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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
7
The piece contrasts umpire abuse in baseball with conduct in other sports, noting fans trust players’ honesty while questioning officials’ treatment. It argues major league umpires are as dedicated and clean as players, highlighting loyalty to contracts and integrity in performance.
A ten year tally shows 943 deaths across sports indoor and outdoor. Baseball leads with 284 fatalities due to its larger participation and longer season, followed by football at 215. Boxing records 105 deaths, auto racing 128, horse racing 54, wrestling 15, cycling 77, tennis 1, basketball 2, golf 14, field games 3, bowling 9, polo 3, and other sports 24.
Ban Johnson predicts a tighter AL fight this season with the Red Sox needing better play to win, the Tigers and White Sox set to improve, and Browns Yankees and Senators likely to challenge. He notes possible gains for Athletics and Indians but cautions New York fans against high expectations despite heavy spending by Huston and Ruppert.
Veteran Lee Tannehill signs with the South Bend Central League team as third baseman.
The article surveys 1916 bridal attire and hair trends, noting revived late Victorian coiffures and modern experiments. It describes gowns in taffeta with tight bodices, puffed updos, and ribbons, plus accessories such as poke bonnets, georgette crepe hats, and floral decorations for bridesmaids.
Summary of the April crop and livestock report for Wyoming and the United States by the USDA. It lists condition percentages for Wheat Rye and livestock loss figures from disease and exposure, with ten year averages for comparison. Figures include state and national losses for hogs cattle sheep horses and mules.
Deputy Attorney General O Leary declares public schools with under six pupils average attendance not eligible for 200 a year from direct taxation. Resulting decision forces discontinuation unless property tax within the school district funds the schools.
Land office reports a surge of filings on lands in the Pilot Butte oil field discovered forty miles northeast. The field lies west of Salt Creek in Nutrona county and south of Grass Creek in Hot Springs county. Several strikes have occurred at unusually shallow depths this summer.
Governor John B. Kendr ick and Mayor R. N. Lafontaine of Cheyenne have been invited to represent Wyoming and the city at the League to Enforce Peace national assemblage in Washington on May 20 and 27. The invitation came in a letter from former President William Howard Taft.
Lincoln county officials say James Pappis who is jailed for mistreating 11 year old Molly Propp and traveling against her will is wanted by Ritaville authorities in Oregon for further action.
Cheyenne improvements by the fire department led to a reduction in fire insurance premiums on dwellings, with some classes seeing cuts exceeding 30 percent.
The newest accessories for dances and formal evenings are gilt slippers and dainty stockings with a metal sheen. Footwear comes in bright and dull gilt with coburn high lace slippers in favor. Short bouffant skirts drive the style, with ribbons often contrasting stocking color. Black satin slippers pair with white stockings.
May and June state conventions at Cheyenne and Casper. Reunions, fair, frontier day, land filings, oil field activity, new post offices budgets and a murder case verdict. Notable items include a Rock Springs labor celebration, a bridge contract near Thermopolis, and a hospital plan for Lovell.
In Acts 12 1 19 the church prays earnestly for Peter as Herod tightens guard in a Roman dungeon Sixteen soldiers guard him yet God intervenes sending an angel to awaken Peter and lead him to freedom The escape astonishes believers who must adjust from fear to faith and focus on Jesus amid peril
A new lingerie line showcases mauve and orchid ribbons as key design accents. The collection emphasizes soft hues and delicate finishes aimed at contemporary fashion shoppers.
The latest models include an apron as a trimming feature adding a decorative and practical element to the design. The apron appears as a built in trim that enhances the overall style and utility of the garments.
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