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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
2
A cryptic report details machinations among milliners or allied factions including Frather and Sadler. The text hints at deceitful schemes and power plays aimed at controlling resources or decisions, with implied consequences for those involved.
The Audubon Society and allied farm groups announce a nationwide effort to conserve insect eating birds whose loss threatens crops. They back state laws defending bird crops and oppose milliner interests blamed for poaching, with campaigns in California Missouri Oklahoma and other states to curb plumage trade.
A hotly contested race centers on a moderator candidate for the Presbyterian Church in America. Key contenders include a noted racer turned church leader competing for the top post with support from regional groups.
The one hundred twenty first general assembly of the Presbyterian church opens in Denver tomorrow with a strong push for sectarian schools and foreign missions. Notable speakers include Chancellor Samuel D. McCormick and mission leaders from New York Chicago East India and other regions. A labor mass meeting led by Rev. Chas Stetzle with Governor Shafroth presiding is planned for Sunday with about eight thousand workingmen expected. Balloting for moderator begins after a sermon by Rev. Pulerton.
Denver reports Jane E Petrepiet once Miss Jane Northey of Beglend seeks roughly 1 million dollars from the Northey estate in England. She claims entitlement and has retained attorney Burdick to prove her claim. A life of frontier work and frontier judge duties is noted. The piece mentions her travels and past roles.
The second annual meeting of the Laramie County Cattle and Horse Growers' association will be held at Goodrich hall in Wheatland on Tuesday May 26. President GEO Mitchell announces lectures by C D Marsh from Washington DC on Loco Weed and by W B Howe on livestock diseases, with time for discussion and a special freight train to return south at 9 p m for south end members.
Chicago reports hiot machine accident policy changes as Ohio bans slot machines and Minnesota follows suit. Several states consider providing accident coverage by dropping a quarter for brief insured periods, while most machines sit in ratio stations. Officials question the WithA plan as against public policies.
Frank Allen and four companions were driving the grading crew when a flash struck nine miles from Greeley Colorado. Allen was killed instantly and four companions were stunned two were seriously injured. Five mules died outright in the strike on the grading outfit of F. J. Peterson.
Chicago May 19 Martin Oppenheim alleged agent of German lottery firms was arrested on U S carrier attorney request. Thirty tickets for the June drawing of the Hamburg lottery said to be owned by the German government were confiscated.
A New York May 15 report describes the Ted d Yacht Badin yard in South Brooklyn constructing a yacht with non magnetic materials. The hull framing deck planking joinery and wood skylights are in progress with launch targeted between May 22 and May 20. The vessel, about 164 feet long, will carry a 64 foot beam and 12 feet 6 inch draft with a displacement of 568 long tons under supervision of Honey J. city.
Cambridge May 19 President Eliot resigns after four decades as Harvard University president. William R. Powell to succeed him tomorrow. Eliot, 76, ends his term with last corporation meeting and faculty conference. He plans a summer in Maine and guest talks in Cincinnati and Missouri.
In Iteno Nevada on May 9 a man named James R Caldwell was crushed to death by a falling boulder near Austin while holding his 2 year old child. The child survived unharmed despite the dangerous accident.
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