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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
1
A fragmentary note attributes a wise elder with an observation on March outcomes. The text hints at mortality and survival beyond March, suggesting a local saying or anecdote about endurance through the year. The readable bits focus on March fate and continued life afterward.
A sprawling flood report from March documents the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at record high levels with widespread damage. Mills suspended, rail lines submerged, bridges washed out, and thousands idle as the Susquehanna and Schuylkill flood stages rise and recede in various cities. Two boys drown. three trainmen killed in New York Central culvert washout. animals perish in waters and homes suffer extensive damage.
Bishop Potter of New Jersey addressed the Outlook club in New York on March 1 denouncing prohibitionists as enemies of temperance. He argued the saloon serves the poor and urged improving and restraining its influence rather than seeking its elimination, calling fanaticism impossible to reconcile.
In Charleston the exposition directors urge President Roosevelt to attend their event and offer a grand reception. They promise he could repudiate Senator Tillman if he wishes. Warrenton reports Major Micah Jenkins telegraphed South Carolina officials, declining to accept a sword offered with conditions.
Personal mentions record Charles Martin Jean Denvé on buri Dee Minn Mary A Tabote visiting and neighbors in the city. President BE Smiley of the state University is in town on business. Several arrivals and departures set a busy local scene with family and professional ties noted.
Senators Platt of Connecticut and Hoar of Massachusetts propose rules changes. Platt would let the senate disbar a disorderly member. Hoar would bar imputing unbecoming conduct and reproachful remarks about a senator. Turner seeks to limit the presiding officer from omitting a senator’s name from the roll.
San Francisco March 1 B H Harriman is expected to sign papers within ten days to consolidate three big properties of the Southern Pacific company. The plan would refund 69 million dollars of bonds at five and six percent to save about one million dollars annually in interest.
In Philadelphia on March 1 twenty five tons of marble cornice toppled from the Fidelity building, killing two stone masons and injuring several workers. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as authorities investigated the cause of the fatal collapse.
Prince Henry's Washington visit unfolds with disruptions as a freight wreck delays his Portage event and a man is arrested near him. He enjoys a rain ride with President Roosevelt and ends with a grand dinner at the German Embassy amid strong German- American applause.
Chicago March L Dr Burnett charged as an accessory to the murder of Mrs Charlotte Nichol testified that she sought him first and he yielded to temptation. He detailed meetings that darkened the scene at Marlborough House where the two were found dying. Nichol died while the doctor survived and he said he attempted suicide after finding her dead.
Miss Margaret Batley trains as stenographer and bookkeeper to replace Miss Abrey at Riner & Bchunger's on the 16th. Miss Abrey plans marriage in Cheyenne soon. Base value 610,000 for dwelling house property at 50 cents on the dollar one block from R Rabopa at 10 Warren Avenue Cheyenne Wyoming.
Buechner and Gen, noted engravers of 32d Degree rings, feature in a brief item praising their craftsmanship and historical significance within fraternal regalia. The notice emphasizes their role in producing emblematic rings coveted by members and collectors.
Hodgenville Kentucky March 1 The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln near Lincoln is advertised for sale for taxes. Government had planned a park but Eastern capitalists bought it as speculation and then abandoned it. The site has fallen into neglect and its value now only covers the tax bill.
Miss Stone arrived in Constantinople and visited the American minister today, meeting him soon after her arrival in the city.
Reports tell of Pierpont Morgan donating 2 000 000 to the University of the South, a Cleveland Bakery building collapse with missing workers, ice gorge crushing yachts, 250 fishermen rescued on a perilous lake floe, King Leopold ill in Brussels, Santa Fe pay raises for freight staff, and Fenian figure O Donovar Rossa dying in Colorado Springs.
County clerk under D R Cowhick reports self supporting office and revenue gains. James Jackson of Cheyenne area brought in four coyote pelts for bounty papers. Nine prisoners remain in county jail with one recently discharged and another in the penitentiary. County treasurer paid $10 in warrant redemption. January records show 298 instruments used. February filings reached 394 despite a shorter month.
The Knight Campbell Music Co on 211 West Sixteenth Street in Cheyenne announces the arrival of The Comedy King new two step record. The catalog shows the title alongside other songs including Hello Central Give Me Heaven The Star and the Flower and In the Good Old Fashioned Way.
Sheridan Wyoming dispatch reports Lupin Holley, a Hysham cattle company cowboy, died after a fall from a horse while he was riding toward the Crow Reservation to look for stock. An Indian messenger said Holley was badly hurt and thrown from his horse on Thompson Creek, with his death confirmed last evening.
Telluride reports additional snowslides in San Miguel and Marshall Basin. Eight rescuers died while searching for the Liberty Bell victims. Overall, about twenty one bodies are believed buried under the snow. An avalanche killed a miner at the Sheridan mine. Ovuray notes two large snowslides without fatalities.
February receipts at the secretary of state reached 4582.15 dollars while the state auditor reports 13398 dollars in fees from foreign insurance companies. Governor Richards receives word from Wallace Bond, and requisition papers are issued for Jeff Ker and William Brock on stolen property charges in Carbon County.
The Neill company presents Clyde Fitch war drama Barbara Freitchie tonight in Cheyenne with James Neill. Barbara pleads with her father to spare Captain Trumbull as tragedy unfolds in the third act. Local forecast notes a storm in northern Michigan bringing rain and colder weather with snow in the Dakotas and western states.
We express heartfelt thanks to Glende who assisted us during our recent bereavement. Sincerely Louie Gunther Henry Gunther William Gunther.
Special Correspondence from Washington reports a senate clash between McLaurin and Tillman after blows exchanged. Senator Warren intervened, lifting Tillman and separating the combatants, ending the first and only round. The piece outlines McLaurin’s career and the long rivalry with Tillman dating to 1894.
All Templars and Consistory members are invited to Buechner & Bon jewelry to have rings and charms cleaned and polished free of charge this week.
Denver event outlines dates March 4 and March 10 final return limit March 10 for attendees. Union Pacific offers colonial tickets to California Portland and north coast points at 26.00 dollars with a round trip fare. See ticket agent for details.
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