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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
3
Scattered baseball lines show matchups and team notes from Wichita Pueblo S A 46 to New York at Lotte Philadelphia Chicago Washington Cleveland with national leagues and teams like Pittsburg Boston and others appearing in OCR fragment.
Formal articles announce a bout to decide the world championship with Al Kaufman of California challenging Jack Johnson. The venue and date are undecided but expected for next September with a four round limit or a finish. If in California Johnson will not exceed 20 rounds and the purse splits 65 percent to the winner and 35 percent to the loser.
President Taft approved a change in naval regulations forbidding midshipmen from marrying during the six year training course. The move, urged by Secretary Meyer, closes gaps allowing marriage during academy study or on sea service. The new rule creates an absolute prohibition for midshipmen while in training.
Messages from Tarbis report Turkish troops occupy Urumia Salmas and Khoi in Azerbaijan and dig in near Tabriz as Russians advance. Constantinople says occupation defends Turkish interests along the Persian border. About 24,000 troops each side in Western Persia, seventy miles apart.
Bill Hoshaw opens his third Cheyenne barber shop at 1612 Capitol Avenue in the former Leader building. The shop features old Mission oak decor, large mirrors, settees, hat racks, and modern vacuum massage with hot and cold water attachments. It is touted as one of the state’s most modern and up to date.
Jefferson City Missouri June 1 An alternate writ was returned to the Missouri supreme court today in a suit brought by the attorney general alleging conspiracy among sixteen leading railroad companies to fix rates in violation of state antitrust laws. A general denial was entered by the defendants.
In St Paul a 42 year old ear repairer named Joseph Krick died by hanging at his home after going to Calvary Cemetery with his wife to decorate a grave. He was found hanging from the rafters of the tare.
Winona Minnesota reports the death of Miss Mabel Kirst 22 after she mistook carbolic acid for castor oil draining a medicinal dose at her home. She collapsed in agony hours later despite urgent medical care. Kirst was a Plainview schoolteacher visiting her parents.
John W. Abbott aged fifty five, once a newspaper editor and noted critic of religion, died in Salina after taking carbolic acid Monday evening. He had converted and for years taught a Bible class, following past campaigns against religion. An advertisement in The Cheyenne State Leader yielded profits.
The American favorite American Favorite Which failed to win the British Derby after an accident in the backstretch. Sir Martin dropped from the lead, allowing King Howard Minoru to secure victory.
New York June 2 A romance on the Great White Way culminated at Sherry's with Mies Renee Belasco daughter of the playwright marrying Morris Geist theatrical manager. Belasco reportedly objected to the match but kept the secret engagement for some time.
The report recalls a dramatic English Derby where Minard Wee earned top honors for King Wepard by a head, following a dead heat decades earlier. It notes royal racing lineage through Persiamba and Diamond Jubilee and mentions connections to Crewe and Mother Siegel with American money involved in the era.
Reports from Lisbon dated June 2 warn that European settlers in the interior of Portuguese West Africa face extinction as native forces attack both natives and Europeans. Only two poorly armed Portuguese companies guard the garrison while scarce government funds block reinforcements.
A home remedy praised as fortifying nerve strength and health. claims to help the physically impaired and nervous, with benefits for writers and night workers. Instructions describe mixing auripsarsaparilia compound, fuld balm wort, cardiom essence, and cardamene compound, to be taken after meals and at night. asserts no opiates and suitability for women.
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