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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
8
Wichita May 8. Jane Addams declared suffrage is no longer a question of justice but a practical expediency at the Kanena equal suffrage convention. Madalene Munson urged women to quit pink tea and get to work among farmers and laboring classes to prevent equal suffrage from failing.
Cecil Van Gundy of Cheyenne Wyoming was elected captain of the University of Colorado track team in a tight vote. A senior in engineering with a strong dual role in football and track, Van Gundy has also joined Tau Beta Pi and the Sans Souci club while supporting himself through college.
Denver observers praise the New York boxing commission’s clean break rule as a boon to skillful boxers. It excludes clinchers and stalling fighters, raises standards, and departs from fighters who rely on clinches or two minute holds per round. A Pueblo bout cited as poor theater underscores the point.
The Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian Church announces an indoor track meet on May 1 at 7 o clock p m in the church parlors. All are invited to attend.
A grade teacher prompts students to suggest how to spare animals from harm with a boy named Jimmy offering a plan to prevent a cat from getting its head stuck in a tin container. The note cites Norman E Mack's National Monthly as the source.
Officials from several brotherhoods expressed strenuous objections to wage cuts on branch Mune of the G. R. in Ottawa. A conciliation board is expected to be asked for to mediate the dispute.
Hurley a quiet textile worker weighing 125 pounds faced a bullying rival in the factory. After a dramatic Saturday clash the bully was floored and Hurley entered the boxing ring the following week with a $2 first purse.
Patchy text shows multiple battery teams or units with names like Chireo, Cole, Reubach, Toney, Archer, Hoge, Kling. Mentions Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh and Brooklyn with scattered surnames such as Benton Mclean Moore Killifer Dooly Graham Harmon Dale Wilson Startley and Terreau.
Fragmentary text lists players or surnames Johnson Baker Ainamith Benz Watdy Blook Lange amid rain and coastal references. No coherent event or outcome. lacks clear date or organization.
Western League results list teams and scores across games in Milwaukee Indianapolis St Paul Columbus Kansas City Omaha St Joseph Wichita Lincoln Sioux City Des Moines Denver Topeka and other matchups noting several bits of inconsistency in the OCR.
St Louis May 8 Adolphus Buechel son of a brewing magnate denies plans to marry actress Ethel Kelly of Mia Frank Gould. He says he lacks funds to support a wife and calls the rumor unfounded.
A Denver sporting column promotes a charity baseball event with Real Future Exchange members facing Chamber of Commerce players. It suggests Governor Carey or Mayor Hresnahen pitching, and ponders teams from the Industrial Club, state, city offices, lawyers, doctors, and professionals for a public fund drive.
Senator Borah announces plan to time three dissenting conferees who are delaying the Borah Taylor homestead bill. With house conferees ready to accept the senate version the holdouts face pressure in a tight political stalemate that risks stalling the measure after Senate passage.
The report notes pessimism about a segregation project for irrigation due to ongoing obstructions and potential loss of financial backing. It emphasizes concern that financiers may tire of waiting and withdraw support, hoping they remain willing to proceed once approval is secured.
A local notices section lists a public meeting at the court house with readings including Origin of the yeat by J D Clark and other pieces by Bartlett Rigdon Trenastle Thompson Howell. The meeting opens promptly at an indicated hour and invites all interested in progressive government principles.
George W. Glover of Lead, South Dakota, seeks to discharge Mrs. Eddy's trustees in Merrimack county court alleging partiality and asks for new trustees. He contends he met all conditions of a $125000 trust for himself, Dr. B Poster Eddy, and their families while Mrs. Eddy’s will residuary clause allegedly affected payments.
New Orleans reports improved conditions but pitiful refugee tales persist as 4000 displaced seek shelter in Baton Rouge and New Roads. A levee break near Torras threatens further disruption while U S flood relief nears two million dollars with total costs likely to rise.
D G Jensen and W J Rose Jr, Denver real estate dealers, are jailed on charges of fraud for allegedly obtaining 32000 by selling a forged note and mortgage backed by a fake deed and abstract. They posted 5000 bond and were released. Victims Joseph and Helen Phillippe said to have been duped in a Jefferson County near estate scheme.
Reported tonight fifteen workers killed in explosions at the central furnace of the American Steel and Wire Company in Cleveland Ohio. The blast at the plant caused extensive damage and prompted emergency response teams to search the site.
Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee met daily to agree on a sugar bill but remain divided. They back abolishing the Dutch standard and the differentials but differ on the rate. Lodge backs 1.82 dollars per 100 pounds, Smoot seeks 1.65, Bristow proposes 1.521/2, Penrose says talks will continue with hopes of week’s end agreement.
Chicago, May 8. Mrs. Lizzie Buchanan, 24, was arrested on murder charges in the death of Mrs. Josie Rice, 30. Rice, shot in Buchanan’s home, died after an ante mortem statement accusing Buchanan. The women had quarrel over a man. Buchanan denies the shooting.
The Republican National Committee will meet in Chicago on June 6 to resolve contested delegate issues for the upcoming Republican National Convention. The session will determine representation among delegates and set the path forward for the party.
In Richville Indiana on May 8 prosecutors and defense lawyers tentatively agreed an early trial date for Paul Harris aged 25 charged with murdering his mother Mrs L B Harris and setting her home afire to destroy evidence The motive alleged is inheritance The mother was wealthy and socially prominent Her burned body was found March 12 and Coroner Shiouck named the suspect after a six week investigation The case was sent to the grand jury which returned an indictment yesterday public notice ends with a subscription prompt.
New York reports a will issue in the Astor estate with Vincent Astor still a minor until November next. If he dies before twenty-one, most of the estate may revert to Ava Willing Astor and to Vincent’s next of kin, including sister Muriel and future half siblings. The probate petition notes real estate over 10 000 dollars and personal estate over 10 000 dollars, with the total value near 100 million dollars. Mayor Gaynor announces plans for the German squadron visit, naming Vincent as a city figure in entertainment duties.
New York quotations from leading wholesale houses show a receding high price wave for dressed beef with decreases in third grade cuts and one second grade cut. The fall follows no substantial rise since April 20, suggesting the peak of the boom has passed. In Cleveland, sixty three of sixty four kosher butcher shops closed as a strike began, with customers pledging to abstain from kosher meat until prices drop.
New York note outlines police presence to greet couples entering the city park this summer with orange and blue cards. If behavior persists, an officer will confront them on benches and potential legal action may follow. Committee chaired by Spencer reviews park conditions, including courting, walking on grass, and other issues.
The State Leader serves as Wyoming’s Want Ad medium, offering notices, listings, and local ads. It provides readers with job, sale, and service opportunities and reflects regional commerce and community notices.
Bennie Chaves of Trinidad Colorado won a decision over Harry Relde of Denver in twenty fast rounds in Albuquerque New Mexico tonight.
At a National Centre of Minera meeting in Brussels the delegates adopted a resolution calling for a wage increase of 16 percent or more in the current scale.
Johnny Coulon of Chicago, bantamweight champion, defeated Young Soleburg of Brooklyn in a ten round bout in New York on May 8.
Cordova Alaska May 8 The expedition led by Miss Dora Keen the Philadelphia society girl attempting Mount Blackburn faces danger advices say food supplies are exhausted and the party is marooned in a blinding storm
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