30 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1912
Page
1
Boston papers report Taft and Roosevelt campaign leaders predicting strong showings in the upcoming primaries. Roosevelt assails Taft’s backers and graft while urging Massachusetts to lead the fight. Taft defends his record and questions Roosevelt’s vocabulary and Lorimer case.
A New Orleans report recalls a Swan Island wireless station drama where a laborer’s crushed foot was amputated after a distant surgeon advised by radio. The operator and assistant performed the risky procedure without medical books, described by doctors as surgery by wireless.
A historical notice reports that while Roosevelt pursued antitrust actions, he held secret talks with Morgan interests led by George W. Perkins. Correspondence published by Patt shows efforts to abandon a harvester trust suit, suggesting big business influence over policy and a shift from public pursuit to private accommodation.
The Leader presents Wyoming readers with the first Titanic disaster photos obtained at cost. It notes the tragedy killed over 1,000 souls and highlights the calamity as the worst modern sea disaster.
In Salt Lake City Utah on April 29 Dick Hyland won a decision over Matty Baldwin in a n round boxing match.
Colorado Springs April 29 The Colorado state Democratic convention favored Champ Clark for the national ticket by instructing the delegation to Baltimore and opposed Governor Wilson as second choice by a large roll call. The three year homestead law was backed while national resource policy drew opposition. McCue of Denver won the national committeeman race over Charles F. Tew. Mayor Speer of Denver withdrew as delegate-at-large and Charles P. Tew was chosen by acclamation.
Flood conditions in St Louis and surrounding areas grew alarming as the gauge hit 29.5 feet, up 1.4 feet since morning and 27 feet in 24 hours. Heavy rains swelled rivers and creeks, flooding farmland and homes, with the Morlami river rising fifteen feet since Saturday morning and many properties inundated.
Washington April 24 A nationwide drive seeks funds from women to raise a Titanic memorial in Washington The first notable contribution is a dollar from Mrs William J Taft The plan aims to reach 28 000 women’s clubs via letter The memorial will be named Women’s Tribute to Human Kind.
Fragmentary text shows a Balt imore American style reply about work and waxgen, lacking coherent details or context to identify a proper news event or clear subject.
The cable ship Mackay Bennett is expected to enter Halifax harbor around ten in the morning with about 200 bodies from the Titanic sinking. Washington reports Senate inquiry into wireless at sea reforms, Marconi defends his actions, and Ismay may face questions on regulation to prevent hidden disaster details.
Riot at Zion City erupts during a prayer meeting as about two hundred workers clash with church members linked to Dowle followers. Both men and women are pummeled with clubs and pick handles leaving several seriously injured and marking the culmination of a week of labor versus church tensions.
Heavy rain over the past day caused the Borine river to overflow its banks, flooding the mines at Badger near Cullens, Kan. Damages were estimated at 25000 dollars and the town’s water plant was submerged, forcing a shutdown of the city’s fire protection.
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