19 Nov 1901
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1901
Page
1
Heavy fog paralyzes Chicago causing widespread traffic halt and ambulance use. By noon, twenty two people are seriously injured with three from elevated rail accidents. The city endures unusual street scenes as crowds stumble and vehicles crawl. In San Francisco, officials push to raise boxing license fees from 1200 to 5000.
A crowded Washington court hears the Lola Bonine murder case against Seymon Ayres the young census clerk at Kenmore hotel. Prosecutors and defense prepare for a highly sensational proceeding amid intense public interest.
The New York horse show opened with light morning attendance but by noon every seat for tonight was sold. Twenty thousand people filled the garden to see Shetland brood mares and ponies demonstrated. Judges included E. I. Morgan and A. J. Casbett.
Lizzie Rathannan widow of a Cleveland murderer executed last winter escaped from the penitentiary by scaling walls. She served five years and is said to be the first woman ever to escape. Drops Dead of Heart Disease in Gunnison Colorado Charles B Stuart longtime public school worker in Gunnison died suddenly of heart disease at noon in the Tribune office He had come from Peabody Kansas
Centralia Ohio news reports Mrs. Mary Mannering perished after attempting to rescue her daughter Edith from a stove fire. Both mother and child succumbed to burns within an hour of the incident.
The Herald reports from London that Utah Senator Kearns sails home tomorrow aboard the Majestic after a stop in Switzerland. He was feted at dinner by Sir Thomas Lipton with many leading members of Parliament in attendance.
Pueblo, Nov 19. At about 2 p m Robert Hicks shot and killed Lizzie Allie his former sweetheart and her friend William White. Hicks fired five shots and reloaded to fire three more, killing both victims. He was arrested as onlookers recalled a railroader's wife who never sleeps at the switch.
Des Moines reports the grand jury indicts alleged murderers of Mabel Schofield heiress daughter of Dr. Schofield. She was lured to a house of ill fame, dosed with chloral, ravished, and found murdered in a river two days later amid sweeping rewards and detective searches. Additional arrests expected as day unfolds.
Philadelphia November 19 The American Bridge company received a contract to build twenty steel bridges for a railroad in South Africa at one million dollars. The award was made over English German and French bidders.
Rome reports an official denial that a regency exists due to the pope's health. The pope, fearing misinterpretation, personally reviews minor administrative details. In Peking, fifty Chinese soldiers repelled bandits near the gates, killing twelve and capturing twenty, who were beheaded.
Birmingham scene reports Will Dorsey a two colored highway robber will be the first to die under the new law as a deterrent. In Vincennes Indiana a mob of miners attacked non union boarders leaving five men likely to die from injuries.
The heirs of Charles Bazille sued to take possession of the abandoned capitol building in St Paul. Bazille had donated the capitol square to the state with a reversion clause to his heirs if ever given up. The block sized site is valued highly and the Bazille heirs seek their claim. A second item notes Signor Derplanques presenting as Italy’s new minister to the United States to the president.
Washington reports two hundred representatives of American manufacturers in convention urging reciprocity. T. C. Search was chosen chairman and urged tariff arrangements to secure foreign markets as domestic absorption wanes. A stray text fragment about a lady and a boy appears with no clear relevance.
A chaotic vigilante court at Hills fair grounds imposes 84 dollars in fines on dozens of arrestees. Judges Frank Clark and R W Brecken and Leopold Kabis oversee the session with officers vigilant against lawbreakers as colorful names and quick penalties appear in the tally.
The list names Lewis Ringolsky fined for affectionate behavior, Charley Mattin for wearing a neglige, Jack Glark cited as a son of a gentleman, all with small sums. Mr. Fletcher charged for not being an Elk, Miss Nellie Rutledge with fines paid by Dan Arnold, and W. Brooks for mixing Dutch goods, amounts vary.
A large party of colonists led by J. R. Mason arrives from Central City and will move to Wheatland tomorrow to inspect Wyoming Development company lands. In three months 7,000 acres near Wheatland sold to Nebraska farmers, about fifty families now living in Wyoming, with over 40,000 acres of fertile land still available.
State filings announce several new companies. Santa Rosa Oil and Gas plans operations in Converse county with headquarters in Douglas and capitalization listed. American Bond and Surety aims for Wyoming and other locations with $50 000. XIX Mining traces $10 000 capital. Princess Mining targets Wyoming with $150 000. Georgetown Mining and Milling operates Wyoming and Colorado with $10 000 capital. Also quoted, a parvenu laments social entry and repeated surgical appendicitis operations. Additional items include rental notices for rooms at 113 East Seventeenth Street and furnished rooms in brick blocks with electric light and janitor service, from Warren Emporium.
Augusta Maine reports twelve people shot in Maine hunts with five deaths as misidentification of humans for animals prompts strict state penalties though no arrests or convictions yet. Hay travels to New York for a December banquet appearance to respond to a McKinley toast.
T H Martin editor and publisher of the Daily News Philadelphia died this morning of pneumonia after a surgical operation. He was president of the Pen and Pencil club and vice president of the International League of Press Clubs and was under 38 years old.
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