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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1910
Page
9
Lionel Williams faces forced retirement amid sustained friction with Major Hearne, with officials citing unresolved disputes and rising tensions affecting his duties and future at the department.
Fort Logan reports a US Army dispute in the Twenty first Infantry over a social incident involving Colonel C A Williams and Major J Hearn. Williams is sent to Manila hospital for observation, with transfer and command changes described as signalling imminent retirement. Lieutenant Colonel George Young would follow Williams, while Major A P Buffington assumes Twenty first command in Mindanao.
Cheyenne based National Guard unit Company G Wyoming, commanded by Ouaig A J Matthews, arrived after midnight from Pole Mountain maneuver grounds. The company ferried baggage for the regiment and reached Cheyenne a day after main body.
In Yonkers New York on July 29 a six year old boy Georgie Pelham was admitted to St John's Hospital with a bullet wound. Doctors ruled out self infliction and evidence pointed to a girl Mildred Baxter seven years old as the shooter. The boy took the blame to protect her and explained they were playing soldiers when his father’s revolver discharged.
Frisco police failed to detain Joseph Wendling, a Kentucky murder suspect in the Alma Kellner case, allowing him to escape. Detectives traced him to a camp scene, where clothes and a union yard card were found, and he had recently traveled from Vallejo. He was last seen with a woman on Market Street, and officers continue searching the city.
An upcoming legal challenge targets the marriage of Major John Talbot to Elizabeth Talbot and her right to estate shares. He left a Nebraska marriage history, and heirs from his first wife contest Elizabeth’s status as administratrix. The estate is estimated near 40 000 dollars with proceedings expected to remove her from administration.
Bane-Bastian Spain July 29 reports that Marquis Emilio De Ojeda Spanish ambassador at the Vatican has been recalled after a conference with King Alfonso and Premier Canalejas, with a rupture with the Vatican believed inevitable. Troops on the Franco Spanish frontier aided efforts to prevent an exile invasion.
Chicago July 20 Coroners jury investigating the death of Ira G. Rawn president of the Monon railway and former Mino Central official found he died at his Winnetka home on July 20 from a gunshot wound fired from his own revolver. The jury could not determine if accidental or intentional.
Mire Rose B Sutton of Portland announces candidacy to force federal study of Lt. Sutton's death at Annapolis. She says naval boards err and vows national action to convict his killers, pledging fair play and reforms for Army and Navy, hoping to uncover broader mysteries at West Point and Annapolis.
New York July 29 Blognor Maud Gerow dubbed the invincibly modest bride wins an annulment from Albert M Gerow. Supreme Court Justice Bischott grants the marital contract dissolution at the husband’s request after three months, marking a historic rarity in New York divorce law.
Denver announces call for the annual Mining Congress session in Los Angeles starting September 26. An estimated 3000 delegates from the United States Canada Mexico and Alaska are expected to attend. The meeting will debate water power development mineral land policy and administration conservation bills with major figures like Borah Heyburn Perkins Bartlett Pinchot and Gar Held anticipated to attend and defend policy.
In New York a frail man with gray eyes and hollow cheeks known as Ernest Wider, the missing Bibso Chinese Bank cashier, was arrested within minutes of robbing his bank. He faces a guilty plea and denies leaving any cash, while a grand jury indicts him for three Baltimore & Ohio stock certificates worth 100 shares. His capture followed evidence traced from his wife to the arrest at a restaurant nearby.
Rain today eased the heat in Kansas and Missouri while Oklahoma registered the year's highest temperatures. In Joplin, Missouri the temperature fell from 101 to 74 in thirty minutes as a violent storm erupted.
Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard arrives at Father Point Quebec aboard the Lai Rendle waiting to determine if the couple aboard the Montrose are Dr H H Crippen and Miss Ethel Le Neve. A wireless from the Montrose confirms Dew’s suspicions after two hours at sea that the man is Crippen and the woman his confidante in disguise.
Rawlins Wyoming July 29 A shepherd named Jack Jivard was struck by lightning tonight while driving a load of supplies to camp six miles from Rawlins. He suffered burns but was reported stable at the scene.
Washington July 29 report quotes Dr. Wiley chief food expert of the department of agriculture saying artificial foods contribute to infant mortality in hot weather. He notes high temperatures worsen outcomes and urges exclusive milk from healthy mothers or properly modified fresh milk, while stressing cooling milk during delivery.
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