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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
1
The Borie wreck death toll rises to nine with three Japanese laborers among the victims. Surviving crew and rescuers battled flames as 31 cars burned, delaying traffic for hours near Borie Cheyenne. Coroner and undertakers hold eight bodies. one victim unidentified due to mutilation.
A jury is to be sworn within hours as authorities probe a second discovery of human remains. The slain victim was found in a similar pattern to prior victims, with a hole measuring five inches at the site. Investigators continue to connect the two cases and identify the perpetrator.
New York reports Harvey W. Watterson, 32, son of Henry Watterson, falls 110 feet from the nineteenth floor of his office building. No witnesses say it was accidental. he was married and a junior partner in the Wing Russell and Watterson law firm.
Philadelphia readers learn that the system from Manhattan and Jersey City to Philadelphia will be electrified and cut travel time to one hour from New York. Westinghouse is developing engines capable of 120 mph, with further electrification toward Pittsburgh.
The body of Conductor Murphy was recovered from the Borie wreck fifteen hours after the accident. His watch was still running as it was found, an odd detail noted in reports from the scene.
The Justice Department announced that due to the large money involved key legal questions and broad public interest the government will appeal the Standard Oil decision to the Supreme Court. An application for a writ of certiorari will be filed at the earliest date.
A major blaze at Camp Taft 107 miles west of Missouri, Mont, destroyed railroad construction and about a third of the town. The Arcade Theater sparked the fire, arson charge on Arcade manager A Green, and one man died in the blaze.
Wreckage sparked fire and desolation after a rear collision on the New Orleans Northwestern line twelve miles from the city. Authorities believe several are dead and others injured as a lone surgeon treated victims aboard the wrecked train while women improvised bandages from underskirts. Reached by a later train with medical supplies.
A volatile Reischstag debate ended with a vote against issuing an address to the Emperor urging restraint in foreign politics. Strong roles emerged from most parties, with principal displeasure aimed at Chancellor von Bülow as representatives clashed over the matter.
In St Paul Minnesota November 11 the United States circuit of appeals Judge Adams reversed a district court ruling in a writ of error involving R E Demere Lemon and Clarence Waller officers of the Southern Bank and Trust company who were indicted for conspiracy to defraud through the mails.
In Minnehaha County the election count showed a majority of 747 against the new divorce law, despite expectations. The official tally was completed today, signaling a shakeup to South Dakota’s divorce industry centered in Sioux Falls.
Word from Roundup Montana says hunter Himer Hinton, accused in the death of James Mahoney, was captured by a rancher fifteen miles north of Roundup. Authorities reported the capture today.
In Spartaneburg D C on November 11 John Irby a Black man was found guilty of attempting a criminal assault on Miss Lelia Dempsey and sentenced to 30 years in prison the maximum penalty for the offense.
Augusta Georgia November 11 Assurances were received by wire that Jed Taft will arrive here on the 16th for a couple months away.
Forecast for Wyoming shows fair weather Thursday and Friday. Local data for the 2 hours ending 5 pm lists maximum temperatures at 2 degrees and minimum at 19 degrees with 0.04 inches precipitation. W. G. Palmer, Section Director.
Denver reports indicate the Colorado and Southern will declare a dividend on its $31 million common stock tomorrow. The stock, once $6 six years ago, trades around $48 today after opening at 44 and rising on the dividend news.
In Lincoln on November 11, it is revealed that William Jennings Bryan quietly finances eight youths abroad to prepare them for service to fellow Americans. The proteges study in China, Africa, India, Russia, Greece, Japan, and Turkey, with more through American colleges. Bryan is said to donate one tenth of his annual income to the poor, a private charity unknown to most locals.
In the city’s business district today Mrs Harriet Johnson was thrown from a buggy against a tree and killed. Her daughter in law was fatally injured and her daughter witnessed the crash and is said to have possibly lost her reason from the shock.
In Death Valley and surrounding country a three week series of quakes has driven miners and prospectors to flee. The most violent last Wednesday morning toppled equipment at mining camps as Dismal Crags trembled and huge boulders fell while one of the first arriving miners, Samuel Lawrence, described daily light rumbles prior to the major shock.
James B. Duke the American Tobacco Company president sent a letter to stockholders and bond holders noting a circuit court ruling that the company is a combination in restraint of trade. He said business would proceed as usual pending appeal to the Supreme Court.
Pierre South Dakota November 11 Justice Howard G Fuller a member of the state supreme court died after a lingering illness at his home.
Denver reports suggest Mrs Jennie Minor Smith Geiger, jailed in Ogallala for Wally Lee Mann’s murder, may be connected to other killings from Joliet to Louisville. Sheriff Beal weighs rumors of prior assaults and potential victims while authorities seek more identification.
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