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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
4
A historic newspaper piece recalls the Titanic sinking with 1600 lives lost after the ship, famed as a floating palace, proved vulnerable to ice and seas. It notes delayed wireless reports and praises the noble conduct of men toward women and children during the evacuation. It calls for humility and moral progress in American society.
Public spirited effort is urged to spur town growth in Wyoming. The piece mocks tightfisted business leaders, likening lack of support for Chambers of Commerce and local initiatives to a missing tooth. It cites Centennial Post and Buffalo Bulletin items and notes Medicine Bow’s modern Virginian hotel as a sign of change.
The Wyoming Tribune-quoted piece argues population gains across states, led by Colorado, with Wyoming showing slower percentage growth. It notes long-serving figures like Warren, Clark, Mondell and asserts Wyoming’s development owes to strong congressional representation.
A historical obituary celebrates Clara Barton and the Red Cross, praising her Civil War relief work and the organization’s global humanitarian role. It notes Barton’s fifty years of service, the Red Cross aiding famine, fires, earthquakes, and wars, and her influence on compassionate crisis response worldwide.
In Cheyenne the murder of Mrs Warren Jenkins at her home on a Sunday stunned locals. Her newlywed husband Jim Jenkins is the sole suspect in a case described as among the foulest in the city. Circumstantial evidence links him to a motive, given her wealth and his heir status, though many hope he can prove innocence.
Governor Carey in a Sheridan address urged Roosevelt for president indicating he seeks the best interests of the United States and Wyoming. He argued Roosevelt would mold public thought, influence Congress for fair laws, ease mine and factory workers’ grievances, and unite Republican factions for industrial reform.
The committee in Wyoming has traveled to Washington to meet Senator Warren and upon return announced delegates to the Republican National Convention will not be instructed. The state party apparatus appears to control delegate designations even before county committees act.
Hank Hawkins, after reading the Register and Receiver's ruling in the Frank Irwin case, said he would return home to check for a claim and to protest. He suggested offering a $25.00 reward if a protest found no ladies on doors in the holler.
A young man recalls warning his sister Jessie about acquiring affectation as she left for a fashionable boarding school. The fragment suggests a tale of manners and social behavior in a historical setting.
A humorous pastiche rewrites Psalm 23 to frame a wife as boss and shopping powerhouse. The narrator endures long nights, backroom chores, and a stream of theater tickets while his wife’s wardrobe and millinery bills loom. The piece ends with dwelling in his wife’s house forever.
A Strasburg man, Martin B. Burkhart, notes his health collapse months ago and credits Vinci cod liver and iron with a remarkable recovery. He gained twelve pounds, sleeps well, and feels strong again, praising the tonic and offering a money back guarantee if it does not build health.
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