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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1889
Page
13
Across Pennsylvania Maryland and Washington floods kill thousands and wash away towns. Johnstown Dubois Harrisburg and Nineveh report total devastation as rivers rise and bridges collapse. Rescue crews race to salvag e survivors while reports warn many bodies remain unrecovered.
President with officials discusses relief for Johnstown distress. Charles L. Knapp named consul general at Montreal and Alexander Reed consul at Dublin. General Schofield acts as war secretary, visiting the White House for hour long talks. He stays in constant touch with state authorities on relief efforts.
Mrs Amelia Krabick a Bohemian woman was outraged and murdered 14 miles northeast of Guppings Texas Sunday evening. Her failure to return home prompted a search. her decomposed body was found near her home. An inquest returned a verdict of outraged and murdered by an unknown person. Local citizens are in a frenzy of excitement.
Sary Lake Cry Utah June 1 Oscar Young son of the late President Young went insane a few days ago and attempted to kill his wife but neighbors stopped him. He is confined to his room.
London June 1 The Royal Thames Yacht Club race the season’s major event concluded after a sixty mile course. Valkyrie won Irex finished second Yarana took third place.
Johnstown Pennsylvania reports a disaster from the South Fork dam break with martial law, thousands feared dead and bodies found in debris along the river. Rescue crews, relief trains, and vigilante actions unfold as authorities estimate tens of thousands affected and the flood’s reach expands.
Denver June 1. Two youths, about 20, were arrested after breaking into the Hoder residence. Mrs. Leaming, at 2328 Gilpin, masked the escape, confronted a gun during the incident, and aided neighbors and officers in capturing the pair. The suspects, found with sensational dime novels, were jailed.
Ainsworth dispatch reports settler John T. Newell found dead in bed with twenty four bullet holes. Early morning a masked group abducted George Babcock from a neighboring farm. his fate remains unknown. Babcock was accused of aiding cattle rustlers and sympathizing with thieves.
The governor's resolution to shut the ticker was carried into effect this morning, nearly halting business. The market opened quiet and steady, with activity only in Union Pacific and Villar stocks. Early efforts to publish prices faded as the trading day moved slowly.
A half-written note tells of a stranger with a perpetual motion plan in Knowlesville. Prominent locals funded the venture and the project prospered during manufacture, but the device failed at trial and the claimant vanished, ending the scheme.
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