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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1910
Page
9
A president calls attention to transportation issues as new enacted law awaits operational rollout. Officials expect regulatory details to determine funding routes and pace of implementation across states. Local agencies anticipate shifts in funding and project timelines once agencies interpret the act.
Washington June 6. At a conference with President Taft western trunk lines agreed to withdraw all increases on June 1 and await the new railroad law. Taft said the insolvency suit will be withdrawn when the new rate law takes effect. The four hour meeting left business interests reassured and hopes extended beyond the western trunk lines. Chicago notes pause in trade as moderates press for restraint and a conference to aid business. Taft warns against panic and urges calm as railroads face pressures and pending laws.
In Tucumcari New Mexico Mia Irena Kent shot and killed her husband A Kent after a quarrel at 10 oclock Sunday night. Sheriff Ward arrested Mrs Kent who is held in the county jail. The coroner’s inquest was held and Mrs Kent waived trial. The victim was a resident of a railroad district house.
Captain F. Armstrong of the Ninth Cavalry at Fort D. Ruweell bought a five passenger Overland touring car from Campbell & Company, the Cheyenne agents for the popular auto make.
June 6 near Bray curve in fog saw a work train and a passenger train collide on a New double line. The fireman on the work train was shoveling coal when the engines struck and he fell into the firebox, dying at the scene. The passenger train had orders to use the new track while the work train had none.
Reports from Merida and Valladolid describe a rising in Yucatan with Maya insurgents capturing Valladolid and killing government workers. About 40 people died and 6,000 rebels seized rifles, destroying 20 miles of railway as government troops move in, with telegraph lines cut and censorship imposed.
Upton Wyoming June 6 a gigantic wolf which for years raided nearby herds was killed by Billie Junking. A reward for the destruction of the animal totaling 100 will be paid. The wolf stood 33 inches at the shoulder five feet long from tip to tip weighed 95 pounds and the body bore missing toes from one foot. The animal was blamed for substantial losses to stockmen.
Private Emanuel Bletzer of Company D Twenty-fifth Infantry identified as the assailant who attacked Mrs. J. W. Herring at her Fort Lawton area home Saturday. Local residents urge the War Department to relocate Negro soldiers away from the fort area.
Chicago June official actions prompt railroad to demand payment from city authorities. Local disputes center on funds owed for services rendered and legal steps may follow if settlement fails. Community leaders weigh alternatives as the dispute unfolds.
Denver report says Federal Judge Lewin ruled in Yampa Anthracite cases that prior criminal acquittals do not bar equity suits to recover lands. The ruling overruled motions to dismiss and may allow the government to reclaim in Colorado lands valued at about $20 million.
Edward Edwards, formerly Cheyenne Western Union manager, is appointed Reno office manager succeeding Archie Littler who transfers. Lee Dobbyns, formerly Cheyenne manager, becomes first trick operator at Reno as part of the promotion. Littler is visiting Cheyenne.
Captain R. R. Welsh, long stationed at Fort Russell with the Second Field Artillery and recently in the Philippines, has been transferred to the Fifth Coast Artillery. He arrived at the Praaldio station near San Francisco in July.
A garbled wartime dispatch notes Captain Fred Foster to be assigned to Camp Stotsenberg in the Philippines. It mentions health concerns and a return to the station early next year, with other names and places uncertain due to the OCR.
Marshalltown June 6 reports describe bloody overalls and a blood smudged hat found near the Hartley farm as authorities connect Raymond Hartley to the killings of his father James Pardey, mother and brother Marl. Hartley admits hiding the items for fear of linkage to the crime.
Cheyenne attorney J B Dyer and Brian Dyer of Berkeley were aboard a yacht with Rev Mr Fry when a gale sent the vessel aground off San Pedro bay near San Francisco. Mr Gale died during the crisis. the party survived after drifting all night and reaching shore in a small boat with aid.
Reno June 6 The divorce case of Margaret McKim daughter of Colonel Emerson contested by her husband Dr Smith Hollins McKim of Bullmore faces a bitter battle. The case centers on Nevada jurisdiction over the parties and promises a lengthy court fight as four men named in rumors appear in the contest buoyed by a New York connection and a possible defense by McKim's attorney.
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