07 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1909
Page
1
St. Petersburg reports rising fear around the czar amid talks of bombs from flying machines. A home secretary circular orders strict police watch over aeronauts and aircraft makers, bans aviation exhibitions, and requires a registry of aviation club members and their tendencies.
President Taft lands at 6 o clock and rests till Monday. Crowds claim him as their own during a homecoming style welcome. He attends Episcopal church service and plans a quiet dinner at the Cummings home, with a golf game Monday morning and a speech at the Georgia Carolina fair opening. He is hosted by the South Carolina legislature in Columbia.
Villadelphia reports the Retell Liquor Dealers association to decide at a meeting tomorrow whether to join the war on speakeasies started by Mayor Keyburn. Private detectives have been employed to gather evidence and a crackdown on West resorts is anticipated to follow.
Adolphus Busch of St Louis, long absent from the United States, reports Germany’s brisk prosperity and says he is almost well again after a serious illness. He adds he enjoyed a pleasant summer and shot thirty-one in the Argentual mountains during his travels.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Chester, who reviewed Peary's records, asserts Cook could not have reached the pole. He says the sunset observed by Cook could not be further north than about 3 degrees and that maintaining forty miles daily would have been impossible.
Tokyo reports the start of historic drills at Utsunomiba with 70 000 troops. The exercise includes target practice sham battles and new artillery weapons. Allied observers from China Britain the United States and others attend to witness the events.
Forecast: Wyoming fair Sunday and cooler in the north portion. Monday fair. Local data show maximum 69, minimum 38. Precipitation 0.0 inches. Washington reports weather from the Palmer section director.
San Francisco November 6 reports say the young actress Billie Burke known for her vivacity has attracted the attention or a younger man amid touring with her company. Westcott and family engagements are noted as the plot unfolds varying locations from MacDonough Theatre to the Bungalow in Berkeley as the troupe moves northward.
In Chicago Senator Aldrich spoke to the Commercial Club on currency reform. He said no plan has been adopted yet and urged counsel from business leaders. He emphasized broad study of international methods, a single centralized bank, and avoidance of partisan or regional biases.
Suits by Lemuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison seek review by the United States Supreme Court. They face contempt citations tied to an injunction against a boycott that Blanket Buck Store and Range Co of St Louis sought to end. The case targets publication of the complaint's name in the unions periodical and the relentless boycott activity.
William Torrey Harris former United States commissioner of education died tonight at Providence Rhode Island. His work in education gained international recognition and defined reform efforts.
A Colorado Springs coroner report identifies the dead man at the Antlers hotel as W R Lyttle son of Evander and grandson of a Confederate general. Jennie Mitchell, held during the death, is released after stomach examination. Chicago reports a slumming trip linked to Lyttle ends with a sister Mary Lyttle's suicide at the Auditorium hotel.
Carrie Nation entered the Hotel Knickerbocker cafe shouting the men drinking there were going to hell. A hooting crowd followed her down Broadway and she was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct.
Basin Wyoming November 6 sensational developments in the Ten Sleep Creek murder case with Albert Keyes and Charles Faris admitting their roles in the April raid. They testified the plan aimed to destroy sheep herds and wagons, not kill humans, and described the execution and cremation of two victims as part of the attack.
Mme Jane Osborn-Hannah of Chicago, a noted soprano, returns from Europe where she studied in Leipzig and served as prima donna for three years. Her Leipzig farewell featured a triumphal demonstration after her performance of Madame Butterfly. She will sing the leading female role in Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame.
Charles T. Warriner, former Big Four treasurer, released on $20,000 bail amid a $100,000 alleged shortage. He initially admitted sole responsibility but now denies the confession, claiming part of the loss came from speculation and most from blackmail by a former Big Four worker and a woman.
Washington reports members of the Waterways commission conducted an inspection of the Mississippi at St Paul. The panel plans a preliminary report by January 1, comparing U S and European waterways on navigation irrigation and certification. Senator Theodore E Burton chairs the commission.
Members of the Young Men's club of the Segond Presbyterian church circulate a protest against a Peace lecture to be given in the church on November 11. The claim alleges Richard A. Bartholdt, president of the Interparliamentary Peace tribunal, is unfit to address church attendees on the subject of Peace.
Sheridan County Wool Growers announce they will not obey Order No. 24 from the state board of sheep commissioners requiring dipping of infected or exposed sheep. They call a convention of the eight counties’ flockmasters to seek recourse to force the board to recede. They argue repeated dipping fails to eradicate lip and leg ulceration and harms flocks through cost and weakened lambs. The group notes cases of infection persist despite multiple dippings and warns of further action.
New York importers and mercantile interests urge President Taft to replace William Loeb Jr as New York port collector. They accuse officials in the appraisers and surveyor divisions of corruption and demand a congressional commission to overhaul the customs service and prevent report concealment.
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