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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1908
Page
1
The American racer will reach Cheyenne by noon today or earlier and stay overnight for overhauling at the Industrial club. Montague Roberts and crew will be guests. a banquet at 7 pm will honor the visitors.
The American car, driven by Monte Roberts, leads the New York to Paria race, arriving in Sidney, Nebraska at 10:40 p.m. after a 182 mile leg on poor roads. The team plans a dawn departure for Cheyenne, 102 miles west, with excellent road conditions expected ahead.
A Denver Post automobile special from Pennsylvania arrived in Cheyenne at 6 34 PM with six travelers and a crowd. Reporters and locals swapped jokes as they thawed out after a cold ride noting the speed and a puncture delay on the way.
Indiana reports the highest water in twenty five years and widespread losses. In Pennsylvania the Stella Moren tow boat sank at Port Perry after being swept over dam two with three crew killed. Elkhart suffers the worst flood in history with 400 houses submerged and rail service crippled.
Capitol Rebekah lodge No. 23 I O O F was instituted last night at I Co O F hall by Louis Miller grand secretary of Laramie City. Officers installed include N G Carrie Proctor V G Ada R Wright secretary Hattie Heina treasurer Mra M A Proctor ward en Myrtle Law I G Mrs C Smith Co G J D Wright R N G Emma White L N G Mrs M J Gay R V G Mrs G EB Russell L V G Mra Freddie Gordon Chaplain Edna K Gale. A nice supper was served tables decorated with carnations and each lady received a carnation. Music and dancing followed a pleasant social time. The lodge begins with a promising future.
United States troops evacuated their Goldfield camp after three months and transferred peacekeeping duties to local police and Nevada state police. The detachment totaled 114 men and 6 officers and the district was peaceful as the strike ended this week.
New York March 7 Governor Charles B Hughes was formally endorsed as New Yorks candidate for president by the Republican state committee at the meeting here Resolutions endorsing him presented by former Congressman William H Douglas were adopted unanimously and without discussion.
Ching diplomatic representative Wu Ting Fang arrived in Washington D C after years of absence signaling a return of the envoy to U S relations.
Washington D C March 7 Pacific coast members of congress say only seven Japanese have entered the United States this year and none are laborers. The figure underscores new emigration regulations Japan agreed to enforce. Some fear laborers crossed via Mexico but Mexico is negotiating similar rules for entry.
At the Cheyenne courthouse last evening dairy farmers organized the Cheyenne Dairy Men's Association. W. H. Gill elected temporary president and John Mughes temporary secretary. The group aims to improve sanitary conditions and will consult with State Food Commissioner BE. W. Burke and veterinarian W. F. Piaenging for guidance.
Twenty five bulls shipped from Kansas to Evanston are held at Cheyenne stock yards. State Veterinarian W. F. B. Pilaeging conducts tuberculin tests on the bovine stock before entry into Wyoming.
Philadelphia officials announced two Chinese men will be hanged Tuesday for killing several co nationals in Chinatown last summer. The deaths stem from a feud between the On Loong Tong and Hip Slog Tong factions.
Washington DC forecast calls for snow and colder temperatures into Sunday and Monday. Wyoming weather is expected to turn snowy and colder with unsettled skies through the weekend.
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