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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
8
A Wyoming editorials urges rapid settlement of Cheyenne contiguous lands, arguing cooperation and private action are needed to open settlement, with railroads Fort Russell and local trade cited as stimulants and food as a key follow up.
The governors' convention in Richmond voted 14 to 4 to repudiate South Carolina Governor Blease's lynching remarks and mob violence. Four governors supported the resolution but balked at reprimanding a fellow chief executive.
London reports say Balkan allies prepare a joint draft of demands to Turkey and exchange communications as they await formal acceptance to attend the London conference. Greeks press campaigns on Chios and Jnaina as ships search near Dardanelles Smyrna region. Vienna reports Serbia establishing batteries on the Danube opposite Orzova.
Democratic senators secured a preliminary victory in the Senate by blocking an executive session to consider presidential appointments, slowing confirmation ahead of the new administration.
Congressman W. T. Taylor was stricken with appendicitis and in grave condition in Denver. His wife is recovering from an operation in an adjoining room. Their daughter has just recovered from an appendectomy.
Washington reports say Wall Street seeks a shift in policy under Wilson and Attorney General Wickersham plans a new drive against trusts. Wickersham denied fresh political attacks and said he aims to wrap up current cases to ease the next administration, noting Wilson will inherit a larger trust docket than his predecessor.
A visitor recalls Oriskany Falls New York transforming into a factory town with electric power on farms. A dam and power house enable milking by machines and electric heating and cleaning, showcasing a three year success in farm efficiency. There is also a separate note from Logansport Indiana about Mrs. Lang sentenced for shooting a wedding guest, with a caustic remark about her decison.
Denver Chamber of Commerce forms a 100 member knockers committee to visit critics of the city and state. Citizens may drop notes naming knocker suspects, who must explain grievances or face consequences. The effort aims to boost booster spirit and improved business conditions.
At a Kansas City Kansas suffrage meeting, members urged talking with servants and women workers to gauge local opinion. A washerwoman bluntly said politics don’t interest her and that her husband supports women staying home as she works for six families.
Observations compare desert and sea flights with fog obscuring the ground at higher altitudes. Bombing tests show the need for a second aircraft to assess damage. Also a dialogue reveals a character's preoccupation with his landlady Mrs Pruner and six months of back rent.
The text asserts yarded poultry is more tender than free range fowls due to extreme muscular development in the latter, suggesting meat quality differences based on rearing methods.
Ford town council posted a For Rent sign on the calaboose noting it would serve as an admirable chicken house as Ford has had no inmate for two and a half years.
In California a condemned Chinese man Willie Lula Luis was executed after anti death penalty protester J M P Christeson interrupted the ceremony shouting against killing. The trap then released, ending Luis's life for murdering his stepmother. his mother remains in China. Also another execution note from Sacramento involving Edne ward Delhantie.
An inmate executed at Folsom state prison faced the noose without fear bowing to spectators he requested chicken and ragtime music before death two guitarists a cornetist and a tenor performed as a phonograph played records including Bryan's immortality speech and the Sunny Side song later copied on tape. In Arkansas two masked bandits robbed a southbound train between Malvern and Trashwood wounding a passenger and prompting one arrest as passengers leapt from the moving train.
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