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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1901
Page
1
Cincinnati dispatch reports deep Republican divisions between Hanna and Foraker as they plan to organize the upcoming Ohio legislature. George B. Cox leads a bid to mediate in Washington to avert open rupture before the session starts.
The editor of the Bohemian Voice, Joseph Novak, lived near Ingleside. Struck by bitter cold while on the way to the train he suffered an asthma attack, sat briefly to recover and froze to death.
Cold weather prevails from Memphis to the Carolinas with readings near five above. Alabama Georgia and the Carolinas report similar conditions making it the coldest December on record. In New York markets the day shows irregular trends as Amalgamated Copper sinks below sixty three while Colorado Fuel and Iron rises about three and a half points.
In Butte on December 16, Young John McGinnes presses the anti trust suit against the Boston and Montana Amalgamated Copper interests. The litigation has tied up about a million and a half dollars in the two firms’ treasuries, inaccessible unless he withdraws or they agree to a compromise.
Reports released today show Cuba imports fell to 65 million dollars last year from 74 million the year before. Domestic exports rose thirty percent, while overall imports dropped ten percent. Before buying a Christmas turkey, visit Washington market for a grand poultry display with many choices.
A foggy morning on the Lake Shore road near Detroit left three men dead after a Lake Shore Express struck them as a crowd walked along the tracks to work. Two or three others were seriously hurt. The victims are Fred Wisner Charles Decr esnier and Ernest Hepgleman.
Warm rains inundate New York and Pennsylvania washing out rails and flooding mines. The disaster, the worst in 25 years, causes millions in property loss and train delays. Four men die near Williamsport, two in a freight wreck from overflow.
Thousands of letters and hundreds of telegrams pour in from across the United States praising Schley. He issues a general note of thanks as his counsel seeks to delay court of inquiry findings pending objections. In the Senate Senator Jones of Arkansas offers a resolution to honor Schley and his officers, referred to the navy committee.
A Swedish dialect stage play Yon Yonson returns to America and England in its tenth season. Knute Erickson leads a strong cast with new scenery by D Frank Dodge. The Messrs Thall and Kennedy hold American rights and debut new production elements. Yon Yonson plays at the opera house on Saturday evening next December 21.
Senator Teller indicated during executive session that he would vote against the treaty. The report notes his opposition as part of the day's congressional proceedings. An unrelated comment on Connecticut babies being raised in incubators appears as a stray line in the dispatch.
Arrangements completed for Henry Dewindt the Arctic explorer to begin an overland voyage from Paris to New York this Thursday. He will be accompanied by Viscounte De Chados and George Harding with Russian support including dog and reindeer relays at Siberian stations.
Grand jury returns a true bill against Ann Odelia Dis De Bar and her husband Jackson with potential life sentences. Senator Sewall lies near death in Trenton as his family gathers. Reports from Manila warn of widespread rebellion in Luzon and preparations to protect Americans in Manila.
A National Civil Federation gathering in New York explored easing friction between labor and capital. Notables present included Charles Schwab, Senator Hanna, Bishop Potter, Bishop Ireland, and labor leaders. Oscar Strauss presided. Schwab urged cooperation and cautioned against unions and trusts, while Hanna defended labor unions with practical examples. The meeting was harmonious and promising.
J E Pendergraft a Union Pacific shop employee in Cheyenne was rushed to the county hospital with catarrhal fever and is now delirious under watchful care. He previously pitched for Salt Lake last season and traveled with the Cheyenne Indians on their Nebraska tour. His home is Beatrice Nebraska.
A Western Senate sub committee in Washington works through evenings in Warren’s room drafting an irrigation bill. It blends Shafroth Hansbrough and Warren measures to create a reclamation fund from public lands for reservoir construction and water distribution, with eight hour work days and American labor priority.
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