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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1901
Page
3
The Masonic lodge meets in the hall on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month. Visitors are examined at 7 30. I W Moore is Worshipful Master and B W Gill is Secretary.
Two veterans in Chicago and one in Montana ended their lives on Memorial Day amid grave decorations. Ennis of Anaconda Montana died of gunshot wounds in Washington Park. Knapp of Chicago West Sixtieth Place died from a morphine overdose in his Roanoke Building office. Tiffany of Mankato Michigan used carbolic acid in Garfield Park. Motives were unclear in two cases. in one, prosperity’s loss weighed. Knapp left a note and a fading fortune, while Ennis’ hotel guest history and a found note tied to his death remain under police review. Tiffany, 61, had been visiting his son-in-law Dr Earnest Smith. The deaths occurred as flowers and flags covered soldiers’ graves.
On July 1 1901 Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone will replace short distance Blake transmitters with long distance metallic lines in the city. New rate plans cut costs for business and residential users on party lines with per call charges and monthly minimums, plus a supplemental rental for limited users. A public notice follows for several Bureau of Land filings and local landproofs in Cheyenne and surrounding Wyoming towns.
The article outlines evolving dress styles with shorter lines and flounces on street gowns while plaited skirts remain common. It describes a pearl gray volley dress with corded side plaits, gold buttons, and a draped gray and straw taffeta bodice. Also noted are a black tulle hat with gold embroidery and plume.
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