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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
1
St Louis August 5 The largest station at the world's fair grounds for varied industries was completely wrecked by a wind storm this morning. two towers and half the east wall are in ruins with a loss estimated at twenty thousand dollars.
Denver Aug 5 John W Springer president of the National Live Stock association warns that a beef packing combine would ruin producers and consumers. Packers deny merger but he vows united opposition if deception is revealed by the packers.
Great Northern leader Hill Northern Pacific head Mellon and Oregon Railway & Navigation chief Mobler spoke to a large farmer gathering in Colfax eastern Washington today addressing rail service and farm needs.
Mrs Joe Banks, wife of a farmer in Jackson Mississippi, presented her husband with four bouncing babies two boys and two girls all progressing well. In Leavenworth August 5 the rifle contest in the Department of the Missouri ended Gen Bates watched the finale but medals were not yet distributed. Sergeants Ducker Second Infantry and Delokers Sixth Cavalry posted the top scores.
Washington reports Minister Bow en cables from Venezuela stating President Castro has departed Caracas with an army to combat insurgents.
Kansas City police arrest Hyatt and send him to Tennessee where he received a fifteen year sentence. He allegedly led fifteen convicts in a jailbreak by blasting a hole in the prison wall with dynamite, fueling fears he will stop at nothing to win freedom.
Manila Aug 5 Max Pablo Mauias a bandit who terrorized Romblon for ten years was captured by local police on Sibuyan Island. Bound arms he leaped overboard from a boat bound for Romblon in a dash for liberty. Cholera continues to claim lives across Manila and surrounding provinces with hundreds of cases and deaths reported daily. The US transport General Alava will escort Governor Taft back from Rome to Manila and local groups plan banquets in his honor.
Huntington W V Aug 5 The Camden interstate railroad strike ended at noon today with a settlement based on mutual concessions to cover every division of the road.
In City of Mexico Aug 5 a pool among bakers to raise bread prices provokes popular indignation. Six rich Spaniards control the trade and have signed a two year agreement to fix prices and exclude competition. Wheat taxes and cost of living remain high.
Denver August 6 The Gates and Osgood factions clash before Judge Johnson in a fight over control and stockholder records at Colorado Fuel & Iron The Gates group seeks stockholder lists to secure proxies while the Odgett side resists claiming no such records exist The case centers on a $50 040 000 interest and adjournment delays left a decision for later today
Eight United mine workers appeared before Circuit Judge Goff in habeas corpus proceedings seeking release from jail. They contested a federal appeal by Clarksburg Coal Co, a West Virginia corporation, and anticipated possible recusal if bias were suspected. Judge Goff sustained the injunction, leaving the miners' efforts for freedom unlikely to succeed.
Paris August . Joan of Arc will not be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. The sacred college of cardinals refused to beatify the heroine of Orléans, citing five reasons including her Paris attack on a religious fete day and questions about martyrdom and virginity.
Dr William Heardshear president of Iowa State Agricultural College died at Ames this morning from nervous prostration. He was stricken while attending the National Educational Association convention in Minneapolis.
The freight steamer City of Venice was sunk last night thirty miles offshore after colliding with the Seguin. Four crew members of the Venice drowned. survivors were brought in today. The Venice was a wooden ore carrier and the Seguin an iron lumber carrier. the Seguin tore a great hole in Venice’s side.
Chicago will host six hundred delegates at the Federated Catholic Societies convention this afternoon. An important session is expected as the gathering may oppose Archbishop Ireland's warning to avoid ecclesiastical politics. The archbishop's push to align Catholic affairs with federal policy is viewed by many as politically significant.
Dallas August 5. Hunt county prohibition began at midnight after the right to sell liquor ended. In Greenville a trio Bearl Austin Toby Jackson and Pete Dewey drank in a farm wagon just before 12. Austin raised the bottle and proclaimed the biggest drink ever. He collapsed and died after taking his last breath.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad completed a unique inspection engine at Mt. Clair shops. It combines a small passenger coach atop the boiler, asbestos insulation, and amphitheater seating to provide officials with an expansive view during inspection trips. The engine runs in either direction and serves the purpose of a full train.
Gen Corbin detailed a militia company to aid Sheriff Beddell in serving three warrants on Lithuanians suspected in the murder of Joseph Beddell. Deputies refused entry without troops as militia units held practice and kept order amid a disrupted night crowd near Shenandoah camp.
This afternoon C D Fletcher and Mrs Daisy Fletcher were tried before Judge Becker for selling liquor without a license in Hartville and were discharged. The female defendant operates a bawdy house and her husband runs a nearby saloon. The defense claimed the liquor came from the Fletcher saloon but was consumed at the other establishment.
W. Palmer of the local weather bureau visited Uinta county and explored Star valley. The two valleys host about 4,000 residents, mostly Mormon, with 160 acres per family and two large creameries. Afton is noted for its beauty and paved streets. The valley could support up to 20,000 people.
Two weeks ago Joe Sladek started the fad of putting bonnets on horses tied to his express wagon. The practice has spread, and over a dozen horses now stride about town wearing dainty bonnets on their heads.
Encampment's B J Garrott and Fort Laramie's John Hunton are in the city. Senators Warren and Julius Allenstein recently returned from trips to Denver. Manville rancher Ad Spaugh and A L Bristol also traveled to Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hreltenstein visit from Laramie. Several others travel to Denver Salt Lake and Uva. Local weather observer W S Palmer returns from Unita county. many residents visiting Denver and Cheyenne.
Store advertises immediate sale to clear summer inventory. Marked down items include 26 inch voile, satin striped silk mull, wash waists and skirts, children's wash dresses, summer underwear, and newly arrived silk tipped gloves. Prices listed in sample figures.
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