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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1910
Page
12
A fractured poem of a man named Hera Potts who builds a wind proof study in his yard and a comet proof tower. When a cyclone cloud and an earthquake align his efforts collapse in confusion and he dies. The piece blends seismic, celestial, and weather imagery to end in absurdity.
A bitter exchange unfolds between Tribune Publishing and Leader Publishing over alleged deceit in circulation figures. The State Leader's diary is cited as evidence. July and May circulation statements are contrasted to expose alleged misreporting and concealment.
Observers at Yerkes Observatory Williams Bay Wisconsin report Halley’s comet visible from 7 40 to 8 26 pm with brightness likened to a second magnitude star. Frost notes naked eye visibility tonight and possibly tomorrow night with or without a tail. Carnegie Observatory Mount Wilson California confirms a tail in the comet’s appearance despite a bright moon.
Charles Durand and J. T. Kellard appeared before Judge Bruper in police court yesterday afternoon charged with vagrancy. They were found guilty and fined thirteen dollars each. The fines were remitted on the condition they leave the city within one hour.
Chicago May 20 Manager Chance of the Cubs is active in discussions to obtain pitcher McQuillan from the Philadelphia Nationals. Reports say the Cubs would trade several pitchers from their staff and may also include Earl Moore from the Phillies to complete a wholesale deal bringing both pitchers to Chicago.
Denver May 20 Judge G Whitford ruled the act creating the railroad commission unconstitutional and invalidated the three year old election. The ruling followed a railroad challenge to reduced coal rates from Northern Colorado mines to Denver.
In San Francisco on May 20 the Turner and W. W. K. oil company holdings, among the richest in the state, were sold yesterday to New York financiers for about 4.6 million dollars. The land totals 660 acres in the Coalinga field center, forming the core of the two partners' holdings.
James Bell Woods aged about 63, prominent stock commission man and longtime Cheyenne resident, died at St John’s Hospital after a brief illness. Survived by wife, one child, two brothers, one sister, and several nephews. Funeral set for 2:30 p m at Masonic Hall 312 West Sixteenth Street with viewing at Early Funeral Parlor.
A royal procession moves from Westminster Hall to Paddington Station for the king’s funeral. Foreign monarchs including Greece Albert of Belgium Alfonso of Spain Manuel of Portugal Frederick of Denmark Haakon of Norway and Ferdinand of Bulgaria attend. Queen Alexandra and King George accompany mourners as bells toll across London.
The solemn ceremony featured Roosevelt's funeral with Allied officials led by Foreign Minister Pichon of France and Persia's Sana Kham. Dignitaries wore black mourning bands and formal attire as they walked behind the purple bier at the altar, evoking military reverence and state protocol.
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