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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
2
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Mondell argues against government ownership of railroads citing wartime costs and service curtailments. He claims the revenue bill raises 300 million to cover losses and cites a total loss estimate of 1.575 billion by the committee. He maintains private management would have operated railways cheaper and more satisfactorily.
Debate over funding a two to three billion dollar bill for soldiers' bonuses stresses tax methods. Proponents argue a graduated sales profit tax shields consumers while properly taxing wholesalers, brokers, and retailers for efficient distribution and to curb profiteering.
The text argues for a profit tax on distributors to curb profiteering and protect consumers. It contends a tax would remove inefficient or wasteful distribution, depress unfair pricing, reward economical service, discourage redundant agencies, curb market gambling in foodstuffs, and prevent passing costs to the shopper while funding new wartime needs. The proposal favors standardization and accountability in pricing.
The piece weighs the chances of Hiram Johnson at the Chicago convention. It argues he is known and could attract large voting blocs but warns conservatives may block him. It notes geography, radicalism fears, and possible surprise outcomes in 1920 nomination talks.
A speaker argues the Chicago platform must center on Americanism defining every plank from an American perspective. The goal is to guarantee basic needs like food, clothing, shelter, and fuel for all, keeping prices affordable and ensuring government action to reduce costs while preserving liberty and national unity.
A passage stresses five core needs for life and happiness: food, clothing, housing, fuel, and health. It emphasizes access to these essentials at reasonable prices to prevent discontent and potential trouble.
The speaker laments current Democratic rule as hopeless and unqualified while praising Republicans as the path to prosperity. Voters are urged to choose a competent leader who can deliver outcomes and lead the nation out of hardship.
The grade school May festival on the High School Athletic grounds was indefinitely postponed due to ground conditions. A future date will be set when the grounds dry. The High School pageant will proceed as planned Thursday at 8 o'clock at the Tris theatre.
Douglas Wyoming May 11 An elderly Platte Valley ranch hand Mike McCarthy will serve one year in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to assault with a deadly weapon following a dispute with H McKeever during which a single shot was fired. The article also notes Miss Clara Porter named assistant secretary in New York trust company and Miss Martha Smith completing 22 years as station agent for Boston and Maine Railroad.
Reports from travelers living among Cannibal Islands natives in the South Pacific describe the women as among the world’s most beautiful. The account notes admiration from outsiders for local appearance and demeanor.
A fragment describes Ana Yor Brace Ful with skin not tawny like that of a white man deeply tainted by the sun, noting contrasts in complexion. The text reflects biased racial language and vivid, but unclear, description in a historical OCR fragment.
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