This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
9
The Wyoming Tribune reports a contested dispatch about Natrona county road work using governor Carey’sconvicts horses and state funds. Robert Carey pledges 100 to charity if the dispatch proven false and another 100 if county officials’ visit to the road camp is verifiably recent.
Dated October 16 1912 Careyhurst Wyoming a Leader representative queried Robert D P Carey manager of J M Carey & Brother ranches in Converse County about a dispatch. Carey said the paragraph mirrors an article from Natrona County Tribune produced earlier and lightly altered.
Douglas Wyoming October 20 1912 letter defends Governor Carey and Robert D Carey amid press criticism over horses supplied to Converse County commissioners for state road work by J M Carey & Bro. The writer recalls requesting convict labor from the State Board of Charities and Reform and notes Carey offered horses with harness and feet for a dollar per head per day claiming an interest in good roads.
F B Armitage, a Wyoming Seventh Day Adventist evangelist, purchased Spion Kop near Ladysmith Natal South Africa, a site famed for the 1900 Boers British battle. He plans a self supporting mission farm to educate and convert Zulus, with native workers joining missionaries and the land suitable for cultivation along the Tugela river.
Champ Clark, Speaker of the National House, arrives in Cheyenne tomorrow night for a Capitol Avenue Theater address. The Missouri Democrat will discuss campaign issues in a vigorous, broad talk likely influencing state and national ticket elections.
The forecast splits Wyoming into zones with fair conditions in the south and rain in the north on Wednesday. Expect warmer temperatures in the east, and by Thursday fair weather in the southwest with rain or snow and colder air in the north and west.
Herds of Allied forces led by Servia Bulgaria and Greece press toward Uskup Adrifiople and Servia with Greeks bombing Prevesa. Reports say 200 Turkish troops died on a Smyrna Aidin train and 20,000 Turks captured at Kirkilisse. Bulgarians possibly near Adrianople while Montenegrins show weak action.
The Becker murder case closes with District Attorney reading Sullivan testimony to support the defense claim. Sullivan, called by the defense, testified amid tension as the police lieuten ant’s trial concludes.
The piece praises La Follette as the acknowledged leader and criticizes Warren's Senate record. It argues La Follette's honesty and effectiveness deserve admiration while characterizing Warren as a loyal aide to Aldrich and aligned with special interests against public interests in congressional contests.
The senate committee probing campaign contributions met in executive session in Cincinnati on October 22. Officials certified the report stating Joe Tinker will be the next manager of the Cincinnati baseball club tonight.
Peterson, a renowned western publisher and veteran writer, arrived in Cheyenne to promote his new volume Men of Wyoming and his recent 400 page compilation on notable men and affairs in New Mexico. The publisher is known coast to coast for his work in newspapers and magazines.
In San Francisco on October 22 a man named Geo Currier told police he killed his wife Alice Currier after she attacked him with a knife during fever delirium. He said he shot her again when she taunted him from the kitchen floor.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.