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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1912
Page
7
A fragmented editorial argues success lies in being true to oneself rather than conforming. It contrasts unconventional and conventional paths, warning that flashy notoriety earns money but not lasting influence. The piece champions genuine confidence and risk in life.
Wyoming reports bountiful grain and hay production with rainfall below average in the first seven months. Despite drought in the Golden Prairie District, earnings from grain and dairy products exceed one hundred thousand dollars, and a conservative yield estimate signals broad potential for arable areas.
The State Journal reviews Swift inspired satire where two cats eat each other, then extends the metaphor to humans who destroy one another. It notes law proceedings and personal feuds as modern parallels, concluding many are eaten by their own actions.
The Tribune rejects the Pershing Filipino story as false and prints an old affidavit used in 1906 to whitewash Pershing. The piece notes the Manila American and major papers republished it recently. Pershing has not publicly denied the claims, and damages could have made him rich.
A letter from Mundell urges Hank Hankins and Demin to back Warn, claiming Mundell’s rise and a plan to topple Roosevelt. Mundell praises reformers, claims support from New York and Boston elites, and warns of political peril. He asks Hank to aid with schemes and to relay plans by return mail.
Conferees back a bill defeating Schedule K and argue it will lower clothing costs. The piece notes Monroe doctrine rhetoric toward Japan, references Cheyenne dairy payouts, and mentions Cheyenne and area eggs shipments. It includes sarcasm about political rivals and editorials on voting influence.
The passage portrays Congressman Mondell accusing Woodrow Wilson of opposing labor while Samuel Gompers denounces such claims. Gompers caravaned to Chicago to push a labor plank, failed to win support, and then praised the party in Baltimore. Labor leaders are portrayed as wary of Mondell and Taft.
The piece questions Frank Mondell about his labor legislation and urges him to speak plainly. It notes the District Court judgeship as a key local race with Ray E B Lee unopposed for the Democratic nomination and a Republican contest between W C Mentzer and C M Watts, with Watts favored by observers.
Public notice invites sealed bids by August 9 1912 at 5 pm for four hundred tons of Hanna lump coal to supply school houses from September 1 1912 to June 1 1913. Bids must state price per ton and the board may contract for up to eighty tons. The district may reject all bids and may consider other furnace coal as well. John Dr. Clark clerk.
COLORADO & SOUTHERN CO will sell round trip tickets from Cheyenne Wyoming to Casper Wyoming August 9 12 and 9th with a limit until August 11 1912. Rate is 11.90 to cover travel for the Annual Session of the Great Council Improved Order of Red Men. For details contact H B Dyer agent Cheyenne or T B Fisher G P A C and S Ry Co Denver.
A grateful woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after six years of suffering from a disease common to women. The article notes thousands have benefited from the remedy and references Denver flood coverage and Portland events in a weekly feature.
Autopsy on Dorcas I Snodgrass of Mount Vernon concludes death by drowning. Stomach contents show ten hours without food. The watch of Miss Snodgrass fixes time of death at 4 90 o clock in the morning, supporting theory that Milas Snodgrass arrived on the Clermont and disposed of her body in the creek. The Denver flood and Elk's Convention in Portland are noted in the Animated Weekly at the Lyric.
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