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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
14
Detro 22. William Ho Meyers a veteran rope maker died in Baltimore at 76. For decades he supplied ropes used in hangings from the Garfield assassination to other grim cases, including Mollie Moguren and others. He refused to perform hangings himself.
A Wyoming Tribune letter claimed to come from a Carbon county observer criticizing penitentiary management. The piece, tied to a political machine seeking to favor old prison labor graft, links ex convict Harry Pendergraft to the charge though the author is unidentified.
Federal troops push toward Vera Cruz as Rebels under General Felix Ding wait. Harbor boats shelter over 6,000 foreign refugees and 10,000 Mexicans, while only thirty-two Americans remain in town. Federals close to the town within miles.
Joseph EB Howard stars in a Goddess of Liberty company production. His voice and acting carry the show while Miss Mabel McCane charms but overacts later. The rest of the cast is fair and the dialogue sparkles with wit. the laughing song is a hit and Mrs Butterworth draws laughs.
Government estimates the top ten crops at current prices exceed last year by more than two billion dollars. If evenly shared among 100 million Americans, it equates to a twenty dollar per person increase in value. The note hints that even the poorest would gain modestly from the harvests’ effects.
A fragmentary note alleges Senator La Vollente accuses Warren of backing plutocracy while discussing measures to restore and safeguard public rights against governmental aggression. The source presents partisan tension and a critical stance on the vote.
Talmage G Latham a 24 year old who arrived in Chicago six years ago without money has been appointed to the United States consular service in Washington. He earned a master’s degree from Northwestern University Law School and a bachelor’s degree from the same institution. He started for Washington after word of his appointment and urges diligence over city sights.
Cheyenne High School football team travels to Wheatland next Saturday aiming to add another win to their growing streak. Coach Jones reports intensive drills to recover from the Eaton game, with about fifteen players and a spirited group of supporters accompanying the squad.
Washington pondered a storied pairing as Walter Johnson and Joe Wood could have formed a formidable duo on Griffith's pitching staff. Poor business decisions in 1908 reportedly kept the two star pitchers apart, after Cantillon watched a young Wood dominate in an exhibition in Kansas City.
The text notes Joe Wood and Johnson on the pitching staff and suggests Washington could have won the pennant if Cantillon had not arranged deals to secure Wood. It mentions a prior understanding that the National club would have first chance to dispose of Wood and a Boston purchase later in the summer without Cantillon being consulted.
Public Safety Director Mary ordered all boxers to be medically examined just before entering the ring. The rule aims to curb accidents from fighters not in condition, citing recent incidents in Pittsburg.
The State Leader of Wyoming reports Sanitas? The Sherman Co. appears as the Want Aq medium in a dated notice. The brief item notes the company in connection with a state publication and regional commerce.
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