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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1910
Page
14
Rye official Sol M. Treland wonders the price of a woman's hat amid a village bet on Senator J. Mayhew Wainwright's renomination. The tale weaves a humorous dispute with a hat that could span 25 cents to 200 dollars.
The Pennsylvania Railroad opens what is billed as the world’s largest terminal in New York City on November 27 1910. About 1 450 trains daily will bring and take roughly 200 000 people into and from the city, with all crowd flow kept separate to avoid congestion.
Mrs. A. W. Seaman of Brooklyn recounts a 2900 mile motoring camping journey seeking shelter beside the car no hotel or dwelling. She describes sleeping near the vehicle and enjoying summer’s beauties.
A four cylinder Franklin tour car carried Mrs Seaman her husband and Miss Cosgrove southward. After a day they camped around six. They describe lifting a tool box like box from the running board and unpacking a tent sleeping bags and cooking gear. They set up a seven and a half by nine foot tent and prepared meals using a camp stove.
Muddled notice offers a strictly modern national gas register for sale. Vague reference to the city Tuesday night and P O Box 674-20 appears, but details are unclear.
Washington October 17 The jury in a fire trespass case against the Missouri River and Northwestern railroad awarded the government damages for unmerchantable young forest growth, a pioneering use of the forestry concept of expectation value. Total damages reached 3 728 86 with 2 634 45 for burned timber and other costs to be determined by standard foresters methods.
Washington dispatch reports the Indian bureau enacting new regulations for selling surplus tribal lands to encourage white settlers. The rules cover millions of acres nationwide and introduce deferred payment, requiring only 100 percent of the price up front and five years to complete, with interest on notes.
In Sherman County Patten Maine on October 15 F B Pilles buries a 150 pound doe shot through the heart to win a large bet. The shot came as a runway opportunity when the animal stepped within close range. Pilles hopes to bag a buck before returning home but would not risk a moose or bear.
A two and a half year old girl in Brooklyn escaped serious injury after falling from a fifth story window and landing on a series of clotheslines that broke her descent. She was treated for scalp lacerations and concussion, with doctors noting no fractures. An ambulance took her to the Presbyterian hospital before she was sent to bed.
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