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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1910
Page
6
Thousands gather in Boston for an international aviation meet with flights by foreign and American aviators. The only day blemish is the wreck of Clifford B Harmon’s Farman machine, badly damaged and out of competition. Harmon escaped unharmed after a near miss amid the new headless Wright Biplane’s spotlight.
Frederick F. Gardner general manager of Shore Electric Co. near Red Bank New Jersey disappeared August 23 and was found dead in Pike Land Pine Brook about ten days later. He had been supervising a new power plant project costing 70000 dollars and left a widow and an eighteen month old son.
Julius Kraft of Auburn lowered his own S E mile time by more than an hour, driving the same forty two horse power Franklin touring car from New York City to Auburn in eleven hours five minutes after a yearlong hold. Kraft and his family have logged over 88,000 miles in the car, highlighting the record run.
Chearlea Dayton at the wheel with Mr Kraft and party completed the 2000 mile journey, reaching Auburn after stops in Hudson and Syracuse. They set a faster time to Hudson than last year and averaged about 28 mph despite bad roads and detours. No tire punctures occurred during the journey.
Telegraphic briefs report Mayor Fugard in Pueblo Colorado on September 12 declaring he will stop the state fair director from selling pools at upcoming races. In Grealey Colorado on September 12 straw berries in blossom appear in many gardens with healthy blooms.
Weathered note reports Weyers Froste delaying harvest for two weeks while growers anticipate a good crop. Mentions New York events and local names, with scattered dates and places amid a fragmented, OCR-like listing of notices.
The page reports Mrs. Valine Landsdale of Weld County Evans area died in Vans Colo of brain hemorrhage aged 18. J S Hallam president of Abilene State Bank died after a Friday collapse. Cashier John A Flack implicated with a $265000 shortfall. Prof A H Boyd of Boston University Law School died en route to hospital after cerebral hemorrhage at sister in law Mrs George Blackburn’s home. Sun Proof Paint at Shermin Co.
Fort Collins Colorado reports 200 sheep arriving for a lamb sacrifice tied to Lamb’s Day. Senator Prake heads the committee to secure the lambs, purchased them in Idaho, and led a group to receive the herd. The procession moved along the Golorado and Southern tracks to city pens for pens.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a sheep packing event and a barbecue that fed about 25 000 people. Details are unclear, with references to a slaughtering date and a Wort Collins location.
Henry Cuney a prominent hardware dealer from Sheyboygan is reported to have committed suicide by firing a pistol through his brain while in a hazelnut thorn thicket on the outskirts of Battle Creek Michigan. The event occurred after a period of illness noted since last June.
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