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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
10
Telegrams from Canton report a reign of terror with 600 killed in riots and 6000 foreign drilled troops mutinied. Foreign residents face danger as authorities rush reinforcements and the unrest may spread beyond the troops to local civilians. Some foreigners flee to Hong Kong.
The Sultan Abdul Hamid is reportedly dying after a violent fit of nerves. He has refused all food since the onset, his body severely emaciated and his fate hardly recognizable as agony increases.
Veterans of two wars gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the Maine disaster victims. Admiral Ingraham participated, wearing his decoration received in Havana Harbor as Americans and Cubans mark the historic wreck.
New York reports a patent growler valued at 25 to 26 cents has sparked a $20,000,000 suit. John A Barr, New York inventor, alleges the American Tobacco Company copied his tin bucket on a curved tobacco box and filed the case in Baltimore district court.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming, chairman of public lands, proposes a bill granting rights of way across federal land for weather power projects. The measure asserts states retain water power control within borders and requires proper compliance with state laws. John and Mrs. McDonald of Wheatland are registered at the Becker.
Chicago reports Professor Percival Lowell, director of TMingwatt Observatory Ark, announced photographs show a new canal formed after last summer. He says water and vegetation appeared, indicating artificial construction between May and September, suggesting Martian life. He conferred with Prof W Burnham of Yerkes Observatory.
Columbia D C Feb 15 The supreme court ruled to return two Tillman grandchildren from their grandfather Senator Ben R Tillman to their mother Washington Feb 15 Senator Tillman commented that the court lifted a burden from him and cited the welfare of his granddaughters and their future shaping by their mother.
Testimony at the coroner's inquest questions the cause of Col. Swope's death. Dr. Ludwig Jacktoon of Chicago testified the brain and vital organs appeared normal, contradicting earlier suggestions of cerebral hemorrhage or spinal injury. The coroner's inquest continues with the civil suit to follow for funds.
A Berlin appeal urges would be guests facing personal crisis not to stay in hotels during final hours. The German keepers union condemns hotel patronage in such moments, calling on individuals to seek quieter surroundings outside hotels.
In Montclair New Jersey an 800 foot steel pole will bear a giant American flag at Eagle Rock rising above New York harbor. The patriotic project, backed by local organizations, aims to welcome immigrants and will be dedicated with a Fourth of July ceremony.
The Times reports Rock Island is behind the Denver and Gulf railroad project routing from Denver to the Gulf via Dallas. The line is planned to ultimately reach the Pacific Northwest.
The Union county coroner in Clayton New Mexico decided not to hold an inquest into the deaths of Mr and Mrs Rivers who were burned alive when their home burned after a coal stove explosion. The couple kept a large sum of money at their residence and a woman who inhaled smoke fell unconscious in the yard.
An unclear report discusses a city ordinance violation case with fines discussed as fifteen dollars and twenty five dollars. It mentions vehicle conduct rules and penalties, citing city officials and state authority, with references to upcoming events or penalties.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a local matter with unclear names and places. Readable elements suggest a report on a town issue, but key details are missing and no definitive event or date can be established from the fragment.
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