14 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1910
Page
1
Brander Matthews of Columbia University testified at the district court in Wakefield that Narragansett club on Clark's block was a gambling nuisance. He defined a joint as a place where men, drunk or sober, are steered to lose their money, recalling forty years of winnings in gambling venues.
Two provisional companies of the Eleventh Infantry from Fort Russell will march to Wheatland to join the Laramie county fair program opening today. Commanded by Captains McGrew and McConnell with Lieutenants Wilson, Van Horn and Conelly, the party totals 108 men and attendants. Cheyenne citizens plan to attend. the fair features agricultural shows, livestock exhibits, and contest programs praised as among the best.
In Sugar City near Lake Meredith two men, W. M. Henderson and Edward Stewart, drowned after their boat sprang a leak while fishing. Local searchers recovered the bodies in the evening, with the tragedy occurring near La Junta.
Hugh Boyle's body sits in Whitehead & Meyer funeral parlors as the Irish American Progressive Society and the undertakers feud over control and fees. The society wants a church funeral and claims no local relatives, while the morticians demand payment for work already done before releasing the body for burial. Boyle, who came from Pennsylvania for health, died at the county hospital.
Returns from today’s election in Columbia indicate B. L. Bleago, a local option candidate, defeated C. C. Featherstone, a prohibitionist, by a 2000 vote majority for governor.
Friends of Senator Lorimer plan a large Chicago dinner to rebuke Colonel Roosevelt and urge President Taft to sit at the head of the table if available. Speaker Cannon may serve as toastmaster with Vice President Sherman and others invited. Lorimer defends Deneen's attacks during a late speech.
Miss May Carlton of Brookline writes to Boston officials seeking a Colorado miner with a blonde wife. She calls herself refined and well standing, says she loves the western life and would relocate if matched, detailing her background and wish for a reply from the mayor’s office.
Delegations from Bighorn Natrona and Fremont counties arrive in Cheyenne en route to Rawlins for the State Republican convention. Delegates plan to elect nominees for the November 8 general election as the party hones a strong push in the capital city.
Brief comments from national leaders on Maine election results. Taft declined to comment. Roosevelt offered no remark. Lodge expressed disappointment. Mack saw a sweeping Democratic victory. Griscom stressed importance of New York staying Republican. Plaisted hailed as Maine governor-elect.
A band of brigands disguised as passengers seized a Russian steamer south of Harbin Manehivla. They overpowered the crew and robbed passengers in a desperate fight. The vessel owners, two Russians, were killed and many Chinese crew and passengers wounded. The incident follows a tumultuous Maine election with strong Independent votes and Democratic reactions.
Police quell a riot between soldiers and Mexicans in the Red Light district on West Eighteenth Street. At least three people, including two officers, are seriously injured. Three arrests: James Starr, Thomas Gonsales, and Leo Villa. The fighting began at Germania bar on Sixteenth Street near Carey Avenue and escalated as the crowd gathered.
In Denver on September 13 Mary Way aged 60 was believed dead and placed in the coroner s wagon for the city morgue. Her son Henry Way and neighbor A Piccone found her apparently lifeless yet she revived in bed within minutes as heart action sped and she began breathing normally two hours later smiling and recovering fully.
Denver dispatch reports a Democratic state convention opener with Gov. John P. Shafroth and Dr. Benjamin L. Jefferson as leading governor candidates. Delegations are split with 284 votes uninstructed, Pueblo holding balance of power. Women Democrats seek nomination for superintendent of public instruction.
Two sharp earthquake shocks were felt in Salinas California at 4 56 this morning no damage has been reported and no injuries noted local observers reported the tremors spread across the area as residents noted the quake.
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