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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
16
Miss Jane Addams declares suffrage a practical expedient at an open air Kanena equal suffrage convention in Wichita. Madalene Munson urges women to quit pink tea and start real work among farmers and laboring classes to secure equal rights.
Cecil Van Gundy of Cheyenne Wyoming was elected captain of the University of Colorado track team for the spring term. A senior in engineering, he has four years at Colorado with football and track and field participation, and has earned Tau Beta Pi membership for scholarship. He has worked his way through school and belongs to the Sans Souci club.
Denver opinion supports the New York boxing commission rule for clean in ring bouts. The writer argues it condemns clinching fighters and stalling tactics, praises the rise of clever boxers, and notes a Pueblo bout seen by Denver fans as among the worst.
The Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian Church will hold an indoor track meet on Friday May 1 at o'clock p m in the church parlors. Everybody invited.
A classroom moment records a pupil named Jimmy suggesting to tie a cane to a dog’s tail to prevent a cat’s head from getting stuck in a tin cage as the teacher reads from Norman E. Mack's National Monthly.
In Ottawa officials from several brotherhoods voiced strenuous objections to wage cuts proposed for branch Mune of the G. 7 R. It is understood a board of conc mo will be asked for.
Hurley known as Dummy for his quiet demeanor fights a factory bully who torments workers. After knocking the bully flat in a sudden clash, Hurley enters the ring the following week and earns $2 in his first bout.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous batteries and player surnames across cities including Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh and Brooklyn. The garbled text references players such as Cole Reubach Toney Archer Hoge Tyler Kling and others. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the readable fragments.
Fragmentary sports note lists players Johnson Baker Ainamith Benz Watdy Blook Lange and a few game conditions. Mentions rain and other games, but lacks a clear outcome or full context.
Western League baseball results list Milwaukee 0 at Indianapolis 1 and Omaha 15 at St Joseph 3. Columbus 10 over Kansan City 0. Minneapolis 1 over St Paul 6. Toledo 6 over Dee Moines 6. Denver 6 over Topeka 4. Sioux City 0 over Hioux City 3. Lincoln g. Loutaville 3 over Omaha 15.
St Louis May 8 Adolphus Buechel son of a millionaire brewer denies a planned marriage to actress Ethel Kelly of Mia Frank Gould. He says he hasn t enough money to support a wife.
Denver sporting page imagines a charity baseball clash pitting Real Future Exchange versus Chamber of Commerce with Governor Carey or Mayor Bresnahen possibly pitching. It suggests industrial, state and city officers, doctors and lawyers teams to boost crowds and raise funds for good roads.
Senator Borah announced plans to bring to time the three dissenting conferees who oppose the Borah Taylor homestead bill. The House conferees have agreed to accept the Senate bill, placing the blocked measure in a ticklish stalemate as the Senate has already passed it.
Hopkins voices optimism and concern over the irrigation project hoping for approval of segregation while noting heavy obstructions. He warns financial backers may tire of waiting and withdraw support if progress stalls, urging continued momentum.
Campaign notices invite all interested in progressive government to an evening meeting at the courthouse. Speakers include J. D. Clark, J. B. Bartlett, C. IL Rigdon, George H. Trenastle, Samuel Thompson, and David Howell. The event starts promptly at an unspecified hour.
George W. Glover of Lead, 8 D., seeks removal of trustees named by Mrs. Eddy in a $125000 trust created for Glover and Dr. B Poster Eddy and families. He says he complied with conditions and asks the Merrimack county court to discharge the trustees for partiality and appoint successors.
New Orleans reports flood relief progress and rising costs across the lower Mississippi valley. Government and military agencies warn damage could reach 60 million to 120 million dollars, with cotton losses and housing refugees mounting. Relief outlays near 1.5 million already, expected to rise toward 2 million to finish efforts.
Denver police charged D G Jensen and W J Rose Jr with fraud for allegedly obtaining 32000 by selling a forged note and deed tied to a Jefferson county estate. Victims Joseph and Helen Phillippe were duped as forged papers led to a non existent company. bond posted and defendants released.
Fifteen were reported killed in explosions in the central furnace of the American Steel and Wire company in Cleveland Ohio tonight.
Republican members of the senate finance committee hold daily talks on a sugar bill but remain divided. They favor abolishing the Dutch standard and the differentials, yet diverge on the duty level with Lodge backing 1.82 per 100 pounds Smoot seeking 1.65 and Bristow proposing 1.521/2. Penrose says conferences will continue with hoped agreement by week’s end.
Chicago on May 8 Mrs Lizzie Buchanan 24 was arrested charged with the murder of Mrs Josie Rice 30. Rice was shot at Buchanan s home and died in hospital. In an ante mortem statement Rice accused Buchanan of the crime. Buchanan denied the shooting.
The Republican National Committee will meet in Chicago on June 6 to decide contests among delegates to the Republican National Convention in New York on May 8 likely.
In Richville Indiana authorities move toward an early trial for Paul Harris 25 on murder charges in the shooting of his mother Mrs L B Harris and the arson death of her body found in a burned home. The will gave Harris a beneficiary role and the state cites estate gain as motive.
New York May 8 The will of Col Colonel John Jacob Astor raises a succession issue due to Vincent Astor still being a minor He would reach 21 in November If he dies before then most of the estate would revert to Ava Willing Astor his father’s former wife and to Vincent’s next of kin including Muriel and any half siblings All real estate is listed over 10 000 and the personal estate over 10 000 with the value around 100 000 000 Mayor Gaynor mentions Vincent as head of the Astor family in plans for hosting the German squadron in New York June 9 to June 13 including official guests of the city
Wholesale prices for dressed beef show declines across most cuts with only third grade and one second grade exception. No material rise since April 20 signals the peak of the high price boom may be past. In Cleveland the first broad kosher butcher strike closes 63 of 64 shops as customers pledge to abstain from kosher meat until prices drop.
City officials weigh a plan by Commissioner Slover and Spencer's committee to regulate evening use of the park. The proposal envisages policemen greeting couples with rules cards and, if needed, stationing officers to enforce decorum on benches and lawns during summer.
The State Leader serves as Wyoming’s Want Ad medium offering classified notices, job listings, and community advertisements nationwide reach through local papers and online platforms.
Benie Chaves of Trinidad Colorado won a decision over Harry Relde of Denver in twenty fast rounds in Albuquerque New Mexico.
In Brussels a National Centre of Minera meeting adopted a resolution calling for a wage increase of 16 percent or more over the present scale.
Johnny Coulon of Chicago, bantamweight champion, defeats Young Solburg of Brooklyn in a ten round bout in New York. May 8 report notes Coulon controlled action with steady punches and timing to secure the win.
Cordova Alaska May 8 The expedition led by Miss Dora Keen a Philadelphia society girl attempting Mount Blackburn is reported in a perilous position with exhausted food supply and marooned in a blinding storm according to advices received today.
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