Cowboys Face Colorado Aggies In Season Opener
Laramie Sept 29 The Cowboys prepare for the first football game of the season against Colorado College at Fort Collins. A large local and university turnout is expected with the band and local autoists ready to transport pep makers. Most of last year’s players return and new recruits join the squad as they learn football tactics. Coach Corbett says success hinges on players syncing head and heel to form a strong team. The varsity believes the Aggies will provide a tough test.
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Giants May Play White Sox Post Season Games
Chicago dispatch reports talk of a post season series between the New York Nationals and the Chicago Americans to replace a city championship. Charles A. Comiskey notes talk but says no negotiations have begun and cites obstacles including not invading Greater New York if Brooklyn wins the pennant.
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New York Nationals
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Brooklyn
New York
Ebbets
Railway Mail Head Plans Cheyenne Visit
E. J. Ryan president of the Railway Mail association will arrive in Cheyenne in a few days to meet with local members of the order.
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E. J. Ryan
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Cheyenne
Baseball Scores From Yesterday in American League
At Boston New York pitched Sharkey and Walters with Ruth and Thomas batted. At St Louis Detroit game featured Mitchell and Spencer Wollman and Harter. Philadelphia Washington postponed by rain. Cleveland Chicago postponed due to wet grounds see 5.
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Ciloagoeveland
Death God Replica Brought by Dutch Explorer
Captain De Booy, a young Dutch explorer, found a unique "Death God" in the West Indies and brought it to the United States. He describes a deep cave undisturbed since Columbus era and claims the god is at least as old as Columbus would be. He notes a second, solitary female death god exists elsewhere. De Booy donated the artifact to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
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New York
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Roosevelt
Kilbane Leonard Bout Sparks Philadelphia Promoter Scramble
Rival promoters in Philadelphia clash over a six round Kilbane versus Benny Leonard match. An offer of $4000 has been made to Leonard, but he demands $5000 amid ongoing contract tensions.
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Leonard
Philadelphia
Johnny Kilbane
Kid Williams
Benny Leonard
Beekeeping in Warfare Through History
A comical note on Germans training wasps to attack Highlanders. The piece recalls Romans using bees in war and Saxons dropping bee hives on Danes at Chester, a vivid historic image of ancient and medieval siege tactics.
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Boston Transcript
Daubert Confident Robins Can Capture Pennant
Capt Jake Daubert states the Brooklyn Robins will win the pennant this year with even luck, citing their .500 western trip yet returning to first place. He notes the team can beat the White Sox or Tigers to claim the title and uphold the National League in the World Series.
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Democrats Poised to Carry Illinois for Wilson in November
Illinois Democrats claim unity after a strong primary showing for Gov. Dunne. They predict sweeping victory for Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic state ticket, while Republicans face internal splits and a crowded nomination battle. Senator James Hamilton Lewis and Roger Sullivan forecast a big Democratic win in November.
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Duane
Meie
Roger Sullivan
Myavis
Wile
Crooks of 1912 and Gov Hughes Pledges
The piece recounts Hughes pledging fair labor justice and an unbossed administration while clashing with party bosses. It notes his veto of a full crew railroad bill and his failure to appoint a railroad man to the Public Service Commissions despite labor pressure. It ends with his resignation to join the U S Supreme Court.
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Public Service Commissions
Gov. Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Farmers Ignored by Republicans
A pamphlet from the Democratic National Committee attacks the Republican Party for neglecting farmers since 1864, contrasts Democratic and Republican farm policies, and urges farmers to support Hughes and Wilson as the party kept agrarian promises while Republicans failed.
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Farmers’ National Congress
National Grange
National Farmers’ Union
American Society of Equity
Republican Party
Europe
Senate
Charles B. Hughes
Wilson
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Democratic National Committee
Burleson Posts Postmaster General Treasury Surplus Claim
The Philadelphia Ledger reports Burleson deposited 5.2 million dollars with Secretary McAdoo as postal year profit for 2016. It cites Treasury officials noting surplus receipts only three times, all under Wilson and Burleson, while warning Hughes will dispute the improved service record to audiences.
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Philadelphia
Leger
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Wilson
the Ledger
Secretary of the Treasury
G. O. P. calls voters to turn out for change
The Republican appeal argues the Democratic administration failed to meet promises and urges voters to replace Wilson with Republican leadership. It claims peace and prosperity while urging Americans to consider a shift in federal power.
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Praise for Wilson stance on suffrage and party line
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw lauds Wilson for keeping suffrage nonpartisan at the National Suffrage Association meeting in Atlantic City. She notes the president’s convention speech offered limited promises and argues for bipartisan support from Democrats to advance the cause.
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Anna Howard Shaw
Philadelphia Press
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Wilson
Progressive Labor Reforms and Labor Act Highlights
A summary of 20th century reforms including child labor controls, rural sanitation measures, Todian reforms, an Employment Bureau for the unemployed, workmen compensation, eight hour day for government workers, industrial arbitration, Philippine independence, and support for farmers through policy initiatives.
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