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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1910
Page
9
Spokane dispatch reports a north east wind driven forest blaze near Kaslo British Columbia killing a woman and her infant niece as rescuers battled flames. Four men suffocated entering the Lucky Jim mine mouth while a homesteader linked to starting the fire faces possible lynching by victims’ friends.
Twelve Washington men aged 12 to 49 will be heard by a magistrate after setting a wagon road poker game in Canton township. They spread a newspaper on the road and blocked carts with a ditch, drawing police intervention. Officers seized two hundred dollars from the pot as evidence.
Philadelphia July 18 General Manager Meyers and a 16 000 trainmen and conductors committee reached a settlement basis for the wage dispute after six months of negotiations. Spokane July 18 Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen plan eight hour day higher wages full crews and mileage pay for passenger brakemen on lines from Chicago to the Pacific coast and Gulf of Mexico with a meeting in St Louis August 1 announced by A F Whitney.
A semi official source reports Theodora Roosevelt will travel west next month with a tour through the region. Colonel Roosevelt plans to partly endorse President Taft while urging further tariff reductions and a new pruning of the tariff to align with Republican promises in the last campaign.
Secretary of State Charles Curry and three campaign members escaped death when the Curry touring car skidded on a mountain road between Fort Bragg and Garberville. It plunged over a forty foot embankment, turned twice, and was left a total wreck. The incident occurred Friday night as Curry continued northern California campaign travel.
In Colorado Springs, July 18 a courtly tale ends tragically after Miss Lottie Collina tosses a lemon to Kel Hunter, 17. He, infatuated after multiple marriage proposals were rejected, went to his tent and killed himself with a revolver. The incident followed a game of catch driven by a taunt about their relationship.
Paris police chief orders watch for Dr. Hawley H Crippen the American wanted in London for the murder of Belle Elmore. London coroner adjourns for a month as Dr Marshall raises doubts over the autopsy findings noting missing head hands and uncertain cause of death.
Seven Republicans on the joint committee report Ballinger not guilty of improper conduct and recommend he remain as Secretary of the Interior. A Democratic minority argues Ballinger is guilty and unfit to head the department. Reports note conclusions touch Pinchot Garfield and Glavis, with critics and supporters preparing separate majority and minority statements for a Sept 10 reassembly.
An aeronaut named Andrews fell 100 feet when his balloon burst near Lake Manaws five miles south of here. He became stuck in a large tree but was saved from serious harm, suffering only scratches and bruises after the emergency ascent failed.
After a nine day wage scale conference in Cheyenne a joint committee of the United Mine Workers District No 82 and area mine operators adjourned without an official final statement. It was understood the agreement would align with last year’s terms as both sides prepared to return home.
A heat afflicted Speaker Cannon spoke in Bristow, Emporia, defending rubber tariff allegations. He criticized Bristow for misusing figures and warned of Sherman anti trust provisions if Aldrich aided a trust. Cannon pledged to follow the Republican caucus will for the next Congress and denied any certainty about his candidacy.
Spiteful acts among Chicago socialites have boosted the city tax roll by over one million dollars. A neighbor complains at city hall about another resident's lower assessment citing two cars and a plane as discrepancies, prompting an easier path for the assessor.
William L. Lyons killed himself in a city police cell by hanging with his belt after accusing his wife of giving him a Judas kiss and of aiding his arrest as a fugitive. He left a note blaming her for betraying his presence in Washington. His alleged crime was making handbooks.
Denver July 18 delegates to the Western Federation of Miners annual convention hear John McLennan pledge unrelenting labor warfare while warning against intra union rifts. Che I Moyer will propose a federal suit over the Deadwood district card system and push labor party actions in Arizona and New Mexico to gain constitutional reforms.
A colorful 1920s style note follows Mary Todd who left Washington after losing four stenography jobs in a year due to her beauty. She recounts offers of marriage and employment while working as a milliner in Georgetown and recalls distractions and temptation from male colleagues and customers.
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