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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
1
The Journal of Commerce reports a movement among financiers merchants and leaders to curb strict legislation against Chinese immigrants. It notes rising China trade and calls for fair consideration of export markets insisting China is a major cotton goods customer and that restrictive immigration harms relations and business.
A severe blizzard sweeps Kansas City and western Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas with heavy snowfall and property damage feared. In Washington the Bonine murder trial ends arguments as verdict day nears with tears shed in court.
London reports 30 000 Chilean troops ordered to report for duty to guard mountain passes amid heavy rains. In San Francisco Adolph Oppenheimer was shot and killed in his shooting gallery a key witness in the Durant case. Scranton notes a labor federation autonomy committee delaying its report amid routine morning sessions.
London dispatch reports the proclamation announcing King Edward VII's coronation, set for June 25 1902, described as brilliant though brief. The ceremony featured nobility in lavish costumes amid a blinding storm, with the crowd cheering and the national anthem. Memorial services for McKinley are planned in Washington with Secretary Hay as orator. date pending. Also notes rooms to rent and a Christmas poultry display at the Washington market.
A well dressed young woman in Paterson New Jersey gathered large subscriptions to ransom Miss Stone using letters supposedly from Archbishop Corrigan Pierpont Morgan Bishop Potter and others. Police tracked her as a confidence woman and she fled before arrest.
A London telegram reports that new statistics show the British empire contains about 400 million people while only 48 million are British or of British descent, less than one-eighth of the total.
Berlin reports that France’s objections to funding the full forty million pound Russian loan lead financiers to consider placing twenty million pounds in the United States instead.
At a Reform Club dinner Dr. Gault said Andrew Carnegie is not just libraries and education minded but a broad philanthropist. He cited a plan to supply tidy suburban homes for New York's poor, which Carnegie supported with a $100,000 check after consulting Dr. Gould.
Washington reports Chairman Payne unveiled the majority plan to extend US tariff rates to imports from the Philippine Islands. The bill aims to raise government revenue, support education, roads, and policing, aligning Philippine duties with those on foreign goods after the Diamond Rings case ruling. The measure will be taken up Tuesday after adjournment.
A Saturday evening event at the Wyoming Saloon on Sixteenth Street offers a grand turkey lunch. Patrons are urged to relax and enjoy offerings including cigars such as U P Special or Leader while avoiding talk of hard times.
The Second Day proceedings of the Wyoming Industrial Convention in Laramie featured resolutions for state resource advertising at St Louis and a permanent Wyoming exhibit. Speakers included Col D F Powell on Wyoming's image and Col Downey on public publication funding. The gathering approved plans for a second convention in 1902 and praised editors, with extensive talks on mining, irrigation, sugar beets, and reservoir development.
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