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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
10
The item was entered at the Cheyenne Post Office as mail matter of the second class. This designation indicates standard mail handling and lacks additional parcel or express services. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
The Interstate Commerce Commission lowers express company tariffs effective October 15, cutting margins to about sixteen percent of gross revenue and promising public savings. Shipments should go direct via shorter routes to keep business with friendly carriers, while parcel post rises to twenty pounds. Cheyenne merchants and consumers expect daily savings as Jay Gould’s old policy fades.
The Army Recruiting Station shipped 20 men in Tikat month and over 120 for the year, ranking fifteenth among 200 plus cities. Local advertising in the Leader is credited with attracting recruits and a new contract from Washington confirms the paper’s impact. Two recruits this week came from Kemball Nebraska after seeing the Leader ad.
A Democratic secretary of the treasury aims to make funds useful to the people by placing surplus crop moving money directly in regional banks. He diverts from Wall Street to prevent delays and to improve welfare, contrasting with plans to funnel funds through central capital and regional receive tenths.
The text records a dispute over lease figures tied to a strike. It notes mill owners’ profits reaching millions and employees receiving several million in wages. The source uses fragmented phrasing indicating a financial split within the industrial conflict.
The piece condemns the brutal spread of poison among workers and the flippant attitude of industrial groups. It notes a battle where employers profit less yet militants in direct action gain ground, turning Paterson into a symbol of cruel industrial warfare and poor guidance from leaders.
The piece discusses federal versus state authority in California's proposed law barring Japanese land ownership. It explains that while the federal government holds supreme powers in defined areas, states retain sovereignty in internal matters unless overridden by treaties. California’s measure targets Japanese settlers, raising questions about constitutional limits, treaty obligations, and the balance of power between state and federal government.
The essay explains how state and federal laws restrict land ownership by aliens not eligible for U.S. citizenship, noting enduring racial exclusions. It discusses Washington and Arizona alien land acts, the Webb act, and treaties with Japan that limit land rights for Japanese nationals while allowing certain residential and commercial uses.
William Gillette recalled a Booth era incident during a dramatic arts address to graduates. An understudy, wrapped in a mantle, hurried on to poison the king in Hamlet with no lines provided, the stage manager shrewdly insisting the actor improvise with the line Nobody here, nobody near. New York American.
Lewington crews extracted a man buried under a train wreck a few miles east. They spoke with the victim who could not identify himself or claim hurts. The exchange reveals a cautious scene as rescuers seek his name and status while awaiting legal counsel.
Local firm The Sherman Co faces questions over mirror plating practices. Officials investigate potential mislabeling and coating processes affecting finish quality and consumer safety. NY court records show no charges as inquiries continue this month.
WwW. DD Magic a well known merchant of Whitemound bought a stock of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to supply customers. After receipt he fell ill and says one small bottle was worth more to him than the cost of his entire stock. For sale by all dealers.
Notice to public that on August 4 1918 at 1 PM the Wyoming state board of school land commissioners will offer for sale by public auction the entire Section 36 Township 15N Range 64W of the Sixth Principal Meridian containing 640 acres. Minimum bid set at not less than 75 percent of appraised value 13.32 13 per acre and not less than 10 per acre with 10 percent cash and up to 18 annual payments at 4 percent interest. Purchaser may pay all at sale. The board reserves the right to reject bids.
Notice of sale for parsu lands on August 9 1913 at 1 PM to the highest bidder. Southeast quarter section 3 township 18 north range 68 west of the sixth principal meridian totaling 40 acres more or less. Application No 290 by David Nimmo lists 13.33 per acre with eighteen annual payments at 4 percent interest. Commissioners Carey Hopkins certify July 11 1910.
Notice of sale of school lands on the August date at public auction to the highest bidder for parcel described as Northeast Southeast quarter 96 Township 17 N Range 42 W containing 480 acres subject to Lease No 14904 and lessee rights. Appraised value of each parcel is noted.
The notice details a land sale offering at not less than 13.93 per acre and sets terms for a sale to occur on the 16th day of July, 1913. Joseph M. Cary signs as secretary.
Peter Lauritsen of Cheyenne Wyoming filed notice of intention to make final five year proof on his homestead entry No 6191 for NW section T14N R66W sixth principal meridian. The proof will be given before the United States Land Office register and receiver in Cheyenne on August 26 1913 with witnesses Martin Bryther Office Downs John James and Andrew Weltz all of Cheyenne.
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