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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
2
In Lander Wyoming in July 4 19 area young Babe Aver appears after escaping through a ranch house window and wandering two nights in sagebrush. Fifty riders scanned the Sweetwater country all day and night, finding her asleep in a herd wagon. She is bruised and scratched but alive.
Advices from Honolulu report a sale connected to Christmas inland and the alleged original of a South Seas tale cycle about piracy and treasure. Real estate dealer Rougier transferred ownership from the Grieg family to an unnamed buyer as part of a broader coastal property network.
Denver July 24 Bishop Henry W Warren of the Methodist Episcopal church died last night after a long career that began in 1855 in Worcester Massachusetts He led the May Minneapolis conference as senior bishop and had long supported education mission work and astronomy He traveled the world and helped found Gammon Theological Seminary and contributed to Denver University and Hampton Institute His death followed inflammatory rheumatism pneumonia and a prior illness with typhoid pneumonia last week.
Pair of domestic remarks shows a cheerful exchange about a day spent managing household tasks. The wife notes dressing the children, washing, dishes, pies, clearing the luncheon table, answering letters, and darning stockings while the husband responds with pleasant interest.
A dialogue echoes about aging and vitality as a man remarks on living longer and gaining leg strength, while Mr. Dodd comments on the impossibility of youth returning. The exchange explores self-improvement and endurance in later life.
Pine Bluffs Wyoming July 24 The World of Sport reports a rough game between the U P Clerks of Cheyenne and the local Pine Bluffs ball team. Umpiring criticized as unfair and hospitality on the road noted. Clerks allegedly left promptly at the depot after departure and poor sportsmanship is described.
The report lists yesterday’s National League results with batteries and scorers for several games including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, plus American League pairings and rain delays. Association scores feature Kansas City Toledo St Paul Minneapolis etc with line scores and standings. The latest story includes a Roosevelt Taft quip exchange and a gag about summer boarders.
Indiana team returns from the north after four straight wins over Sunrise Miners and Wheatland. Johnny Galena McCarthy and Manager Bidwell led the jokes in Wheatland, posing as farmers and sparking city news and a brief police stop before bail. Players relish the trip and plan another journey with hoped-for more antics.
Speedy Swift, a six foot two hundred pound catcher, will debut with the Indians sharing duties with MacDaniels. Swift, a former Western League player, led the Misconsin Illinois League as catcher and is a St Marys College graduate who formerly caught for Claude Hendrix in 1908. He caught all three games against Sunrise this week, with his work highlighted as a feature.
Arthur Chappel of New York set a three mile world motorcycle record at the Brighton Beach Motordrome with a time of 159 2-5 seconds.
The defense promises witnesses from Pennsylvania Indiana California Colorado Cheyenne and Oregon to attest to Jenkins' character and counter the prosecution theory. They question blood test methods and allege alternate killers discuss a right handed suspect and a club used in Mrs Jenkins death. The proceedings include objections over quoting a letter.
An old advertisement claims tired aching feet cause weariness and wrinkles. It promotes the TIZ foot bath as a remedy that supposedly refreshes feet and nerves, reduces puffiness, and makes the face look happier. It offers a free trial package by mail from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. and a regular box for 25 cents.
New York July 24 The American Museum of Safety issues a card of car donts for public schools to display. Maxims urge children not to hang on behind, not to stand on car steps, not to touch live wires, not to put limbs out windows, not to jump on or off moving cars, not to exit facing rear, not to cross street without looking both ways, and not to take a chance.
The Frontier Day celebration gains attention as Wilson May attends and calls the show tally. Officials of the Canadian project plan to attend the Calgary event on September 3 4 and 6 and seek ideas from Cheyenne. Committee members including Mr Stone travel through Southern Wyoming and Colorado while organizers Field letters from Mapel brothers of Fairbury Maine promise attendance again this year.
Greeley Colo July 24 With his right eye hanging from socket after a mine blast near North Park Watt John and a companion drove six days to reach medical help He first went to Laramie finding no doctor willing to operate then continued to Greeley The blast shattered the lantern globe Watt wore on his head.
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