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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
1
An old adage notes danger if one does not die in March and warns that life path is strewn with perilous points across months. The piece emphasizes guarding vital forces and treating March as a pivotal time for resilience and alertness.
A Democratic congressional committee meeting is set for tomorrow night to name a chairman. Senator Gorman of Maryland is favored for his organizing and fundraising ability amid talks of shifting strategy to win northern districts while relying on the solidsouth.
Anahman Knapp of the interstate commerce committee spoke on transportation advocating government ownership of railroads. He argued states should not farm out revenue collection or let private interests set tax rates and control public carriage.
Local notice records minor changes to energy and water utilities at 1108 Forgusco Street by Milior. No further details provided, actions pending.
Vicksburg Mass March 13 The steamer Providence en route to Lake Palmyra was overturned by a squall at Lone Landing at 2 am. Twenty-one passengers and crew drowned including Captain William Cassidy Charles Roup Clyde Scott and Dr N A Lancaster. Nine survived as divers prepared to recover bodies and coffins.
Mattie Bennett admitted to Sheriff Lindley that she led a ring of negro women and white men luring men to her house for months. Victims were drugged beaten and robbed. if deaths occurred they were dumped in the river, else abandoned along a street for discovery.
Two carloads of provisions seed corn and oats departed from the Merchants' Exchange in St Louis for Chadwick Missouri to aid drouth struck regions. An official appeal also sought help in Stone Howell Ozark Wright Shannon Barry and Douglas counties near the Arkansas line. Severe winter and short crops left many destitute with stock perishing.
Washington March 13 reporters say the Isthmian canal committee voted seven to four to report the Hepburn bill authorizing construction of an Isthmian canal via the Nicaragua route. Nicaragua and Costa Rica ministers informed the State Department that the protocol for the canal’s construction has been prepared and is ready for signature.
Stone from the Rawlins quarries intended for the public building here has not yet arrived and is likely delayed at Rawlins, causing work on the project to be postponed.
In Boston on March 13 strikers swell as freight handlers join the Conard and Leyland docks crew. About twenty thousand now idle with potential to reach seventy five thousand by Saturday as Eastly of the National Civic Federation arrives for talks with strikers and Governor Crane. Freight buildup, factory halts, fuel shortages drive closures and hotel strain.
Beginning to Suffer Boston faces widespread disruption as 20 000 workers idle amid a looming vote by the building trades council and the Boston Central Labor Union. A conference with Downesy intercute planned for tomorrow may spur settlement or arbitration of the strike.
On March 1 the Knapp Aixchange bank was burglarised in the morning and citizens were driven back by a volley of pistol shots. The incident marks another successful bank robbery in the area.
Edward Bingleton son of a wealthy Los Angeles magnate reportedly killed himself last night by shooting himself through the head in a personal crisis related to his family’s wealth and status.
Emil Witte admits personal spite as motive for charging Holleben with spying. He claims Germany secured U S naval defense plans and maintained spy networks in the United States and the Philippines. He accuses Harvard professor Munsterberg of leading a secret press bureau. In Boston, Gen A P Martin dies at 67 after Civil War service.
James King selected to succeed Annie Driggs as state librarian in Topeka Kansas with public service ending March 25. King was chosen on March 13 to take over duties from Driggs.
London reports a severe reminder from the War Secretary to Lord Kitchener to keep British commanders alert after Methuen's disasters. Pro-Boer sentiment grows with talk of concentrating troops in isolated districts. Methuen’s release announced. Kritsinger’s treason trial postponed. Rhodes reportedly weaker after a sleepless night.
The Baltimore American reports a bill before Congress to force makers and vendors of shoddy wares to label the products plainly as shoddy instead of wool. Introduced by Representative Grosvenor, the measure seeks clear labeling so buyers know what they are purchasing.
In a terse exchange, a resident asks Willer what he is doing in the pantry and he replies he was checking that everything is locked up tight. The Indianapolis News records the brief incident with a cautious tone.
Acting Governor Wright reports to Governor Taft that insurgents in Laguna were driven back by constabulary and local police with ammunition shortfalls. He says fewer than 300 arms remain with insurgents nationwide, Cavite bands routed, and overall conditions in Luzon improving with widespread cooperation and no major defeats. Taft presented the dispatch to the house insular committee.
Lord Pauncefote and his daughters arrived in Ashenville and are staying with the Vanderbilts at Biltmore house. He is suffering from asthma.
The article reflects on asthma as a shifting medical category from broad usage to a more restricted clinical definition. It links asthma to emotional temperament, potential heart or digestive contributors, and notes that long standing cases cause permanent lung and heart changes, with emphasis on early, energetic treatment and hygienic living to prevent chronic disease.
A fragmented note from Atchingon Globe laments social manners and gendered expectations. It mocks fashion, engagement rituals, public speaking insecurity, and the rituals of courting amid old fashioned gossip. The piece hints at women revealing faces late in social events and men avoiding speeches.
Washington March 8 Mr Burritt former Wyoming mining bureau head in the Philippines reports plans to survey Bulacan iron region and Benquet Lepanto gold copper areas. He envisions a chief engineer led survey team with five field parties for six months yearly and reports high costs and mail delays. Also notes officials Freedendall Humphrey and a dinner in honor of Speaker Henderson at the Willard.
Local forecast for Cheyenne and vicinity predicts snow tonight and Friday with colder conditions to follow. The broader eastern storm brings rain from New York to New England, while moisture fell yesterday from the Lake region to the Gulf coast. The weather system moving from British Columbia spreads southeastward causing rain or snow across Oregon, Washington, and Montana. Low data show a 24 hour period with a high of 47 and a low of 20 and no precipitation.
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