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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1910
Page
12
The Cheyenne Chautauqua committee, driven by public spirit, asks city residents who plan to attend to buy guaranteed season tickets. Many tickets remain unpaid though the opening date is tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased at local newspaper offices or drug stores to ensure the event’s success.
State Leader, aligned with Governor Brooks, says a private fight between Jock Johnson and Sam Langford in Cheyenne during Frontier Days would bring unwanted publicity and violate Wyoming law. He notes he personally does not oppose boxing but law enforcement and public decorum justify banning the bout.
A editorial column questions Governor Brooks for failing to enforce laws against prize fighting in the past while condemning Johnson Langford bouts now. The piece accuses the governor of selective enforcement and mocks his sudden vows to uphold the oath and law amid recent events.
Glimpses from a Colorado professor on rat snake meat and a Cripple Creek man returning after twenty-nine years mix with remarks on Roosevelt Taft and Johnson Jefferies. The piece threads odd anecdotes, penalties for speed, and curious local notes across a jumble of era headlines and social quips.
New York reports that within three hours of arrival on the Teutonic Beatrice Porkes Robertson English actress and suffragist became the bride of Swinburne Hale Harvard graduate and lawyer of New York. They met after a suffragist meeting in Tammany hall where Hale heard her speak. Their engagement followed at season’s end.
A young man claims he fell from a window and seeks a new room after being told the desired room is occupied. He identifies as R. R. Smith and is involved in a discussion with officials about accommodation.
In Lara mie County Wyoming In District Court notice is given for the time July 28 1910 at 10 a m to prove the will of Mary Agnes Spencer deceased and hear Albert Spencer's application for letters testamentary any interested may appear and contest the same Dated July 5 1910 Clerk T J Fisher 8 18 27 Roy electrocuted on stable roof Cripple Creek Colo July 7 Carl Guiers 9 year old son of T Gufers section foreman on the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad was electrocuted on the roof of the Windsor livery barn he became entangled in live wires Alderman Joe Smith attempted rescue but the boy fell lifeless to the roof.
A July report highlights Chautauqua as a cultural beacon driving urban development. Officials note the event’s role in attracting visitors, supporting local businesses, and elevating the city’s reputation for arts and education.
A reflective poem praising rivers from Tiber to Rhine and Seine. It contrasts foreign waterways with an English desire to hear a quiet waterfall, invoking biblical, medieval, and romantic imagery and a yearning for home.
A reflective note from the New York Sun speaks of pines and willows meeting by a sunlit pool. The speaker describes a shallow, sparkling water where feet are warmed by light and the beloved’s face shines in stillness, making the river seem dearer.
A battered young man enters a hotel and asks for Room Thirteen. The clerk questions the request and checks the room rack, then states the room cannot be given. The brief scene centers on the odd demand and unhelpful response.
In San Francisco on July 7, Abraham Ruef, sentenced to 14 years for bribery of former Supervisor Furey, seeks to continue his appeal. Court records indicate ongoing legal action challenging the conviction and sentence.
Liberty on bail appeared before Superior Judges Lawler and Cabanica to argue why he should not be remanded. Attorney Thom as Doser contested the court’s jurisdiction and asked that the matter go to the appellate court first. Medical testimony on Roel’s physical condition was deferred until the point raised is resolved.
Fragmented notice mentions Theodora Roosevelt and a planned event at Choyeng starting July 10. Includes stray phrases about Mrs Jones, boys, Deep Rock Artesian Water and Sherman city window shades. Details are unclear but indicate civic notices and local matters.
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