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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
8
Rumor flies through Cheyenne circles that Union Pacific workers plan to form a ball club to face city and nearby town teams. Recent transfers from Green River to Cheyenne bring back last season’s squad and a wealth of players to build a competitive summer nine.
Yale sails on its annual eastern trip with a game against Georgetown in Washington as part of the opener. Taft’s plan to appoint an American commissioner to the Olympian games sparks debate among eastern athletics and executives. Colonel Robert M. Thompson is expected to take on Olympic duties. Princeton varsity boat to race in a triangular regatta on the Charles River, first away from home since 1884.
New York April 5. John Orlando a crack quarter mile bicycle rider with hopes of going to Sweden with the American Olympic team was found dead in a bathtub. It is believed he became overheated took a cold and died of heart shock. He was 30 years old.
Sergeant Casey, a longtime churchman, sits under the pulpit due to deafness as a consecration crowd fills the church. The pastor asks for three chairs for Protestant ministers, and Casey loudly proclaims his pledge to give cheers for them, shocking the congregation.
The Young Men's Literary Club held an evening program on aiding dry farmers. Members argued against charitable donations and urged rapid credit extension if needed. Mr Deming presented a paper on Modern Drama, revising a version he earlier delivered to the Women's Club.
Special Correspondence from Washington notes President Taft urged a lower cotton schedule in his congressional message. He cited labor cost comparisons and the Lawrence strike as evidence that high tariffs shielding the woolen and cotton industries harmed workers and benefited trusts and profits.
The Leader reports the contest will close votes at the office with judges counting. Winners to be announced once counting finishes. Judges include Paul Lariver Lee Aristol and C B Sands. Contestants and friends invited to watch the close at the Leader office.
Voters in Cheyenne district divisions report vote tallies for multiple candidates led by Mrs. T C Crabb and Miss Mae Lee in central Cheyenne areas. Other names appear across Cheyenne, Ft. Russell, Laramie County, and surrounding Wyoming towns with varied totals and locations noted. The text ends noting that getting even is an expensive lash ury.
Army maneuvers at Pole Mountain reservation will be held this summer by soldiers at Fort Russell Wyoming. A central division report notes tentative plans may skip Pole Mountain use and keep infantry maneuvers at Fort Russell with cavalry camps for militia officers.
A nosey group exits a club and approaches a grand residence on a quiet street. A woman at a second story window asks what they want as a man bowing asks to identify Mr. Smith. The intruders explain they wish to find Mr. Smith and propose they pick him out, then decide to go home.
Martial law rules threaten severe harm for disobedience, traitors, and assisting the enemy. It lists penalties for divulging campaign plans, attempting to discover plans, and fleeing during battle. The text shows several numbered clauses and references to beheadings for some offenses.
A translated decree issued by Chinese revolutionary leaders outlines a new martial law code. It details punishments such as beheading for desertion theft and spying and fines for crimes like gambling and drunkenness. The decree was printed and distributed to all revolutionary army soldiers.
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