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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
4
The Colorado Springs Telegraph argues proposed rail passes would harm the public interest by undermining equal access to transportation. It warns passes blunt lawmakers' attention to voter needs and urges railroads to drop the practice for broader support and long term profit.
The editor recalls Frank Arnold from Cheyenne and Spokane, praising The Leader's campaign coverage. He shares a sharp critique of Senator Warren, noting Warren’s allies and predicting reduced influence for Warren and his followers for four years.
A Denver dispatch notes strong Wyoming support for John M Osborne as a possible interior secretary. Backers from several western states push him as best qualified to handle public land, irrigation, mining and other western concerns in the incoming cabinet. Osborne’s Wyoming roots and long familiarity with regional needs strengthen his bid.
The piece argues state pride and progress depend on supporting a Western-led development plan with Governor Gaborne-Sheridan as the prime leader, asserting no better or capable successor than the governor to elevate the Rocky Mountain region.
Democratic senators seek to block some Taft appointments and delay civil service offices until a new president takes office. They aim to keep ten thousand fourth class postmasters protected while Republicans push for partisan fills. The fight involves progressives, civil service, and the awkward politics of a short lame duck session.
Miss Ida Tarbell argues in American Magazine that women’s awakened collective will and responsibility can reform criminal girls. The Bedford Reformatory program uses normal life, health work, and sympathetic guidance to re script their futures, showing how environment shapes crime and how dignified treatment inspires change.
Miss Tarbell urges women to extend good will and cooperative work to aid Hedford released girls. She argues permanent reform needs new avenues and community support beyond city life, warning that without broad kindness many return to old temptations. The message stresses shared responsibility across humanity.
Dr. Charles E. North argues the country schoolteacher can lead rural public health, teaching sanitary science in simple terms. He cites hand washing, milk safety, and water cleanliness, urging normal schools to train teachers for effective health education to reduce infectious disease.
Milburn and Clarence Alferd, 16 and 18, locked in Prince Utah city jail, died last night in a beds fire likely started during a drinking incident. Their bodies found this morning as investigators probe the blaze.
In a social note Oscar Newman elopes with Ethel Hamilton provoking Sam and Milly to ponder pique marriages. They debate motives, heartbreak, and vanity behind unions born from spite, with Beatrice Price referenced and Oscar’s claimed motives questioned. A second piece notes a palm spathe explode in Algeria’s botanical gardens amid heat and dust.
Washington D C December action to compel J H Rittenhouse of Beranton PA to appear as a witness in the Archbold impeachment trial was requested by Representative Clayton of Alabama. Judge Archbold's associate Edward J Williams testified about subpoena and a related land deal while prosecutors seek further questions on pressure on railroad officials and the Katydid option.
Mesers Henderson Bros agents for Anchor Line announce a Clyde shipyard contract for a 14,000 ton steamer. The vessel of 548 by 66 3 and 45 feet will carry 200 first 250 second and 2,000 third class passengers and sail New York to Mediterranean ports in about 10 days. Jim Flynn notes training by Abdul the Turk, who is noted as unbeatable in road work.
A playful note describes Johnny Conlon with a merry old soul calling for his trap and his barbers pole while he shaves, hinting he has acquired an artistic temperament and complains about his diet.
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