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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1912
Page
16
Denver opened the baseball season before 7000 fans with Gov. Shafroth throwing the first ball as the Grizzlies defeated Lincoln 6 to 2. Other results included St Joseph 5 Omaha 4, Wichita 4 Topeka 1, New York Giants 2 Brooklyn 11, Philadelphia 9 Boston 5.
Lost coat turned in at Fraternal Hall with a party event. Coat owner asks return to 1506 Capitol Ave. Please contact for pickup.
The Cheyenne Athletic Club hosted its second annual ball and banquet at Keefe Hall with about 250 attendees. The Ninth Cavalry Orchestra opened at 8 pm with a special ACA march, followed by a program and dancing until midnight with music by Mrs Susan Cahill and Miss Marie Buchanan and refreshments served after the dance.
Bidwell's Pueblo Indians defeated the Rocky Ford nine yesterday afternoon by 9 to 2. The visitors were kept busy from start to finish by a sharp local defense. Batteries were Jackson and Sayers for the Indians and Cummins and Whalen for Rocky Ford. Indians scored 14 hits to Rocky Ford's 6 with errors listed as 1 for the Indians and 1 for Rocky Ford.
In Philadelphia on April 19 Johnson of the Senators held the Doves to 3 hits and a shutout. Doves' Brown and Fagan paired with Aiis Smith for the Senators in a game where the Doves had 2 errors and the Senators 1. Other American Association games saw Milwaukee 9 over Louisville 2 and Indianapolis 7 beat Kansas City 1, Columbus 6 over St Paul 2, and Toledo 5 over Minneapolis 3.
Extra at Capitol Avenue features at the Maine theatre as crowds fill seats Saturday afternoon and evening. Performances include a memorial burial scene noted for its emotional display and strong attendance.
Jessie Jenkins testifies about returning home to a dark house on 2213 House Street Cheyenne and finding his wife dead from a head blow. The coroner’s jury declares death occurred between noon and 9 pm on April 14 1912 from a blow inflicted by an unknown party with a club. Funeral services were held at the Early chapel and the body sent to Brighton Colorado. A reward is offered for the oak club Jenkins says he used.
Lady Duff Gordon recounts the Titanic disaster told from a lifeboat view. She describes the initial calm, the order to load women and children, the sinking of the forward section, the final explosions, and hours of anguished shrieks before silence.
Weather report notes excess March snowfall across major watersheds including Tongue Powder Cheyenne North Platte Green Snake and Yellowstone Park. Snowpack improved February conditions with well packed deep drifts and high stream flow predicted in the Medicine Bow Mountains depths ranging from 8 inches at 4000 feet to 89 inches at 10500 feet in North Platte watershed.
The United States Hydrographic Office in New York issued orders moving the lanes of Atlantic shipping 180 miles southward from the position pursued by the Titanic when it struck the iceberg Sunday night.
Archibald Butt and John Jacob Astor perished as brave heroes during the Titanic disaster. Eyewitnesses reported Butt stood upright beside a fellow soldier, guiding panic to calm as women were directed to lifeboats. He parted with Miss Marie Young with a smile and farewell.
On the presidential trip to Baltimore en route from Cheyenne Hon John E. B. Osborne heads toward Baltimore for the Democratic convention. Committee chair Mack calls the meeting and only Mr. Gaborne, a national committee member west of Mississippi, remains on the Arrangements committee.
In Philadelphia on April 19 P A B Widener mourns the loss of his son and grandson George D Widener after the disaster saying George went down to save women and children. He vilifies Ismay, noting Ismay saved himself.
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