02 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1910
Page
1
The annual report of the commissioner of Indian affairs notes tuberculosis as a rising menace among Indians. It discusses missionary cooperation, mining on tribal lands, and proposals for a medical corps and industrial programs, with authority to control annuities and settlement policies.
Boston January 1 Dr Percival Lowell, the astronomer, publicly announced new Mars discoveries suggesting inhabited world and growing canals. He described a remarkable series of phenomena produced by animate will watching dirt fly as canals appear and an oasis forms, with Sept 20 1908 observations showing unprecedented canal growth and geographic features unseen before.
Boston reports that the five masted schooner Palmer Davis, wrecked in last week’s hurricane, lies sunk near Broad Sound with Captain Leroy McKown and eleven crew missing. Two theories circulate on the wreck as sun-faring men debate whether the vessel struck rocks while rounding the harbor or dragged anchor and grounded.
In Washington on January 2 the wives of several congressmen will meet to discuss the national anti trust league to curb food prices. Promoters say key members from both houses support the effort and state organizations will be formed among states.
A coroner's jury in Trenton ruled that spreading rails caused the Roch Island wreck yesterday. The verdict states the accident was unavoidable.
Seismograph readings trace shocks near Panama isthmus and Caribbean islands with activity at dawn and early morning. Reports from Martinique St Vincent Jamaica and St Thomas note volcanic alerts and tremors as officials assess damage and impact.
President and Mrs Taft held their first New Year’s reception at the White House. Mrs Taft, still not fully recovered, remained in the receiving line as Cabinet members ambassadors and Supreme Court justices paid their respects. Vice President Sherman and most of the cabinet were present. The event ran 11 to 1 55 and the president shook hands with 6 475 people averaging 40 handshakes per minute.
Washington Jan 1 Officers of the American Federation of Labor urged 1 544 000 members to subscribe to a fund to fight the steel trust The call brands the steel trust as inimical to labor and the country and says it violates laws A total of 154000 dollars is to be raised immediately.
Senator Cummins addressed the Progressive Republican organization of the state in Des Moines on January 1. He argued the fight for tariff revision and progressive principles will intensify and prevail, acknowledging defeat but insisting the battle over protective duties is not over.
Denver January 1 H B Davia superintendent of construction arrived to start work on the Pathfinder dike in Wyoming. Supervision Engineer BR F Wallers says bids were received but rejected and work will proceed under government direction.
Heavy snow melt and floods sweep Colorado farms in the Arkansas Valley. Officials report extensive water damage across multiple channels and districts as January storms worsen conditions in Pueblo and surrounding areas.
Cashier William Dobson confessed that he and accomplices planned and carried out a November robbery in which fourteen thousand dollars bound for Toronto banks disappeared after a staged holdup. Dobson said his head was struck with a pipe during the crime. Two others, P. & Whistler and Charles J. Plynn, are in custody.
The body of Miss Anna Lloyd secretary of the Wiborg Hanna Lumber company was found in a lonely spot today near Cincinnati. She was gagged and with her throat cut after a brutal struggle evident in the snow.
In a blinding snowstorm Great Northern and Burlington passenger No. 41 and an extra freight collided head on at Oxford on the Great Northern. The passenger fireman died, a mall clerk perished, and a baggageman is missing. Three male passengers from Red Lodge were injured.
Atlanta January 1. Testimony before the investigating council confirms cruelty to prisoners and insanitary conditions at the city jail. Overseer John W. Dodd says food was unfit and bread bore flies and spiders, while vermin overran the place. Prisoner Pyatt Bryan testifies she was strung up for 40 minutes until guards released her.
A Big Four train derailed at 4:40 tonight near Ansonia Ohio, smashing into a store. The engineer and fireman are reported badly injured as workers struggle to control the wreckage.
Washington January 1 The conservation committee of the D A R appeals to all members and patriotic women to start the year determined to support conservation nationwide A bulletin will be issued to schools and the public to spread fundamental conservation ideas Governors from sixteen states outline needs and actions including stream pollution forest preservation and better rural welfare
Bluefields reports say hopes for ending the conflict through US recognition faded. Allies anticipate two more battles near Chontales and Manatagua, while gratitude grows for US aid to wounded and prisoners. Preparations push to equip 2,000 more troops and secure rifles within ten days.
Cheyenne theatregoers witnessed Louis James in Shakespearean roles as Cardinal Wolsey and Shylock with Mrs James as Katharine and Portia. The review praises his intellectual satisfaction, range, and emotional nuance, highlighting Portia and Wolsey scenes while noting the ensemble’s modest backing and a continued feature on the Louis James company.
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