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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
5
Seattle man 2-Betse Prosser, an auto dealer, was shot and killed on an eastbound Great Northern train near Libby Montana. His divorced wife Vera Prosser, reportedly attractive, fled at Libby and was arrested after the body was found aboard. The couple had recently finalized a divorce.
In a police court session yesterday afternoon four individuals faced fines. Helen Thomas was fined twenty dollars for being under the influence of covraine. William McGauck M Johnston and George Harris each paid ten dollars for vagrancy.
A planned derailment on the banks of the American River near a snowshed failed when a doubleheader hauled a heavy train at a slow pace. Passengers and crew cleared the track, allowing the train to resume after about an hour. Detectives seek the suspected wreckers tied to the China and Japan mail robbery near Henrico.
The Colorado and Southern Railway ordered 15 locomotives from Baldwin at Philadelphia for about 245000 dollars. Ten will serve passenger routes and five will haul freight. The Mikado freight engines will be the line’s largest and strongest yet. Delivery is expected by October, with possible future steel freight car purchases viewed as essential for durability.
August Belmont was badly injured during a polo match in New York when his horse stumbled and somersaulted. He suffered a broken rib a torn scalp and facial wounds after being dragged and buried under the horse as artificial respiration was required to revive him.
The will of August L. Revere allocates twenty thousand dollars for a Revere family memorial at Harvard University. Probated in Morristown New Jersey, the estate includes an $160,000 estate valued by the great grandson of Paul Revere.
Richard G. Mates of Gunnison Colorado wed Lena Goodwin of Alankatian Kansas at the First Methodist church parsonage. Rev Nel gon led the ceremony at 2 39 in the afternoon.
The article recalls a small high school graduation ceremony with twelve young ladies in white gowns and a ten-member academy class in black. Judge J M Caray praised students and teachers, and the Hirsh Behoal orchestra performed before the benediction. Diplomas were awarded to Mary O Mefnerney Story Lee Frelyy Jones Margaret Gill and others.
Jim Corbett taunts rival Negeo Johnson about a supposed yellow streak as he promotes a sparring exhibition. He predicts public reaction to the moving pictures of the fight and dismisses critics while boasting about his edge and readiness for the bout.
In Chitage June 2 Trank Gotel announced he will not return to the mat after his last match. He claims entitlement to rest and states he has beaten four opponents, and plans to help a colleague prepare for Johnson before resuming a simpler life in Iowa meadows.
Mrs. Mary Katherine Myers of Denver obtained a warrant for the arrest of Dr Genok D Brundage and his wife on embezzlement charges after a cross country pursuit from Denver to Excelsior Springs. She claims Brundage duped her of 400 dollars with a promise to marry, and traced him to multiple cities while concealing her identity.
In Guthrie Oklahoma a vote on women’s suffrage will be decided at the November election. State officials moved to place the issue on the ballot, aiming to remove obstacles and secure the matter for public consideration.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Governor Gillett and a boxing match in which betting, politics, and alleged frame up are mentioned. Names such as Johnson appear amid unclear phrases about victory, money, and public opinion affecting the bout.
In Cairo the Roosevelt speech triggers strong reaction from Nationalists and press. Police bolster their presence as mass meetings condemn Roosevelt. Editors El Moyad and others denounce his stance while demanding a national assembly and constitution.
New York June 2 A deficit of 250000 has been found in Hoboken New Jersey city treasury per a report by a newly appointed investigating committee. The shortfall arose from unappropriated spending and diverting funds from sinking and other trust funds. The committee calls for reform of the citys business methods.
The appellate court upheld an estate law prohibiting selling alcohol within one and a half miles of Stanford University. The decision, handed down yesterday, arose from a Menlo Park saloonkeeper’s test case challenging the statute’s validity.
Front page notes an extended Cheyenne investigation into a fatal rail-yard incident and a related assault. It details wounded soldiers, a police officer named Plymell returned from Colorado, and conflicting claims about justification and previous misconduct.
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