17 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1910
Page
1
In En campment Wyoming on April 16 four young boys aged from Madden and Ferry families drowned after entering a municipal reservoir to play. Two bodies were recovered quickly, the others after hours of effort, and the tragedy is suspected to involve a heroic attempt to save a companion.
Eight Grant county farmers were found guilty of conspiracy in restraint of trade by a United States district court jury in Covington Kentucky. Fines may range from 100 to 1000 dollars. The case marks the government’s first action against the Night Riders. One defendant John H Steere a clergyman and Kentucky legislator was among convicted men who allegedly interfered with interstate commerce by intimidating W T Osborne into withdrawing a tobacco shipment to a trust buyer.
The papal nuncio Granito di Belmonte in full vestments and his secretary met Theodore Roosevelt after a luncheon by Ambassador Kerens. They spoke privately for 20 minutes amid intrigue over a Vatican message. Kerens denies the luncheon guest could not accept the invitation.
A second violent storm struck Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee early today causing multiple deaths and extensive property damage. Communication with Jackson, Mississippi, is partially restored. three deaths in the state and several in outlying districts. Flooding widespread, crops ruined, and livestock killed as roads and bridges wash out.
Rawlins Wyoming April 16 Charles Brown a laborer shipped from Denver to Walcratt dropped dead on the street this evening from pneumonia He was about 40 years old and no one here knew anything regarding him.
Boston April 16. Beatrice Baldwin Turnbull, a sixteen year old Brookline student, seeks a share of the estate of B J Baldwin known as Lucky Bald win. Rival claimants include Mrs Hogella Selby of Oakland who was named in the will and reportedly promised a stake, while Baldwin’s widow contests allocations. The dispute widens as another Turnbull daughter enters the case prompting court scrutiny of the entire will.
Miss Hattie Boyer, a White saleswoman, was assaulted by a Negro in soldier clothing at Twenty-eighth and Eddy streets. He fired at her, beat her unconscious with a plate, robbed her purse, and left her for dead near Contra avenue. Miss Elvina Stone witnessed part of the incident as they traveled from Truckey store. The assailant fled toward the pump house at Contra avenue.
Sheridan Wyoming April 16 a crowd watches as 43 strike breakers from Chicago march from the Burlington depot to the railroad shop area escorted by police. The march elevates tensions amid labor agency laborers and claims of protective police action against the workers.
Washington reports J C Fin Hoy, assistant to Interior Secretary, as the only witness before the committee. His testimony was largely technical and audience members nodded off. John W Dudley did not appear as scheduled, with a promised $5,000 offer for testimony against Ballinger not realized. He is expected to testify next week.
The Sheridan city council awarded Emmanuel and Sullivan of Dayton Ohio a franchise to build and operate an electric street railway in Sheridan Wyoming. They plan three miles of track in the first year and a 16 mile system linking Sheridan with nearby coal camps.
William McGinley a 14 year old boy is detained at police headquarters on a charge of defacing property. Officers say he has written the name John Spike on many buildings attracting annoyance and loss. Merchants offer a reward for the culprit. He denies the charge and was released to go home with a police court appearance set for Monday at 4 PM.
London newspapers fear the Chang Sha anti foreign movement in Hunan province may surpass the Boxer uprising. Reports cite government advice of growing anti occidentals feeling, with authorities seen as encouraging the movement and risks to foreigners across the Chinese empire.
The governor, Bryant Brooks of Cheyenne Wyoming, received a direct reply from Theodore Roosevelt regarding attending the Frontier Days celebration. Roosevelt indicated conditional plans, hoping to visit Cheyenne at the end of August for the event, and confirmed possible attendance at the Tribs Mississippi congress in San Antonio if feasible.
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