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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
9
New York August 18 Rumors circulate about a major Republican plot to eliminate Theodore Roosevelt from U.S. politics and block his 1912 presidential bid. President Taft is named as a leading figure in the alleged scheme with aides linked to the stalwart wing.
Oyster Ray reports Roosevelt spent a pivotal day in talks with allies about the Taft administration and party dynamics. He plans to stay noncommittal publicly while preparing to engage if events push the campaign, with August 21 looming as a potential turning point.
The Cheyenne four mile speedway at Frontier Park hosts a major race starting Tuesday at 2 pm with top drivers like C J Corkhill driving an Apperson Jack Rabbit and Harry Ball in another Jack Rabbit. Baron McMillar and Harold Brinker will race in National and American cars with six cars entered and expected to outpace eastern meets.
Tenver Colorado August 13 Daisy Wren appeared in Justice De Lappea court and claimed she did not use the Army to shield her depravity The court bound her over to the West Side court in bonds of 500 with Herbert Morehouse bond 2000 charged with forgery Grand law was M L Hyatt captain of the American Army defended Mrs Killian She paid the What Fegruit and professed faith in her savior
James Mann, chairman of the Virginia commission, presents to France a bronze copy of Hendon’s Washington statue in Versailles. He lauds Washington as “the father of his country,” notes French aid in the American struggle, and recalls the 1789 treaty’s birthplace in Philadelphia. The statue stands in Richmond, Virginia. France’s Pinchot notes the gift’s gracious reception.
The Iowa attorney general filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint accusing the Western trunk line railroads of an unjust and unlawful freight rate increase. The filing contends the rate rise harms city interests in Iowa and neighboring states and is excessive compared to Mississippi River region standards.
Denver police investigate a gruesome discovery as bones of a boy aged 12 to 16 were found in a backyard. Authorities say the flesh was removed and the skeleton stored in a cellar, suggesting a murder months earlier with no clear suspect yet identified.
During a baseball game between two bands of insane patients at Norristown State Hospital Aug 18 a center fielder leaped the fence after a home run ball. Will Reed failed to return triggering a citywide search and officials reported the escape to the hospital authorities and parole board.
Americain aviator John B. Moisant dodges death after a sensational race from Paris. Two forced landings midway between Loudoun and Tilmanstone due to engine faults, then a resumed flight at 4 56 am, a second crash near Rainham Kent damages the aeroplane and propeller but Moissant and mechanic Albert Pelleux survive the ordeal. The Daily Mail later declined to publish the aviation update.
New York Aug 15 Two brief bulletins gave official news from Mayor Gaynor’s bedside. They stated conditions favorable and that 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 traveling east on hearing the shooting news.
Greeley Colorado August 18. Mayor D M Jlouston quips to members of the volunteer fire department about never having tried Nagor in his life. The exchange reflects the transition as Greeley moves from a volunteer brigade to a paid fire department and outlines future plans.
Representatives of several states meet in Salt Lake City to outline regional conservation plans. The gathering focuses on natural resources management, water policy, and cooperative strategies among the Northwest governors.
In Salt Lake City eight state leaders and aides met with Utah Governor Spry to outline aims for preserving natural resources and protecting regional interests at the upcoming national conservation congress set for St Paul on September 6. Attendees include Governors Jay of Washington Brooks of Wyoming Oregon legislator McArthur and other state reps and officials.
Carson City dispatch reports Governor Dickinson confronted the Carson News editor George A. Montrose over a story on a new prison site. Montrose denied authorship but faced blows during the encounter. The governor, escorted by James D. Pineh, left after being asked to depart and was later reported at a local event with minimal public comment.
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