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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1919
Page
5
A stunt known as the Hunan Spider plunged from a bank’s second story when a stone gave way. He fell toward a boy but blocked the impact, then hauled himself up amid cheers. A shriek rose from spectators as he neared the top and clung to a window ledge before completing the ascent.
A daring performer known as the Spider will climb the same building tonight at 7:15 PM to the flagpole and cornice, performing headstands and pendulum movements. The event, organized with Strother and Arthur Hill, benefits the Salvation Army home service drive with half the collected funds donated. Rumors say a bicycle ride along the roof edge and a co‑staged appearance by Edward T. Storey are planned.
The record notes the bandits plotting to ambush him and Davis and kill both, as he and Davis fled toward the river on horseback with Banker H. M. Fennell helping arrange the ransom as the movement’s leader.
City park authorities report rapid progress on the new tennis court with sand and clay surfacing. The hard smooth court will be ready for use by the middle of next week. The notice also mentions Geyser Laundry rough dry service for households.
Utah Democrat King warns the amendment could injure property rights and invite confiscation. California Senator Glan urges protecting U S oil lands on government property. Wisconsin Senator Smoot and Fall of New Mexico push the amendment to curb alien leases while Phelan and Kling oppose broad foreign control arguing states should restrict foreign resource ownership. Senate plans final vote tomorrow on the bill.
The article describes a sweepstakes with a 500 prize to the winning owner and jockeys Barnes Martines Ryan riding a slate of eight races. It notes fast post at 2 pm and recalls crowd enthusiasm, with horses like Multnomah Little Gink and Impression among notable winners and a Cheyenne visitor, Hon. William Sturgis.
In Fremont County McKinley killed Johnson after a dispute over money from a company store. Johnson warned of payment threats and McKinley shot him in the heart from his tent. Witness Andrew Coig saw the act and McKinley fled with four horses toward South Pass as authorities arranged arrest.
No. 1 unit moved toward the river tonight with possible southward redeployment to relieve troops in Mexico. Rumors of enemy HQ and others were dismissed at headquarters as pilots tested a new bomb type after a lone drop.
General Dickman tours Bend district posts at noon, praising troop efforts under difficult conditions. He recalls Port Davis in 1585 and Langhorne era campaigns, noting the cattle thieves problem. In San Antonio, Aug 22 a manifesto urging Carranza to resign circulates, led by Alfredo Robles Dominguez, who claims no rebel stance and calls for a provisional government.
Mexico City Aug 22 The papers say the danger of American intervention is not past and call for fuller government details of the situation. The senate and the chamber of deputies met in secret session today to discuss the matter.
Washington aug 22 the department took no action to halt the 8th cavalry push south of the texas big bend district while officials remain silent on the force's secondary purpose ex secretary baker said no orders recalling the unit had been sent and officials at the war department offered only guarded comment prompting reports the white house directs the handling of the situation and dispatches on military and diplomatic notes to the president
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