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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
1
In Cheyenne the southwest corner of seventeenth and Ferguson hosts a central emporium offering medicines and prescriptions from a leading pharmacy and a popular Palace for cooling drinks. The article notes steady patronage, thirsty crowds, and busy activity as people seek relief and refreshment in the state capital.
London reports a rising view that China’s defense is broken and the ministers may reach the allies after leaving Pekin. Foreign and Chinese leaders shift, with Li Hung Chang named to negotiate and new dispatches noting possible peace efforts and continued foreign escort.
A dispatch describes the allied route toward Pekin as a marshy, river-woven landscape. It notes bamboo embankments along the railway, reed-filled trenches, and mud flats around Yang Sung. The report warns of fever and hardship for troops lingering by rivers and cites harsh dust storms along the path from Tien Tain toward Pekin.
A telegram from Calcago reports the Rock Island Association has submitted a plan to grant a single fare for round trips between Chicago and Denver. The proposal aims to offer an added excursion rate for travelers on the route.
In Victoria B C August 10 a report from Yokohama describes a drug manager killed by a stray bullet during a siege in a beleaguered city. The circus performed amid shelling with pink lemonade and peanuts sold as the danger continued and the band played God Save the Queen.
In New York on August 10, society reports recount heiress Helen Zimmerman daughter of a Cincinnati magnate, marrying the young Duke Saneadt Manchester amid depiala Wie statements and family attendance. Grandmother Antonio Vanegas is noted among observers.
Confident Bob Fitzsimmons expects to defeat Gus Rubin in less than two rounds in a 25 round Madison Square Garden bout before about 12 000 fans. Referee Charles White to issue final instructions tonight with Jeffries challenging the winner for September first.
Dispatch from Goodland Kansas reports Pacific Express bandits halted after a Saturday night hold up in Hugo Colorado. One bandit killed during arrest resistance. another captured. Fay, the victim, was killed in the robbery.
President McKinley will depart Canton for Washington with Mrs McKinley likely accompanying him. Cuban school teachers will be received in Canton, and a memorial funeral service for the late King of Italy will be attended in Washington by the president and cabinet members. They will then go to Chicago for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment and may return to Canton before attending Miss Mabel McKinley’s wedding in Somerset Pennsylvania.
A brief dispatch notes a feature from the weather bureau about a rising pattern in the region. The report mentions conditions affecting the area and references ongoing reporting from the bureau.
A Union Pacific passenger train collided with a wagon at Nye avenue in Fremont yesterday, killing two adults and injuring several children. Engineer W. S. Mathews called the crash unavoidable, while the company ordered nine engines along with 300 cars and 30 box cars to be delivered this fall.
The article recalls former Omaha railroad workers in Reyenne and the Logan wreck seen as a major western railroading disaster. It describes a Logan picnic, a fleet of officials meeting a special UP train, a day program with races and a knife prize, and ongoing pursuit of train robbers by Union Pacific and Pinkerton detectives.
A passenger describes Mipt Snow as leading a mob on the train during the robbery. A prominent lawyer notes Nial Bonn did not enter the sleeper car and disputes other reports. The witness recalls the group being confronted on the platform between cars as the robbers prepared to flee.
In Indianapolis this morning Bryan said he followed the 1898 plan and discussed the paramount issue in his notification speech, leaving other questions to his acceptance letter and later addresses. He replied to a local paper that he omitted all mention of 16 to 1.
In Worcester Massachusetts on August 10 an interview quotes Senator Hoareald praising Bryan's acceptance speech. He says Bryan presents the case with power and dexterity and that many good men will be impressed at first reading, though they may reassess after closer thought.
The Douglas Budget reports livestock losses from a thunderbolt incident in Upper La Prete Park. A band of Jove’s sheep lost thirty nine ewes valued at four dollars each after a lightning strike. A bell on a ewe melted. Herder was stunned. Roy Combs was knocked down but unharmed. J Chambers north of Douglas lost twenty three head from another band. Manager Wilson of Platte Valley filed a bill for 159.15 against Jove.
Senator Hanna, head of the Republican campaign committee, reached Boston tonight aboard a night boat from New York. He traveled with Corintina N Bliss of New York, treasurer of the Republican national committee, and said he came to meet party leaders and prominent men to confer on the situation.
Milan August 10 The Bresci assassination trial is scheduled for August 20 and is expected to conclude in a single court session. Also there is a help wanted notice seeking five carpenters at 108 West Sixteenth Street.
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