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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
1
The president will arrive in Boston on Saturday August 22 and stay the following week in Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire. He requests no public receptions and will speak briefly at various locations while in the region.
August 6 report from Shenandoah notes the town again in a critical state with guards surrounded by threatening crowds. By noon no outbreak occurred, and authorities hope foreign miners fear keeps the peace.
In Shenandoah on August 6, vigilants and guardsmen exchanged bursts of gunfire during a nighttime chase. At Reading depot a man resisting arrest was bayonetted in the leg. no other injuries reported.
In Wilkesbarre on August 6 Daniel Sweeney a watchman at Bliss colliery Nanticoke was killed on the road by two men who clubbed him with a pickhandle. Sweeney had refused to strike and had earlier been beaten by strikers.
Miss Cora Minnick of Marion eloped with Walter Thompson in Indianapolis after a romance sparked when Thompson, a former roommate of Minnick’s fiancé Grant Mann, wooed her and won her hand. Mann, once engaged to Minnick, was distraught and now travels to California to cope. Thompson and Minnick plan to live in Waterloo, Iowa.
Ogden JH Fethers arrives from Janesville to attend the supreme lodge sessions starting next Tuesday. The city boasts extensive preparations and a coast’s finest electrical display for thousands of knights, with about 30 000 expected and 10 000 in uniform rank. The Knights of Kohrassan and Rathbone Sisters will also be represented from across the union.
During a heavy thunder storm a jail door was removed and five prisoners held for larceny forgery and malicious shooting escaped. The incident occurred in Somerset on August 6, as the storm raged. The report notes the escape involved multiple inmates and highlights the weather as a factor in the breach.
A Lower Yukon boarding house keeper known as Becky drowned after falling from a wharf into the bay at St Michaels. Her body carried drafts totaling 16100. Reports note the incident occurred amid August heat and local distress.
Board of referees appointed by Judge Bailey of Canon City will report on raising Denver's electric rates by 50 percent. With Arthur Williams abstaining, C. Conkle and George P. Tripp will compare Denver rates to other cities, then submit findings to Judge Bailey.
Spokane reports Harry Tracy, famed desperado, mortally wounded after a gun duel with a posse. Tracy shot himself in the head as deputies closed in near Creston Washington after a long-range rifle engagement. earlier he killed thirteen men since escaping Oregon penitentiary June 4.
Delegates arriving in Rawlins discuss candidates for major offices. Geo. T. Beck of Big Horn county favored for governor while Horace C. Alger of Sheridan is mentioned for Congress. Luke Voorhees of Cheyenne likely for treasurer and Ralph Friend for secretary of state. Justice candidates include P. J. Quealey and J. L. Murray. Second district judge candidates are C. W. Bramel and E. T. Norton.
The Democratic state convention met in Rawlins at 3 pm to select candidates for governor congressman chief justice secretary of state state auditor state treasurer and superintendent of public instruction. Delegations from Laramie county and northern counties arrived with many proxies. Organization occurs today with nominations likely postponed until tomorrow.
The body of a train robber was found near the Marcus scene at daybreak. Pursuers are close behind the gang after they dynamited the express car and safes. Express Messenger Boyle fired four shots. bandits fled with $20,000 in jewelry and coin, while Burlington cites losses under $2,100.
Manitou Colorado Springs reports a cloudburst last night that washed away wagon bridges and roads, displaced about 100 dwellings to new locations, and caused possible but unverified loss of life. Rail traffic on Denver Rio Grande and Colorado Midland is temporarily blocked.
In Leavenworth Kansas this morning Fred Herron a white man was shot and killed by Carl Deltsch son of a farmer who Herron and Robert Simmons a Black man had earlier held up The two men escaped from the county jail last night by overpowering guard Lonergan They halted Deltsch on his way home to obtain his pistol
The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern with the Kaiser aboard arrived at Reval today. The Kaiser boarded the Standart, transferring to the Russian vessel, and the two emperors went ashore into the town decorated for the occasion.
Superintendent McKeen and General Manager Dickinson arrived from the east for an inspection trip over the road. W R McKeen Jr accompanied them as they plan a comprehensive review of the route and facilities.
King Edward arrived at Portamouth on the Royal yacht and sailed for London to prepare for the coronation. He reached London later that evening to a scene of cheering crowds as he stepped from the train. In Cincinnati, the International Typographical Association marks its golden jubilee and will hold events starting Monday, recalling its fifty years of union.
An elephant purchased from Ringling Brothers escaped during Col. Hall's opening act in Evansville Wisconsin on August 5 causing property damage and a citywide panic before the animal was driven into a barn. The elephant has a history of killing seven men.
ThE Cheyenne Dry Goods Co offers all summer items at cost to clear space for new fall stock arriving soon. Large selection includes 26 inch percale, satin striped silk mull, wash waists and skirts, children’s dresses, shoes, and undergarments. New lot of trouble tipped silk gloves in stock.
A stream of names travels to Denver and beyond as residents visit relatives, conduct business, or attend meetings from Evans to Casper. Local forecast for Cheyenne: fair, warmer tonight and Thursday, with a shift of high pressure from the Pacific coast. data note maximum 65, minimum 4, no precipitation in 44 hours.
A youth asks if her love is real at the shore hotel. She replies confidently she has loved before and knows love well, claiming a savvy heart. The piece reflects flirtatious banter and shallow romance in a seaside setting.
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