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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1912
Page
8
The United States Baseball League considers Sunday games in New York and Brooklyn with 126 games per club. The season would run May 1 to September 1, and promoters await a final decision on New York remaining in the circuit.
Chicago March 18 Phil Sutton and Nelson R Owens from Louisville Ky appear to hold first in the doubles event of the American Bowling Congress tournament with a 1259 score. Sutton also leads all events with 1943 pins while Sallander Chicago stands with 1838. Hensler of Peoria, in five man event, drops to fifth with 2507.
The pursuit ended when Blunt the young farmer pulled his pistol and shot two convicts. Morley fled but surrendered after officers closed in. Lincoln police later confirmed Morley, Blunt and two convicts were dead. Sheriff Briggs discovered three lifeless bodies and Blunt’s widow mourns at home.
Readers are urged to join the Ten Thousand Club drive now with eighteen days left to win top prizes. A touring car four pianos four diamond rings four scholarships four parlor sets and four gold watches will be awarded to Wyoming residents by April 6th at 9 p m. Votes earned during the triple and double offer count toward regular prizes as well.
Jackson Miss March 18 Mike Mowrey third baseman for the Cardinals has held out on Manager Bresnahan and probably will be traded within the National League. Bresnahan courted President Murphy of the Cubs in a deal involving Mowrey and a trade is expected to be finalized soon as the Cardinals prepare to leave for Meridian Mississippi for a four to five game series.
Montgomery reports the spring series between the Cardinals and Browns will be postponed by a week. Manager Wallace and Bresnahan agree to keep teams in the South for at least two more weeks, with an official postponement expected this week. The games were to start next Saturday. The weather has cleared and the Browns began a week of hard work today.
A playful boxing anecdote from Sam Crawford and Wiley Taylor in Monroe Louisiana depicts Taylor deflecting Detroit slugger pressure with humor. Also notes on contagious diseases, a local dental charity event, and campaign ads urging voter support with prices and admissions listed.
New York March 18 England will be represented by three motor boats in the Mearnsworth international trophy races next summer. The Edgar boat carries 600 horsepower, while France will enter a 1000 horsepower Panhard. American challengers may include a Dixie type craft as designers seek reliability over sprint speed for an average near forty knots over the course.
Reports from Mount Airy say Sidna Allen and his gang, who killed a judge at Hillaville, are surrounded near Squirrel Spur by forty posse men. A daylight attack is planned as officers pursue Wesley Edwards and others amid a rugged Virginia border stronghold.
A fragmented line suggests support boosts for a female candidate in a Leaders circulation campaign. The phrase implies enthusiasm and backing from followers, signaling momentum and campaign energy.
The speaker argues the best outcome is to hold the presidential preference primary across all counties at no expense to counties or the estate, with parties able to arrange it conveniently. He asserts voters are now fiercely protective of their power and deserve the right to express themselves in every precinct statewide.
A Cheyenne committee plans to form a permanent Manufacturers Association and to organize an auditorium for large gatherings. The group meets next Monday to finalize plans while noting current space shortages after the Cheyenne exhibit outgrew the Burlington building. They report $15.14 cash on hand with bills paid. members include Ke. J. Keefe, Be. L. Bristol, H. W. A. England, C. E. Hammond and Thos. M. Mous.
Four New Mexico legislators are arrested in Santa Fe at the Palace hotel on bribery charges. Officers witnessed a payoff of five hundred dollars to influence support for two U S Senators. Trujillo and Cordova named among those involved. resignations sent to the legislature.
The National Irrigation Congress announces its annual meeting will be held in Salt Lake City from July 22 to July 27. The executive committee disclosed the dates today.
An OCR fragment lists candidates in Cheyenne and other Wyoming areas with vote totals by district. Includes Miss Mae Lee, Miss Addie Swaney, Miss Ethel Breither, Miss Martiel Bruce, and many others across Cheyenne south and north of 22nd Street, plus county and territory totals for Laramie County and surrounding counties.
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