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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1913
Page
6
The fragment reports a notable forty win by a WeWes Palen thrower observed by an onlooker. Specific names and places are unclear in the OCR, but the tone suggests a local sports recount of a successful performance.
A tribute contrasts the Overland Trail era of 1840s to 1913 travel. It recalls Forty-Niners, mule trains, and bear grease with modern electric signals, air travel, and streamlined trains, noting the transformation from bare camps to a connected continental system. It includes reminiscences of two 1850 pioneers revisiting the route and a summary of railroad milestones from Omaha to Promontory.
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