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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
1
At Jones and Laughlin near Brady Street in Pittsburgh an early morning gas explosion on top of a furnace killed ten workers and left about twenty injured. The blast and molten metal sent a cloud of debris over the platform, with several presumed dead and five others missing.
The Colorado Springs Telegraph, a Democratic evening paper, is bought by Republican syndicates, while the Gazette faces discontent. Publisher J. N. Stevens may become private secretary to Senator T. M. Patterson, a longtime ally, amid talk of absenting from Colorado for the coming year.
Lendon Dec 19. Several Boer dispatches intercepted by British scouts in South Africa indicate General Delary views his position as extremely critical and believes he cannot hold out longer than two weeks. The British are exultant and think they have run down one of the most persistent Boer leaders.
Reports from Salinas California state north and south bound Southern Pacific overland trains met head on between Upland and San Alde. Fire in cars. ten to twelve killed and fifty injured with more at San Jose. Notable on board included eighty discharged soldiers and the All-American baseball team bound for Los Angeles. A special train ferried doctors to the scene. cause cited as failure to stop at Upland to allow passing train.
Admiral Sampson has informed the navy department that his protest against Admiral Dewey's findings will leave New York tonight and reach Washington tomorrow, indicating ongoing dispute over the battle results.
A peasant uprising near Mitau twenty five miles from Riga besieged and burned Count Palen’s castle destroying its art gallery as troops arrived too late to stop the mob. The incident highlights harsh treatment of peasants and signals a volatile outbreak in imperial Russia.
The Roche Stuart syndicate of England has acquired the Hogg Swayne oil lands at Beaumont Texas for 6 million dollars They plan a pipeline to Port Author enabling direct oil shipments to Europe and beyond Rail connections to New York and steamers will be used Estimates place transport cost at 25 cents per barrel from Port Author to Europe
In New York on December 19 the National Civil Federation committee organized with Senator Hanna as chairman and Samuel Gompers and Oscar Straus as vice chairmen. It outlined its aims to prevent strikes, promote employer employee accords, and arbitrate capital labor disputes wherever feasible.
Washington report of General Chaffee condemns natives after a court martial verdict. He blasts the entire people as traitors and as lacking a noble foundation for a powerful state, calling the behavior immoral and unenlightened and unfit for growth or governance.
Salt Lake City Utah December 19 It is understood Bishop Abiel B Leonard of this diocese is likely to be elected bishop of the Colorado diocese A prominent churchman says so though the bishop declines to comment He has led here since 1883 and his handling of Mormon related issues has drawn national attention A strong effort will be made to keep him here Croker Sees Ray of Hope Prench Lick Indiana December 19 Richard Croker says he will remain head of Tammany Hall and not move to England He predicts trusts will save the Democratic party and says the party will drift together naturally Sampson to file objections to Admiral Dewey findings tomorrow Buy Xmas neckwear at The Hub and Saye money.
The third carload of state convicts arrived on No 3 at 415 pm today and were taken to the pen. The weather was fine and the prisoners joked with onlookers during transfer from train to prison. Some were asked about cold weather exposure at Laramie and denied the claim as false.
Rawlins Wyoming December 19 The sheep men who had been tracking flocks that wandered during the storm are bringing them back to their original range. Flocks drifted 45 to 50 miles but no material losses were reported. Early reports of heavy losses were due to the distance of drifted flocks making them hard to locate. Sheep look fine and withstood the blizzard well.
Fireman Charles Brown, badly hurt when No 102 wrecked at Solon, arrived home on a stretcher after being thrown against a boiler while tending the furnace. The engine and baggage cars arrived, with General Manager Dickinson and Superintendent Park directing cleanup operations.
Sheriff Smalley receives a $300 reward for returning fugitive Waldo Whittaker alias Henry Smith to Chicago where he faced burglary charges. Smith broke jail there and was arrested for a petty crime here, enabling the sheriff to reclaim him and claim the reward.
An advertisement lists rich cut glass and finest patterns plus rich decorated china. It promotes gilt clocks and candlesticks fine pearl handled goods and statuary art goods mounted canes and umbrellas. Also shown are fine gold picture frames Lewelsa ware vases leather purses and cases and cuckoo clocks.
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