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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1910
Page
9
Henry Schroder, 52, of Chicago, killed his three year old daughter Ruth Taylor before shooting himself. He planned to punish his wife and others hiding her whereabouts, leaving a letter promising no further relief in his world. Police found both victims dead when they arrived.
New York reports Wellman and chief engineer Vaniman will again attempt an Atlantic airship crossing, likely starting in August. They will design a larger craft with changes learned from the America flight, aiming to fly from America to Europe despite past dangers and failures.
Dr H H Crippen testifies to refute that he killed his wife Belle Elmore Crippen and harmed his typist Ethel LeNeve. The defense plans expert witnesses to challenge a scar claimed from an operation as a possible sign of forgery or misinterpretation.
David Bennett Hill former governor and U S senator dies at Woolfert's Roost Albany suburb after weeks of illness at age 67. Once a powerful political leader the Sage of Woolfert's Roost, Hill's career spanned forty years of warfare in New York and national politics.
Sheridan Wyoming October 20 Judge J M Carey the Democrats candidate for governor spoke to a crowd at the Kirby opera house the largest political meeting ever held in Sheridan The audience cheered for several minutes as Carey outlined his points He had spoken in Buffalo earlier and would go next to Cody to address supporters noting miners stockmen and ranchers attended by special trains from coal camps
Five women were carried upstairs to the residence of Carl Schmidt for a hobble-skirt party in Chicago. The host, struggling with the restrictive fashion, arranged assisted stair ascent after realizing women could not climb. The event succeeded once guests arrived.
The French liner Louisiana ashore on Sombrero reef during the Southern hurricane near Key West. Two hundred passengers were rescued by the revenue cutter Forward, with 347 passengers and a crew of ninety three aboard. Rescued travelers arrived on the cutter with dramatic accounts as Forward returned to collect more survivors.
Buffalo October 20 The Democratic meeting of Wednesday evening reflected Johnson county voters favoring the party from top to bottom in November. Speakers Judge Joseph M Carey Hon W B Ross W Karl Kedon and George Forsythe Democratic candidates for governor railroad commissioner state treasurer and state auditor respectively spoke and were well received while the Republican speech earlier in the week drew little enthusiasm.
In Lake Nipissing Ontario after a 28 hour balloon flight from St Louis the German aviator Lieut Vogt and aide Assman were rescued by Cherokee Indian hunters. Assman suffered arm injuries and exposure while Vogt guided the craft to safety on Sea Gull island.
Washington reports new Bureau of Indian Affairs procedures to speed land sales benefiting Indians. Under the reform, buyers deposit funds early, ensuring quicker patent issuance and placing money in Indian accounts rather than delayed by months, potentially boosting annual proceeds by at least sixty thousand dollars.
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