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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
2
A Chicago World of Sport piece surveys players habits and beliefs about jinxes and luck. It cites pitchers avoiding new shoelaces, bat handling quirks, laundry rituals, glove loans, and the ritual roaming of favored spots to ensure success across the 19th century game.
Yesterday the National League saw two games with hitters like Suggs McLean and Richie Archer contributing. Teams included Philadelphia Brooklyn and New York with Battalions and Battersen performing in lineups led by players such as O'Toole Kelly Benton and Ragan.
A traveler in a smoking car jokes about dry towns. He mentions Leavenworth as a dry town and muses on towns that sell liquor. The exchange ends with a line about a "snake town" that was too tired to bite after a long wait.
Washington reports Taft again vetoing the wool tariff cut citing protection needs. Hearings from the Lawrence strike are cited with nurse Miss Sanger describing starving child laborers in wool mills and poor clothing conditions despite their work in wool.
Fragmentary listing mentions teams such as Cleveland Philadelphia Milwaukee Des Moines and Sioux City with scattered scores like 8 0 12 2 and references to leagues and associations. Unable to extract coherent events or identities beyond general game results.
Wireless stations along the Canadian coast tracked messages from the Allan liner Corsican Montreal to Liverpool reporting a bows damage from an iceberg collision. Captain Cook indicated hull damage above water, no danger, and ongoing voyage. The Corsican left Montreal with 25 first class, 60 second class, and 300 third class passengers.
Readers follow chaotic wireless messages about the Corsican and Titanic distress. Captain Cook relays the Corsican’s condition as dangerously damaged with a flooded vessel, while Lake Champlain speeds to the scene. The Corsican’s captain says the stem of the Versace is only slightly stove above water and will head to Liverpool.
An overheard street conversation notes Mamie telling Florence gossip about a couple, with a flippant remark implying a romantic entanglement. The dialogue captures playful street chatter and a jokey confrontation tone.
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