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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
1
Crowds fill the Palace as holiday shoppers savor the museum of Olrat m stock bursting with novelties. The feature display sparkles like a snow capped peak as customers seek toilet table treasures and the widest variety of gifts.
A dramatic account from Omaha details the Cudahy kidnapping case. Edward Cudahy Jr was seized by six men who posed as sheriffs, held him in a chained room, and released him after hours. A ransom note demands gold coins and warns of further abductions while Pinkerton and local police pursue suspected ringleader Pat Crowe.
Washington cabled instructions to Minister Conger authorizing his signature to the representative powers in Pe king including the irrevocable preamble and the ending stating the document is not an ultimatum to China. All powers have now acted.
Paris December 21 Johni Owen was hanged for the murder of his sweetheart Lia. He spoke during confinement stating John Owen is his right name and blaming his Kentucky parents for past mistreatment. He said his last view of them four years ago.
Both Houses of Congress adjourned today in respect for the deaths of Mrs. Frye and Representative Wise. A bill by Louden proposes setting Vice President salary at 25000 and cabinet salaries at 16000 per year. Also an advertisement for Cheyenne Cigar Pottery items appears.
Washington notes report the wife of Senator Frye of Maine died suddenly at 9 15 A M in her Hamilton Place apartments. She had been ill a few days and heart trouble was given as the cause. Mrs Frye was 57 years old. The senator was in an adjoining room when she died and will leave for Lewiston, Maine this afternoon.
President McKinley plans to depart Washington around May to attend the launching of the battleship Ohio on the Pacific coast. Representative Ontes urged inclusion of Washington state in the itinerary and the president promised to try to accommodate the request.
The Swiss National Council ratified the extradition treaty with the United States by a vote of 68 106. The treaty has now passed both Swiss chambers after prior approval by the State Council.
Local notice advertises Malaga Grapes Oranges Nute Balains Cit ron Sweet Cider Candy Apples and more at A UNDER WOOD'S Cheyenne Ganitary Company. The jumbled weather remark mentions cleaning and infection of traps closets and street areas.
Storm swept the Atlantic coast with Cape Henry winds at fifty miles per hour. A three masted schooner stranded south of the cape, vessels like the Rapidan lie aground, and life savers race to save crews. A ship, the Ourfic, is later freed in Liverpool tow, while a large Eng Wah tanker goes ashore near Miami with likely total loss. Local court actions and stockholders meeting notices mix with ads for goods at Buechner and Mrs. Hamilton’s shop.
Cape Town reports martial law in the northern Cape Colony as Boer incursions raise alarm. The situation is described as grave amid Dutch tensions and military posting.
Wednesday afternoon several youths entered F F Reynolds home at 607 West Sixteenth Street through an open window, ransacked the house and took neckerchiefs clothing a pair of gold cuff buttons and money. A clue has been obtained to identify the youths and property may be recovered. Also Masons Install Officers in Wyoming Chapter No 1 R A M with officers listed. Several more local students return home for holidays from Wellesley Howard Bayder Boulder Colo and Greeley Colorado with arrivals noted.
N EB Tischa leaves Wheatland C A Nowlan arrives Casper J EB Osborne from the west Mark Chapman home for holidays E H Dorian returns from Denver W T Kelley in city from Fairbanks Mrs Sttzer back from the south Mires UC S&S Pits and you home from Omaha Eugene Wilkerson from Laramie for holidays Miss Crickett Corliss returns to Fort Logan Miss Larue Cowhick from Nebraska Mrs C R Weeks and son Roy to Omaha John Jeffrey Jr en route to Denver from Saratoga Arthur Van Norden to Chicago Miss Suzie Love Moore from Ven Dome to Denver and Omaha Miss Thomas returns to Denver Miss Middiekauff from Council Bluffs Lillian Chapman in city from Colorado Springs Mrs J P Connor ill T D Holt home from Denver with prize Hereford holly mistletoe evergreen from Chaillifs Also Indian photos at Stimson's tempt readers.
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