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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
5
Hartville visitors James Hart and Onnie Nash, formerly Cheyenne residents now in Hartville, spent the forepart of the week attending business affairs in the capital.
A jumble of ads lists names and phone numbers for ranch buying and selling Lon C Davis 1714 Carey Ave. Dept head Dean Knight returns to Cheyenne to lead state defense council. furniture ad Hobbs Huckfeldt. Gordon L Wright from Filmore visits Cheyenne. taxi and printing service lines One-One and 0. Sherman Varnishing and transportation notes. dairy products from Cheyenne dairy Vaughan's. a postponed Red Cross benefit game to be played Sunday at Pioneer Park with all proceeds aiding relief.
Local fans arrange a major semi pro showdown at Pioneer park on Sunday September 2 between Union Pacific Omaha and Greeley Spuds. Both teams hold state championships from Colorado and Nebraska, promising a fast, decisive contest for regional bragging rights.
Amsterdam reports Zeebrugge and nearby areas bombed by aeroplanes this morning. Explosions described as great by a dispatch to a local paper, detailing a sudden attack and widespread damage.
Jockey Corey wins with Doctor Zach in the opener while Old Swede Sam earns brackets in the second race. Tempy Duncan, the day’s longest shot, captures the fifth race returning $22.40 on a $2 bet. Form chart in paper provides complete yesterday’s records.
Portland Oregon was selected as the 1918 Grand Army of the Republic encampment city at the 51st annual session. Atlantic City New Jersey was a close rival, missing by one vote.
The report lists scores from two leagues with multiple games including National Leavin Pittsburg tying Brooklyn 6 to 6 in 22 innings. Other results show Durago beating Chicago 1 to 0 and New York defeating Cincinnati 3 to 0, along with Washington 2 to 4, Philadelphia 6 to 5, and Detroit 2 to 5.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung reports Peru sent an ultimatum to Germany. The Hamburg prize court recently refused damages to the owners of the Peruvian sailing vessel Lorton sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Spain.
The report lists multiple races with names Corey Brown J Collins O Malny Ormes Campbell and many horses including Broomsedge and Mary. It details net values payouts times, post times, trainers and jockeys, and notes conditions like a clear weather and high winds. The piece records winner margins and payouts across six races with entries like Star Shooter Athena and Tempy Innenn.
At Capitol avenue and Nineteenth, a motorcycle ridden by Tom McGough collided with an auto driven by Miss Ethel Scott. McGough's sister, riding on the bike, was thrown into the Scott vehicle. McGough claims right of way and moderate speed. Scott says she feared a collision and swerved left.
London reports the weekly tally of British merchantmen sunk by submarines and mines, with 15 vessels over 1400 tons and three smaller ships, plus two fishing boats, in the latest week, only slightly higher than the prior week which showed a larger drop.
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