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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
1
New York reports that despite a 14 point drop after Gates obtained proxies for Colorado Fuel and Iron, insiders believe he is quietly purchasing the shares to back his plan to transfer ownership to United States Steel Corporation at a higher profit than first anticipated.
Charles Po tha known as Dutch Charley was found guilty of murdering William Tibbita at the La Salle ranch on March 19, 1902. In San Francisco C J Smith of Boulder Colo a brother of Mrs Charles Fair arrived and expressed belief no contest to her will.
Lalupia Colorado August 23 Bob Whits a hired man discharged by Ed Voorhees shot him today probably fatally White has been arrested.
Topeka Kansas August 23 Democrats and Populists of Kansas opened the state campaign with speeches at the auditorium. A special train delivered many supporters and light rain dampened parade plans. Crandock candidate for governor Reed mayor of Kansas City and Henry Botkin spoke this afternoon.
Salem Missouri reports William Upshaw killed his father and mother at midnight and then died by his own hand. In Topeka former Judge Horton remains alive. Branton Pennsylvania notes three hundred strikers attacked workers at the Dodge colliery. three non union men were badly beaten. police dispersed the mob and arrested three strikers.
In Hartford the president spent the night with John Robinson and proceeded to Providence where he spoke to a large crowd about trust regulation. He warned that great fortunes must be used responsibly and urged new laws and enforcement to curb excesses while preserving beneficial corporate activity. He also met Mayor Sullivan in Hartford for a discussion on labor questions.
Wall Street grows convinced the anthracite strike nears end as operators appear to have won and miners may return to work on old terms.
Rockport Massachusetts August 23 Clear weather continues as Commander Pillsbury does not attempt to break through the line of defending ships The enemy has not been sighted in this staged naval exercise status update.
In Chicago on August 23 the coroner ordered exhumation of a prairie body to determine if it is Minnie Mitchell, the alleged victim of Bartholin, with examination to confirm identity.
Ed Taylor returns from Denver and Herbert George visits from Denver. Ellen Miller and Annie Reid arrive for frontier period visits. Judge J A Riner leaves for Cedar Rapids Iowa. R C Morira returns from Green River business trip. Arthur Lane visits relatives. Andy Swanson and J B Langston take Mishink trip to Platte River. Joe Fisher goes fishing at Guernsey. Mrs Percy Smith heads to Laramie to visit her mother. Mrs Bell Miskimmins and family travel to Colorado. Frank Lusk bids on dam contract then returns north.
Henry O. Miller and Mrs. Julia A. Hurdle of Eaton tied the knot with Judge Becker presiding. Merritt H. Bailey of Colorado City and Miss Minale Kivane of Boulder were joined in marriage by a minister.
Civil Governor Taft arrived aboard the General Alava from Singapore to an enthusiastic welcome in Manila. Twenty thousand locals joined a holiday parade and arches as Taft spoke on progress in the Philippines and future trade, urging restoration of order and native land reinvigoration. General Chaffee noted uncertainty with the Moros, seeking peace via moral suasion and talking with Moro chiefs and Captain Pershing.
Rev. George L. McNutt spoke on the Marion labor church plan and its risks. He noted tensions between union identity and church doctrine, arguing both sides may reflect commercialization of faith.
In Schenectady New York a夜 crash between a freight train and a string of empty passenger cars just after midnight left about a dozen cars wrecked and derailed. Joseph Hosking was killed in the wreck.
Jasper Scott, a Black man charged with assaulting Mrs. Taylor in Fort Scott Kansas, is jailed in Girard. He confessed to robbing Mrs. Taylor but not to the assault. Authorities believe a mob will not pursue him.
Mr Robert C Morris spent ten days at Green River reporting quiet business with few repairs at Union Pacific shops and no depot plans this year The soda works ship salt soda to Omaha Denver and Salt Lake with expansion expected next year Plans advance for sinking several additional soda wells this fall Green River Lumber Co freighted over 260000 River this month under new hotel manager Mr Carrofaba
Articles of Incorporation filed today for five Encampment entities under the Northern Ican Copper company to control Grand Encampment syndicate properties. Encampment Loan and Town Lot, Encampment Water Works, Encampment Smelting, Encampment Tramways, and Haeggarty Copper Mining each list 10000 dollars in capital stock with named incorporators J. H. Cary Wills George Emerson E B Richardson and H N Hawkins. The Ameri Copper company also incorporated to operate Rambler mine area properties in Albany county with 1000000 dollars capital stock.
The program lists solos recitations and songs by named performers including Miss Carrie Moss Senator Brown and Mrs E F Landor with groups like Mixed and Male Quartets. A Union Pacific saddle prize for bucking and pitching is to be drawn tonight by F W Angier. Ellen Miller daughter of jeweler David Miller spent the summer in the east visiting Norwalk Conn and Washington.
B Liggett was arrested in Rawlins Wyoming on wholesale sheep stealing charges. Sheep from Pioneer Sheep Company near Encampment were stolen in large numbers, with Liggett accused of selling a jeep and shipping the sheep out of state as part of a suspected gang.
A band of sixty five Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians from Wind River reservation arrived in Rawlins and boarded a five car special train to Cheyenne for the Frontier celebration. Chief Yellow Calf leads the group with H G Nickerson, the Indian agent, accompanying them. The procession includes many squaws and papooses and their ponies and regalia for native dances.
The Burlington arrived Thursday night after traffic on the heynne line was halted for four days due to a wreck at Holdredee. Four engines crashed in the railroad yards creating a tangled maze that required a wrecker to clear.
Two passenger engines 1830 and 1843 collided in Hawkins Wyoming railroad yards while backing onto a train. Both engines were badly damaged with extensive repairs needed. The 1843 engine was partially demolished and the 1830 suffered a damaged tank and broken side rods.
Steve Brady once trained John L. Sullivan and was a notable boxing figure. He arrived in Cheyenne and will start Monday as a bartender at the Arcade saloon owned by Phil Kerrigan.
A letter to E A Slack from RE A Clifford, Bradstreet Denver supervisor, praises last year’s Frontier celebration and notes plans to bring Mr Nash with moving picture lanterns to Cheyenne. He offers free lantern shows and a series of moving pictures Wednesday night if permitted.
Fair tonight and Sunday in Cheyenne and vicinity. Warmer Sunday as the high moves east over the Lake region. Low pressure covers the Rocky Mountain region with a high on the Pacific coast. Temperatures near seasonable averages with light showers in Kansas Nebraska Iowa and the Dakotas. Max 81 min 54 with no precipitation. Charles Beashcraft Jr, Observer.
A fragmented notice notes a foreign duke pursuing an heiress, with a strained plot about securing a home and marriage. The snippet hints at romantic intrigue and social maneuvering amid high society.
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