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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
1
It was determined today that the Shamrock II is more than two-thirds Yankee. Her sails are American cotton duck and her rigging follows the American plan, with speed wrinkles borrowed from American designs. If she wins, many yachtsmen predict, it will be an American victory in effect.
New York August 16 President Baker of the American Transportation line now owned by J P Morgan announces a ten million dollar investment in London docks. He hints the line may absorb or form combinations with other trans Atlantic steamship firms. Paris August 1 a 400 mile bicycle race began to Brest with 125 riders led by Americans including Charlie Miller.
Washington August 14 a cable from Rockhill reports the protocol has been signed by the powers and will be signed soon by the Chinese plenipotentiaries. Governor Stone recovering St Louis August 16 physicians say ex Governor Stone of Missouri is rapidly recovering with no serious danger.
In San Francisco on August 16, negotiations are under way for an eastern syndicate to buy the city street railways. The stock par value is eighteen million dollars and the deal is said to involve twenty million.
Lowell Mass August 16 John Dion prize fighter died this morning from injuries after a knockout upper cut in the ninth round of last night's bout with Charlie Armstrong. Dion never regained consciousness. Referee seconds and club owners have been arrested. New York August 16 nothing new on reported resignation of President Hays of the Southern Pacific chairman Townsend said he was not informed.
Laporte Indiana August 16 five armed men tried to hold up a United States express wagon near the depot. They rode a baggage wagon that followed the express and fled in confusion when they realized their error.
A hanging rock at the twenty eight level collapsed today in Calumet Michigan, causing the deaths of three men and fatally wounding three others. The accident occurred during work on the site and authorities are investigating the cause of the rockfall.
A derrick at the Desereah News building in Salt Lake toppled from the fifth story today. One man was killed and another gravely injured as the structure was wrecked. The Leader Job Department offers printing services with artistic arrangement and fine stock, urging subscriptions.
The August storm raged yesterday and is now subsiding. Flooding affected New Orleans and Mobile with heavy rice crop losses and several fatalities. Rail lines and facilities suffered major damage while the Gulf coast and nearby towns receded from floodwaters. A separate wreck near Mobile claimed six lives and a Mobile lumber mill blast killed several workers. The storm lingered seven days off the Gulf before moving northward through Alabama.
Washington August 16 Admiral Schley and his wife arrived to prepare for the court of inquiry and conferred with his attorneys. The crowd at the station recognized him and cheered with one man shouting encouragement. Larchmont August 16 At the halfway point in today s race the Constitution led by two minutes.
George Deelin ski, a Russian, was hanged in Chicago for killing his brother in law Anton Lisle last summer. The Russian consul here sought commutation but failed.
A semi official Canadian population report issued today shows five million three hundred thousand people, with an increase of over half a million mainly in Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia. Names of various individuals and cities appear in accompanying notes, followed by a blurb extolling modern machinery and skilled workmanship in The Leader Job Department.
In Pittsburg on August 16 strikers report the trust smuggled men into a Monessen plant via a six foot trench with a barbed wire fence leading to an obscure ship yard. Joliet and McKeesport plants face shutdowns as unions strike during the day. Bay View workers join the walkout while South Chicago steel workers face renewed pressure to strike.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Boer refugees claiming recaptured Lyndenburg and a Boer victory. They allege Commandant Botha attacked a refugee camp at Middleburg freeing about a thousand Boers, while 800 Colonials defect to Boer side. Lord Kitchener may move forces toward Pretoria. Krassunic reportedly captured at Steynsburg, leaving few Boer leaders.
Irish members in the house of commons have aligned with government leaders against newspapers and nationalists, leaving their group in a strong, tenable position that could yield gains for the Irish party. Various local and regional updates follow, noting arrivals and travels of named individuals including Miss Frances Warren, Sleepy Simmons, Al Bowie, George S. Walker, Miss Flossie Chaffins, Mrs. M. Markss, Delroy Shingle, Hopkins Clark, the Hanners family, Miss Carrie Renkert, Chas. Bocking, and W. J. Ryan, with moves between Denver, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Iowa, plus travel by State Engineer Fred Bond and family.
San Francisco August 16 The transport Meade sails for Manila with Miss Rebecca Milligan of Wilmington Del on board to marry Capt A W Foreman of the Delaware regiment The daughter travels more than half way around the world and her clergyman father accompanies her to perform the ceremony
In Denver on August 16 George Dixon faces local favorite Young Corbett at the Colorado Athletic Club for the Western featherweight championship. The bout, to ten rounds or a decision, pits Corbett’s recent form against Dixon’s famed former champion status.
Washington August 16 The War Department by request of the State Department ordered the Ranger at San Diego California to proceed at once to Panama to protect American interests during the Colombian revolution.
Exiles aboard the steamer Muruyet bound for Yeomen Arabia, including palace women suspected in a recent sultan's palace fire, are reported. In Buffalo, the League of American Wheelmen elected M. M. Belding president, C. H. Van Horn vice president, and Abbott Thassett secretary. Weather notes forecast fair in Cheyenne, with heavy rains in Alabama and other western data. A false fire alarm disrupted early morning activities.
Prof D Hess presents a treatise on house insects focusing on spiders. He portrays the spider as both bloodthirsty and tender, guarding her eggs and young with a silk basket and careful egg piling. He questions whether such instinct mirrors human intelligence.
D W Hull manager of Encampment Improvement and Transportation plans to hire 300 hauling teams to move ore from Rambler mine to the new smelter which will begin operations once bins hold 1500 tons. The outfit will also move daily coke ten tons and mat twenty tons to the railroad with a traction engine aiding transport between Encampment Walcott and coal mines near Saratoga and Fort Steele.
Doane mine at Rambler reportedly sold with a new company to take charge within ten days. R L Stephens current Rambler manager is in Denver for a board meeting, where transfer of property is expected to be finalized.
The Ferris Haggerty or Rudefeha mine near Encampment Wyoming plans to resume operations and ship ore to the Encampment smelter. The firm has contracted construction of a 765 by 125 foot stable at Encampment and is preparing winter accommodations for its men, signaling expected smelter handling of Rudefeha ore.
Col Bryan and his son William Jennings Jr and daughter Grace arrived in Saratoga Wyoming at four last night as guests of ex Governor John W Osborn. A Saratoga committee greeted them and arranged lodging at Hot Spring hotel for a two week stay devoted to fishing and hunting. They will travel tomorrow to Tilton's ranch on the Platte river twelve miles south for several days of fishing and are scheduled to speak in Saratoga Friday evening August 28.
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