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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1910
Page
9
Grandmother and two girls are burned and home destroyed in Rock Springs incident. Fire started by lamp explosion. Authorities report injuries and fatalities with investigations ongoing.
In Rock Springs Wyoming on October 17 an oil lamp exploded fatally burning Mrs Alpine Hidle aged 86 and grandchildren Bernie and Olle Green aged 8 and 9. Mrs Mary Green and her sister are badly burned but expected to recover as their home is destroyed. A separate Danbury Iowa incident reports baby Susanne Frank thrown onto a beehive during a carriage runaway, suffering facial wounds.
Rochester a news update says Senator Dolliver’s death worsens Senator La Follette’s condition. Dramatist William Vaughn Moody dies in Colorado Springs from a brain tumor after arriving there for health reasons.
Elizabeth Kats a Chicago governess attempted suicide by inhaling gas at the Hotel Plaza. For weeks she reported hearing soft voices urging her to come to them. Her condition was described as serious in the county hospital.
New York World reports B. H. Harriman made about 986 000 in profits from Panama canal securities. It claims purchases were made while Roosevelt chose the Panama route after pressuring Congress to drop Nicaragua. The feature includes ledger facsimiles from Kuhn, Leeb & Co. Roosevelt denied any American profited from the canal deal.
New York Oct 17 Wireless stations reported no word on Walter Wellman and crew aboard the dirigible America in the attempted Atlantic crossing. Calculations show they had reached about one fourth the distance toward Ireland as a westward wind drives progress.
Chicago reports Zealot leader Wilbur Glenn Voliva states Zion City will shift to poultry, dairying, and intensive farming. The 1100 year lease restricts tobacco drugs and many other activities, with a $25 tobacco fine and no new manufacturing. Voliva aims to demonstrate a practical earthly kingdom.
Havana reports a violent storm from the southwest that peaked at noon, driving water over the Malecon sea wall and flooding the residence district. Soldiers rescued hundreds while fear of a tidal wave spread panic. communications to the interior were cut off and damage is expected to be extensive.
Jewelry valued at 10000, worn by several women at the Waldorf Astoria last week, was turned over to police. A diamond bracelet set in platinum, valued by Tiffany at 8600, belonged to a society wife who offered a 500 reward for its return after reporting the loss Friday evening.
A daring robbery reported by jeweler David Miller of Carey Avenue. Thieves entered the Lamp Bold Jewelry Shop between 5 20 and 3 40 PM, forced a front door, used an old pick to pry the lock, and stole gems valued at about 2500. Diamonds scattered on the floor. Miller was dining nearby when it occurred.
Julia Ward Howe, 91, noted philanthropist, lecturer, and author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, died in Middletown Rhode Island after a pneumonia attack. Her funeral will be held in Boston on Thursday as health had declined since a severe illness began days earlier.
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