Wolgast to Defend Lightweight Title on July Fourth
San Francisco report states Ad Wolgast is ready to defend his lightweight crown on Independence Day. He has trained in Los Angeles and says he feels better than ever and will face any top challenger, even Packey McFarland with a slight weight advantage. He plans a series of short bouts to test form before the full match.
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San Francisco
Cal
Ad Wolenst
Los Angeles
Packey McFarland
Woman Leaves Annuity To Her Pony In Will
New York on April reports Sunny Jim a chestnut pony receives 500 dollars yearly under the will of Charlotte P. Walker. Five hundred dollars a year funds the pony with 200 dollars for food and lodging. Liquid Veneer The Sherman Company.
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New York
Sunny Jim
Charlotte P. Walker
Jim
Indians Put Through Fast Practice
The Cheyenne Indians held their first spring workout with manager Huff leading infield drills and fly catches. Players Crowlin Fleet Frame Warlaumont Bishop showed league form. Warlaumont impressed at first base while Brown at second improved with practice. The team’s material shows promise for summer games against visiting nines.
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Huff
Crowlin
Fleet
Frame
Warlaumont
Bishop
Bove
Brown
Cheyenne
Gender wage statistics and union openings in Europe
Recent data show 8.5 million German wage earners, up 57 percent in twelve years. Dutch Kalsemine? Sherman Varnishes? The Sherman Co. Den mark unions open to women, demanding equal pay for women doing men’s work.
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Germany
Denmark
Mayor Gaynor to Open Series in Brooklyn Opening Day
Mayor Gaynor has accepted an invitation to throw the first ball at the baseball season opener in Brooklyn next Thursday. The game features the New York Nationals and Brooklyn as contenders with Giants not far away. No advance reservations will be made. opening day seats go first come, first served.
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New York
Gaynor
Brooklyn
New York Nationals
Giants
Ebbitte
Frank Erne Sets Sights On Importing Fighters From Abroad
Frank Erne, former world contender turned promoter, sails to France on the Sa Yoie. He expects to return in about two months with six or seven top light and welterweights. Erne, who opened a Paris boxing school in 1907, claims his recruits will be ready to fight anywhere and plans to dominate local clubs with his imported talent.
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New York
Frank Erne
France
Erne
Paris
Carpenter
Ernc
Umpires to Assemble in Toledo for Season Opening
The nine American Association umpires will gather in Toledo on April 9 to receive final season instructions from President Chivington. A fan-night banquet hosted by the Toledo Commerce Club will follow with Detroit Tigers guests and Ty Cobb expected to speak. Both Toledo and Detroit clubs will attend. President Somers may also attend.
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Toledo
American Association
Chivington
Toledo Commerce Club
Detroit Tigers
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Somers
Bride Brings Husband to Governor After Secret Ranch Visit
Santa Fe April 8. Governor McDonald was surprised when his daughter Miss Frances returned from the McDonald ranches in Lincoln county with her husband N A Spence, who has served as private secretary to the governor. The couple married by a Methodist minister after leaving Carrizozo on Saturday without parental knowledge. Spence, a Kansas City native, arrived in New Mexico with Frances.
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Santa Fe
N. M
McDonald
Frances
McDonald Ranches
Lincoln County
N. A. Spence
Carrizozo
Executive Mansion
Spence
New Mexico
Kansas City
Oil fields in Wyoming linked to Denver and Gulf routes
The article details vast Wyoming oil belts from central south to the north east, with English capital investing $150,000 for Douglas field development. It notes connections via Colorado & Southern and Burlington lines linking Cheyenne, Casper, Orin Junction, Denver, Seattle, and Gulf markets, predicting major regional impact and Denver as a beneficiary.
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Wyoming
English Capital
Douglas of
Douglas
Colorado & Southern
Casper
Chicago & Northwestern
Hill
Cheyenne
Seattle
Burlinston
Thermopolis
Powder River
Denver
Gulf of Mexico
Burlington
Big Horn Canon
Orin
Junction
Wyomine
Gulf
Dry Farm Wheat Backers Seek Federal Aid for Stations
The Wheatland Roller Mill Co appeals to Senator Warren for federal appropriations to support dry farming experiments in Wyoming. They note irrigation wheat blends with dry farmed wheat improve flour quality and urge government aid to expand experimental stations and grow the dry farming sector.
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E. H. Watson
Wyoming State Dry Farm Board
Warren
Senator
Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Wheatland
Names of Judges Omitted in Lender Contest Windup
Printing the windup of the Lender circulation contest omitted the judges names. Besides the two men named Saturday night the regular panel included Paul Lariver of the Citizens Bank Lee Bristol of the Bristol Printing company and C B Sands of the Sands Drug Co.
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Paul Lariver
The
Citizen's Bank
Lee Bristol
Bristol Printing Company
C. B. Sands
Sands Drug Co
Month Old Baby Dies After Short Sickness
The month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. A Kilgore died Sunday after a brief illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were held at Early Chapel yesterday at 3 30 p m with Rev Nelson officiating and the interment in the city cemetery.
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A. Kilgore
Nelson
Siver Acquitted After Preliminary Hearing
Harry Siver faced a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Edwards for allegedly stealing 287 dollars from Hawkins saloon. The City Hall session found the testimony insufficient to bind him over to district court, and he was acquitted. Siver is a known Cheyenne figure with bar and Palm saloon history.
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Harry Siver
Hawkins
Justice of the Peace
Edwards
Siver
Cheyenne
Palm
Sixteenth Street
Slandered Co-ed Weds Reynolds
Est her Mercy, expelled University of Chicago student, wins $2,500 in slander suit against Dean Marion Talbot and the university. Veniremen applauded as verdict read. Mercy plans marriage to Warren Reynolds within month and disputes a higher damages claim. Attorney for Talbot says action will be taken to set aside verdict claiming mis carriage of justice.
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Chicago
Warren Reynolds
Jance
Hiw
Esther Mercy
University of Chicago
Marion Talbot
Francis A. Walker
Dean Talbot
University
Miss Mercy
Bids for Cheyenne Scavenger Work Opened in 1912
Sealed proposals for one year scavenger service in Cheyenne Wyoming were due by April 16 1912 and to be opened and read on May 8 1912. Bidders must include a twenty five dollar certified check and bond. City Clerk J Bhowalt Ion announces the process and bidding conditions.
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Cheyenne
Ratd Clty
Waderstengy
J. Bhowalt Ion
Der
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Myers Dry Goods Co
the World of Sport
Wolgast
Sherman Company
Walker
Mhastin
Sherman Co
Mayor Gaynor
A. A
West
Sanitas
Toronoto
Sydney
Australia
Labor
Wheatland Roller Mill Co
Sherman
Wyo
Cheyenne Reserve
ACORN
Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Archie Hale
A. T. Hale
Watchmaker
the Sample Jewelry Store
George H. Truckey
H. Nathan
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