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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1912
Page
9
Peking reports seven hundred Imperial troops killed or wounded in Thursday’s fight near Hankow. Imperialists evacuated Hankow after two trains were wrecked while rebels attacked returning troops. Telegraphs cut, mail trains halted, and revolutions claim mutineers forged a commander's name in telegrams.
Nanking reports 5 January dispatch that Republican forces ferry railway cars across the river to Pu Kow in preparation for an advance northward after the armistice ends. Winter clothing reaches the army as 4,000 reinforcements arrive for the next stage of the march toward Pekin.
In Los Angeles on January 5 a woman named Miss Bulah Hitchcock carried two sticks of dynamite in a handbag into a court where Bert H. Conners faces trial on a conspiracy charge to dynamite the County Hall of Records. The dynamite matched items found in an alley by the hall. Court adjourned and testimony continued to Monday with more hearings on the dynamite case and related juror corruption inquiries.
The Wyoming secretary of state reports 1911 receipts of 16 728 07 up from 12 282 05 in 1910, with expenses at 2 619 34 vs 2 518 89. July revenue peaked at 3 177 60. August was 628 70. Notable items include $40 000 for legislative printing and fees from liquor license enforcement and corporate filings.
Washington dispatch notes the strong drift toward a Taft Roosevelt contest as Roosevelt supporters and some Taft allies align. Rumors swirl that Secretary Hitchcock may switch to the Roosevelt camp, threatening Taft's hold on his campaign machinery.
Four people were fatally injured and another seriously hurt when the South Bellevue street car jumped from the central bridge linking Cincinnati and Newport, plunging about 55 feet to Front street below. Fatally injured were Harry Wessling conductor Newport Benton Schroll secretary Central Bridge Co Newport Edward Hapfel Cincinnati and Harry Finnan motorman Covington.
Several thousand cattle are reported freez ing and starving in eastern Colorado due to ten days of extreme cold. Two feet of snow covers the region and many calves and yearlings have died. Owners wish to move cattle to feedable ranges but face a government quarantine against mange. Senator Gue Fenheim has been contacted in Washington to push action to help save the herds.
A lone bandit robbed the Southern Pacific Oregon Express mail car near Red Bluff and Redding, tying and gagging clerks and taking registered mail. A $2000 reward is offered. investigators chase a suspected college man thought to be motivated by health and poverty.
Fire at the Transit House at the Union Stock Yards ruins the hotel after forty years of operation. An unidentified Black man is killed and the blaze endangers the stock yards area for hours. Estimated loss around 209000 dollars.
A discharged U P employee named Jones caused trouble with fellow worker and hotel runner Helley leading to his arrest by Special Officer Henderson. The dispute over hats led to a full day search, Jones paying for the hat and the search, totaling $6, and $5 to Kelley, then leaving for Lake City on the next train.
In Los Angeles the Southern Pacific roundhouse boiler exploded around 10 PM. Initial reports say one man was killed and several others injured. The blast shattered walls, caused a fire, and rumors spread that the shops had been dynamited. names of victims were not released.
South Dakota Republicans met in Huron to endorse Taft for renomination. Secretary Wilson's address launched a vigorous Taft campaign and defense of the administration amid cheers. Delegates to district caucuses and a state central committee led by W. Co. Cook were formally approved.
Mexico City reports the government offering amnesty to Vera Cruz bandits if they lay down arms. Seven textile plants see 6000 workers protest without violence. Cabinet backs reforms including direct elections, ten hour workday, child labor ban, and strong state sovereignty. Telegrams confirm bandit Rojas surrender and a clash between federal troops and rurales in Morelos with fatalities.
East St. Louis Jan 5 La Follette ends his second day down state speaking tour in Illinois addressing a large audience at City Hall on Corruption In Government. He plans appearances tomorrow in Danville and Indianapolis despite icy weather.
Roy Kent was executed today in Wisconsin for the murder of Mis Delia B Congdon at her home in East Wallingford on July 24 1908. The hanging occurred at the state prison as a final punishment for the crime.
In San Francisco a luncheon brings 500 California women to discuss a suffrage path in the state. Mrs Forbes H Robertson, famed suffrage advocate, speaks as civic league leaders, educators, businesswomen, and workers plan mentors to unite Northern California cities in pushing reform.
A plan to extend women suffrage was formulated by the Colorado Equal Suffrage Association. The plan includes forming a lecture bureau to visit Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Ohio to win support and counter anti-suffrage forces.
Weather bureau warned of a sharp cold snap as Cheyenne cooled from 54 above to 24 above by midnight. The cold front moved southeast across the nation, bringing zero degree temperatures and a windy snow with it, while cities from Charleston to New Orleans felt the widespread chill.
The Young Men's Literary Club dinner meeting drew about 23 members to Pinins Imat night. President M A Kilne opened the program after an elaborate eleven course dinner, with a paper by B Ly Moore on the future of the American Negro. The discussion praised the bright future for the Negro and noted charter members Kennedy Deming Watts and Roos, with Hon. A Maile newly enrolled.
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