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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
1
Mrs. T Suffern Tailor daughter of the late Pierre Lorillard was granted a divorce from her husband in Sioux Falls. Final papers signed this morning. Tailor described as a famed sporting man with wealth. whispers say a man is in the case and she may remarry soon.
In San Francisco on August 15 the supreme lodge of Pythians and Rathbone Sisters met for their fourth session. Ex Supreme Recorder Kennedy faces conspiracy to defraud charges while ex-President Hinsey is accused of defrauding the order of about a half million dollars. Competitive drills also continued.
Boonville Missouri August 15 James Nelson a millionaire banker died today He is the father in law of Ex Governor Stephens of Missouri
Oyster Bay August 15. Generals Young and Corbin will call on President Roosevelt before departing for Germany to observe maneuvers of the Kaiser’s army. Ex Governor Francis of Missouri will discuss world's fair affairs. Henry Warren of Philadelphia is keen on Philippine affairs.
Lincoln Nebraska August 15 Mr Bryan is for bimetalism as strongly as ever in the Commoner he says if I were president I would favor free coinage at 16 to 1. The doctrine of bimetalism is sound and not altered by temporary improvements in industry. It is a system of finance approved by centuries of experience and calculated to prevent panics due to money scarcity.
A Buenos Aires cablegram to the Herald denies Carmencita's death and states the danseuses appearing there now.
President Osgood and John W. Gates left New York for Denver to attend the Colorado Fuel and Iron annual meeting. Gates travels with three companions and asserts control will pass to his group next week. John Lambert, coding Gates interests, says proxies cover a majority of stock and cites a planned transfer enabling capacity expansion and many new jobs.
London August 15 crowds paid to view Westminster Abbey coronation decorations. Five thousand people waited in line for the opening with an expected twenty thousand admitted during the day.
Chicago August 15 police remain unsure in the Batholin miner mystery. They hope Oscar Thompson will reveal information while Milton Edwards a Bartholin house boarder returns from Denver claiming Bartholin would have killed him if he stayed.
Madrid August 15 A council of ministers urged Spanish friars in the Philippines not to return to Spain amid popular agitation caused by their desertion of the Spanish cause.
In Duryea Pennsylvania the Warnke Washery clash left four men injured as strikers and guards fought. Warnke vows no restart until troops arrive to protect workers, exposing a sworn league of foreigners determined to halt work.
In Council Grove Kansas a surgeon removed a bullet from Owen Crawford aged 16 years. The bullet entered through the eye five years ago and its extraction relieved paralysis. The hole was cut in the skull and brain convolutions pressed aside. The boy is expected to recover completely.
New York on August 16 reports an epidemic of insanity with thirty two admissions to Bellvue Hospital over three days. The rise in mental derangement is described as steady, exceeding the normal daily average. An obscuring feature is noted as the trend continues.
In Devereaux France a tire burst caused a high speed crash near Chateau Buisson du Mai killing Charles Fair and his wife Virginia Fair Vanderbilt. The couple, kin of W K Vanderbilt Jr, were returning to Paris from Trouville. their chauffeur survived. The accident left the Fairs and their notes and belongings under police seal.
Charles Fair and his wife killed in a French auto crash will be embalmed and brought to the United States. Herman Ullrich, Fair's brother in law, called Fair the most reckless driver in either country or Europe, noting his pioneering role in automobiles.
W Kanderbilt cables from the coast report that he is handling the remains. The Fair millions will not be disrupted by the death of these prominent heirs.
Washington reports general belief that Castro’s control is collapsing as he holds only Caracas and its port Lagauira while three revolutionary armies close in around him.
Montreal August 15 Donald McMaster US attorney in Canada denounces Judge Carron for letting Green and Gaynor Oberlin B Carter's confederates escape justice. He issues a sharp statement accusing the judge of leniency and failure to uphold the law.
Gen Irving Hale was reelected president of the National Society of the Army of the Philippines in Council Bluffs on August 15. Vice presidents include Charles King of Milwaukee and General Metcalf. The next meeting will be in St Paul.
Robert Spoor visits from Ogden and W. R. Bryant returns from Denver. L. McKenzie departs north for two weeks, while Will Benjamin reports a Denver trip. Hon. M. C. Brown, U S judge, stays in Cheyenne from Laramie. Margaret Corn Nan Coro Iran Moor and Mrs. J W Loudon travel to Evanston and Denver. Local forecast calls for cooling tonight with possible storms and widespread heat across the region with 83 high and no precipitation in Cheyenne.
A matron rejects a bachelor after four matchmaking failures. He remains single, while she vows never to introduce him to another girl. Their banter turns to quirks of Corean marriage and rules, ending with her accusation of Brute as he leaves.
D. Miller at 1709 Ferguson Street offers precise watch re pairing and maintenance services. The note lists the address as the contact point for scheduling and inquiries.
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