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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1902
Page
1
A fragmentary note references Hawthorne and the House of Seven Gables with hints of a revival or retelling. The readable text mentions a rose motif and Cheyenne peers in a novelty context, suggesting a literary piece or feature drawing on classic Gothic imagery.
Reports say Steyn Botha and other Boer leaders seek end to conflict while Kitchener closes cordon around claimed target. Delarey Delarey and De Wet’s commandos are traced near Orange River Colony as reforms unfold. One fatal rail crash at Barberton leaves many injured and the field officer reports a grim toll.
The April 1 municipal election opens in Chicago with a cool cloudy day. The fight centers on re election of John Coughlin against Republican challenger Frank. Bar ownership and primaries are central issues as thirty six aldermen are to be elected.
Eighty Guiiletes in Chicago mobilize to oversee the aldermanic election. They guard polling places to deter illegal tactics and uphold the electoral process.
Victor Colorado April 1 The Portland Mining company suspends operations while the Portland mill is being completed. Officials allege excessive smelter charges drove the shutdown, delaying production and shipments.
Louis April report states councilman Emil Meyhenberg was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for bribery and denied mential. An appeal notice was filed after Meyhenberg posted a $20,000 bond. Thousands of immigrants reported in New York. A steamer carried 2,692 immigrants today, a record for a single voyage.
In Moscow on an April date Mise Alart, a government employee, attempted to kill Chief of Tripod at a house reception. The cartridge failed to explode and the assailant was jailed afterward.
A measure to permit women to practice law was introduced after a 64 to vote in the state bar proceedings. The bill references graduates like Maddox and notes departures by officials such as Géelsson, with further details unclear due to OCR gaps.
Newark born writer Thomas Dunn English author of Ben Bolt died here this morning aged 81. He penned the poem for the New York Mirror years ago under editors Nathaniel Willis and George Kethane and the verse later gained fame after its inclusion in Maurier's Trilby.
Washington April L The house committee of seven appointed at Richardson's request to probe alleged charges about securing the Danish West Indies acquisition opened today. Neils Gron testified claiming an official secret report was altered to favor Denmark.
Milwaukee on April 1 saw an unusually large voter turnout in the municipal election. Rose the Democratic incumbent claims re election by about 9000 votes while Anson the Republican projects a lead near 2000 votes.
Nat Baker of Lusk visits the city while Mrs. J. H. Fullerton arrives from Chugwater. Wallace Bond returns from a northern trip and William Walker goes to Denver. Hon G C Fishback and wife return to Rawlins. Mrs. Frank Joslin, once of this city, visits from Denver. Architect William Bubes returns from Douglas. Miss Margaret Guehee suspends vacation in the city. Sheriff Ed Smalley returns from a northern business trip. Mr and Mrs Charles Carey back from Denver after visiting Mrs Carey’s parents. J H Fullerton returns from Pueblo where he benefitted from the hot springs.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a fourth hon and April dates with numbers like BA288,080 and a permitted sum. No coherent event or entities form a clear news item.
Lincoln and other Nebraska towns vote on liquor licenses with license advocates confident. Bryan votes at Normal in a Democratic district. In Kansas, first and second class towns elect aldermen school board members and minor officials amid party lines on prohibition and wet ownership in Leavenworth.
Reports from Chattanooga and Decatur detail catastrophic flooding across the South in the past five days. At least forty two people are dead and damage nears six million dollars. In Decatur a white fisherman Ben Jones his wife and eleven children drowned in the Tennessee River flood near Rivington.
Chattanooga April 1 The rescue of victims from the Nelson mine following a gas explosion that killed twenty two men and injured eight is slowed by a heavy slate fall covering the rails. Six more men are believed trapped and unlikely to be recovered for several days.
Topeka Kansas April 1 A couple Fred Smith and his bride were traveling to the station twenty miles west when a Union Pacific train struck them. The driver also died in the crash.
Overcast skies and intermittent sunshine marked day two of the Grand American handicap preliminaries in Kansas City. A team won the ultra handicap with 16 birds as handicaps are set for the final day tomorrow and form from today’s marksmen is expected to influence results.
Las Vegas April 1 district attorney asks ten day deferral for Mrs Walker hearing. Mr Walker seeks immediate acquittal on self defense grounds. Coroner's jury mute, saying Judd died at Mrs Walker's hands.
The steamer Alma collided with the bark Cambrian Princess near Southampton on April 1. The Cambrian Princess was sunk with eleven lives lost and passengers remain unaccounted for.
Mrs. Thorenson seeks $5,000 from the city alleging a loathsome disease contracted in county jail. The county commission will disallow the claim, preventing any larger payment and foreshadowing possible lawsuits totaling $15,000, including Mrs. Helen Jenkins pending in district court.
The Cheyenne Business College awarded one year’s Western Penman subscription to A. W. Schooler for writing the most effective reading notice advertisement. The college, started a year ago by Professor D. C. Royer, now enrolls seventy five students and enjoys strong local support from business leaders.
Washington April 1 The irrigation bill’s fate in the house grows uncertain as Speaker Henderson signals possible postponement. Western allies push for a floor vote while eastern opponents and Senator Hansbrough doubt passage this session amid broader budget and policy battles.
Wallace Bond returns from the north to the State House as state funds are allocated. The state auditor disburses 007 for wolf and coyote bounties, while Tynan reports school money totaling 67 774 26 for 16 764 pupils at 1 29 per capita. Officials plan to attend Warren's funeral at the capitol.
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