25 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
1
Effective hair loss stopper promises to cure dandruff and save your hair. Priced at 50e per bottle, available at R. F. Reamy's Tonsorial Parlors located at 309 West Fifth Street.
The text describes a surface prepared to receive paint that is deliberately formulated to resist weathering and the effects of time, ensuring long lasting durability against the elements.
Washington report says Frank H. McKee 26, a Golden Eagle Hotel resident, set off dynamite blast in a vacant room above the couple's chamber, killing himself after quarrel with proprietor Louis Brandt. Brandt and his wife were thrown to the cellar but unharmed. McKee had drank heavily and recently drained his last $70 after once possessing $30,000.
The president spent a comfortable night at the temporary White House and will remain ten days to two weeks. An abscess on his leg causes little trouble beyond the diet it requires. Doctors reported slight temperature changes but no concern. The wound was opened last night and he is kept quiet with only family and cabinet members allowed to see him. Secretaries Shaw and Hitchcock called this morning.
At Fort Riley Kansas the hospital fills with soldiers worn out by mud and hard marching as maneuvers take place. Regulars report the exercises as tougher than wartime experiences. Regimental advance and rear guards are planned with cavalry engineers and signal corps moving ahead of infantry. The artillery protects the rear in deployed bands.
A mine explosion in Covington Kentucky killed five white men and two Black workers and injured seven as seven kegs of powder exploded after being struck by a drill. The bodies were buried under earth. In Omaha Nebraska work halted on inventories of packing houses amid merger activity.
A Burlington passenger train struck a stock train near Malden Illinois this morning. Four stockmen were killed and five injured when the caboose on a switch was crushed. All the dead were residents of Minot.
Denver September 25 The Colorado Fuel and Iron dispute opened before Judge Caldwell with Gates represented by top national lawyers led by former Judge Hornblower of New York and Senator Walcott of Colorado plus John F Vaile Hornblower. Hornblower, reputedly the highest paid in America, charged at least 25 000 as a retainer. Attorney Waterman outlined the companys records dispute against Beaman and other officers for withholding books as demanded. Court adjourned for the afternoon.
In Wilkes Barre and Scranton Pennsylvania during late September, Ninth Regiment detachments moved in rain to quell disturbances with little to do as reports of violence mounted. Strikes in the valley grow menacing. fifty persons were assaulted by strikers overnight. General Gobin and the Eighth Regiment head toward Old Forge, while Company E saluted President Mitchell at miners headquarters.
Colorado Springs report says R. F. Burnett former Kerwin postmaster was arrested by a federal marshal and boarded a train to Guthrie. He is charged with attempting to defraud the government.
New York September 25 William Hooper Young's murder trial of Mrs. Pulitzer will be moved with exceptional speed. The district attorney announced it would be held immediately. The latest development identifies Young as the man who purchased the trunk used to ship Mrs. Pulitzers clothing to Chicago.
In Joplin Missouri a seventeen year old girl held three legal names in one day. She was Mrs Estella Skinner in the morning, Lille Tillie after a divorce, then Mrs Horace Skinner after a remarriage. Fort Scott and Atlantic City reports note political speeches and party views on taxation and leadership.
Secretary Shaw said he would anticipate all government interest maturing from December to June 1903, with a rebate of 240 percent annually, releasing about $20,000,000 to relieve the money market.
Samuel W. Allerton, president of the Union Stock Yards Co., departs Chicago for Denver to confer with John W. Springer and Secretary Martin of the Live Stock Association on plans to oppose the beef trust. In Omaha the Union Pacific seeks a permanent injunction against strikers as violence claims surface on both sides.
President Roosevelt selects Charlemagne Tower to replace Dr. White as minister to Germany. The notice confirms White's recall and Tower’s appointment, issued by the State Department and received by the foreign office. Other items include a patent grant for John Willila aiding steam propulsion and a Pole expedition update from Lieutenant Peary.
London reports L H Greig a Carnegie Steel bookkeeper remanded after a hearing on forging checks totalling 9500 pounds signed by Mil ard Husicker chairman of Nickel corporation. Prosecution says others likely implicated and forgeries extend to embezzlement and theft of Pittsburg correspondence. Forge checks of 30000 and 50000 pounds shown. lavish Kingston on Thames life noted as furniture removal blocked.
A Leader interview with J. A. Van Orsdel at the Republican state committee center covers national prosperity as the campaign issue and local continuity under Gov. De Forest Richards. He predicts large Republican majorities, endorses Mondell, and argues Wyoming’s westward interests rely on current GOP leadership.
Captain John J. Pershing of the Fifteenth Infantry reports a fortified Moro position at Macin on Mindanao is strong. He aims to bridge a swamp before engagement after reconnaissance near the lake fort as Brigadier General Sumner plans an ultimatum for peace and return of stolen property.
Classified note in The Leader promises fast results for rental or wanted ads. It highlights concise listings and immediate contact options. Local readers are urged to place brief notices for housing needs, sales, or services.
The notice highlights low prices on men’s heavy ribbed undershirts and underwear, women’s and children’s undergarments, and assorted lace and net fabrics. It cites Nottingham Lace at $1.50 to $2.00 per piece, Brussels Net, Irish Point, Ruffled Swisses, and Embroidered Velas per yard with various yardage and item prices.
Amsterdam Sept 25 The Boer Generals Botha De Wet and Delarey issued a manifesto asking Europe and America to aid their ruined nation They report at least 20000 houses and many villages destroyed and orphans and widows left destitute They seek charitable contributions to relief and education and urge cooperation of existing relief committees as they plan to visit countries to organize support.
A The Hague dispatch confirms Henry Phipps, American steel magnate, funded the $100,000 relief gift for destitute Boers, not Arthur White as Rotterdam had announced. The money was sent via Arnold White, and Phipps sailed from Southampton to New York on the Kaliner Wilhelm der Gronue.
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