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Cheyenne Daily Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1900

Page

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Rocker sale reduces price for children’s gift pick

A small rocker originally 75 cents and later marked 1.35 is now 90 cents as a New Year toy bargain. The item is pitched as a good and enjoyable gift for the little ones during the holiday season.

Anheuser Busch beer praise and New Year notice

Fragmentary ad style text praising Anheuser Busch beer and a New Year greeting. Mentions quality claims and a motto not how cheap but how good. Also includes scattered notes on Wyoming area, Palace chronicle, prosperity, and an epidemic remark.

Anheuser-Busch

Cuba Considers Constitution Adoption and US Treaty Shape

Havana reports the central committee completed a constitution draft to be read to the convention with private sections, then publicly discussed. Adoption is expected January 16, with a three month window for Cuban officers to be elected before transfer to the people. The plan includes a US defensive offensive treaty allowing fort control and possible American troop use if needed.

Cuban Forte Havana Central Committee Convention American Congress Congress Cuba United States Tiscuesian Por

Disaster After Disaster Calls for Government Action

London reports steady disasters in South Africa as British losses mount after Helvatis capture. Kitchener notes Boer forces retreated from the plage area and Helvatis reoccupied. New York dispatch cites imperial court inquiries on five questions about Taku forts, executions, and allied plans.

London South Africa Pretoria Kitchener Helvatis Fely New York Horsid Peking Nan Fu

Fatal mine explosion reported in Holl enback mine

A heavy gas explosion at the Holl enback coal mine in Wilkes-Barre Pa caused a fire and left several miners entombed. Reports indicate multiple men are trapped as rescuers work in difficult conditions.

Wilkenbarre Hollenback

McCoy Injured After Alley Brawl in New York

Boxing figure Kid McCoy was jostled by two pedestrians in New York causing a bloody nose and a cut hand. Reported swelling and potential complications raise fears of a serious injury amid a busy December news cycle.

McCoy New York Kid McCoy Guerdin Iyep

London’s Flotation Schemes and a Washington View on Collapse

Washington observers with ties to the London and Globe Finance venture say the firm failed due to Wright’s price manipulation of London market stocks. Senator Turner recalls Wright’s tactic of rotating authority companies and buying sinking shares to prop up prices, and notes Turner’s dispute over the Lero mine in Rossland B C. Wright ultimately paid Turner's quoted price to secure the mine.

Washington London and Globe Finance Corporation Turner Washington State London and Globe Whitager-Wright Group Wright London Senator Turner London and Globe Company Lero Rossland B. C Onele

Suffocation Fatalities in John A. Logan Mine

Two men died from poisonous gas at the 1 200 foot level of the John A Logan mine on Ball hill near Victor Colorado at 10 o’clock. The victims were shift boss John Connors about 55 and miner Fred Mauchin. Connors was unmarried and long employed as chief prospector on the Independence mine. Coroner Bunn is investigating.

Victor, Colo John A. Logan Ball Hill John Connors Fred Mauchin Connors Independence Mauchim Bunn

Death on the Rail Near Evanston

A dead man was found Thursday morning beside the Union Pacific tracks east of Evanston. Injuries indicate he was struck by a train. Authorities suspect mental imbalance. A memorandum in his pocket suggested a possible name but it was not confirmed.

Union Pacific Evanston Aloen

Severe Cold Grips Chicago and Midwest

Reports from the northwest and nearby areas show extremely low temperatures across cities. The early morning readings ranged from the teens to the low forties in some points, with telegraph communications deteriorating throughout the day due to the cold.

Chicago Northwest Big City

Legislators Contest Votes Update and Corrections

The Leader reports rising interest in the legislator contest with voters clipping coupons. Corrections fix typographical errors and list standings for Breckona Hanna Madden Sullivan Stone Wilson Roberts Ren Davis Rossman Emigh Brittain Creaswell, noting possible vote exclusion by final count.

Pla John Roberts Breckens R. Stdne B. W. Stone Laramie County Stone Breckona Lamighe Co Hanna Sheridan Co Madden Fremont Co Sullivan R. Natrona Co Laramie Co Wilson, H Roberts Ren. Davis Carbon Co Mui Rossman, R Emigh, R Brittain Creaswell Johnzon Co

Local News Briefs Include Births and Visits

Martin Hayes becomes father to a baby boy while Mrs. B. B. Patton is recovering at home. Various city residents, including Hon. EH G Hay and Superintendent W L Park, are traveling or visiting nearby cities. A nurse Adele Rafter is seriously ill with pneumonia. Dr J H Conway’s bicycle was stolen. an accident injured machinist A Haggerty with an air hammer.

Martin Hayes B. B. Patton EH. G. Hay Denver W. L. Park Laramie Harold Booth John Harrington Chicago Matthews James Kieio Ja Lodge Pole Aneist Naporstek Durant Mins Myrtle Slaughter Orin Junction P. J. McCue Robert Pease Cheyenne Wella Colo Dr. Rafter Bia Bleco Adele Rafter Luke Hk Teldaien Lon Angeles Maurice Dihneen A. Haggerty

Mall Clerk Discharged After Refusal of Examination

A well known young male clerk in the city was discharged from service after refusing to undergo an examination on throwing a slate. The notice lists multiple names and places associated with the case, including Denver Chicago and New York connections, with a reward offered for a missing watch.

Death of 77 year old D Haley in Rawlins

Special correspondence from Rawlins Wyoming notes the death of D Haley age 77 last night. He arrived in Rawlins in 1871 and was father to City Marshal Haley. Also mention of railway delays on Sixth division due to a freight train break, and Hos C F Fishback confined at home with a frozen foot. Work on the pen progresses slowly with weather favoring completion. New passenger compounds on Sixth and Seventh districts cause hot journals trouble.

Rawlins Wyo D. Haley Rawlina Haley Hos. C. F Fishback

Asleep on the Track and Pontifical High Mass

A Evanston Press report notes a machinist sleeping on railroad tracks and narrowly surviving after a yard engine operator saved him. In a separate item, St Mary Cathedral plans a pontifical high mass for New Year with Bishop Leni han, midnight service, Eucharistic adoration, and benediction, featuring Adeste Fideles.

St. Mary’s Cathedral Lenihan Tabernacle

Fireman Sues Union Pacific Over Glass Burst Injuries

Fireman Vassig, injured months ago in the sixth district by a bursting water glass, sues Union Pacific for 910,000 in damages. He alleges the accident resulted from the company's lack of precaution in providing safe water glasses.

Vassig Union Pacific Company

Funeral for 4-year-old son of Conductor Jersey Fowler

The funeral for the four year old son of Conductor Jersey Fowler took place this afternoon at 2 o clock from the family residence. Rev Young officiated and many friends attended the service.

Jersey Fowler Croup Young

Cigar Store Change Hands Near Germania Saloon

Michasl O Neil buys the cigar store on Sixteenth Street beside the Germania saloon from Bush Clark and takes immediate possession. The purchase price remains undisclosed.

Michasl O'Neil Bush Clark Germania

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