Cowboys Open Season Versus Colorado Aggies at Fort Collins
LARAMIE Sept 29 Colorado Aggies visit Fort Collins as the Cowboys prep for the season opener. Students and townsfolk plan to travel if weather allows. the local band and auto owners offer transport hi-lighting a hopeful squad with many veterans and several green newcomers. Coach Corbett optimistic about linking heads and heels for a strong year.
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Giants May Play White Sox Post Season Games
In Chicago on September 29 the idea of a post season series between the New York Nationals and Chicago Americans was discussed as a city championship substitute. Charles A. Comiskey noted interest but cited obstacles and said a meeting with Brooklyn’s pennant race would block any cross town series.
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Railway Mail Head To Visit Cheyenne
Railway Mail association president E. J. Ryan will arrive in Cheyenne in a few days to meet local members of the order.
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Baseball results from yesterday in the American League
At Boston the Yankees faced the Red Sox with Sharkey and Walters vs Ruth and Thomas. In St Louis Detroit played with Mitchell and Spencer behind the mound against Wollman and Harter. Philadelphia-Washington game postponed by rain and Cleveland-Chicago postponed due to wet grounds with note to see page 5.
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Philadelphia
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Ciloagoeveland
Death God Captured by Dutch Explorer in West Indies
Captain De Booy, a young Dutch explorer, found a unique Death God in a deep West Indies cave, claimed it predates Columbus, and brought it to the United States. He asserts no other Death God exists except a female one kept hidden, and he presented the artifact to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
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American Museum of Natural History
New York
Kilbane Leonard Draw Prolongs Philadelphia Bout Talks
Rival promoters in Philadelphia clash over a six round Kilbane versus Leonard bout. An offer of 4000 dollars has been made to Benny Leonard, but he seeks 5000 dollars, delaying settlement.
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Comical Germans Train Wasps as War Picture
A Life This Week note claims German forces train wasps to attack Highlanders, citing ancient examples of bees in warfare. The Boston Transcript remembers bees piloting ancient sieges by Romans and Saxons, suggesting wartime insect tactics as a recurring joke.
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Boston Transcript
Daubert Confident Robins Will Win Pennant
Brooklyn captain Jake Daubert speaks with strong belief the Robins can secure the National League pennant and, if luck holds, compete in the World Series this fall. He notes a midseason slump but says the club regained first place after a 500 per cent western trip and victories over Boston helped their standing.
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Democrats Forecast Solid Illinois Win for Wilson
Illinois Democrats unite after a sweeping primary showing for Gov. Dunne. Leaders like Sen. Lewis and Roger Sullivan predict a strong push for Woodrow Wilson and the party ticket in November, while Republicans face internal divisions and lingering Hughes concerns. Progressives barred from nominating Democrats in the primary due to state law, but will vote in the general election.
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Crooks of 1912 and Gov Hughes Pledges
A reform era note questions whether the Crooks of 1912 would allow Hughes to keep his pledges. It cites labor legislation demands and fair justice for workers, vetoed full-crew railroad bills, and transportation flaws in New York City. Hughes faced party bosses resisting his reforms.
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New York
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Farmers Ignored by Republicans
A pamphlet from the Democratic National Committee denounces the Republican Party for neglecting farmers since 1864 and credits Democratic measures, including rural credit proposals, with aiding agrarian interests. It contrasts 1912 platform promises with 1916 votes and names Charles Evans Hughes as a critic of these reforms.
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Burleson’s “Three Strike” in 1916 Post Office Profit
The Philadelphia Ledger reports Burleson deposited 5.2 million dollars with McAdoo as post office profits for 1916. Treasury notes say surplus occurred only three times, all under Wilson and Burleson, while contending that services are not as good as before.
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We Speak To Voters: Republicans Plea For Support
The Republican party appeals to voters saying four years of Democratic rule have brought peace and prosperity. They acknowledge past promises but urge turning out Wilson and giving Republicans a chance, claiming only they defend business, Wall Street, and national interests. They admit defeat in persuading the public.
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Praise for Wilson and suffrage stance at Atlantic City
Dr Anna Howard Shaw cites the National Suffrage Association vote against partisan support in the Republican campaign. She notes the President promised all he could, and that more support from Democrats is needed to advance suffrage. The interview appears in the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
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Progressive reforms and labor acts headline summary
Progressive humane actions and reforms cover child labor mills rural sanitation bills Todian reforms and employment programs including workmen's compensation and eight hour day for government employees. Industrial relations act and Philippine independence appear among measures aiding workers and farmers.
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