of sulphate of iron in a gallon of water. The solution reportedly destroys dandelions within a day but must be used within two hours after mixing.
In Lander Wyoming Judge Carpenter appointed FE W Billows of Chicago receiver for Wyopo Company of Lander and Chicago. The move places all Wyoming property under his supervision due to alleged mismanagement by Colonel Fr P Power. Wyopo operates twenty five wells at Dallas ten miles from Lander and owns a ten mile pipeline shipping oil to Wyopo for Chicago Northwestern locomotives.
Walton Wyoming reports a cloud burst near Lost Cabin causing extensive damage to livestock and property. No lives were lost. the Okie reservoir threat was mitigated by rip-rap with sand sacks at the dam.
The University at Laramie announces faculty changes for 1912-13 during commencement. New appointments include Henry Granger Knight as dean and station director, C Eben Stromqulat as prep school principal and mathematics professor, Wilburt A. Liltehcock as engineering instructor, May Merie Kissick as history instructor, Leon C. Exelby as animal husbandry instructor and coach, Athering J. Pawel as home economics instructor, B. J. Grave as full professor in sociology, with leave of absence for Owvit and Mann for literary work and Lulu Marquardt assisting piano teaching in the school of music.
Wheatland Wyoming sees an $8000 modern bank building planned by Stock Growers bank. The two story pressed brick structure will measure 25 by 70 feet with a basement, office spaces upstairs, a large vault, and a hot water heating plant.
A party of nine prominent men from Lar am ie and Platte counties toured Wheatland and surrounding irrigation works. They rode two cars to view the Laramie river reservoir, praised its capacity and construction, and visited ranches and sheep operations highlighting irrigation benefits for Wheatland flats.
An OCR fragment combines a Hood River prerry price listing at Truckey's with an Ormonde's School theater note. It contains stray text about clairvoyance and a claim of living proof of its power, alongside garbled phrases about space time and a misread school schedule.
Mme Winterroth, renowned clairvoyant and palmist, offers truthful life guidance at K of P Elk 317 1/2 W 17th St. Readings cover all matters as announced by the lodge.
A brief report notes a fall and secured toe hold action during a short incident on a ute. The sequence shows a 10 second initial fall followed by a 34 second hold to secure. No injuries are described.
Fragmented text lists numbered indicators for fair weather rain or snow and temperature notes. Several pairs show combined signals with mentions of fair weather colder warmer and locations such as No 1 No 2 No 3 and No 4, making precise interpretation unclear.
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