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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1915
Page
5
Hartey Burlingham and two companions found 125 elk slain by wolves in the Jackson Hole mountains. Burlingham says he personally counted 67 elk bodies and observed 18 wolves and 5 cubs during April to July while tracking game. He urges the state hire trappers to curb predatory wolves and protect game.
Col W J Cody invites Gov Kendrick and Adjt Gen Stiney to join the big hunting expedition led by Buffalo Bill Cody starting October 20. The veteran buffalo hunter says the hunt will be the largest in Wyoming since 1871 and will involve about fifty hunters with 200 saddle horses and several large outfits.
J D DeLong Stark and Charles Peacock were arrested Thursday afternoon on disturbance charges and arraigned in police court yesterday with sentences suspended pending good behavior. The case stemmed from a family feud ending in a stick and rock fight at a residence near 24th and Thames streets. The judge warned that future incidents would be dealt with severely if similar conduct recurred.
Murphysboro Illinois reports Joan Atkinson, 80, a labor leader active in unions statewide, shot and killed at midnight by Heavy Fores, a waiter, on a street corner. Authorities urged vigilance for Fores as police in St Louis and nearby cities sought him while precautions were taken to prevent lynching.
A riot in New York led to the wounding and death of 17 year old Carlo Romeno after a confrontation involving three adults. Police inspector Katiner Beall and Deputy Police Chief Beall oversaw the investigation as detectives worked through the night. Romeno died at Bellevue Hospital a short time after the incident.
Albert Fischer, 45, a section hand, deliberately walked into a moving switch engine at ten mph in the Union Pacific yards early Thursday. He died in St. John's hospital before noon from brain concussion after hitting his head on an adjoining rail. He had been seen around the depot for days. his home is unknown. Authorities doubt whether intoxication or personal crisis caused the act.
Lucille Guita, 17, of 1811 West Thirty-second Avenue Denver, attempted to test throat soreness by thrusting a fork into her mouth. The fork slipped and disappeared. family called hospital ambulance. Doctors held her head and reached into her throat to remove the fork.
A violent gale hit Chicago for about thirty minutes, trajec tor ies include roofs torn from houses, a man fatally injured Thomas Hillary trapped under bricks, wife injured, a street car struck by lightning at Twelfth and State, passengers trampled in a rush to the street. A small yacht in distress offshore.
In Nueces county the court case against County Judge W F Timon and forty others reveals a pre election practice of building an assault fund with $100 contributions. J Dorenfield Jr clerk of the Twenty-eighth District court testifies that such funds were customary before the 1914 general election.
Richard Shipp of Casper returns from Cheyenne with a state certificate showing Casper’s population at 4 040. He argues Casper qualifies as a first class city and plans to request the governor to issue the proclamation. A city election would then occur this fall rather than two years hence.
Floral tributes marked the funeral service for Jutia Leffler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Leffler, at their home on West Twenty third Street. Rev L Hille officiated as the child died Wednesday from heart trouble.
The Bureau of Crop Estimates and Weather Bureau publish the September 1915 crop report for Wyoming and the United States. It lists preliminary and final estimates for winter and spring wheat, oats, potatoes, alfalfa production, and stockhog figures with figures for Wyoming and national totals.
Sept. 10 Vera Cruz report that Venustiano Carranza the first chief of the constitutionalists refused to attend a U S Latin American leadership conference. He said foreign mediation would undermine the republics independence and warned against foreign interference while asserting the government must control its own affairs.
The largest fall poultry show in Colorado at Loveland August 1 2 8 reports thirty thousand attendees. Premium catalog on request. entries sought. Loveland Poultry Show hosts the Larimer County Fair with strong attendance and extensive listings.
Cheyenne briefs report Millers offers water repairs at 709 Carey Ave with moderate prices and high-grade work. Governor Kendrick appoints Charles L. Carter of Sheridan as a commission member. Carter is a court reporter for the south judicial district. Several locals, bankers, and officials visit Cheyenne for business, college ads, and state land board matters.
The input lists Cheyenne residents and visitors with social notes from a Denver era. It notes MOK Church services with Bennington in the Methodist pulpit, Rawlins traveler George B. Summer arriving, Laramie visitor Winn McMurray, Pine Bluffs residents Mrs John Wilkinson and daughter, Marl Daniels heading to Paylor University in Indiana, T Blake Kennedy returning from Casper Wyoming Masons, a Capitol City band benefit concert at the Atlantic Theatre, an outdoor band performance, and Roscoa Cuorey suffering a fractured leg after an accident at a wire fence.
An Anglo French commission visiting New York to discuss American War bonds met with J Morvan and about a hundred bankers in a reception at Maren’s Library. Negotiations for credit will not begin for several days as experts study the situation.
The United States rose to second place among maritime nations behind Great Britain as of June 30, with 26 577 vessels totaling 6 194 88 tons. The gain of 190 798 gross tons reflects a stronger merchant fleet, though a decline in ship numbers and other factors suggest this may not be permanent. Secretary Sweet said the United States held the position and emphasized the fleet’s significance.
Live wire partners in every town and city are urged to join a growing Real Estate and General Agency business. The offer promises a life membership and large profits with 5 900 men and women to be recruited in the next thirty days. Write for free particulars to Bp F Loos Co Dea Moines Iowa.
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