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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1910
Page
8
The American league and world champions arrived in Philadelphia after a Chicago trip. Mayor Heyburn led a large crowd at the station as players rode through streets in automobiles to a hotel dinner and a theatre appearance, with brisk fan turnout and security concerns noted.
Russell Ford of an American league team says he has signed with the proposed new major baseball league. Thomas Welch, a renowned trainer, is seriously ill of locomotor ataxia at his Gravesend home. Don Klark of Detroit breaks the one mile dirt track motorcycle record at the state fair.
Abe Attell defeated Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland by decision in ten rounds in Kansas City. The featherweight champion controlled the bout with Kilbane often jumping away, while Kilbane avoided sustained exchanges. No blood was drawn by either fighter.
New York officials enlist Gotham housewives to crack down on short weights in foods. Inspectors report sporadic frauds but expect a rapid cleanup as cooperation from housekeepers grows, with one in ten women helping to spot dishonest scales across Greater New York.
In Manhattan near Madison Square a cluster of women clubs grows rapidly with suffrage and antis campaign quarters and uplift leagues. College alumnae gather in radiant spaces while the Martha Washington Hotel sits nearby as the Colony club draws many maids and matrons from the sporty set.
Noted dates October 27 and 28 mark annual registration push for residents of the city and Laramie County to meet legal voting requirements. Between hundreds and thousands remain unregistered. books are at Dinneen's Garage, Industrial Club, and Court House Annex.
Scattered accounts describe scenes at the first World Series game where the Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs, followed by reports of mass casualties from natural disasters and a major political printing controversy. The Naples region, Mount Vesuvius, and Salerno coast are named amid storms and avalanches, with towns like Cetara and Sorrento noted as affected. The Italian report mentions cholera fears and a political maneuver to print Mondell’s name first on ballots, faced with Democratic resistance.
Chicago August 24 The Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs 7 to 2 in game four of the world series clinching the 1910 championship for Philadelphia. The Eldetora Dance club announces a weekly dance at Keefe Hall on Wednesday evening October 26 1910 with invitations at the door.
Detective Thomas Holland arrested Clarence Laively at the corner of Seventeenth Street and Capitol Avenue as he carried six fine chickens with no title. Laively admitted the theft but refused to name the owner. He was taken to the city prison and later turned over to county authorities. the chickens are held for the owner.
The partnership of E. J. Keefe and Cass Bros. dissolves with contracts in their name to be completed and debts settled. William Cass and Garnet Cass form Casas Bros. General Contractors and Builders. Fr J Keefe takes charge of National Lumber and Mill Co interests in the city. New York Oct 24. A jail delivery at Sing Sing prompts warnings of stronger criminal networks and possible rising crime if police fail to act.
In New York, bed ridden patients and hospital officials unite to oppose the lemon import tariff. They argue the juice and peel are essential for medical care and convalescence, and current duties threaten access to this vital, widely used product.
The piece argues temperance drinkers and invalids must pay a tariff toll deemed oppressive to the poor. Hospital groups campaign for Congress to listen and aid the less fortunate in this financial hardship.
Atlas offers two acrobatic acts with a wide range and a clever vocal and instrumental musical act. The Porters display difficult feats on ring and trapeze led by a strong byuxem woman. Davey and Amerson sing and play instruments with new gongs. DeMonico company performs in team acts with rings, eliciting shivers.
Notice calls residents of Litine County to register before the November election. It warns that 1500 to 2000 voters have not yet registered and directs them to the registration books in the designated ward or district offices.
A special meeting notice lists Carrepite a Une jon No 469 Tuesday October 25. KR McKinestry is noted in the agenda as an important participant.
The Cheyenne Indians, after a series of strong games with El Paso, are praised by El Paso papers as favorites for first place in the baseball tournament at the El Paso fair beginning October 20. Competing teams include El Paso, Douglas Arizona, and Cananea Mexico. First prize is $1,000 and second $750.
I. O. O. F. Cheyenne Lodge No. 1 members and visiting brothers meet at I. O. O. F. hall Opt. 26 at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of Past Grand W. F. Pagett. Paul Goebel N. G. Fred A. Proctor Secy.
The county clerk yielded to a demand, arranging new ballots after a heated dispute. The episode carries political tension, with J. M. Carey named as a governor candidate at the bottom of the state list, signaling a contentious ballot outcome.
Casambella reports massive loss from housing collapse after a furious Naples storm of wind and rain. Only one woman’s body recovered amid widespread damage and rising death tolls.
Mr and Mrs Shaffer discovered their cash register broken into and a purse with money and a ring stolen after a drive. Sergeant Stone arrested Knur, who admitted the theft and wished to plead guilty. Police found part of the money and ring. Knur had discarded the purse. Moldings at the Sherman Co.
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