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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1902
Page
1
Odd ad copy promises toothbrush satisfaction with mixed quality. It claims fifteen rents buys a basic brush and sixty for a deluxe model, noting some brushes pull bristles or break easily. The Palace says buyers cannot tell which brush will satisfy until after use and hints at factory origin.
In Washington the Senate debated a resolution by Mr. Hoar to appoint seven senators to investigate the Philippine war, with the measure laid over for now. In the House Mr. Bell assailed pension sharks amid discussion of a $74,800,000 bill, $6,000,000 less than last year, as members pressed questions without answers. Senator Mason announced a Cuba related speech for tomorrow.
Omaha reports the Union Pacific railroad will invest 20.1 million dollars this year to improve the line. The plan targets track upgrades, rolling stock, and station work to enhance efficiency and service nationwide.
New York reports Richard Croker plans to travel to England and remain there, aiming to win the English Derby with his growing stable. He frames the goal as an American pride project and asserts he will own the world’s best horse.
Crowds pour into Trenton as legislature convenes to elect a successor to the late Senator Sewall. The race draws intense interest and appears protracted with ex US Attorney General Griggs and John F. Dryden, a top figure in state commerce, as leading candidates.
New York on January 13 reports James Tierman and Peter Glynn died instantly after falling from an elevator top while working. Their bodies were fearfully mutilated in the incident at the site.
Chicago January 13 The great malt works including Smith's warehouses were destroyed by fire early this morning causing an estimated loss of 500 09 dollars.
An astronomer at the local observatory reports Venus cast a shadow on walls while the moon shone, a phenomenon described as world history making and drawing interest from European scientists. The event occurred last night and highlights Venus's surprising power relative to the moon.
Columbus reports the second inauguration of Governor Nash with a large crowd and fine banners. Chief Justice Minshull administered the oath, Nash delivered the inaugural address, followed by a military charade in which about two thousand took part. a reception and ball were planned for the evening.
London January 13 One of the Blenheim palace collections famous works The Rape of the Sabines by Pietro da Cortona has been offered by the Duke of Marlborough to the Oxford corporation and accepted He will hang it in the town hall The duchess objected to its realism and the painting will be replaced by The Relief of Kimberly featuring the present duke.
Miss Helen Gould accompanied by the president of the board of public instruction visited the Eugene Field school and other educational institutions in St Louis. They were enthusiastically received by the children.
New York on January 18 reports preparations for Pope Leo XIII silver jubilee with appeals from Catholic nations to honor the pontifical event, seen as one of the era’s most notable Catholic celebrations.
Ambassador Choate called on President Roosevelt in Washington on January 14 morning and will travel to London Wednesday to continue diplomatic talks.
A.Cougriff of Congriff Brothers in Fort Stole says reports of heavy sheep losses during the recent storm are exaggerated and the rise in sheep deaths is inconsequential.
Classified note offers a furnished room in a brick block with electric light and tram service for $6.00 per month and upward. Inquiries to Warrenum. describe for The Loader.
L. and Rowe, chairman of the Porto Rico revenue laws revision committee, arrived in New York on the steamer Ponce. He says conditions on the island are improving,昔 the gloom of two years ago is passing, and people are content and prosperous, signaling a bright future for the territory of the United States.
Colorado Cronkites claim a share of Casper Cronkite’s Holland estate worth about 980 million, hoping Senator Chauncey Depew’s marriage to Mia Palmer will revive their case. Aron Cronkite of Cripple Creek Howard B Cronkite and Phoebe C Cronkite of Colorado Springs anticipate updates as Te Pow weighs action. They plan a society akin to the Tehmenberne claimants to organize their fight.
Mr Payne the new postmaster general visited the department and announced he would take the oath next Wednesday. He later called on the president.
Six young lady clerks walked out of the Golden Rule store Saturday afternoon and will not return to work. No replacements have yet been secured to take their places.
Rev Dr Gilbert of Grace church says Kipling is the premier poet of his generation whose work speaks to the people and has great influence. He praises Recessional and The White Man's Burden as uplifting but condemns the poet for his attack on the English war office and soldiers.
The Empress of China arrives in Tacoma with word that Corea’s royal treasury has been looted for six years, totaling over ten million yen. High officials are implicated, stirring excitement as the emperor faces petitions to sentence officials who stole more than two thousand yen.
A Rock Island passenger train hit a work train near Kern Oklahoma this morning. Two people were killed and eight seriously injured. The injured were brought to a hospital in Wichita.
The body of Follis, a young man who wandered away demented last week, was found twelve miles south of Florence in an almost nude state. He had ridden a horse, dismounted in brush, and crawled through it. His clothes were torn, and the body badly bruised and scratched.
Madame Lillian Nordica the singer escaped serious harm after a private car attached to a Southern Pacific train was wrecked in a collision near Rome Georgia. She was sleeping when the crash tossed her across the compartment. two trainmen died and four passengers were badly hurt.
Local forecast for Cheyenne and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Across the U S most areas stay dry with only rain near Washington and El Paso and snow in the northeast. Temperatures below normal east of the Mississippi, much below in the southern states, and above normal from the central valley to the Rockies. 24 hour figures show a high of 59 and a low of 24 with no precipitation.
Mrs VanTassell returns from Denver while T A Cosgrif of Fort Selden visits the city. Judge G W El and Judge J Le Stoke travel on district business. Special Agent Jenkingie linked to Wheat. George Nagle heads to Douglon on work with Richards to follow. Mrs Argoah Wimner to Wheatland tomorrow. Preeman notes a delay in a southbound trip. Tack Jeffries, once of Cheyenne, passed through en route from Denver to Grand Encampment.
Washington January 13 Roosevelt pushes higher duty in government service. He withdrew the Buffalo land office receiver nomination, urged Wyoming to name register and receiver, and endorsed Fred W. Daniels of Sheridan and B. Mather of Buffalo. The vice president advised local backing before seeking federal aid. A Chicago publishers bureau alarm over a false second class mail ruling misled postmasters. no such rule exists.
Semi annual county reports show cash on hand 113385.93 and total receipts 156181.27 with payments including Cheyenne and Northern bonds interest and various district expenses. The note mentions Harry Rose case, Reed divorce suit, and ongoing tax inquiry.
The state auditor issued warrants totaling 324 dollars for wolf and coyote bounties across Wyoming counties. Natrona County reports similar bounty receipts against state tax payments. Wallace Bond received a 4 dollar Pine Bluffs contribution to the McKinley Monument fund. Encampment Manufacturing, Mrush Greek Ditch, and Kuykendall-Wilson Development are listed with capitalizations of 20000, 100000, and 500000 respectively and principal places in Encampment and Saratoga.
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