30 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1913
Page
1
A public advocate urges replacing private control with direct primaries and open processes in elections and economics. He argues for government outside and transparent, condemns boards of guardians, and asks citizens to expose corruption to force reform.
April 29 London reports show Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt joining forces with the Duchess of Marlborough at a Women’s Social and Political Union meeting. They plan to travel in a single carriage to protest forcible feeding as part of the suffrage campaign. Mrs. Belmont’s statement to the Associated Press signals intent to use militant methods in America if New York wakes to suffrage. Release of Mrs. Pankhurst was extended for a week after a Holloway visit by the governor and an official doctor.
Ramona Borden seventeen daughter of Gail Borden fled from Manhattan to Washington then Pompton Lake New Jersey and Newark before vanishing with two women and a nurse. Detectives were hired as her father and mother in Los Angeles grew anxious while Mrs White and Mrs Baacke aided her in a Boston hotel.
In Sacramento on April 20 the California legislature amended the anti alien land bill to bar any alien ineligible for citizenship from owning real property. The change was approved unanimously after a brief conference with Secretary Bryan, and the move came just minutes before spectators saw the action.
Washington April 29. House debate opened with heated wrangles over amendments to the chemical schedule of the tariff bill. Speaker Clark took the floor for a speech as Republicans led by Mann pressed changes while Democrats carry a large majority defeated most proposals. minor corrections by the ways and means committee were adopted.
Montenegrin King Nicholas of Montenegro provoked Europe by asserting Scutari, won in the Turkish war, will not be surrendered. Austria and other powers, ready to crush him, react with fury as Balkan settlement seeks compromise while Nicholas vows to fight.
A baby fully developed weighing seven ounces was born Sunday to Mr and Mrs H Russell in Matoon Newfoundland. Physicians say the infant is the smallest fully developed child ever born after birth.
An editorial argues for commission government as a modern, businesslike city system. It praises trained individuals over politicians, urges competent leaders, and claims the form reduces party control, prevents graft, and aligns city management with corporate style accountability.
London reports indicate Austria plans an ultimatum to Montenegro with demand to evacuate Scutari, while powers hesitate to join in war. Italy's stance unclear as ambassadorial talks continue. Easad Pasha's Albanian influence noted as potential stabilizing factor.
California and federal officials pursue an amicable settlement over alien land ownership. A new bill drafted for Bryan and Johnson aims to allow eligible aliens to own land, while restricting others under treaties, in hopes of pacifying Japanese concerns and gaining White House endorsement.
In New York on April 29 suspects blamed for squealing to the district attorney Jerry Maida known as Jerry the Lunchman was shot at Forty-first Street near Broadway. Five bullets killed him as police arrested five men among those accused. The incident follows the Rosenthal murder by blocks. The police say the victim had turned informant about gang secrets.
Philadelphia April 29 Sagmer and Edward A Fleischer wealthy manufacturers expand their program for poor children's art education. They plan to fund further study abroad for showing talent with many pupils already becoming accomplished musicians and some at the stage. They intend to devote their fortune to this work.
Dispatches from across the U S report turmoil in Mexico with refugees arriving in New Orleans and attacks mentioned. Reports note rising danger, demoralized business, and high exchange rates as the region faces ongoing hostilities and political shifts.
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