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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1910
Page
9
A rough man forced his way to former President Roosevelt at Island Park Fargo Sept 5 and shouted a question about who pays his travel expenses. Roosevelt paused then said the inquiry was impertinent but offered to reveal party expenses if needed.
Chattanooga Tennessee September 5 Charges that Joseph M Choate formerly ambassador to Great Britain has violated the constitution of the American Bar Association and failed to uphold the honor of the profession A petition to expel Choate was presented to the American Bar Association and referred to the Committee on Grievances The document lists BeA Ro Watts of New York as attorney for the bar association member in this case
Rahtabula Ohio September 5 A chaotic scene unfolds as Minor 18, clinging to a buggy wreck, crawls onto the pilot and into the engine cab of a Lake Shore locomotive traveling fifty miles per hour. The horse perished. Minor escaped onlookers' relief as the engine paused to delay him.
President Taft addressed a conservation congress and Minnesota fair audience urging practical action and restraint on federal power. He praised Roosevelt but urged specifics in tackling conservation evils with detailed remedies, drawing prolonged cheers from the crowd.
Boston reports Jungfish aviator Claude Graham White declares willingness to let battleships fire while he drops a bomb in return. He responds to Rear Admiral Bowles and Senate Byrd comments, offering to demonstrate the aircraft's potential in future war terms.
Boston reports that Prof William James, famed American psychologist, who died a week ago, supposedly conveyed a message from beyond the grave when invited by Rev Frederick Wiggin of Unity Church Brookline. Dr Wiggin says the posthumous contact occurred after learning of James death and wonders if such phenomena are possible.
A peaceful village awoke to a brutal discovery this morning as screams from a cottage drew locals. Inside the home a traveler and his wife lay dead, while villagers found four family members killed by blows, the scene marked by violence.
A New York table by Auto Directories shows nationwide auto mortgages totaling about 60 million dollars. States vary with Wisconsin and others carrying mortgages on autos and related property totaling several million. Nebraska reports nine million, Kansas four million, Indiana over twenty thousand mortgage borrowers, and Wyoming notes one per cent of purchases financed by mortgage with many buyers unable to afford the luxury.
St Paul September 5 Governor Stubbs of Kansas challenged Ballinger policy during Taft conservation congress remarks. He urged removal of Ballinger and argued for federal control of national lands, defending Ballinger briefly before addressing broader resource and reform debate.
In New York a chariot race featured a morning run with a notable pair of competitors. Events followed as spectators watched a swift craft compete on the course, delivering a tense finish and a colorful show.
A grand Labor Day celebration featured a mammoth parade starting at Sixteenth Street and Warren, traveling along eighty plus blocks to Judges’ stand at 47 D Street Barksdale. Marshals guided the procession while Rev. Leon Hills and Rev. Frank Moore delivered sermons at the Presbyterian Church.
In New Castle on September 5 a three year old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Hamilton, fatally burned when her clothes caught fire while she played near a stove. A stray blaze sparked by the accident raged for hours, her little brother bravely attempted to smother the flames but could not save her. The family resided on a ranch in the South Beaver country.
Washington Sept 5 Roosevelt's denounced decisions of the supreme court spark hopes among his friends that he may urge Taft to appoint him to the vacant chief justice post Justice Marlan is noted as the lone dissenter in the court's decision The Washington rumor mill also notes Governor Hughes of New York as a possible successor to the late Chief Justice.
Pittsburg experiences a massive infestation as grasshoppers and locusts fill the city streets and skyscraper rooftops. Officials report uncomfortable conditions as crowds of insects disrupt offices and observations atop tall towers.
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