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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
16
Indiana University faculty and students paid homage to James Whitcomb Riley with a convocation and a parade by Bloomington school children. Riley was greeted with a standing rise as he entered the hall, marking his birthday observance. Manhattan records nine buildings over thirty stories.
An advertisement promises a free fifty cent box of Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers to all who send name and address. It asserts the product cures many ailments by nourishing the nervous system and blood, claiming increased red blood cells and better digestion, with a free trial by mail.
An ad notice lists Kellogg's wafers for sale at Crook Hanson Brug Confetionary Co Palace Pharmacy Drug Co A B Roedel 312 W 17th FP W Roedel Sands Drug Co in Cheyenne.
President Wilson rejects clemency for Charles A. Houston and John H. Bullock, convicted of defrauding the government in Alaska. The cases pivot on coal contracts at Nome, with prosecutors arguing for punishment despite influential Washington pressure. The decision emphasizes that justice must run its course through the courts.
Senator Milea Poindexter of Washington has introduced a bill in Congress to reimburse Socialists of Seattle 2851.80 for property damage during riots last spring. Riots were said to be fed by U S sailors and marines as Secretary Daniels returned to Washington. Horndaster questions efforts of those harmed to act on the matter.
Oakland police pressed the murder case of Rosa Domingo as Said Ali Khan a Hindu remained sought. Remnants of the victim’s clothing a gold ring and a home key were found in a Richmond shack where Khan and three others Tara Khan Said Amir and Said Dabhi resided. M Mura a friend of Khan was already in custody.
Dr. W J Galbraith predicts the white plague will be vanquished in ten years after reporting success with Pierkowski serum at Arizona sanitarium Safford. He cites 300 patients treated since February and weight gains of 30 to 40 pounds in ten weeks with apparent disease disappearance.
In Colorado Springs Cpt. and Shirley of Denver wed Miew Bernice, with bride unable to sit for the ceremony and answering clergy questions only after the event. The article notes the groom as Henry James, a New Mexico ranchman, and describes the wedding day difficulties.
In the 1912 campaign during Sulzer’s trial, the defense wrapped up testimony after Judge Cullen barred new graft evidence. Sarecky testified about missing campaign records while admitting deposited Sulzer funds and unaccounted expenditures, inclining the case toward Sarecky’s blame for reporting lapses.
The New Zealand All Blacks defeated the University of California 31 to 0 on California field. The visitors dominated, with UC in its territory most of the game and Stohr the All Blacks fullback shining for long kicks and a fifty yard field goal.
In Seattle Judge John B. Humphries faces further action as the state Supreme Court cites him in contempt charges connected to street speaking injunctions against Socialists. Glenn Hoover and G N Hodgen had penalties remitted but Hoover remains disbarred, Wells not revoked, with two other signers of defiance resolutions awaiting action. Humphries is to appear in Olympia on October 31.
John L. Jordan returned from South Omaha after selling a shipment of 8100 steers at an average of $100 per head totaling $10,000. The sale averaged $8.18 per hundredweight, a strong figure for the year. The steers were raised on Jordan’s ranch north of town.
A Thursday dance event at Fraternal Mall features good music with admission priced per couple. The fragment notes a Halloween style placeholder timing and no precise date or price.
The San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was found guilty and fined 3100 in federal court for employing workers overtime. Judge Olin Wellborn instructed the jury to verdict guilty of violating interstate commerce law. Fines totaled 100 each for 14 engineers and trainmen, 160 each for all trainmen, and 160 each for four telegraph operators.
Twenty people are injured, four seriously, when the Olympian eastbound train of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line derails on Ingomar Hill, 40 miles west of Forsyth Montana. A relief train from Miles City responds as investigators seek a cause. W H Dugan of Chicago Pullman conductor is among the seriously wounded with torn ribs.
Berlin Oct 8 Emperor Williams is revealed as a restaurant proprietor for the first time by the Vossische Zeitung. It says he owns a small cafe and restaurant near the historic mill of Sans Souci at Potsdam. The former cafe was moved to improve palace gardens, and a new cafe is built near it rented to the former steward of his domestic staff. The emperor charges a yearly rental of 1000 dollars with a future rent increase if profitable.
Delta Colorado October 8 1919 George Baker Rio Grande section foreman and an Italian laborer were killed when a gasoline motor car jumped the track and toppled an embankment. Baker was married with a local family.
Secretary of War Garrison overturns the Fort Stevens court martial's verdict against Waldo H. Coffman coast artillery. Coffman, convicted of disrespectful remarks about the late vice president and the flag, was sentenced to one year and dishonorable discharge. Garrison orders Coffman released from prison. War Department legal opinion limits further action.
Alexander Bock, a 30 year old art student, killed himself by gas in his East Side room. He left a note for police permitting his body to be given to the homeless and stray cats and dogs of the city, describing himself as the most radical atheist in the world.
The fragment praises India as a counterpart to Europe Italy, noting its temples monuments and rich art in cities with ornate shrines. It describes grand tombs and palaces whose decoration surpasses Europe, quoting The Critic In the Orlemk.
A brief scene on a country road shows a man asking to “kine your band” and a woman replying she has her gloves on. The dialogue hints at social tension and playful miscommunication in a vignette from Lippincott's Magazine.
A brief humorous dialog about married life and a teacher wife who made Griggs write lines on a slate for coming home late. The exchange contrasts his late night return with the discipline of school routines.
A fragmentary dialogue from Louisville features a person declaring a desire to have a monogram engraved on a chain. The language shows hesitation about eating and repeats the wish to display a personal mark.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a solution to dry scalp and hair loss caused by soap. It advises minimal soap use and fiber through Danderine or a cloth to clean, invigorate, and strengthen hair, claiming it reduces dandruff, itching, and breakage and promotes growth and shine. It urges buying a 25 cent bottle at drug stores or toilet counters.
The Norwegian steamship Jason was seized by Mexican gunboats Morelos and Tampico for alleged neutrality law violations. The Isthmian reports the Jason was loading arms for constitutionalists at Topolobampo and was being escorted to Guaymas for governmental decision.
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, featherweight champion, outboxed Kid Julian of Syracuse over ten rounds in New York. Kilbane floor Julian in the sixth with a hard right to the jaw for a nine count, Julian lasting to the final bell as both weighed 125 and 127 pounds respectively.
Fragmentary quotes reflect a playful moral about obedience and devotion. A judge speaks on pleasing a partner while an Italian proverb cautions about love and wealth. The text presents dated phrasing and obscure names, suggesting a period humor or dialogue snippet.
In an exchange from the Washington Star a fisherman jokes about taking a day off and spending it baking and spie, with the cheerful response noting a day of spie enough.
A fragment from Chicago News presents a teacher asking for the meaning of the word wafer. Maurice replies that a wafer is a word in a kid without any father or mother, implying a riddle or playful definition within the schoolyard.
Fragmentary text shows a garbled dialogue about firmness versus obstinacy with references to names and signs. The readable bits mention Willie Piw, a line about sex, a person named Procinnat, and “Foonker” with Sign painting.
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