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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
9
A Washington poll shows strong congressional support for immediate tariff revision led by foodstuffs and wool schedules. Senate and House progressives plan rules amendments to enable quicker consideration, with Cummins proposing a sixty day committee awareness clause.
In Philadelphia on December 7 a sign at a fashionable tea room on Eighth Street proclaims no personal crisis reports Wanted. Mrs Margaret Smith a newlywed attempted suicide by carbolic acid but survived as fifty patrons fled, leaving without paying for their tea and wafers.
Governor Sloat of Arizona told President Taft the constitution under consideration by the constitutional convention is the worst ever and objectionable to all classes. He plans to return home to campaign against ratification, believing sentiment shifted since delegates were elected.
Birmingham address by American ambassador Whitelaw Reid portrays Abraham Lincoln as a master political strategist and a candid storyteller. He challenges romanticized views, calls Lincoln a persistent office seeker, and ranks him with George Washington as a supreme maker of nineteenth century history.
Washington reports Taft now favors naming a Democrat to the Supreme Court vacancy. Rumors center on Frederick W. Lehmann or Alton Parker with Democratic backing, while Republican candidates like Sutherland and Gummere are reportedly ruled out. Observers note shifting public sentiment guides the president.
Jene Barrier in a Bleriot monoplane broke a world record by flying 16 miles over Memphis in 10 minutes 15 seconds at 87.9 mph. He outpaced Molsant who took 18 minutes for the same course, surpassing the prior France record of 65 miles. Hamilton survived a 200 foot engine failure and safe landing but wrecked his plane.
Kid Ross of New York arrives to train after meeting Young Erlenborn at Cheyenne Athletic Club. He will work in training quarters at the Palm saloon rear. Eddie Pitts of Denver finalized arrangements for the bout and club management.
Hackenschmidy beats Westergaard in two straight games in Chicago. Dr George Macken Schmidt tops Jen Weathergaard of lows as Ruslan shows weakness.
Confused reports describe rioting in Toronto as crowds confront authorities and clash near key streets and vehicles. Widespread disruption followed clashes on major thoroughfares as police and bystanders responded to the unrest.
Reports say Diaz ordered Chihuahua Governor Sanchez to appoint a peace commission to treat with rebels. Meanwhile insurgents hold telegraph lines from Guerreo to Chihuahua and attacked a train near Pedernales seeking soldiers and arms after peace envoy movements.
Denver business leaders plan to form committees to intervene as officials deny a War Department move of headquarters from Denver to Cheyenne. Dr. F L Bartlett, president of the chamber of commerce, says protests may fail but the chamber will push to keep the department in Denver, naming a committee to act.
Reports from Great Britain and Ireland show the government coalition leading with 167 seats to 14 for the Unionists, predicting a 106 seat Commons majority. Coalition partners vow reform of the house of lords while the Unionists defend its veto power. Voting continues across London and provincial districts amid high tension in Cork. Daily News asks A. J. Balfour about remaining Unionist leader after defeats.
In Puerto Cortes Honduras on December 7 government troops are heavily entrenched amid rumors of a revolutionary attempt. An attack is anticipated and many foreigners are leaving. President Davilla faces a career crisis as the crisis deepens.
J Willard Brown department commander of the G A R died in Boston on December 7. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War and was an envoy officer of the Powder River Valley Indian expedition in Wyoming and Montana.
Norfolk report says Jack Hurley a 30 year old Newport News shipyard mechanic slashed the throat of Mia Jenny Cassidy and buried the knife in his own throat after being ordered from the house. Both wounded Hurley fled pursued by the widow’s 14 year old son and hid in a freight car before being found.
A torchlit night duel outside Parla between Monattaccourt and my Champagne injures a principal combatant, a critic describes a lung wound and a wounded woman in critical condition as authorities seize the scene.
Texas, the largest state by area, shows the greatest population growth among states bigger than it, rising to fifth in total population behind New York Pennsylvania Ohio and Illinois. The 1890 census pegs Texas at 1,896,642, up 47,832, a 27.8 percent rise, potentially adding four Congressmen if reapportionment follows current ratios.
In San Francisco on December 7 a hotel partner duo claims James Whitley shot Julia Bartley four times then slashed his throat and attempted to drown himself. Police say Whitley deserted his wife and daughter in Grand Junction a year earlier amid rumors of a hotel clerk named W. J. Hudson as Bartley’s brother. Whitley, a Grand Valley fruit grower and mine owner, was in Grand Junction briefly. his wife and daughter are prostrated.
Dispatches report Bolivian soldiers attacked the Peruvian garrison at Guyabal on the frontier, killing many Peruvians. Troops are rushed to the border and a rupture between the two countries is feared.
Robert L. Wilson a Illinois state representative told a Senate sub committee in Washington he did not give money or valuables to any lawmakers to secure Lorimer's U S Senate seat. He said he traveled to St Louis to arrange a banquet for Lee O Neil Brown and denied testimony about packages of money in a hotel bathroom.
Three reports on the Ballinger Pinchot investigation describe Ballinger differently. Republicans praise his honesty while Democrats call for his resignation, with an insurgent Madigan report also noted. Congress expects no vote this session, but a possible House resolution on Ballinger’s dismissal may arise. The Alaska coal lands issue favors leasing, with proceeds benefiting the public and avoiding private monopolies. The committee urges leases with fair royalties to fund development and lower prices for consumers.
Washington December 7 1910 the agriculture secretary reports the annual value of US farm products for 1910 at 8 926 000 000 dollars. The corn crop alone exceeds the 1905 record and totals over 3 121 251 000 bushels, surpassing prior years and signaling a strong agricultural year.
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