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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1910
Page
6
In the 205 mile Elgin Trophy race under American Automobile Association rules, machines with fewer tire troubles won. At the halfway mark, first through fourth were within five minutes, with Lorier leading National by two seconds after 152 miles and Dawson Marmon close behind.
Robertson led early and briefly contested the lead before mechanical woes and tire issues doomed his effort. Livingstone won the Illinois Trophy 73 mile race with steady pace as Mulford, on the Losier, kept tire changes to a minimum. Michelin tires powered the top three finishers in the Elgin, Illinois events, with Hauvette Michelin praising the performance of his brand on the winning machine.
A Cheyenne based Labor organ titled New Labor Journal is announced by H Schneider and Otto Haas. The first edition should appear early next month with backing from Wyoming labor officials and union members, aiming to serve organized labor in Wyoming and the western states.
The two story brick haunted house at 205 Walnut Street was torn down after decades of eerie reports. Neighbors recall nightly sounds and mass drinkers sobered within minutes when brought there by Officer William Baker, who avoided entering the building himself. The owner could not rent the property and tore it down, despite interest from a psychic research society.
A boy accidentally shot himself and died before aid could reach him in a rural incident near Pimiteville. Authorities investigate the case and determine the weapon involved.
Fragmentary OCR lists a name G. Olaver with the phone number 974 and suggests inclusion in a local directory. No further context or details are readable.
Roosevelt exhorts fair distribution of prosperity while critiquing corporate control. He warns against railroad dominance of waterways and urges government oversight for just rules. Smith, U.S. Commissioner of Corporations, calls federal action on water power and broad transmission.
Fragmented text discusses public doubt over power and authority. It mentions deterring PMMo interest and the public hearing a general refrain that reasonableness should be maintained by the axis of public opinion. The passage lacks clear dates or names.
Alderman P Johnston pushes a plan authorizing a right of way for the North Crow pipeline and signed contracts for other route parcels. The council approves water main extensions on the South Side and buys five carloads of pipe. Keefe’s sewer bid tops estimate. aims to adjust to bid within range. August fines total 6790 dollars. Cheyenne club carnival license rebate granted. fire department requested ten dollars.
Volunteers aided regular firemen in battling the Smith furniture store blaze that destroyed the building and damaged the police station. Time was extended for committees reviewing a bill complaint at the corner of Twentieth and Van Lennan streets and a water rate cut for the Knutsford apartment on West Eighteenth Street.
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