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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1900
Page
1
The People’s Palace at the southwest corner of Sev entewith and Ferguson street offers medicines and prescriptions filled by leading physicians. The article notes cool refreshments and a steady crowd, describing Garrymedes serving drinks and a southern Wyoming drug emporium atmosphere with emphasis on health and relief during hot weather.
Reports from Shanghai and Washington detail Chinese rebel General Tung Fun Liang halting provisions to besieged legations and rising unrest. British gunboat Fame reports an engagement near Poh Toang with about 1,200 killed and wounded, as Russians and Japanese push toward Pekin.
Calcutta dispatch reports the 6th The Fourth Brigade of Indian troops has been ordered to deploy to China to assist in overseas operations.
A dramatic incident on the maiden voyage of the Hamburg America line steamer Deutschland ends with the death by suicide of Fourth Officer F Thiele. Thiele, a young and ambitious crewmember, fell asleep on watch, was ordered below, and took his own life minutes later. The ship's arrival was delayed by a day due to a break in the platop rod.
Secretary of State John Hay III, at his Lake Sunapee country home in New Hampshire, arrived from Washington ill and faint, with Mrs Hay and children present. The family physician, Dr. Adama of Washington, was summoned from West Springfield eighteen miles away and remained with him for three hours. A month of rest is expected for a complete cure.
In Chicago at daylight a neatly dressed unidentified woman about 17 was found murdered in a Halsted street basement. Bruises on her head a black eye and a cheek wound suggest foul play and possible outraging. Missing jewelry and money support a robbery theory amid a desperate neighborhood.
New York on August 6 reports Rohlin near physical perfection while Bob Fitzsimmons heals his troublesome arm. The trio, Rohlin Corbett and Fitzsimmons, rested and bathed as the camps proceeded with little activity.
A Rome dispatch reports that during King Victor Emmanuel's last week journey through London en route to Monza a man was found concealed at the station with a revolver in his possession. He was arrested, handcuffed, and sent to Milan for examination.
In Denver on August 6 the Democratic peace committee recognised Maloney as chairman but stripped both factions of power until new primaries and the convention appoint fresh officers.
Constantinople reports the sultan ordered all Italian palace workers dismissed amid rumors of an anarchist plot and ongoing security concerns surrounding possible attacks.
United States ambassador to Germany Andrew D. White arrived on the Deutschland on leave. He commented that Germany feels deeply about the naval question and denied orders against Chinese, while acknowledging being misquoted by a French paper. John D. Rockefeller was also a passenger.
In Monga Italy on August 6 Bresci the assassin remains confined in a straight jacket. He shows extreme violence and appears to be feigning illness or insanity as investigators assess his condition.
August report of a near suffocation as Hlmont pulfocating Mre. Walker, resident of the building’s top story, involved in an incident at the Brown & Reid carriage repository.
Denver Auguet and accomplices attempted a train robbery near Hugo Colorado. W J Fey died saving Mire Marger during the incident. By noon no arrests had been made as authorities vow to secure the country.
Lincoln August Bryan will not attempt to memorize his Indianapolis notification speech. His stenographer has copied the speech of a typewriter for the candidate.
In Cheyenne a report discusses baggage handling and pricing for travelers. The piece notes changes in rates from five dollars to eight dollars and comments on the impact for passengers and travel on trains or buses.
A Chicago heat wave during August 6 drives citizens to lake excursions as temperatures reach 96 degrees by day and 80 in cooler hours. The Darius Cole towing mishap leaves passengers safe after machinery failure ten miles from port. Four heat victims reported Sunday with one fatality and nineteen prostrations noted by noon.
Miss Gussie Shaw of Denver rode the Union Pacific train robbed near Hugo Colorado. She kept most of her money and followed robbers into the next car to warn passengers while insulting them. They threatened her with death if she did not surrender more funds. She handed over silver but kept the epilia.
The steamer Umatilla sailed from Cape Nome with no gold aboard. About four thousand passengers await rescue and petition the government to send a vessel to return them to the United States. Winter survival looks bleak as camps deteriorate and most campers feel discouraged.
R S Van Tassell sold to G W Ekinger of Denver forty calves two years and one year. One year olds brought nil dollars. two year olds fetched seventy five dollars. Thoroughbreds shipped to Skinner ranch near Pueblo. Van Tassell sold bull calves to Swan Land and Cattle Company for November delivery. Fourteen horse cars shipped to Kansas City. Twenty four two and three year old steers from Amn Falls sent to South Omaha. Cows bring up to 4.75 and steers 4.40 to 4.15. Swan Land and Cattle Company noted.
State Mine Inspector Noah Young confirms Minnion Pacific plans to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars to open new mines. Piedmont sees a mine as large as Rock Springs No. 1 with two hundred thousand dollars invested. Carbon No. 7 starts with seventy men at work and wages around three dollars a day. Fire at Alsdin extinguished.
Osceola Wyoming August report on the Rudefeha copper mine led by Georgy Ferrie. The operation employs 240 men and 400 horses, ships 80,000 pounds of ore daily, and funds expansion with frontier wagon road, housing, and boiler works as crews extract a 20 foot wide vein. Ferrie’s leadership, early ownership shifts, and ongoing winter preparations drive a growing mining town.
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