12 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1901
Page
1
The Cheyenne pharmacy touts a fail safe prescription system and highly trained clerks. It markets the largest freshest drug stock and twenty years of proven success in Cheyenne, claiming leading shares in toilet articles and sundries due to low prices and meritorious stock.
London crowds line streets as King George of Greece leaves for Athens. He receives nobility en route from Buckingham Palace to Victoria Station while King Edward and the Duke of Cornwall see him off with a Greek anthem and a warm embrace.
In Scranton on February 12 four thousand silk weavers remain on strike. Mill managers insist workers must accept the old wage scale to return. The workers say the pay is unlivable and they will starve rather than accept it.
William F. Harrison and John Ray fought a morning duel near Williamson. Ray was killed instantly in the dispute rooted in a long standing family feud.
Denver feb 12 Charles Boettcher president of the Bank of Commerce has joined eastern capitalists and put up a half million dollars for the immediate erection of a beet sugar factory in this city
It is reported today that the British steamer Luzerne, Captain Reed, was wrecked on a small island near the Avalon peninsula. All on board are supposed to be lost.
The Michigan supreme court ruled that city franchises received by a government entity are taxable. The case involved what is now the Detroit United Railway company and the Detroit assessors, affecting Wayne county circuit court judgments.
Harrisburg Pa February 12. A senate bill was introduced to prevent consolidations and thwart railway combination plans. The measure is popular and expected to be reported and passed.
A collar cuff and shirt combine is formed with the Troy district syndicate embracing all collar cuff and shirt establishments and the large laundries. The report notes Cuba commission head resigns to pursue a Santiago to Yuma railroad project. A Pittsburg fire devastates the Rochester tumbler works of the National Glass company.
Announcement from London reports secretary to Ambassador Choate W Bayard Cutting engaged to marry Lady Sybil Cuffee youngest daughter of the Earl of Denart. The notice appears in a Mary Earl’s Daughter column dated February 12 from London.
A massive blast at the Chilworth powder works near Guildford results in six dead and about twenty badly injured workers and nearby residents. Four bodies are found near the site with extensive property damage and animal deaths reported in surrounding fields.
Minneapolis February 12 The state rests against Hamilton charged with the murder of Day. Former Patrolman Rooney testified Hamilton confessed I killed him to police, adding Day had it in for him since a rumor involving a woman. Hamilton claimed Day struck him and he was intoxicated when the murder with a knife occurred. Defense seeks adjournment to prepare its case.
A morning blaze in Decatur Illinois destroyed the Mueller Platt Wetland Company wholesale grocery building. Adjoining properties were saved. Loss estimated over a hundred thousand dollars. Also reported Carnegie Steel sale negotiations to J P Morgan interests stalled. Frick blamed as key disruptor. likely collapse of deal.
London reports a brighter mood as official lines say South Africa affairs show improvement. German sources claim the Boers are at the end of their rope and may capitulate, shifting stock market sentiment and public hope.
Jefferson City reports the Senate approved a measure requiring fire and surety companies to place a quarter of a million dollars with the state insurance department before doing business in Missouri. The notice also promotes valentines at The Thane's Day Goods Store and Elks events. Fresh milk cows are for sale through A Chapman. The Terne’s Dry Goods offers gloves and hosiery. Subscribe for The Leader.
Firemen battled the blaze at the Everett apartment house on Forty second street with stairways cut off and flames spreading through fire escapes. Three or four firemen saved residents from a horrific cremation. three were injured, probably fatally, as the building was a total loss. Origin of the fire remains unknown.
Columbus reports Governor Nash issues secret orders to mobilize three state regiments Friday morning to stop the Jeffries Ruhlin bout despite court rulings. Saengerfest Athletic club members threaten armed response if the governor acts, warning bloodshed if the fight proceeds.
Boer leader DeWet moves after crossing the Orange River toward Philipstown as Kitchener orders a strong force to trap him. British dispatches from Port Elizabeth note Wet weather hampering operations and DeWet’s reputed elusiveness in tight spots.
A Tribune report claims Stella Graham was at the fort and connected to the house and Caldwell, but those statements are false. A bystander questions who was actually shot, noting confusion over the incident and the people involved.
This excerpt comments on gender stereotypes describing a man's excuses and a woman's supposed ex cuses as well as ideas on love and appearance. It frames women as manipulative, anxious, and fixated on social signals, ending with a store slogan for Valentines at Lorgans.
The Kansas State Temperance Union issues a manifesto declaring the hour for action has come and temperance laws must be enforced in an orderly, determined manner without riot. It demands banishing all joints and questionable resorts, and urges preparations for primaries and election of trustworthy city and county officials.
In Washington on February 12 Congress approved a fish hatchery project for Utah costing twenty thousand dollars and several railroad related bills. The agricultural appropriation bill was advanced with four and a half million dollars plus an added hundred fifty thousand. Senator Sullivan of Mississippi demanded full reading to spite Proctor. The note on other items includes cake walk prizes and social events with entries closing soon.
The poll shows Sullivan 2093, Madden 1862, Hanna 1421, Griffin 70 votes with other candidates listed. A Buechner solid gold hunting case watch advertises at the store, Elgin movement with twenty one jewels. An Alerts masquerade prize cake walk draws eight to ten couples with experts traveling from Denver to compete.
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