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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1912
Page
9
Rumor says Union Pacific employees in Cheyenne intend to form a local ball club to challenge city and nearby towns. A group from Green River has moved to Cheyenne, carrying last season’s lineup and a large pool of players to pick from, with strong chances of fielding a creditable summer team.
Yale heads to Washington for the annual eastern trip opener against Georgetown on April 6 as discussion grows over a U S Olympic commissioner appointment. James Sullivan has led the American delegation in past Olympics, while Colonel Robert M. Thompson may take the post. Princeton confirms a homeward exclusion as the varsity boat races away from home for the first time since 1884 with a Charles River triangular regatta.
New York on April 5 reports that crack quarter mile cyclist Joh Orlando, 30, once hopeful of joining the American Olympic team bound for Sweden, was found dead in a bathtub. He reportedly overheated, caught a chill, and died of heart shock.
In Cheyenne State Leader, a deaf old veteran Sergeant Casey sits under the pulpit as a church is consecrated. The pastor asks for three chairs for Protestant ministers. Casey, mishearing the calls, loudly proclaims the crowd’s cheers for the ministers.
The Young Men's Literary Club met last evening to debate aid for the dry farmer. They favored extending credit over charitable donations and discussed practical support. Mr. Deming presented a paper on the Modern Drama, revised from a recent Women's Club talk. President Miffen presided. Mr. B.P. Henderson acted as chairman.
Special Correspondent notes President Taft in his Congress message favors reducing the cotton schedule citing tariff board findings. He contrasts labor costs in the U S versus abroad and links his shift to the Lawrence textile strike revelations about woolen trust labor practices and trust profits against American workers.
Judges will oversee all votes locked in today with only they removing them. Winners announced once counting closes. Judges listed include Paul Lariver, Lee Aristol, and C B Sand a. Contestants and friends invited to watch the close at the Leader office tonight.
Territorial divisions list candidates and vote totals across Cheyenne and surrounding counties. Figures show Mrs T. C. Crabb, Mise Mae Lee, Miss Ethel Breicher, Miss Addie Swaney, and others with hundreds of thousands in state districts and towns including Cheyenne, Fort Russell, Laramie County, and Casper. Getting even is an expensive las ury.
Fort Russell in Wyoming announces summer maneuvers by infantry units with possible cavalry involvement. Contour map work accelerates as commanders plan camps for militia officers and coordinate with Fort Russell for future infantry and cavalry drills.
A business man advises his son to know himself before sizing up others. A nosy group, arriving at a residential street, raps a door at a residence labeled Mr. Smith. A woman at a second story window demands their purpose and questions their target, prompting awkward confusion as they seek to go home.
A fragmented notice outlines harsh penalties under martial law. It lists beheading for disobedience, traitors, returnees to the enemy, disclosure of campaign plans, attempts to uncover plans, and cowardice in battle, with repeats and garbled numbering.
A translation of a decree issued by revolutionary leaders establishing a new code of martial law for China. It lists offenses such as desertion theft and smuggling with penalties including beheading flogging and fines. The document was printed and distributed to every soldier of the revolutionary army.
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