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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
1
London funds for a memorial to Queen Victoria reached one hundred thousand dollars with Pierpont Morgan among a dozen millionaires contributing. A separate general fund remains for disposal by the king.
About 600 car shop workers at the Erie line walked off at noon demanding more pay and shorter hours. The strike sparked intense excitement and is expected to spread. Two thousand Iron Works workers joined in today in sympathy with the Erie action.
A morning tornado ripped through Independence Kansas causing extensive damage to the Meredith mill and numerous private residences, wrecking the Santa Fe depot. No lives were lost but crops suffered severe damage in the area.
A Gila monster, owned by Harvard College, escaped prompting alarm due to its deadly bite and dangerous secretions. The incident occurred after extensive anxiety over potential harm from the creature.
Kalama Washington June 21 four men killed and several injured in a dynamite explosion on the Oregon and Washington railway line. The blast occurred this morning and is under investigation with details incomplete.
Dr Lewis Daniels starts a self imposed census of consumptives in New York state the first such enumeration. The effort aims to determine the proportion of suffering cases and to set a model for similar censuses in other states.
In Chicago last night the servant girls union sparked a dispute among Irish Swedes and Germans over loyalty. Organizer Sophie Becker steadied the meeting and a committee was formed with circulars to domestics in Chicago. Grief killed him. Robert Miller who has lived in a wheel chair since a diving accident died from grief after his attendant John Atwood died. London reports Boer paper says rebellion spreads in Cape Colony with six thousand farmers joining the Boer commandos.
Memphis June 21. The Tennessee supreme court ruled that women cannot practice law because a lawyer is an officer of the court and the constitution forbids a woman from holding that office. The application of Miss Marion is refused.
Mrs. Jesse Miller, who yesterday shot and killed Mrs. M. L. Blake near Clarksville, turned herself in to U S Marshal Bennett this morning. The Miller and Blake families lived on the same farm and the killing arose from no dispute over a dead goose. Miller says Blake assaulted her with a rifle and she acted to save her life.
Speaker Henderson arrives with his wife and daughter in London and receives marked attention from MPs and government officials. He will deliver the principal address at a July 4 dinner. Cardinal Gibbons departs Rome for Florence and is greeted by church and state dignitaries.
Colorado Springs, June 21. R R Cable, chairman of the Rock Island board, denied a report that Rock Island would build its own line from Limon to Denver and sever ties with Union Pacific. He said the report was untrue and never seriously discussed.
Yokohama reports that Hohs Torsi a Japanese cabinet member in the last administration was stabbed on a public street this morning and died minutes later. Authorities believe the assassination has political motives. A second item notes the San Francisco railroad informing the Missouri secretary of state it will raise capital from fifty million to one hundred million.
A partly dressed man’s body was found floating in the Missouri River near Atchison and buried unidentified. Indications of foul play emerged as a coat and stiff hat were found nearby with letters addressed to Walter Brown, a cook once in St. Joseph. Brown was seen with two strangers on May 31. police investigate the crushed hat top and connections.
William Campfield of the War Department was arrested for shooting at his wife. He claims a ten year Texas cowboy record proves he would not miss if he fired at her. Reported he was intoxicated and confronted a man visiting his wife before the shooting.
New York report: Barker found guilty by a jury of shooting with intent to kill Reverend Keller. The verdict caused a sensation. sentence deferred to next week and bail set at $10,000. Kaiser's Seasick Son: Adelbert Wilhelm's third son seasick aboard a training vessel may transfer from navy to army.
James A. Marshall, Civil War veteran, was discovered dead in a room at McCoy's hotel in Chicago. He had attempted suicide by severing both arteries and then hanged himself after his wife’s death left him despondent.
Berlin dispatches from morning papers say the Boxer uprising persists with Boxers living on plunder and fearing renewed bloodshed after allied forces depart. Government reports deny the danger, claiming the Boxers are crushed and no threat remains.
Wichita June 21 The widow of the late Doc J Black learns she will receive 1 000 000 from the estate of Judge Harvey Leavenworth who died in Stockton California years ago. The will directs the final heirs to be revealed only when needed. There are five heirs each to receive 1 000 000. The widow resides in a two room shanty boat on the Arkansas river after years of poverty.
Colorado Springs June 21 The Denver pharmacists will contest the law passed by the last legislature imposing a tax or license fee of 25 dollars upon all pharmacists. Supported by the State Pharmaceutical Association a test case will likely start in a few days following a Manitou meeting.
Washington June 21 Dr Rixey said Mrs McKinley is steadily improving and may be better now than ever before after analysis of her condition by physicians.
Dispatches from Oklahoma report thousands of men women and children camping on the border awaiting the Comanche reservation opening. Destitution is widespread with people living under wagons and trees to avoid starvation. Government aid is believed necessary to prevent many deaths.
London reports indicate General Botha may have surrendered, with The Evening Sun citing Dowling Street as authority. Adelph Levy arrived from Johannesburg describing drastic prewar white population decline. Fort Worth notes record early cotton sale from Alice beats world timing. London cites a high embalming charge by a British undertaker for ex Governor Pingree.
Washington reports indicate Minister Wu will serve a second term, marking a new precedent for China. The State Department expresses approval as details emerge from the ministry and foreign affairs channels.
The Cheyenne Golf Club hosts a novel approaching and putting tournament tomorrow afternoon at 5 after the ball game. Contestants must approach from forty yards with three balls. total score counts. Miss Margaret Bailey to play in the gentleman's match with a ten yard handicap. Stockholders meet Union Oil and Refining Co Friday July 5 1901 at 10 a m Inter Ocean hotel to elect trustees and handle usual business.
The Rocky Mountain Oil company posts 10000 capital and Evanston operation with listed Evanston incorporators. Weaver Oil company sets 10000 capital and operates in Wyoming and Colorado with W J Weaver A Brown and J Bages as incorporators. Golden Dale Mining and Milling company plans 30600 capital in Colorado and Wyoming with F H Pettigell Walter Scott and L A Civill as trustees. United Gold and Copper Mining company capitalizes at 15000 and will operate in Wyoming and Colorado with G M Fay C L Splain and Huger Wilkinson as incorporators. Machinery arrives for Nethergall Brothers at Piedmont for immediate installation. Nearby land around the well now brings 200 to 360 per acre.
Local notices list several officials and residents traveling north or east for courts, reports, or visits. Notables include Dr Crook, Superintendent Matthews, Judge Carey, Judge Riner, Governor Richards, and Wallace Bond. Also mentions Misses Ida and Gertrude Riner and others arriving, with excursion rates to Portland Tacoma and Seattle and a city market ad.
A brief listing notes prices for suits and coats including $15 fine dress suits $10 corduroy coats and vests at $12 and $8 respectively highlighting budget friendly apparel selections.
The El Dorado Kansas trial of Jessie Morrison ends its session with the defense resting amid in rebuttal the state presenting three witnesses claiming Morrison admitted voluntary contact with Mrs Castle over a disputed letter. The defense counters with Morrison’s brother and another man denying any such conversation. The court adjourns until Monday due to a Seventh Day Adventist juror not able to work tomorrow.
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