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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
16
Rumor in Cheyenne says Union Pacific workers are forming a baseball nine to compete with city teams. Transferred Green River players now in Cheyenne will likely assemble a squad, leveraging a large pool of talent for a creditable summer team.
Yale baseball begins its annual eastern trip with a game against Georgetown in Washington on April 6. The piece notes Taft’s pending appointment of a commissioner for the Olympian games and mentions James Sullivan as a leading figure in Eastern athletics. Colonol Robert M. Thompson is expected to take duties as commissioner. Princeton varsity crew to race away from home in a Charles River triangular regatta, first since 1884.
New York on April 5.Joh Orlando a crack quarter mile cyclist who hoped to join the American Olympic team for Sweden was found dead in a bathtub. He was 30 and believed to have died of heart shock after overheating and taking a cold.
A humorous Cheyenne State Leader item recalls Sergeant Casey a deaf veteran who after retirement served as sexton. During a church consecration crowd the pastor begged for three chairs for visiting ministers and Casey loudly proclaims I hate to do it but the pastor says: Give thee cheers for thim Protestant ministers.
The Young Men’s Literary Club met last evening to discuss aid for the dry farmer. Members favored extending credit quickly over charitable donations. Mr. Deming presented a paper on the Modern Drama, revised from a previous Women's Club talk. President Miffen presided with Mr. Henderson as chairman.
Special Correspondence from Washington reports President Taft in his congressional message suggesting a reduced cotton schedule. He argues U S weaving labor costs are not much higher than abroad, challenging the Payne Aldrich rationale and highlighting the Lawrence strike as a turning point in tariff views and trust behavior.
The Leaders contest announces judges Paul Lariver Lee Aristol and C B Sands who will award prizes as votes arrive and are counted. Winners will be announced once counting is complete. Contestants and supporters are invited to the Leader office tonight to watch the close.
Readable text lists votes by district for a 10 000 Clan Campaign Contest. District 1 covers Cheyenne south of 12th street center and north of 22nd street, with numerous individuals and locations in Laramie County, Platt, Gosh en, and other Wyoming counties. The tally includes Miss Mae Lee, Miss Ethel Breicher, Miss Addie Swaney, Miss Cecelia Ritchie, and many others with varying vote counts.
Army orders reveal summer maneuvers at Pole Mountain Reserve with infantry drills at Fort D A Russell Wyoming and partial use of Cavalry units. A contour map project is prioritized and militia cavalry camp plans involve Lieutenant Sterling and troops from the 9th Cavalry.
A nosy group pounded a door on a quiet residential street seeking Mr Smith. A woman in a second story window asked what they wanted and the visitors awkwardly explained they wished to pick out Mr Smith so they could go home.
An imperiled martial law proclamation outlines severe penalties for disobedience traitors and traitors who aid the enemy. It warns associates returning to the enemy and those who divulge campaign plans face harsh harm or beheading, with executions for those who flee in battle.
A translation of a decree from revolutionary leaders outlining a new martial code for China. It lists offenses punishable by beheading or flogging, including desertion, piracy, robbery, desecration, embezzlement, and opium use, with thirteen offenses to be punished by beheading. The decree was printed and distributed to all revolutionary soldiers.
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