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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
10
Rusty, the Brive Hille pitcher, aims for a 14th straight win after 24 wins in 24 starts and 19 straight decisions. He plans a test against Green River and has chosen to stay with Bidwell for the year, despite offers from clubs nationwide.
Billy Olbson, manager of the Garden Athletic Club, telegraphed Jack Johnson in Chicago asking him to meet Joe Jeanette in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden in early September. Johnson has passed up several offers to fight Jeanette, and may demand a large sum if he agrees, threatening to sidetrack the match. Jeanette has already signed articles of agreement.
New York July 10 The Lincoln Giants a local team of colored players challenged the Chinese champions to a game but they drew the color line and refused to mingle with the colored lads. Both teams are fast and a series of championship games was planned.
The report tracks club standings and notes Hanson's Speciala on ice cream and cold drinks, updated daily by Chang. It outlines shifts in positions and daily changes in rankings among local clubs and vendors.
Yesterday's National League results show New York and Detroit with strong scoring, while Cincinnati Brooklyn weathered rain delays. American League notes include Philadelphia and Cleveland games with mixed outcomes and several minor city matchups across Des Moines Denver Omaha Lincoln St Joseph Wichita and other midwest cities.
Chicago scores another Cy Young style addition as 6 foot 6 inch pitcher from Stevens Point joins the White Sox after ninth straight shutout.
P J McDonald American improved the Olympic weight record with a throw of fifteen meters and ninety four centimeters surpassing Ralph Rose’s 1904 mark. AN S Jackson of England won the fifteen hundred meters in 3 minutes 56.8 seconds, beating the Olympic time.
An advertisement in Wyoming's State Leader promotes Pure White Lead from The Sherman Co. The brief notice highlights the product name and supplier for readers seeking paint supplies and coatings.
Denver mourns as Dr Joseph C Hutchison and wife die when their auto plunges down Elk Creek hill near Pine Grove. Albert Cone finds the wreck. Ralph Hutchison learns of the tragedy, leaving three orphaned children. Dr Hutchison was a prominent surgeon and university medical educator.
The papers report a deadly heat wave with readings of 100 degrees and higher across the East, including Omaha at 101 and a peak of 106 in the state. In Pittsburg on July 10 five deaths are blamed on heat, with three dying while seeking relief and more than twenty-five prostrations recorded in the last day.
The National Lumber Company visit will fix the agenda as officers are to be elected for the ensuing year. A smoker is planned at 8 o clock at the club with all visiting delegates and members invited to attend.
Nine Sheridan county coal operators met and formed a permanent association in Sheridan Wyoming. H H Hopke of D was elected president. The group will meet with miners late in July to draft a wage schedule and agreement to replace the expiring contract set for September 1.
In Washington on July 10 Rep Akin of New York introduced in the House a resolution demanding Secretary Wilson explain alleged ties to Colorado land schemes. The measure cites Wilson's son Jasper and an irrigation firm earning $10,000 yearly, and contends Colorado settlers were defrauded. It also requests a report on the Denver reservoir and Stanley dam projects.
Oyster Bay July 10. Immediate tariff revision downward is likely a demand of the Roosevelt third party. Woolen and cotton schedules are cited as prime examples. Roosevelt plans a campaign statement on the issues and says his doctrines come from his speeches, aiming to put them into practical shape as a solution to major economic and social problems.
E. T. Fairchild of Topeka Kansas was elected president of the National Education Association. Grace Strachan of Brooklyn was the minority choice on the nominating committee with Stratton Brooks and others receiving votes. Secretary Irwin Shepard accused Chicago teachers of misrepresentation and fund-raising. directors exonerated the group.
Taft conferred with Hilles and several representatives on whether electors chosen on the Republican ticket can vote in the electoral college for Roosevelt, who runs on a third party ticket. The South Dakota convention named Roosevelt men on the Republican ticket and similar moves are anticipated in other states.
An order appoints a board of army officers to meet in Honolulu on July 1 to study Oahu Island defense, determine an effective mobile defense system, and specify the required garrison.
Dr John W Russell superintendent of the Matteawan asylum testifies that Harry Thaw might murder again if released while noting Thaw’s constitutional inferiority with a paranoid tendency. He avoids pledging safe release, citing Thaw’s murder history and mental state amid prolonged interrogation. The exchange follows in New York reporting of the high profile case.
London July 10 King George completed a historic descent as the first British king to enter a coal mine. He descended in a cage with the Archbishop of York Lord Fitzwilliam and Lord Beresford reaching 300 yards below the surface in fifty four seconds. The party carried matches cigars and an electric lamp and the king accepted a pick to mine coal in the abnormal working.
The document outlines how county and state party committees are formed under the primary law. It details precinct committeemen election, city central committees, vacancy filling powers, and the structure of county and state committees. It also notes ex officio roles for city and district committees and the election process for state members.
Robert M. Hopkins former clerk to United States District Judge Hanford pleaded guilty in Seattle to two counts of embezzling $19,286. He was sentenced to two years on each count, to run concurrently, and fined $1,000.
The article urges timely cutting to produce the best hay from any grass and specifically notes alfalfa should be cut slightly early to allow new shoots for the next crop. Delaying cutting reduces quality and yields.
In Washington the Senate opened the Lorimer case and indicated all speeches except Lorimer's would end with a vote expected tomorrow. Senator Johnston of Alabama opened the session and defended Lorimer while condemning Colonel Roosevelt's actions at Chicago's Hamilton club dinner as unChristian and un-American.
A dated timetable showing Westward and Eastward Union Pacific train times effective July 7 1912. It lists Omaha Cheyenne Ogden routes with arrivals and departures including No 842 and 1029 trains, plus Denver time table No 101 102 103 104 109 110 with Denver arrivals and departures. Hanson specials advertised daily.
James Hawkins announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination after resigning from the Louisville Kentucky post office and traveling to Washington. He positions himself as a compromise candidate to unite Taft and Roosevelt supporters. Police placed him under observation at the Washington asylum hospital following the announcement amid concerns over his plan to pursue the presidency.
Fragmentary notice describes a middle man service Aligned with ads for items or services through a local paper. Mentions names and locations in a vague old style.
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