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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
2
The Brive Hille pitcher Rusty has won 24 of 24 decisions and 19 straight games. He plans to face Green River next, confident he will extend his streak to 14 wins in a row. He will join Bidwell for the year, after drawing interest from clubs nationwide.
New York July 10 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 offers to fight Jeanette and may demand a huge sum if he agrees, prompting Gibson to sidetrack him. Jeanette has signed articles for the match.
New York on July 10 reports the Lincoln Giants a local team of colored players challenged the Chinese champions to a game. The Chinese team drew the color line and refused to mingle with the colored lads. Both teams are fast and a series of championship games was planned.
Daily Chang ed report tracks club standings and notes Hanson’s specials on ice cream and cold drinks.
Baseball scores from yesterday show New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Cleveland, among others. Notable games include heavy rain delays, and multiple teams posting runs as Foster, Dubuc, and Plank appear in box scores with varied outcomes across cities like Des Moines, Denver, Omaha, and Chicago.
Chicago acquires a 6 foot 6 inch pitcher nicknamed Cy Youne from Stevens Point after his ninth straight shutout. The acquisition adds a noted arm to the White Sox staff amid a promising outlook for the club.
In Stockholm on July 10 P. J. McDonald American broke 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 meter flat race in three minutes, fifty six and four fifth seconds, surpassing the Olympic record by five and a half seconds.
A Want Ad snippet from The State Leader in Wyoming promotes Pure White Lead from The Sherman Company. The brief line hints at a trade offering paint pigment products.
Denver mourns Dr. Joseph C. Hutchison and his wife after a steep Elk Creek descent near Pine Grove caused their car to overturn and topple into a 20 foot ravine. Albert Cone of Chicago found the wreck, and Ralph Hutchison learned of the tragedy in Denver, leaving his siblings with grandparents. Dr. Hutchison, a leading Colorado surgeon, served on hospital staffs and university faculties and held Masonic rank.
A July heat wave in Pittsburg caused five deaths and over twenty-five prostrations in twenty-four hours, with 101 to 106 degree readings across the region as Omaha and other areas also reported extreme temperatures.
Labor delegates vow to press for or against the eight hour act as the convention plans a final meeting today to elect officers for the year. A smoker is planned for 8 o clock at the club with all visiting delegates and members invited to attend and enjoy a social gathering.
Nine Sheridan county coal operators met and formed a permanent association. H. H. Hopke of D was elected president. The operators plan to meet late July with miners to draft a wage schedule and agreement replacing the expiring contract set for September 1.
In Washington on July 10 Representative Akin of New York introduced a resolution demanding Secretary Wilson explain alleged relations with Colorado land projects. It accuses Jasper Wilson, the secretary's son, of employment with an irrigation company at $10,000 yearly and alleges Colorado settlers were defrauded. The measure requests a report on the Denver reservoir and Stanley dam projects.
Oyster Bay July 10 immediate tariff revision likely be demanded by the Roosevelt third party. Woolen and cotton schedules cited as prime examples. Roosevelt to issue a campaign statement addressing key issues. It's all part of the system to get justice. I can get my doctrines from my speeches. I'm shaping them for a practical campaign solution to 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. Stratton D Brooks of the University of Oklahoma also received votes. Secretary Irwin Shepard charged Chicago teachers misrepresented affiliations and misused funds. directors exonerated all from wrongdoing.
Taft conferred with Hilles and several representatives on whether electors chosen on the Republican ticket could 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 the military problem of Oahu Island. They will determine the proper system of mobile defense and necessary garrison for Honolulu.
Dr. John W. Russell, Mat teawan asylum superintendent, testified that Thaw might commit murder if freed. He described Thaw as a constitutional inferior with a paranoidal trend and refused to declare safety for community release, labeling Thaw potentially insane and a risk.
London July 10 King George the sixth descended into the Elseoar coal mine near the pit. He rode in a cage with the Archbishop of York Lord Fitzwilliam and Lord Beresford. They traveled 300 yards below surface in fifty four seconds and the king carried an electric lamp while inspecting the workings and taking a small quantity of coal.
The document outlines how county and state party committees are formed and filled. It describes precinct committeemen selection by votes, city central committees, vacancy filling by remaining county central members, and ex officio judicial district committees. It references figures like Straw Hat values and vendors John Harringtona, and mentions Liquid Veneer.
Robert M. Hopkins former clerk of the United States District Court for Judge Hanford pled guilty 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 notes an abundance of grass for hay this season and urges timely cutting. It states any grass makes good hay if cut just before ripening, and alfalfa should be cut a little early to promote new shoots for the next crop.
Senator Johnston of Alabama opened the Senate session on Lorimer's seating. He said supporting Lorimer would be unpopular but urged seating the Illinois man. Johnston condemned Roosevelt's conduct at the Hamilton club dinner in Chicago as un Christian and un American.
Timetable shows westbound trains from Omaha via Cheyenne and Ogden with several arrival and departure times, plus eastward schedule from Ogden. Denver time table lists Nos 101 to 110 with arrival and departure hours and Denver connections. Some lines note Hansons specials on ad daily.
James Hawkins announces his bid for the Republican presidential nomination after resigning as Louisville post office head. He travels to Washington to rally support as a compromise candidate between Taft and Roosevelt. Police detain him at the Washington asylum hospital for observation.
The fragment outlines a midlevel want ad page in a state publication. It mentions Thran Vinod and a list of unspecified items, with unclear context and dates. The passage is fragmented and lacks complete facts for a full news-style summary.
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