19 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
1
New York Aug 18 Rumors believed reliable circulate that a major Republican conspiracy seeks to remove Theodore Roosevelt from U S politics and bar him from the 1912 presidential race. Taft is named as a leading figure in the plot with aides tied to the stalwart wing.
Oyster Ray reports Theodore Roosevelt held a key conference with close allies about Taft relations and Roosevelt’s 1912 campaign strategy. He may abstain from endorsing or criticizing the Taft administration while preparing for August 21 events and possible return to a leading political role.
The Cheyenne meet at Frontier Park opens Tuesday at 2 PM with top stock cars and drivers of international fame. C J Corkhill, Harry Ball, Baron McMillan, Harold Brinker, Red McDonald, Lisle Branson, and others race in Apperson Jack Rabbits, a Thomas Flyer, and Buick on a newly surfaced track.
Tenver Colorado August 13 Daisy Wren told Justice De Lappe that she did not use the Army to shield her supposed crime. She was bound over to the West Side court in bonds of 500 with Herbert Morehouse. Hyatt the captain of the American Army defended Mrs Killian.
James Mann, chairman of the Virginia commission, presents a bronze copy of Hendon’s Washington statue to France at Versailles. He praises Washington’s leadership in war and peace and notes France’s aid in America's independence, highlighting the statue’s placement near Lafayette’s and Admiral de Grasse’s memorials as a symbol of Franco-American friendship.
Iowa charges the Western trunk line with unlawful freight rate increases harming state commerce. The complaint, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, argues rates are excessive and wreck cities’ interests across Iowa and the Mississippi border. Attorney General Byers supports the filing.
Denver police seek clues after a bundle of human bones, believed to be a boy aged 12 to 16, was found in a backyard. Initial tests suggest murder, with flesh removed and remains stored in a cellar, possibly months old. Investigators pursue leads to identify the victim and suspect who disposed of the body.
In Norristown a baseball game between two inmate groups at the Norristown Hospital for the Insane was halted when Will Read leaped the center field fence on a home run attempt. Reed did not return, prompting a search that led to his arrest and request for parole consideration.
Americ an aviator John B Moissant crashed near London while racing from Paris. Mechanical issues forced two landings between Loudoun and Tilmanstone before he resumed at 4 56 am. A second crash at Rainham Kent damaged the aircraft and propeller but Moissant and mechanic Albert Pelleux survived without serious injury.
New York August 15 Two brief bulletins updated the bedside of Mayor Gaynor stating all conditions are favorable and he will probably be allowed to sit up tomorrow to see his two youngest children. Thomas Gaynor the mayor's brother returned to Springfield Ohio after rushing east when the news of the shooting reached him.
Greeley Colorado on August 18 reports a light exchange between Mayor D. M. Jlouston and longtime volunteer firefighters as the city shifts from volunteers to a paid department. The mayor joked about never drinking Nagor while addressing the fire brigade during a meeting outlining future plans.
Representatives of nine states gathered in Salt Lake City to outline plans for conservation efforts. The meeting focused on common water, land, and wildlife concerns and established a framework for future cooperation among the states.
Salt Lake City reports governors and aides from eight Western states and Idaho met with Utah Governor Spry to outline a strategy to preserve and protect their natural resources at the upcoming national conservation congress in St Paul on September 6. Participants included M E Jay of Washington B B Brooks of Wyoming C N McArthur Oregon and others.
Governor Dickinson of Nevada confronted Carson News editor George Montrose over a prison site story. Montrose denied authorship but challenged the governor's accusations. A scuffle ensued with blows exchanged before orders to leave were given and police were summoned.
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