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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
1
The Leyland line steamer Assyrian, ashore off Cape Race a week, broke apart in the night and is a total wreck. Parts of the ship drift in the turbulent sea. The tug Petrel, attempting rescue yesterday, also went ashore and is now a complete wreck.
Montreal June 14 Thirty five hundred trackmen on the Canadian Pacific will strike June 15 Notice has been sent to the members and engineers are expected to refuse to run trains after the strike begins Involved are Canadian Pacific workers and engineers in Montreal and across the line with a likely stoppage starting tomorrow.
New York Senator Chauncey Depew, in a June 14 interview, praises Hanna as a friend to Americans but insists New York will elect the next president. He says Odell and Roosevelt must be looked after in the process.
Kansas City reports arguments in Lulu Price Kennedy murder trial as defense seeks acquittal on insanity. The state requests instructions on first and second degree murder, manslaughter, and the fourth degree. The defendant appeared tired and pale amid proceedings.
A large blast at a cartridge factory near Paris on June 14 resulted in fifteen deaths. Local authorities and emergency crews responded quickly as investigators began assessing the scene and cause of the explosion.
Washington reports tomorrow’s cabinet session focuses on Cuba after Platt amendment acceptance. No government exists yet, elections must be held, a president and legislature chosen, then a Cuban republic will arise. Tribune opines U S control likely remains months or years before full release and new republic announced.
In St Petersburg on June 14 a Nihilist tried to stab Dr. Malinowski of the interior department. The doctor escaped serious injury and the attacker was arrested.
Brussells June 14 Mrs Louis Botha wife of the Boer commander in chief says prints about her mission of peace or as bearer of military information are wrong. She had no official mission. Her husband would continue to fight until victory or death overtook him. On June 15 22 and 26 Union Pacific will sell tickets to Denver and return for 4.30 continuous passage in each direction five days from date of sale. Subscribe for the Leader.
In Immocet Sylvianna Georgia on June 14 five men identified as leaders of the Black Mafia were hanged from a single scaffold. Described as a secret society aiming to exterminate whites, the group’s arrest followed a deadly confrontation when officers attempted to arrest a member who triggered the assault with a bird-like whistle.
Pittsfield Massachusetts June 14 The Grover Cleveland family arrived and will summer in the Berkshire hills occupying an historic farmhouse. Cleveland takes the room where Washington slept after Saratoga and shows no hesitancy in using the famous bed. Farmers nearby open preserves to the notable visitor and Joe Jefferson joins in hoped-for sport. No more bulletins Mrs McKinley is better this morning doctors bulletins cease today.
New York and Buffalo mark Flag Day with strong observances led by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In Denver a storm postpones events to tomorrow with Former Governor Adams slated to speak.
New York report says William Herford a carpenter who for thirty years chased the secret of perpetual motion ended his life last night by shooting himself. He was found this morning with clenched teeth and a paper in his hand reading Its no use.
The wife of Henry Flagler, suing for divorce, is confined at the White Plains insane asylum. Her every wish is reportedly gratified and her personal expenses reach about a thousand dollars monthly. Flagler controls substantial Florida railroads and hotels.
Chicago June 14 police are informed of a plan by anarchists to blow up Alexander Dowie the self proclaimed resurrected Elijah and also target his property in an elaborate scheme reported by authorities
Washington news reports several federal picks including Charles Reynolds of Illinois named judge of Indian Territory Solomon Stahl of Arkansas as marshal C V Foraker named marshal of New Mexico and C P Hith of Illinois as marshal for the southern district of Illinois The Way of the Trust covers the same day New York dispatch notes Vice Chancellor Stevens denying an injunction to block Amalgamated Copper from purchasing Butte and Boston companies allowing the trust to proceed with its plan
Word from Shreveport on June 14 says the accused murderers have not been lynched and Edwards remains at large. A night of intense excitement surrounds the jail where the prisoners are confined.
The Treasury Board of Statistics reports live stock receipts for Kansas City Chicago Omaha St Louis and St Joseph showing a large gain over last year. For the just completed quarter there is a rise of 359000 head compared with the same term a year ago.
Cincinnati June 14 reports say the West Baden Springs hotel costing one million dollars to build was destroyed by a fire early this morning. The eight hundred room hotel was crowded and guests narrowly escaped in nightclothes as balconies were leaped from. Insurance is about one hundred thousand dollars and the loss is around half a million. No fire protection existed and an overheated range is blamed.
Fire at the Midland hotel in Cripple Creek destroys the building and damages the Barnard block Turkish bathrooms. Roomers in night clothes escaped. authorities suspect an incendiary blaze.
A passenger train in Flint Michigan struck a double carriage crossing Hamilton avenue this morning killing four people. Major Buckingham his daughter and two women friends are named as victims. Bodies severely mangled in grisly scene.
Washington June 14 Prof Mead who lost his right arm in a street car fall is resting quietly. Doctors see no immediate need for further amputation and expect steady improvement. He arrived in Washington to address the Industrial commission then planned a long Italian navigation study trip, now likely abandoned.
Sir Claude McDonald, British minister to Peking, arrives in San Francisco on June 14 and heads to England. He believes it will not take long to quell the current anti foreign feeling among the Chinese and cautions the city government to maintain strong legation guards for safety.
Proceedings by Oscar W. Chapin to remove Police Commissioners Rupp and Cooper over Sabbath gates at the Pan-American Exposition have been dropped by stipulation. Chapin says the commissioners are not guilty and gates can open on Sundays without harming reverence. Local forecast notes showers and cool weather from the Rockies to the Pacific.
A dense roster of names and districts spans Normandie Dan Clark Horse Creek N K Boswell Laramie Hon T J Tynan Charles Schwartz S Isaacson M Bromstein Minswitz J F Moehl J 5 Baird M E Warner Denver A Van Norden A Simmons M A Hambright Geo L Erhard F H Garlow Omaha R M Brown St Joe D B Smith Kansas City Sterling Hughs M M Gaylor Chicago W H Ashford St Joe Metropolitan R G Reynolds G 3 Parkhurst Laramie J W Shefrard Glenda Ora Daniel Wheatland Wm Thorson Lusk A J Howard Evans ton W A Barnes Rawlins Thomas Atchinson W 5 Angel Denver Andrew C Herron Carrol City Ia Dan Tracey Deadwood S D J C Lang and wife H B Williams and wife Lead City S D
Coroner Murray of Laramie County offers to have an examination of the stomach of Tom Thur nell if his parents guarantee the examination costs. the county would cover the expenses if evidence of foul play is found. He disputes claims of a disgraceful affair and notes the process requires several hundred dollars. Yellowstone publicity expands with 10,000 letters sent to agents. Hartlewood & Dinneen advertise livery services for Yellowstone trips.
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