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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1913
Page
9
Desperate fighting with heavy casualties lasts 50 hours as 1,500 constitutionalistas clash with federals at Parral Chihuahua. Rebels push back from an assault while Nogales faces warnings to avoid endangering American lives as Obregon and Kosterlitsky reinforce border towns.
In Belgrade March 11 Austria warned Servia against sending troops to aid Montenegro in the siege of Scutari near the Montenegrin border. The Austrian ambassador pressed for recall of Servian forces, while Servia cited treaty obligations to assist allies, creating a delicate European crisis amid Balkan War tensions.
Five suffragettes who tried to reach the king with petitions were jailed 21 days to a month after arraignment at Bow Street magistrate court. They refused sureties and argued the act was legal as a petition to the king. Two others received a month for breaking windows at the Home Office.
Washington March 11. A Mexican foreign office inquiry on Rabasa as ambassador to Washington confronts the state department with whether to formally recognize the Huerta provisional government. Wilson may receive a Huerta regime envoy only after formal recognition. Meantime War Secretary Garrison seeks troop withdrawal from the border to avoid clashes with Mexican forces.
The Weather Washington reports Wyoming to see rain or snow on Wednesday and Thursday with colder conditions in the eastern and southern portions by Wednesday night.
President Wilson unveils a policy stressing friendship with Central and South American republics and the promotion of peace and orderly government based on law. He warns against personal ambition and disorder, pledging to extend genuine friendship while monitoring Mexico Guatemala Nicaragua Honduras San Domingo Cuba and El Salvador for stability.
Industrial club directors opened their monthly meeting discussing a frontier celebration this year. Fred Hofmann and BH. W. Stone will visit Denver to confer with Union Pacific officials. The group plans to invite Weld and Laramie county commissioners to a gathering at nine p.m. Friday.
Washington Senate panel heard that on March 4 police protected the suffrage parade route as crowds surged along Pennsylvania Avenue. Major Sylvester said crowds and jeers spurred tighter police control while clerks like James Mythen described insults and scattered orders to clear the way. Officer behavior and the march’s crowd dynamics were debated as testimony continued.
The vice commission recessed to study girls surroundings in Chicago. Officials gathered data on environments affecting female workers and youths amid calls for reform and broader social measures in several states.
The Highland colony near Cheyenne marks a major dry farming expansion with 50 000 acres settled by about 100 families over three years Each settler invested around 1000 dollars plus annual living costs about 600 dollars totaling roughly 280 000 dollars The movement has doubled land value and boosted local trade as farmers prepare thousands of acres for spring crops and expect abundant yields next season
In Denver on a quiet wedding plan Frank Davis known as Bure and Irene Snyder attempt to secure a license when Otto Stoval arrives to wed Miss Fry. Friends dispute the Dusty rumor while the couple claim they saved the moment and now reside at 217 Past Nineteenth Street. Both work locally and the bride and groom are described as young and of appealing character.
Chicago reports that Cudahy heir duck Cudahy wins a family settlement. The agreement allocates 1.5 million to the son as one seventh of the estate, exclusive of the widow’s one third. Part of the property is placed in trust for the children while the father retains life interest.
Washington reports opposition surfaces as the Senate failed to confirm several presidential appointments including C. Ruper Alexander Dockery and James I Mikewkenlee. Nominees faced delays amid procedural objections by Democratic and Republican leaders.
Former Representative John Dwight of New York returns home to Dryden as the only congressman to serve twelve years without delivering a floor speech. He occasionally spoke in quorum calls or in response on the roll, but never gave a substantive floor speech. He explains his choice as a deliberate stance to avoid contributing to the House’s rhetoric, contrasting with others who print speeches they do not deliver.
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