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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
2
City officials clash over a proposed valve house for the water system with bids from 11 000 to 26 000. Critics call the plan extravagant and warn of wasted public funds, urging a review of engineering costs and public spending.
In Chicago a municipal court decision allows wives to seize change from husbands who fail to support them. Guntay H Dekolkey, a teamster, rushed the court claiming his wife robbed him and pulled $11 from his pants with a boarder’s help. The judge called it robbery and advised further action if support lapses.
Actual work on the new St Thomas Protestant Episcopal church at Fifth Avenue and Fifty third Street will begin next month. The building, costing more than 1 million dollars, already has two thirds funded by trustees. The church is described as the most luxuriously appointed of New York's smaller churches with aristocratic Fifth Avenue membership including railroad presidents and bank leaders. Six subscriptions of 50000 dollars each started the building fund.
New York reports say Fifth Avenue art dealers claim that old masters flood the country after tariff removal. A government bulletin released today shows imports rose from July 1 of last year to April of this year.
San Francisco raised over $4,000,000 in the first three hours after subscription books opened for the Panama Pacific International Exposition to be held in 1915. It is expected that more than $5,600,000 will be subscribed by Monday and a Governor Gillett delegation will go to Washington to request federal support.
Year by year art works entering the country from ALOST reached 15 600 000 with duties collected. The prior year total imports were 3 400 000 giving an average increase near six hundred percent. Dealers doubt authenticity of many pieces and anticipate government refusals on several paintings from Europe.
Apr 28 Jim Jeffries battles a sore back blamed on a boss figure named Sam Berger who argues the injury may spur discipline. Manager Berger supports lighter work while Jeffries seeks to resume with Joe Choynski and pace set by Papko as preparations for upcoming bouts continue.
Tex Rickard promoter of the Jeffries Johnson fight has moved in New York Supreme Court to set aside a $2,290 judgment against him by Dr. Cornelius G. Coakley for services to Rickard's Witte girl two years ago. Coakley’s counsel calls the move a flimsy attempt by a reputable New York citizen to collect from an elusive character. Timothy D. Sullivan, who held $40,000 of the fight stakes, posted his check as security for the case. Floor finishing at Sherman Co.
New York Mayor Gaynor raked editors and publishers at a banquet, claiming forgery and falsification of a public document in a Hearst linked draft. He accused the press of political bias and warned of possessing a “howling will omens” in a dramatic speech.
In Indianapolis the Democratic state convention nominated John W. Kern for U S senator after a stormy session marked by factional clashes led by Taggart. Kern won 202 votes on the initial ballot with 228 needed, and the nomination became unanimous on the fourth ballot amid cheers and calls for Kern from all factions. A separate item notes May baskets and candy sales at the First Baptist church May Day event.
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