Kanter hare transformed into rabbit delights family
A whimsical note describes the Kanter hare becoming a rabbit and the rabbit family hosting a grand event as the transformation unfolds.
26 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1902
Page
1
A whimsical note describes the Kanter hare becoming a rabbit and the rabbit family hosting a grand event as the transformation unfolds.
London reports General Kitchener led a dusk march from Commando Drift to press Boer forces toward a blockhouse but failed to seize Dela Rey. The official message lists 1% Boers captured, plus multiple guns, cattle, horses, and wagons, with Officers Rochefort and Robinson taking remaining prisoners.
London dispatches report treachery in the British camp as General De la Rey received advance information. Kitchener learned of the warning too late, derailing plans to trap the Boer general and similar to his failed effort to catch De Wet.
In Norwalk Ohio authorities report the death of Thomas Mahan a leading Democrat after he was found on the road this morning with a broken neck. Officials say the injuries may have resulted from a fall during an apoplectic episode.
Cripple Creek district reports showdown as Portland mine suspends operation. Superintendent axes about 200 workers with more layoffs expected to trim staff to a level to keep the mill running. Dispute between owners and smelter operators cited. Hammond reports London cabling on Independence mine reserves exhausted, signaling limited returns without major development.
In Kaw on March 26 a group robbed a clerk a porter and drummer William Sullivan at the Whitley hotel. They held them in a room locked inside, took $80 and escaped.
Report from New York on March 26 describes a conciliation committee of the Civic Federation resolving a dispute. Attendees include Bishop Potter Lew and John Mitchell among others, with participants labeled as Pariah Priest and other civic figures amid the adaisability discussion.
Cecil Rhodes died of heart disease this afternoon in Cape Town at age 47. The city mourns as bells toll and business stalls. His death ends a bold plan to build a vast African empire, a project he pursued with medical help and London experts.
Rhodes born in Hertfordshire on July 6, 1953 rose in South Africa to lead the De Beers Mining Co and the British South Africa Co. He shaped Mashonaland policy, pushed a Cape to Cairo railway, and formed Rhodesia. His life ended a bachelor amid Boer hostility and a $100000 bounty.
News of the 1896 Jameson Raid reaches London as 70 volunteers advance into the Transvaal. Jameson defies recall, is defeated at Krugeraderp by Boer forces led by Joubert, and is taken to Durban aboard the Victoria for Bag hand. Rhodes resigns Cape ministry amid company disrepute with Jameson and aides tried in London.
Six new suits by Park Avenue crash victims bring total damages claimed to 1.8 million dollars. The New York Court of Appeals values a human life at 7500 dollars and a human leg at 12000 dollars in the Morris and Fullerton cases.
Miss Mary Marriman daughter of E TH Harriman rode a bucking broncho during an early ride in Phoenix Arizona. Despite the horse’s bucking she remained mounted through every attempt to dismount and wore the animal out with her horsemanship. Cowboys praised her as the finest broncho buster they had seen.
New York March 26 Lawyer Albert Patrick charged with the murder of William Rice may learn his fate before night Recorder Goff gave the jury their charge at noon Courtroom opinions favored acquittal or a possible disagreement by the jury.
A crowded federal courtroom heard Pierpont Morgan challenge photographer cameras during the Peter Power suit against Northern Pacific. Morgan charged the Great Northern deal and voiced that Northern Pacific operates alone, threatening photographers and asserting control over information. The mixed text includes a Cheyenne Wyoming land contest notice dated March 13 2002 with hearing dates in April and May 1902.
In La Junta Colorado a mob of about two thousand hanged and shot Wallace the negro porter after he attacked a traveler, Mrs Henrietta Miller, a 60 year old woman. The body hung from a telegraph pole as the town awoke quiet with no inquest planned and a $500 reward previously offered for a prior case of assault.
Secretary Root directs General Wood to transfer control of Cuba to its people by May 20 with Cuba assuming treaty obligations from the 1898 Paris agreement. Wood to convene a Cuban congress, consult Palma, and replace officials as needed while keeping a limited garrison.
WashingtonMarch 24 speculation runs high over the vacant major generalship due to Ole General Wade retirement. Seniority favors Wade, yet three juniors have previously outranked him. Generals Brooke and Wheaton retire in July. Leonard Wood is expected to be promoted to fill the vacancy and eventually command the army.
A Canandaigua special reports William C Howard died at age sixty leaving a wife and two children. Autopsy found natural heart disease. Half-brothers revealed Howard lived as a woman since age twelve, worked as a farm hand, and voted as a Republican. The wife knew nothing of the disguise.
The will of Robert Billings, a Boston dry goods merchant, is admitted to probate. The estate totals nearly three million dollars with one million to public land grants. Harvard University and MIT share 100000 each to the Rowton Museums of Fine Arts receive 100000.
Daniel Gully delivers a notable success in the play The Pariah Priest, highlighted by critics at the New York Sun as a standout performance and a strong show of acting craft.
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