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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1911
Page
4
A chaotic chew of town notes from Cheyenne and beyond covers frontier days, finance, politics, and local curiosities. Mentions of Frontier Day events, Taft administration notes, Nevada gold rush hopes, and a California land bill frame a broad slice of early 20th century civic life.
The prospect of England and Germany agreeing to limit naval and military armaments is impractical without broader involvement. The rivalry extends to the United States, Japan, and other maritime nations, making a limited Anglo German pact unlikely to gain serious traction. A comprehensive framework including all major powers would be required to advance any meaningful disarmament.
An obituary records Cheyenne mourning Gus Buechner a respected young businessman whose death drew widespread grief across the community. The piece notes his industry courtesy and broad friendship and compares the sorrow to past city losses.
In this verse filled plea the speaker imagines a flawless world where Congress cuts tariffs and taxes fall, war ends, and leaders like Taft and Hyde yield to common sense. The poem imagines peace for Mexico and a citizenry free of discomfort, signed by Richard Linthicum.
A light vaudeville style dialogue shows a road builder and his wife remarking on appearances and marriage. The exchanges include jokes about restored face work and a sermon on marriage curing a rake, with a quip about dialect spelling and college courses.
Berlin reports in the Imperial Bank annual figures that $469,600 in spurious thousand mark notes, known as Gruenthaler greenbacks, have been redeemed since the fraud began. Official Gruenenthal, who prepared the notes, died by suicide, leaving the extent of the fraud unclear and theft continuing to be detected by serial-number checks.
Wilkesbarre Pa March 22 after weeks of dispute an agreement settles the 18000 estate of the late Robert Kee bene of Wyoming a suburb of the city A young woman identified as Mrs Pettbone widow and her four year old child Ethel Pettbone will receive a significant share of the estate The decedent died apparently a widower with no children before his death
A new durable tungsten lamp promises higher candle power with lower current use, potentially slashing electric lighting bills in Chicago and similar cities. Experts note revenue shifts may hit gas utilities, while farmers benefit from low voltage rural grids and battery storage powering lights when generators idle. Street resurfacing costs tied to trolley lines may burden traction firms as New York plans broader street upgrades.
New York March 22 Hundreds of thousands of dollars in street repair costs loom as the spring thaw exposes widespread potholes left by the winter freeze. Officials say maintenance crews must now address extensive damage across the city streets. continuous surface cracking and widened gaps threaten traffic and require coordinated municipal effort.
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