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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1911
Page
5
Fragmentary newspaper snippet lists advertising rates and notices including foreign advertising rates for 290 inches per year and various references to representatives and offices. Contents are incomplete but indicate period pricing and available space for ads.
The notice lists local students born on March 28 in different years including George Hollywood of Johnson School born 1902 Glen Hendershot of High School born 1895 and Miss Jessie M Large born 1893 with a teaser that celebrations occur tomorrow.
Mrs. John McCabe is visiting in Denver. W. H. Hunts visits family in Laramie. Mrs. Ed A Reavill of Douglas visiting in Cheyenne. James Baxter of Wheatland visiting in Cheyenne. EB Baker of Horse Creek came into the city yesterday. Mrs. Chas Goodrich left for a short trip to Denver. T Otto of Hanna visiting in Cheyenne. W. H. Moorman of Evanston a guest at the Normandie. Mrs. George S Catlin of Hartville a guest at the Inter Ocean. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conklin of Carson visiting. Robert L. Smith and J. R. Miller in the city from Wheatland. Mrs. L Harsberger of Lander.
A parade of visitors travels through Cheyenne with names like M Trump of Guernsey and J B Lay of Hudson while locals such as Dr A H Cantril and G A Phelph transact business. Officials and neighbors from Casper, Rawlins, Laramie, Douglas and Cody pass through or stay briefly, with multiple trips to Denver and Lincoln noted.
A person spent a short time in the city yesterday before returning to his former home in Missouri. The stop appears to be a brief, unremarkable layover during travel between locations.
The Cheyenne Fire Department and Acting Chief Ed Taylor describe rapid response times with one minute ten seconds to the scene and two minutes for the south side. A Laramie tale, recited by Taylor, recounts a traveling salesman and a drummer with a false alarm story about a depot hotel blaze and insists on no significant fires there.
London reports a 1819 inquiry into banknote forgery and the Bank of England's anti counterfeiting design. Commissioners reviewed 160 proposals and 70 paper trials. The resulting notes use unique paper, color, and texture to deter forgers and reduce survival of fake notes.
Fragmentary notes describe a wire mark impressed in a frame, costly to produce and difficult to imitate. The text highlights the practical uniqueness and high cost of creating the impressed mark as a distinguishing feature.
The Atlas offers a varied bill headlined by Neher and Kappel world champion roller skaters and Gene Lewis with Stenloff and Ca vaudeville novelties. Edwin Terry brings Sweet Lavender to Capitol Avenue theatre next Saturday with a full English company.
Engine 220 in shop for pump and governor repairs. Ballasting planned on double track to Laramie with Sherman grave. James Martin arrives to take operator job at Buford Station. Conductor Evans takes leave to visit Cheyenne. Train No. 1 on new schedule. No. 8 passed through on time. Trainmen report stray shootings by hunters. several near-misses. Depot offices see boomers seeking work. Daly rejects many transients. Burlington upgrades Sterling branch bridges to handle more traffic. Shop work brisk under Foreman McCabe. Investigating board to probe Corlleti explosion, meets at 10. Two citizens and one railroad man on panel. Brass cannon shipments from Rock Island Arsenal to San Francisco, possibly for Philippines. A westbound train time troubles blamed on air hose bullets.
A terse report notes an oral surprise connected to the execution of the now shells. The sentence hints at a sudden, unexpected action tied to a sequence involving shells, with no further details provided.
An M. D. proclaims D. D. D. cures eczema and promises permanent results. Letters from grateful patients across the country praise immediate relief and skin improvements. Trial bottle offered for 5 cents through Palace Drug Co. and A. E. Roedel Collier's White Lead at Soerman.
The fireman, about 26, died in agony after a scalding blast. He was rushed to St John's hospital where doctors fought to save him, but the shock proved fatal. Relatives live in Hayes Center, Kansas. Remains at Gleason morgue awaiting contact from family. Engineer Clay offered no explanation for the explosion.
In Bayonne New Jersey a black cat owned by Mrs Stanislaug Wradansky leapt from a third floor window after attacking SPCA Officer Charles Lambert. The mother had attacked him as he gathered her kittens. The cat died instantly when it jumped from the wagon into the street.
Fragmented OCR advertises a lotion or soap claimed to cure eczema and dandruff. It asserts long lasting relief if used as directed and promises further remedies for sufferers willing to contact the advertiser.
The article argues Japan seeks equal status with major powers and opposes U.S. immigration limits. It notes U.S. payments for the Philippines and education burdens, suggesting Japan cannot bear emigration costs and would avoid confrontation, asserting America’s global dominance and mutual goodwill.
In Monroe on March 19 the battleship New Hampshire again fired on the old San Marcos, formerly the Texas, as twelve other warships watched the big gun fire. The Gangaroos were ousted yesterday, while an aerial barrage and broadside demonstrations continued amid the training.
Notice announces teacher certification exams in Cheyenne Wheatland Torrington at high school buildings starting 8 30 a m on March 30 and April 1 1911. It lists session programs by time with subjects such as Penmanship Arithmetic Grammar Geography Pedagogy Physics Chemistry and more. Dated March 4 1911. Mamie E Hefferon County Superintendent of Schools. The State Letter Want Acts bring best results Try one.
A Central Railroad of New Jersey freight train derailed by a safety device near Penn Haven Junction, narrowly missing a Lehigh Valley passenger train. Locomotive and five cars plunged into the Lehigh River. engine driver John R. Knapp escaped by wading ashore, while fireman James Dunnevy died beneath the engine. Other crew members jumped to safety.
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