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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
6
The Ninth Cavalry and the Sunrise Minore clash at the fort in a post noon game after recent split results at Sunrise. Hunlap or White likely to pitch for the soldiers as locals anticipate fast play behind the fort hospital. Indians abstain, Cheyenne fans expected for the exhibition at 3 PM.
Baseball scores show Pittsburgh New York split early doubleheader as pitchers Caminita Gibson Mathewson Crandall Moyers perform. Philadelphia and Washington decisive. Detroit Cleveland Chicago and St Louis wins noted with multiple battery pairings and final tallies.
The readable items show mixed city names and scores with errors. Notable fragments include Wichita, Des Moines, Sioux City, and St. Joseph with varied results. The message lacks coherent event details or dates to form a proper summary.
In Jersey on August 22 Vera Neave, a noted English swimmer and holder of the 100 metre record, set a new women’s one mile open swim record with a time of 1 minute 41.45 seconds, surpassing the prior record by Annette Kellerman. Neave, renowned for recent Thames race triumphs, adds another title to her list of honors.
In Lodi New Mexico Chief Dacia spotted a burglar climbing to a bedroom window at Robert Beesch’s home. The officer fired his revolver but struck Blue Belt the Martine family goat asleep in the backyard. Alms at Gurglar and Hits Goat.
The Fort Russell polo Round Robin featured five teams including Ninth Cavalry first and second teams, Fourth Artillery, Freebooters, and Denver Country Club. Ninth Cavalry led with 8½ points. Denver and Artillery tied for third with 4½. Freebooters last, trailing by one.
Thomas G. Davis of the New York Americans estimates a 25 man major league club spends about 2920 on spring equipment. Items include baseballs, bats, uniforms, masks, pads, a movable batting cage, and incidental costs with players supplying gloves shoes bags and toe plates.
Manager Bidwell takes the team toward Greeley for a three game series opener against the Spuds. Spuds boast top semi pro players La Junta alums Buckles and Muckles, with Braves eager to challenge the Indians locally.
Captain Hicks Murray of the Gordon Highlanders killed his wife's sister and two children, wounded his wife, and then shot himself after setting fire to the house in East Bourne England. A survivor, Mrs Murray, was found wounded and unable to explain the events. Murray left a suicide note saying he was ruined and wished all buried together.
San Diego plans a municipal forestry scheme on 7000 acres of waste land once part of a Mexican pueblo. The city planted 40 000 eucalypts this spring and touts rapid growth, high value, and long-term income potential that could reduce taxes or pay citizens. Detroit’s correctional system milestone is noted, including $1,264,178.15 net balance over 60 years and yearly prisoner earnings, plus family allowances funded from the institution.
The New York Tribune notes that Americans dream of city beautification with vast budgets, likening it to experts predicting plans for Chicago Pittsburgh or Brooklyn. It argues American cities lag Europe especially Germany in municipal controls over private property use and urban aesthetics.
The Contemporary Review argues that if 35 000 troops take nearly three weeks to mount an overseas attack with no opposition then 70 000 or 200 000 would require longer even against strong opposition. It notes coastal torpedo flotillas keep watch and warns dispatching battle fleets far from home waters would risk undue delay unless defending paths are clear.
A grocery delivery in freezing weather was placed in a wrapped sack to protect perishables. Five year old George overheard his mother ask the delivery boy to add extra wrapping to the sack. Moments later George asked what happened to the extra bag.
A garbled OCR snippet hints at appointments in a conservative political setting. It references a peer with wealth and judgment backing a party and a quip about not giving to a lord, implying patronage tensions and elite circles in a historical parliamentary context.
George Bourne argues that small and delicate powers color thought and theory, shaping life outlook and the destiny of nations, while the practical man may condemn such ideas. The passage links mental nuance to broad political outcomes.
The witness says a motor car knocked him down during a joy ride and the chauffeur gave no warning. When asked if the driver lacked a horn the witness replies the driver was likely intoxicated, having had too many.
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