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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1911
Page
9
San Antonio reports a flood of refugees headed north amid a shaken border economy. Western sources note widespread fear of reprisals and dwindling confidence in Diaz’s ability to quell the revolt. In Chihuahua conditions worsen with blockade, rising prices, and a milk famine as insurrection pressure continues.
Judge Dike in Brooklyn County Court granted Charles Francis Ark a Chinese resident and his American wife Catherine Duffy Ark permission to adopt three American children. The Whitlack children aged 15, 12, and 9 were placed under their guardianship, with Ark having lived in the United States about thirty years and having been a foster father.
In Kentucky three mountain women and Charlie Tackett’s kin held off United States revenue officers led by Deputy Marshal Potter. Deputy Smith was mortally wounded, Smallwood lost a finger, and the officers withdrew as the Tackett women kept firing with a revolver and shotgun. The boy was taken into maternal custody.
Lincoln banquet honors William J Bryan on his fifty fifth birthday with 1200 to 1300 attendees led by Democratic figures. Speakers emphasize Bryan remains a leader of Democracy despite dissent within the party in Nebraska.
Grace Dexter Bryan daughter of William Jennings Bryan will wed Richard L. Hargreaves a Lincoln business man in early June. Both were born in Lincoln and were longtime schoolmates, with families approving the match. The couple’s engagement was announced by the Bryans.
Atlanta officials report Alderman James B. Everett will introduce an ordinance to bar the harem skirt on city streets. Exemptions include the divided skirt for horseback riding. The measure relies on a majority backing and aims to penalize wearers of the style.
Captain Armstrong of Fort D. A. Russell directed a months long probe into thefts that hit officers from three regiments. A suspect has been arrested and recovery of stolen goods followed the discovery of "victim books" listing items taken from each victim. Names of victims appeared in these ledgers, revealing a coordinated scheme with hundreds of dollars in losses.
Washington March 20 The revised grazing regulations governing national forest ranges were approved by Secretary Wilson A permanent advisory board representing sheep and cattle interests will confer annually with the secretary of agriculture A rule establishes that where grazing advantages are equal the year long rate for sheep will be thirty percent of the cattle rate
In Cambridge Massachusetts on March 20 Harvard University graduate school of business administration students were told certain advertising facts by H N McKinney of Philadelphia presenting tonight.
Booker T. Washington, the educator, was injured in an altercation with Albert Ulrich a carpenter. Washington plans to press assault charges while Ulrich denies provoking the incident claiming Washington peered into his apartment. The incident unfolded after a dispute over a dog and a hallway encounter on the building’s vestibule.
Washington reports Gen Arthur Murray, chief of coastal artillery, says 25 000 troops needed to guard Hawaiian islands. Mortars stored at Honolulu and Pearl Harbor. War Department reviews plan to deter potential Japanese attack and strengthen defenses amid growing regional tension.
In San Francisco on Mardi Gras eve a decoy offer to return a $30,000 pearl necklace for a $10,000 payoff failed. Mina Crocker reported the theft, a trap was laid at a hotel lobby, but the letter writer and thieves were not captured. Detectives and a jewelry firm manager waited in vain as the plan unraveled.
Governor Carey refereed a split in Niobrara County favoring immediate organization. Eastern Niobrara backers H C Snyder and W A Shipley argued for creation. opponents A A Spaugh and Harry B Card urged delay citing population and valuation. Carey used mediation to halt the dispute and voters will settle the issue at a special election.
Chicago report says Mrs. Charles Bchenke confessed to shooting her husband yesterday during a wedding anniversary revel with euchre at a church and a home gathering. The grand jury held her on murder charges as the husband collapsed, injuring his head on a dock.
New York report says Hernard Croson principal of Public School No. 26 West Thirtieth Street faces a 1200 fine after a committee found he showed undue familiarity with women teachers. He allegedly hugged and even tried to place one on his knee. prior to this he led Public School No. 3 on Fudson Street.
Colonel Roosevelt completed his Arizona tour and departed for Los Angeles after a city plaza turnout of about 5,000. He urged immediate federal statehood for the territory and voiced opposition to the recall provision while asserting Arizona’s right to self determination in its constitutional choices.
Wilson Smith of Blairstown New Jersey survived three days lost in the Blue Mountains aided by three matches. He wandered through snow and rain with no food and built fires to keep his body and companions warm before reaching Mardwick.
Reports from Nogales and Tecate describe insurgent activity along Sonora rail lines with bridges burned and trains unaffected. Federal forces rush into Nogales while Sonora natives largely sympathize with rebels and many flee to mountains.
In Mineola New York a Supreme Court jury awarded Michael Carmody 40000 against the New York Central railroad for injury to his right leg and left foot after he was kicked off a freight car on September 26. Witnesses including John Curtin and a conductor testified to Carmody and his fall, with a railroad detective as a favorable witness for the defense.
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