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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
16
The automobile owned by CG W. Riner, reported stolen, was quickly recovered by authorities after the incident near the city garage. No injuries were reported and the vehicle is being returned to its owner.
A late Wednesday night car theft ended with the vehicle abandoned about a block from the garage. Police were alerted after Mr. Riner reported finding the car yesterday morning, suggesting the offenders acted as amateurs and fled the scene.
Baltimore reports three children killed as an airplane from Langley field Virginia crashes into a fence where spectators stood. Seven more people are injured in the Patterson Park incident.
Agricultural Agent Mitchell Wilkins reports leaf eating worm like larvae from bean beetle threaten Cheyenne gardens. He advises handpicking on small patches and spraying only when beans are not for green consumption, or using arsenate or lead per label. A second item notes a big sale on A and J Carburetors at Mank Keslar Motor.
Lost object with $1.50 in change. bag contains glasses and a beaded purse. Reward offered for return to Leader Office. Also listed are an Overland car recently overhauled with battery priced at 250 dollars and a rooming house with soft drink parlor for sale at 1617 Capitol Avenue with phone 201.
Advertisement seeks machine help and staff at the Los Angeles YMCA auto school. Encourages starting Aug 4 with training, employment prospects, and location details implied.
The Civil Service Commission will reopen exams for honorably discharged soldiers sailors and marines who missed prior civil service tests. Examinations pending on April 6 1917 or afterward will be held, with registers of eligibles existing. Eligible veterans must be discharged before August 1 1949 or after August 4 1919 to qualify within set windows.
The lynching of Juan Galvan, a leading Zara goza resident in San Luis Potosi, was reported in El Democrata as Mexico's first lynching. A local pastor accused him of stealing a golden virgin image worth 10 000 pesos, triggering mob action that dragged him through the streets.
Disjointed OCR text reports multiple game results with Brooklyn Chicago New York Philadelphia and Cincinnati, listing Batteries players and vague innings. A violent line about a curate building a funeral pyre and torturing a man appears among disjointed phrases.
United States players Chick Evans Kirkby Sawyer and Gardiner White toured eastern Canada for the Red Cross and praised St Andrews by the Sea in New Brunswick for its beauty and golf. The 6000 yard course features 72 par amateur and 71 professional records, with long holes and scenic Passamaquoddy Bay views.
Detailed race card with horses, riders, odds, and results. Notes include post times, mutuels, and trainer details. winner and placing horses listed with connections and official timings. Races cover five furlongs claiming events for three-year-olds and older, with tied and disputed finishes noted.
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