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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1900
Page
1
A vintage ad invites Cheyenne readers to enjoy Gunther’s Candies and a cooling soda in the Fiatice Pharmagilreg shop. It promises healthful, fruit-flavored drinks to beat the heat as Old Gol’s heat recedes, with a playful nod to Greenland’s toy Mountains.
The Missouri Democratic state convention opens at noon with temporary chair W. S. Cowherd leading. The platform reaffirms 1896 Chicago values, opposes imperialism and trusts, supports Boer sympathy, pledges constitutional fidelity, and demands justice for Porto Ricans.
The New York state convention met at noon in Troy. The chairman praised a courageous transfer for president and named William J. Brian. The audience gave eleven minutes of applause. Governors Hill is expected to win a victory by opposing the Chicago platform on a liver matter, while a strong delegation will be sent to Kansas City for Bryan.
Incomplete returns show Wolverton winning supreme judge by about 10000 votes and Tongue and Moody elected as congressmen. Legislature appears Republican and will select a successor to United States Senator McBride. Women's suffrage indicators favor Republicans though Tongue may lose to Daley in the first district.
Admiral and Mrs Dewey will travel by the Baltimore and Ohio line starting this evening with Lt Caldwell and J H Maddy. They will reach Columbus June 6 and Detroit the next day. They plan to stay in Grand Rapids overnight June 11 and return to Washington from Grand Rapids June 22.
In Milwaukee on July 5 the Raddatz submarine boat completed a one mile underwater and return trip. It now runs on storage batteries replacing chemical electricity and features ballast shifted via a new arrangement.
London announces that British troops have entered Pretoria after Boer defense. Field Marshal Roberts will formally assume control this afternoon as the capital rests under Union jack. The city erupts in joy with crowds cheering, holidays declared, and schools closing in celebration.
London news reports Stephen Crane American writer died this morning after a long illness. He had been sent to the Black Forest in Germany, but the move did not help. Born Newark New Jersey November 1 1871, Crane began journalism at 16 and later became a noted war correspondent during the Greco Turkish and Spanish American wars. His best known work is The Red Badge of Courage.
William Hummel was hanged in Williamport Pa this morning after confessing to killing his bride of a week and three of her children. His body will be embalmed and shown at the Wyoming Opera House this afternoon and evening as crowds of morbid onlookers gathered. The case drew wide public attention as the killer posed as a spiritualist and a lunatic.
In St Louis on June 4 the street car strike escalates as a 1,200 strong sheriff posse guards transit power houses. Each man carries thirty buckshot rounds amid strict military rules. Police arrest several on minor charges while women circulate a large petition urging Governor Stephens to intervene.
Boxers defeated Chinese soldiers guarding the railway to Pekin and pursued them into the countryside. About sixty Chinese were killed or wounded as a force of 200 fled at Huang Teung, after which the Boxers pursued them.
Chicago reports Dr. Fisher of the Boer envoys says Pretoria has fallen but the Boers will continue to fight. He states expectations matched the outcome and there is no disappointment.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs began its fifth biennial convention at Allegsmarl Theater in Milwaukee with delegates present. Mayor Rose gave the welcome and Mia Lowe, federation president, discussed the color line amid a crowded opening.
London reports four thousand British prisoners freed from Walsenvan as Roberts advances on Pretoria. Fire in Whitney Texas destroys the best business block, with five large mercantile firms burned and an estimated forty thousand dollars in losses. Cheyenne Lady May Nelson to wed John F. Duct in Iowa. An American writer recalls a college tale about a witty negro gardener Sambo and a humorous exchange.
A brief dispatch reports a threat to public safety last night in Shanghai prompting authorities to evacuate and secure areas to protect bystanders. No injuries are confirmed and investigators pursue leads.
Indianapolis June 1 reports the committee began convening the renomination vote with Lynch for president leading by a 3 600 majority in the election. It marks the largest total polled to date.
Fragmentary narration describes a character named Gull moved by a voice that stirs deep emotions. The text hints at love, passion, and a transformative moment as tension and affection rise.
The senate adopted Foraker’s resolution allowing the Senate committee on the Pacific Islands and Porto Rico to visit Porto Rico during the recess to study U S relations. Turner introduced a G A R backed pension appeals board bill. Pettigrew moved to take up the anti trust bill from the house and adjournment hinges on passage. The Republicans accused the campaign fund hustle as a club over the frunts.
The spring of 100 proves unusually good for lambing in Johnson County with outfits reporting up to 106 percent on bands. George Snelling notes 90 percent on a Haley Patterson band while Platte Valley Sheep of Converse County moves 200 yearlings averaging 12 pounds to the fence. The annual sheep exodus to the Big Horn ranges begins as dusty roads see bands heading to summer pastures.
Mabel recounts that he hemmed and hawed until she grew impatient and helped him along, a moment described with humor and frustration. The exchange reveals a playful, domestic tone and the couple’s dynamic in the engagement story.
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