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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
1
President Huerta faces tense diplomatic ties as Mexico cites foreign warships in its waters and seeks peace amid revolutionary strife. He notes progress in Zacatecas and Durango, and pledges continued efforts toward pacification ahead of October elections.
A bomb addressed to General Otis at his Los Angeles home failed to injure him as a Japanese servant discovered the explosive parcel wrapped in brown paper. The device, five inches by three, was tipped with matches and black powder and linked to a McNamara plot, with police involvement following the alert.
London reports a large railway stoppage threat with Liverpool as the storm center. About 6000 dock workers refuse to handle relight from Dublin, joined by 4000 more in Birmingham. Dublin sees deadlock and riots as over 10,000 strike, with bus drivers pressing for union demands and reinstatement.
A chaotic debate in the city council chamber reveals efforts to build a garbage crematory. Alderwen Sweet and Rahn blocked provisions favoring plumbers and hardware dealers, while South Side Improvement Association pushes for street repairs and a distant dump site.
Douglas Ariz Sept 16 James Shields corporal of Troop L Ninth United States Cavalry, a Negro, was promoted to captain of a Mexican insurgent company after a five hour conquest. He returned to the U S side to visit his wife and was jailed for holding up two border patrol members. Shields then crossed into Mexico with his armament and was welcomed by rebels who made him captain of a barefooted company.
Fire at the Braze hotel in Buffalo New York broke out just after midnight. The top floor ignited first and within minutes two upper floors were ablaze prompting quick alarms. All 230 guests escaped from the blaze which started in an adjoining building. Some men failed to meet obligations as they headed the other way.
A promotional note highlights daily newspaper advertising as a guide to new gowns fabrics styles and shades. Merchants compete to showcase latest goods and promise helpful news at any season while promising courteous service to readers.
Crowds flock to Burns Wyoming as county fair entries in grain vegetables jams fruit and dairy show fill the main hall. Exhibits include large pumpkins refined apples pears plums cherries and Siberian crabs with poultry dairy cows and horses expected to draw statewide attention. An excursion train from Cheyenne departs Saturday night for the events.
The first statewide primary in Pennsylvania for the state superior court nominating four candidates shows James Alcorn of Philadelphia Oliver D B Dickison of Delaware County Webster B Grim of Bucks County Judge John J Henderson of Crawford County and John W Raphart of Cambria County leading the field of 16. All candidates run on a non-partisan ballot with two likely to be elected.
Federal habeas corpus hearing boosts A K Thaw’s lawyers as they plan to carry the case to the U S Supreme Court after New Hampshire Governor Aldrich weighs extradition to New York. Thaw, once placed in Matteawan, greets supporters and questions the insanity versus criminal status while Jerome grills the case.
The New York story reports Hans Schmidt confessing to ties with a counterfeit operation and leading investigators to a den where ten ten dollar counterfeit certificates were found. Dr. Eroet Arthur Milret faces bail on related charges after a pistol incident. Bertha Zech, a servant, is released after authorities say no charge could be held. The piece notes ongoing investigations.
A general strike of the coal miners in District 15 was declared for September 23. The United Mine Workers of America executive committee endorsed the action by unanimous vote at 6:30 p.m. The district covers Colorado Utah and New Mexico with Colorado hosting the most mines. The convention limited the strike to Colorado at this time. other states are not affected.
In Manhattan a shooting erupted amid a Democratic primary fight in the Fifteenth assembly district. Four men were arrested for felonious assault and weapons violations after a gun battle between factions linked to the Jack Shrovet crew and the Haideen Dusters and Hose Gauls. Police recovered a rug bundle with over 30 names from a car. Three others were injured in a separate 60s street confrontation, with no gunmen hurt.
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