A Certain Wise Old Lady Chronicle
A fragmentary vignette describes a Wise Old Lady navigating life through March and beyond. The text hints at themes of judgment and perseverance amid a difficult period and lingering uncertainty.
06 Mar 1902
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
1
A fragmentary vignette describes a Wise Old Lady navigating life through March and beyond. The text hints at themes of judgment and perseverance amid a difficult period and lingering uncertainty.
Manila March 6 Major Waller and Lieutenant Day of the marine corps are to be tried by court martial on March 17 on charges of torturing natives and executing others in Samar without trial. The charges allege a Filipino was fed to a tree then shot through the thigh, arm, and body over three days, and finally killed.
New York reports fresh news on the steamer Etruria as the big liner drifts near the Azores after losing her rudder and propeller and with the tow line possibly parted.
The Norfolk strike by street car workers intensifies with over half of Virginia militia patrolling streets. New workers sent to replace strikers are met by soldiers guarding barns while city mood remains tense and even women are jailed for attacking street car property.
A San Francisco syndicate controlling major streetcar lines files Articles of Incorporation with the county clerk under United States railroads of San Francisco. Capital starts at 40 million dollars in 400000 shares, with final capitalization expected at 45 million dollars including bonds, preferred and common stock.
Two loads of lambs from Geddes Live Block company Windsor Colo. topped the market. Geddes also offered two loads yesterday at 6.60 top price. Today's 629 head averaged 75 pounds sold for 6.40 each with the acea of quality attributed to Geddes consignments.
Local land office spent the day taking testimony in the Hartville townsite case. A final decision is anticipated within a week to ten days after the last testimony is completed. The townsite corporation’s motion to dismiss Wright’s protest was overruled this morning.
Prince Henry, in admiral's uniform, was welcomed by Mayor Collins and a reception committee upon arrival in Boston. Harvard University awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Laws in a formal ceremony, with President Elliott praising the university's action and the prince's visit.
In the Ingram basin eight men are missing after last week's blizzards and slides near the Liberty Bell and Tom Boy mines. A hundred men search the slides, while rescuers slow due to heavy storms. The Liberty Bell mill may be idle for months with $10,000 damage. tramway, crushers, ore bins, boarding house, and bunkhouse all damaged.
News notes report the Babcock block and adjacent Sebing building in Plainfield burned this morning, with losses estimated at up to 250000. Other items cover a tense scene in Marion Alabama, and fires and incidents from Beatrice Nebraska Newport News Louisville and New York daily trade.
A personal letter from Senator Warren discusses his work in Congress as chairman of the Claims Committee and his stance on the irrigation bill and Cuban sugar tariff. He stresses Republican tariff protection, Wyoming's standing, and the omnib us claims bill's passage, while noting General Randall’s Wyoming support and ongoing post plans. He mentions Yellowstone expenditure and notes local weather and regional bank news in Great Falls and Elkhart.
Edward and John Gaynor along with Captain Oberlin Carter were indicted for conspiring to defraud the government but failed to appear for today’s trial, resulting in bond forfeitures and a warrant likely to follow.
Washington reports the Spanish treaty claims committee rejected all claims for deaths and injuries from the 1898 Maine explosion in Havana harbor, ruling Spain not responsible to individuals and directing America to settle with its own officers. The Senate will vote on the ship subsidy bill March 17, with the president protection bill and rural delivery debates ongoing.
Charles K Weeks returned from Buford where he repaired the steam shovel. The Buford gravel pits will reopen March 15 and gravel trains will resume on the line. One shovel will operate at first, with a second added later. Union Pacific plans ballast work across many miles, mainly on the Nebraska division.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a dialogue where the old man laments resigning his situation and the youthful speaker agrees that it was too hard. The exchange plays on the irony of preferring no alteration to ease.
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