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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1910
Page
5
Chicago reports the Forty Niners of California gold rush are thinning the survivor pool. Secretary George W. Hotchkiss notes many pioneers are dead or disabled and only a few remain reachable for a reunion on discovery day January 18.
Henry Miller's company returns with the brisk farce Her Husband's Wife at Capitol Avenue Theatre for one night only Saturday September 17. The Chicago Post praised Miller's witty direction and the cast's lively performance in this hypochondriac satire contrasting with The Servant in the House and The Great Divide.
The passage reflects on early travel from Davenport Iowa to the West and the perception of California as legendary. It notes the surprising emergence of Chicago, once barely known in the East, and highlights the 1840s forty niners as key in opening vast western frontier lands and shaping the Pacific Coast development.
A traveling salesman credits Grape-Nuts with a dramatic health turnaround after months of illness and weight loss. The testimonial details weight gain from 104 to 185 pounds and improved brain function and appetite, ending with a promotion to publish the account.
Robberies by auto use false keys to raid two Rhode Island summer residences, hitting Judge Le Baron Colt in Providence and other estates at Narragansett Pier and Bristol. Jewelry and cash valued upward of $50,000 were stolen in the 72 hours, with gems including large diamonds and heirlooms. entry appeared through false keys and stealthy operations.
Sept 16 reports describe violent attacks near Wellington Colorado and Greley Colorado. Victims suffer severe injuries and deaths as confrontations escalate involving local residents and law enforcement. The article lists James Wathley identified as a pioneer resident amid the unrest.
Reports from Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska and other areas detail workers and riders sustaining severe injuries or dying in accidents. Incidents include a Tonopah mine fatality, a stove explosion in Elmer Welch’s home case, Isaac Adams' motorcycle crash in Kalamazoo, a lineman’s 30 foot fall in Colorado Springs, Alfred Cooper's haystack mishap near Callaway, James Meehan’s pneumonia death in Ouray, and William Allen’s fatal electrocution on Eat Tenth Avenue. A Kansas engine train incident near Coffeeville concludes the roundup.
A blast near the East Front Lots north of Capitol killed engineer Horace Hollaway and fatally injured Fireman L. E. Goodrich. The item lists 650 dollars, contact G. S. Oliver at phone 574.
Jill runs a fine show with new jokes songs and dancing at the Atlas Theatre. Richard Hamlin formerly of the Hamlins appears with a line of new gags and tunes while A Hinkle the Modern Herculea performs iron saw work lifting a 100 lb man to a barrel of water. Bentley and Bentley are also advertised.
A lively Atlas entertainment note describes the Zyroplane duo performing high class and raggy music closing with the Grizzly bear act. It mentions fine motion pictures and music under the game roof and a sale of bananas at 20 cents a dozen at Kelley’s.
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