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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
1
Warsaw reports siege like conditions with proclamations, guarded state buildings, bread shortages, barricades, and arrests. In Lodz a pistol attack near the cemetery sparked fire from sacks, killing eleven, while prisons overflowed with 672 prisoners. Across Russia Odessa sees strikes and bloodshed amid mounting casualties.
St Joseph Missouri dispatch reports firefighter George Poehl of St Joseph and Grand Island perished after rescuing a baby wandering on a railroad track near Powell Nebraska. As a freight train rounded a curve brakes were applied too late. Poehl grabbed the child from the pilot but his foot was crushed under the locomotive.
New York in event Edna Mauser aged years survived a severe neck injury after an accident. Though her spinal column press on the medulla oblongata left her head drawn back and face upward she has regained consciousness and is at home with a strong chance of full recovery.
Washington forecasts Wyoming and Wall for Wednesday and Thursday cooler with a 24 hour summary ending yesterday. Maximum 88 degrees minimum 60 degrees with no precipitation. W. & Palmier, Section Director.
Paris reports Germany replies to France on Morocco and supports a conference of powers without prearranged scope. Premier Rouvier awaits the council blessing before acting, while German tone seeks to ease tensions and avoid national pride clashes amid Persia-Morocco links.
On the Pacific mail liner Manchuria from the Orient Major General Leonard Wood and wife arrive in San Francisco for a brief eastern trip. Hamilton King the American minister to Siam returns due to ill health with his wife. Wood states conditions in the Philippines are rapidly improving with insubordinate natives being subdued and the country soon peaceful. He will be the guest of President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
The body of Wawer Lyons a young Coloradoan who taught in Con cho last winter was found near Ramah after he disappeared on horseback with an unknown man. Lyons had saved $200 from his winter salary and was en route to Colorado when attacked. No money remained on his clothes.
In Kansas City on July 27 Attorney General Hadley requested a temporary injunction to block Missouri state officials from enforcing a new maximum freight rate law. The United States district court postponed arguments to July 8 due to Hadley being occupied with the Standard Oil case.
St. Petersburg reports Russia accepts early August for the first meeting of peace plenipotentiaries. In Washington the Russian ambassador and Japanese minister did not deliver urgent messages to the President as he departs on a New England trip. No confirmation of armistice talks in Paris despite potential discussions amid the rainy season.
A crowd at Broad Street and Susquehanna Avenue heard a police chase after a large automobile allegedly steered toward five year old Eldon Garber during a concert. The car struck the boy, causing mortal injuries, then sped away as bicycle officers pursued but could not catch the vehicle.
Newbury New Hampshire June 27. Secretary of State Hay remains in bed several days after a uraemic attack. The family sees no danger but notes reduced strength and a need for rest. Telegraphs from friends including President Roosevelt express concern and hope for a swift recovery.
Brigadier General Thomas H. Barry headed to Europe from New York to join Russian forces in Manchuria. Capt. S. A. Cleman and Mr. John Van R. Hoff accompany him to observe operations of the Russian army en route via San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean to Manchuria.
St. Petersburg reports rumors of Kuropatkin's death and his possible capture amid claims of 70,000 Russians cut off by Nogi. No confirmation from staff or dispatches. Linovitch reports Japanese advance continuing steadily with Russian vanpost under pressure and retreat.
Seattle reports a double tragedy as electrician and bartender Joseph Abbott shot and killed his wife Dolly Gillson in a lodging house before fatally shooting himself. A letter left behind blamed the wife for the disgrace and noted his futile pleas for a better life.
Speaker Josef G. Cannon and accompanying Congressmen passed through Burlington after visiting Alaska and the Portland fair. On the station platform he ran a brief footrace with a young woman, drawing local notice.
Nogales Arizona June 27 reports from this city describe widespread claims of Yaqui Indians attacking the Buenos Ayres ranch in Sonora last Thursday. The piece says over twenty Yaquis and several settlers were slain, but the only verified incident was a ranch skirmish in which two Indians died and Lieut. Caranza was wounded. No massacre occurred and no troops were dispatched.
President Roosevelt arrived in Cambridge to mark the twenty fifth anniversary class of 1886. He met a committee at Bishop Lawrence home and attended a breakfast with Governor Douglas and Lieutenant Governor Guild. He declined public invitations to focus on social reunions with old college friends.
Eugene V Debs argues Chicago industrial action will fail, saying the strike shows capital power over labor. He believes recent strikes lose momentum, with unions weakened and workers defeated by organized capital.
In Cambridge on June 27 Harvard alumni welcomed President Roosevelt as a private citizen and Harvard alumnus. He requested he be seen as a member of the class of 80, riding through rain with the carriage hood down to greet the crowd.
A special meeting of National Lead Company stockholders ratified directors action to raise capital from 30 million to 50 million dollars. The increase will be split between preferred and common stock to fund additional acquisitions, signaling the merger of Unit-Gild Company with National Jet Company.
Vice president C P Arnold of the Wyoming Pressed Brick company in Laramie reports Washington approved brick from the local plant for use in the federal building here. Foundations will be brick laid in cement with cement plaster on both sides. Work on walls to start mid July.
Resolutions adopted by Norwegians in New York expressing sympathy with the Norwegian movement and urging U S recognition of Norway as a sovereign state reached the White House but will likely not be considered before the President Goes to Oyster Bay.
James B. Keerl, former president of the Montana Society of Civil Engineers, was sentenced by Judge Leslie at Great Falls to ten years in the state penitentiary for manslaughter in the April killing of Thomas Crystal, a Helena saloon bartender, three years ago.
Seattle police arrest Frank Ward and Thomas Driscoll, believed tied to an attempted holdup of the North Coast Limited near Tacoma. Ward matches the description of a man who fired at the train engineer. both suspects were taken into custody in Seattle.
Pekin June 27 The anti American movement in China gains vigor with calls for firm government action. The American minister appeals to foreign affairs guidance and Viceroy Yaun of Chili province issues a proclamation though its effectiveness is doubtful. Chinese sentiment and nationalist feeling appear to deepen.
The United States government win in Montreal as the Supreme Court unanimously quashes the appeal of Gaynor and Greene, Savannah harbor fraud fugitives. The ruling affirms the King's Bench judgment and the denial of a writ of prohibition against extradition. Costs are awarded.
Yale defeated Harvard 7 to 2 in New Haven to claim its first intercollegiate baseball championship since 1893. The win follows Yale’s victories over eastern rivals, while Harvard previously beat Princeton in their only meeting.
Laramie reporter Jesse Converse completed a 23 mile uphill Rambler run in one hour and ten minutes, then returned home in one hour and thirty minutes despite a forty mile per hour breeze.
Henry Lane, a well known firefighter, offers to supply the pump and guards that go with his missing Wolf American bicycle if the thief returns and applies to him.
Charles Lamp suffers a severe contusion on his right knee that became infected. Doctors fear blood poisoning due to the neglect and warn of possible serious complications.
All Western League games were postponed yesterday due to rain, as officials recounted schedules and prepared updated treks for teams.
Fragmentary sports notes list several scores and teams such as St Louis Detroit Cleveland Washington Paladelphia and Chicago with unclear punctuation and several misspellings. The readable bits show minimal action or context beyond final tallies.
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