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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1912

Page

9

Rebels Defy Warning And Move Cannons On Border

Rebels near Agua Prieta clash with American watchers as Rojas defies U S warnings against firing into U S territory. United States troops guard the border while rebels fortify near the line and a potential intervention hangs over the region.

Sam U. S CANON Douglas Ariz Agua Prieta Rojas United States Schuyler Department of the Flest War Department Rossat Aris Juarez International Line Sanjines

Wilson blasts tariff as malignant growth at state fair

Syracuse dispatch reports Governor Wilson addressing over 11,000 at the New York state fair. He calls the tariff a malignant growth requiring surgical removal and ties the high cost of living to its effects, urging action against trusts and beef manipulation. Boss Murphy of Tammany attends, listening from the grand stand.

Syracuse N. Y Wilson Beef Trust New York

City to Fine Owners Over Immoral House Rent Scheme

At the next city council meeting officials plan an ordinance to fine owners of the West End properties rented or used for immoral purposes. A police board report notes about thirty houses in the district owned by prominent people who reap high rents from keepers, with proposed fines of 50 dollars monthly for owners and 10 dollars for each prostitute in ordinary houses, while larger sixteenth room houses charge 200 dollars monthly rents to keepers.

City Counsell Police Board Grainger Ecomel Ttfe

Domestic sugar beet seed research eyed by U S farmers

Washington Sept 12 Foreign grown sugar beet seed upon which the entire beet sugar industry now depends may be abandoned for a domestic product. The Bureau of Plant Industry plans extensive experiments to determine if high grade seeds can be raised in the United States.

Washington, D. C Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry United States

Wyoming Horse Disease Sends Urgent Quarantine Plea

A. S. Mercer warns Governor Carey that a mysterious horse disease spreading from Kansas threatens Wyoming. He urges immediate statewide quarantine, border patrols, and train restrictions to prevent economic collapse and meat shortages. The letter emphasizes continental spread and calls for an extra legislative session if needed.

Carey Mercer Wyoming Biainess Kansas Chicago Joseph M. Carey Cheyenne Wyo Pig Horn Johnson and Sheridan

Wyoming Geologist Calls Casper Oil Fields Best In U S

State geologist Jamison and assistant Trask returned from Casper after two months studying Shannon and Salt Creek oil areas. He says Wyoming oil outperforms California, with Salt Creek oil mainly for illumination. Salt Creek yields 720 barrels daily from 50 wells, Shannon 300 from 34 wells. refining limits cap output at about 1200 barrels daily.

Casper L. M. Trask Cheyenne Shannon Salt Creek Jamison Wyoming California State Capitol

Lieutenant Chant Faces Court Martial On Forgery Desertion

Second Lieutenant Earle M. Chant of the Eleventh Infantry, arrested in New York on forgery charges, was turned over to military authorities at Fort Jay. He faces a general court martial for forgery obtaining money under false pretenses and desertion, with evidence sent to Governors Island for trial.

Earle M. Chant Polo Mountain New York Fort Jay Fort D. A. Russell Chant Fort Russell Governors Island New York World Harlington West Twenty-seventh Street Kitts Dougherty W. P. Kitts Fort PD A. Russell Broadway Criterion Exchange Company No. 140 Nassau Street National Nassau Bank Governor's Jeland Tomba Court Murphy

Want Ad Answers Uncalled For List

The notice lists unnamed ad responses awaiting pickup including M. N. and others with quantities such as 2, 1, 4, and letters like BK, Wi, Box K. It mentions Little Widow and entries like B42 and G. Follow up could contact the publisher for fulfillment or pickup.

M. N M. G Box K L. B B. M M. B A. B Little Widow H. BB

White wife of Jack Johnson dies after saving boxer

Chicago records reveal Etta Duryea Johnson shot herself in her apartment after years of caring for Jack Johnson amid his nervous prostration and post fight brain fever from the Jeffries bout. The inquest returned a verdict of death by own action while temporarily insane. Johnson testified of her efforts to save him from self harm and noted their prior divorce and remarriage.

Chicago Etta Duyea Johnson Jack Johnson Jeffries Johnson Champion's Saloon Etta Duryea Clarence Duryea New York

Percy Hoyt Due From Calgary

Cheyenne horseman Percy Hoyt entertained a party of Cheyenne businessmen in Calgary Alberta Canada with Wild West performances. Advices say Hoyt is expected to return today after hosting the party and covering their expenses. The Cheyenne visitors traveled in a special Pullman and Hoyt brought horses and two outlaws in a separate car.

Terey Hoyt Calgary Alberta Canada Union Pacific Cheyenne Hoyt

Frisco Quake Shakes City with No Damage Reported

A slight earthquake shock was felt in Frisco at 28 o'clock this morning with perceptible movement and no damage or major excitement. Reports noted minor shocks extending as far south as San Jose, about fifty miles away.

San Francis"o San Jose

High Tariff Benefits Debunked by Wage Figures

The piece cites Interstate Commerce Commission data for year ending June 20 1910 showing average wages of workers across several trades and notes that prices rose faster than wages. It also cites Senate committee figures on building trades wages and cites a Republican tariff platform claim as contrary to the data.

Interstate Commerce Commission Senate Committee On United States Byron W. Holt

Friday the 13th Office Cat Entangled in Press

In a Friday the 13th incident at The Leader, Office Cat Charley Steise reports the press jammed by the feline getting tangled in two press cogs. The cat was seriously mangled but expected to survive after the halt and inspection.

Charles Steise Charley Charles Chas

Drowning in Cheyenne Rain Claims Twenty-Four Lives

A dramatic Cheyenne downpour left twenty four residents dead at Fifteenth and Snyder streets. Rescue attempts failed as floodwaters rose, utility coats and slickers offered little aid. An officer, soaked, watched from a perch unable to save those in peril.

Fifteenth Snyder Streets

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