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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1903
Page
1
Rome, June 15. The Pope is recovering from an operation performed Saturday to remove a small tumor under his arm. The procedure caused a false death report, but His Holiness endured the shock bravely and appears entirely recovered today.
Michael Davitt reports after a careful inquiry that Kisheneff April riots and terror were deliberately planned. He says Jews were falsely accused of plotting against the empire. Davitt will seek to present his findings to the British Parliament.
Tacoma Washington June 15 Governor Congdon of Yukon territory reports new gold discoveries on Duncan creek may surpass Klondyke in extent and richness with pans yielding from one to seven dollars. Adolph Stallmann a Kalkfus roof timber was struck by a brick from a chimney and narrowly escaped death after a fall and collision with a van then a motor car.
The Skuptsching voted thanks to army officers for removing the king and queen and Prince Peter Karageorgeevitch was unanimously elected king. After prayers the new king was proclaimed amid a city crowded with soldiers in dreary rain. Belgrade. June 15 16.
Geneva reports a sharp street battle in Belgrade between partisans of the new king and those backing Milan son of the murdered king Alexander. Milan, living in Constantinople, has gained some following in Servia. Proclamations on Helgira de walls were torn down by Peter supporters after the clash. New York notes Shamrock III and Shamrock I arrival with Erin visited by yachtmen following stormy Atlantic voyage from Azores.
Fred Mink, 21, killed Newton W. Harris a farmer near Pittsbeld and his stepmother after a dispute over love. He is besieged in a deserted house as a mob and sheriff's posse seek to capture and jail him. The motive cited involves Harris’s objection to Mink pursuing the farmer's daughter.
Scranton Pennsylvania January 15 miners gather for a major convention demanding recognition of Presidents Nicholls Duffy and Fahey as miners representatives on the arbitration board as operators persist in withholding recognition.
Reports from June 15 estimate 350 to 600 lives lost as Heppner Oregon was wiped out by floodwaters from Willows creek. Wires down hinder details while Spokane confirms widespread destruction and near total town devastation.
New York reports 90 percent of building work active at yards when they opened then halted as the building trades board and employers association push for a firm arbitration plan. Employers vow to press the fight to a finish amid stalled negotiations.
Berlin reports that J Pierpont Morgan has been asked to aid in raising funds for the extension of a new railway to connect Constantinople with the Persian Gulf. Germany holds a concession from the sultan for the project, seen as a factor behind Britain’s Monroe Doctrine move in the Persian Gulf. The line would shift European trade toward the Far East and reduce British shipping shares. Britain’s proclamation did not block construction but warned that naval base creation on the gulf would be a hostile act.
About one hundred freight handlers stopped work in City on June 15 to avoid potential layoffs amid ongoing strike trouble prior to the food. In Halt Lake the same day, concerns rose as clubwomen at the Western Mothers congress discussed a death by suicide, while a mouse disrupted the tenth annual meeting with a brief platform incident and a retreat.
Fire destroyed the cyanide mill near Plume, reportedly owned by a New York firm. Losses are not fully confirmed but are described as extensive in the early June report. No injuries are detailed in the account.
Rio Grande flood fears grip Paso despite hundreds of laborers reinforcing weak levee points. One mile above the city the head gate is the weakest spot with alarms and sandbagging. Reports of a lake behind levee near Wild Spur, New Mexico raise fears of a night break. Albuquerque warns of inundation with subsidence at Los Cerritos Alimada and Alcady.
Berlin reports the government plans a decree prohibiting further plague germ experiments after Dr Milan Yachs death. The medical profession, while noting risks to scientists, argues against the measure, saying it ignores the broader interest of public health and scientific progress.
In Gainesville Georgia on June 15 a large poisonous spider was accidentally mixed into dough baked into bread. Mia Stephens Mary Smith and James Smith died and three others are seriously ill. The dough became thoroughly impregnated and the family ate the bread.
Vienna reports an autopsy on King Alexander finding brain abnormalities with thickened uneven development. The text notes a knotty formation and cites possible idiot classifications. A later autopsy on the queen’s body mentions results from an operation for penrite.
Governor Bailey and state officials meet in Topeka with Kansas City authorities to review bonds the special session may authorize for flood damage repairs to bridges. The governor believes the executive council can borrow enough to relieve suffering.
J F Curran, convicted last Friday in district court of grand larceny, petitions for a new trial claiming the evidence did not justify the verdict. Judge Scott may overrule the motion, with a potential appeal to the state supreme court. The rest of the item lists local social visits, railroad notes, and business ads from Hawlins Wyoming.
Governor Chatterton replies to Interior Secretary Hitchcock denying Wyomingis playing politics over vast forest reserves. He stresses support for reserves but demands limits to Amber area and businesslike stewardship, citing editorials from Wyoming papers to illustrate public sentiment.
Trustees from the Wyoming University travel to Laramie for the national meeting of board members. The session is expected to address faculty appointments for the next academic year. Fresh strawberries advertised at Manewala restaurant today.
Advertisement claims good goods hold value with lower prices on items like Summer Corsets 2c, Taffeta clothing at 49.00, Lady's Kid Shoes 2.45, Summer Ribbed Vents and Girdles, plus various lace, hose, gloves and underwear as cataloged in a bulk sale.
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