11 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
1
In Dillon on August 10 a captured bandit was positively identified as Hanieu from Los Angeles. He is a known ex convict burglar and famous train robber with a standing $6,500 reward from Canadian authorities. Description aided by a bullet scar on the hip and corroborating wire reports from Los Angeles and British Columbia.
Cleveland reports John D Rockefeller pleaded guilty to speeding an automobile. He was fined $5 and costs totaling $8. The trial occurred in South Helaville before Squire Dean. Rockefeller did not appear. his superintendent paid the amount from the private treasury. The judge noted it was his first offense and said no special treatment.
Following yesterday's attack on Mayor Gaynor, officials seek permanent bodyguard for the mayor and new licensing for firearms. Friends of Gaynor fear threats from embittered enemies, while aldermen may consider a city ordinance requiring licenses for arms and for dealers and manufacturers.
Denver, Aug 10. D. L. Saunders, six marriages, says blondes are best and brunesgue wives bring trouble. He was jailed for embezzlement after leaving Buena Vista jail, and rearrested on a separate charge. Saunders maintains his present wife remains the most intensely loved.
Irene Dodge of Normal Illinois was killed when an automobile struck a streetcar on a trip to an amusement park. Herman Scamian of Athens was severely injured while Rev Fr T M Moore of Athens and Miss Myra Bell escaped with minor injuries. The four were passengers in the car when the fatal accident occurred. Dodge jumped and was thrown under the wheels.
Five naked men, who spent two days in a forest estate owned by H. M. Higginbotham, return home in patched trousers and overalls after eluding game wardens. They had earlier performed a Lady Godiva like display, drawing attention from fishermen near the creek.
Asbury Park August 10 Walter Brookins an aviator was seriously hurt when his plane veered to avoid spectators and toppled. The crowd filled the field leaving little room for a safe landing and several people were injured as the craft struck them and Brookinsfell to the ground.
Denver is favored to host the Knights Templar triennial conclave in 1918 with a vigorous local effort and competition from Los Angeles Atlanta New Orleans and Atlantic City. The concordat uniting American and British orders was approved by the Conclave amid a busy program of drills tours and car rides.
Floods in central Honshu devastate rice crops and homes as Yokohama area pools drown forty people and destroy over 200 houses. Rice prices surge on exchange as government mobilizes quick relief. railways, highways, and telegraph lines suffer severe damage across the empire.
Washington August 16 President Taft signed a proclamation eliminating 075 acres from Hayden National Forest in Wyoming. The reduced tract lies along the forest's northeastern boundary and removes a sizable portion of timber land from the protected area.
A fire of unknown origin damaged a house at 1718 Bent Street shortly before midnight, causing about 50 dollars in damage before the fire department arrived and put out the blaze.
Brigadier Ralph Hoyt reports to Chief Smalley that a field safe at Dale Creek containing about $96,000 in government funds was stolen Tuesday night. Authorities suspect inside knowledge and an inside access point near the guard camp, with the funds reduced by payroll payments earlier in the week.
Mayor Gaynor remains in hospital with a neck wound but shows no alarming symptoms. Doctors report the wound healing, temperature near normal, appetite good, and the mayor cheerful. Gallagher awaits trial if he recovers. Edwards receives an anonymous life threat.
Prof Hicks reports a massive sun spot over the Sun near St Louis with a diameter about 60 000 miles. He notes a visible flame boiling from its edges and a devastated outer area 16 000 miles beyond. The feature is two days old and likely to be visible for days.
Greeley Colorado August 10 charged with bigamy Charles Arnold alias Charles Allen is being brought to this city by Sheriff Florance who located the prisoner after a three week search now traveling with him between Telluride and Greeley On January 14 1906 Arnold allegedly married Miss Edna Cobb and on April 19 1910 in Chey
Denver report says President Moyer of the Western Federation denies disparaging remarks about Samuel Gompers at a meeting. He says his comment on pension for Gompers was a remark on retirement after thirty years of labor and on federation policy.
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