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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
4
The Frontier celebration is planned for July 25 through July 29, 1916, with a possible fifth day extending the program. The arrangement follows the new Frontier committee's agreement, aimed at spacing events to fit regional celebrations during the summer.
Final attractions require backing as dates are wired to all railroads and the convention headquarters in Cheyenne will convene just before or during the celebration.
Chicago city council will hold a hearing on the spit salary scandal sparked by Mrs Page Waller Haton’s charges against Mrs Laurie Orborne Rowe. The council is expected to review the full scope of the allegations.
A passenger train on the Denver and Rio Grande line near Montrose in Black Canyon was hit by a snowslide. Early reports say two people were killed and several injured. Details are sparse due to downed telegraph wires.
Local youth vision of owning a car inspires two Cheyenne merchants to raffle Culver racers. Shepard & Klett Clothing and Jenkins Store each bought a racer and will give it away to a coupon holder free after a fifty cent purchase earns a chance. Cars reach 25 miles an hour.
Morris Ginsberg is jailed on a charge of attempting to murder his wife with an axe. He allegedly attempted to end his own life tonight by swallowing 35 cents in change. Authorities say he recovered both the money and his health.
Rumor spreads that Cheyenne School Superintendent Pee orders teachers to introduce preparedness as a discussion topic. A student called Little Johnnie comments on studying only when pressured by lighting and potential punishment, implying a tough, disciplinary climate in classrooms.
At a crossing in Inola Oklahoma an Iron Mountain locomotive collided with a wagon killing driver J J Stiles and two others Tilday Reynolds and Thomas Cummins. Seven children among the injured were taken to nearby hospitals with serious injuries.
Partial OCR listing shows AVITAL COAy COMPANY OAL OF ALL KINDS, Knight Campbell Music Co, Maccabee's Dance Hall, and Knight Campbell ads. Notes mention watch repairs, pianos, autos for hire, and weekly dances with ladies free admission. Contact details include Carey Ave addresses and Plains hotel references.
Cheyenne forms a 22 member volunteer reserve fire company led by Perry Hoyt as chief and T Joe Cahill as assistant. Equipment procurements include boots helmets coats and apparatus. A listed roster with phone numbers is kept with Chief Taylor and the telephone company for rapid mobilization. Regular drills will be held at Central Station under Hoyt.
A large meeting at Guild Hall London inaugurates a national campaign. Lord Mayor presides with speakers Karl Kitchener A K Balfour Reginald McKenna and Bonar Law addressing economy during wartime efforts.
President approved orders to restore 112 948 acres in western Wyoming and 11 988th reserve in central Montana for phosphate deposits later found not to contain phosphate.
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