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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
12
A New York businesswomen's club story shows how a sewing circle expanded into a village improvement effort. Members shared correspondence courses, built a traveling library, started jam and pickle sales, and hired an interior decorator to modernize homes and boost appeal.
Bankers and politicians including Jacob H. Schift Senator William J. Stone and Finley J. Shepard back the League to Enforce Peace. The group led by Taft seeks US action for a permanent Europe peace, while not opposing the current conflict. Von Bethmann-Hollweg Viscount Grey and Premier Briand reportedly back the League.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved higher demurrage rates for interstate rail traffic while the Wyoming Public Service Commission halted those charges pending a hearing. State shippers may present protests and the commission will investigate to ensure any increase is justified and not excessive.
The Washington mint director cites strong national demand for a two and a half cent piece. He urges Congress to authorize its minting, noting no current coin between one and five cents. A new coin would ease change for items priced under five cents and above a penny. The director believes the denomination would be desirable.
The people of Europe increasingly view President Wilson as the agent of peace. Wilson holds a unique position as head of a leading neutral nation and for his masterly efforts in maintaining our neutral stance and pursuing peace.
The article argues for continued U S leadership to preserve neutrality, seek peace negotiations, and build an international league to enforce peace. It credits President Wilson with independent authority, broad support, and the chance to shape a lasting framework for dispute settlement and a postwar order.
The Japanese vessel Shinyo arrived at San Francisco with 80 million dollars in securities and gold from Petrograd, consigned to J P Morgan & Co. Much passed through Cheyenne. About 32 million in gold. Prominent Russians escorted the shipment. Russia reportedly spent over 260 million dollars in the U S for munitions and railroad supplies in the past two years.
One hundred days after Romania entered the war the Teutonic allies hold about 50,000 square miles of Romania, including Bucharest. Mootciol is captured, the western railroad is cut, and a northward push toward Jassy is reported. Unconfirmed bulletins mention German divisions in peril west of Bucharest and four Entente capitals in German hands. The Russian Carpathian offensive appears stalled as German fronts hold.
Washington report says Senator Owen obtains likely Republican support as the Senate starts debate on the corrupt practice bill limiting campaign expenditures for congressional and presidential races. Both sides predict passage before adjournment and discuss continuing investigations into election spending.
Mexico City December reports say General Carranza will sign the Atlantic City protocol to settle issues between Mexico and the United States. He may make minor changes but is expected to approve the document in the morning.
Lisbon reports the French gunboat Surprise was sunk by German submarines off Funchal Madeira. Thirty four crewmen perished and a handful of Portuguese were killed aboard the steamers Kangaroo and Dacha torpedoed in the same action.
Miss Lolita Armour daughter of a Chicago packer, once deemed hopelessly crippled, makes a debut amid floral pageantry. She has shown no congenital defects since treatment by Dr Lorene and wore khaki as a month at the National Naval League women’s training camp where she served as colonel of the women’s corps.
The article recalls a village effort expanding from home decorating help to community projects. Local residents coordinated low cost curtains, furniture, and rug sources while extending activity to the village with a public playground by the schoolhouse. Boys formed a clean-up team, a self-made fountain emerged, and girls learned practical skills, all under a simple, unnamed neighborly initiative.
Portland Oregonian notes a University of Oregon student living on campus with an average $35 monthly allowance while remaining anonymous. Birmingham Age-Herald reports fourteen Huntsville grand jury indictments for election betting, including former Sheriff Frank Hereford and William Bingham, tied to a bet collection dispute in the Lawler and Overton primary.
In Philadelphia, a new housing effort unfolds with two-story homes praised for their space and character. Two young residents move in, starting life in a row of compact, cheerful dwellings as rainbows symbolize hope in the community.
A reflective meditation on home duties and family life from a mother’s perspective. The piece contrasts simple furnishings and wedding gifts with the quiet acts of care, work, and sacrifice that define daily existence and the unglamorous drama of raising children.
The Star reports on brewing closures and prohibition trends across the west. From Kansas City the dry wave closes a long standing brewery in St Louis and a Weston distillery plant is wrecked. Boston sees growing dry sentiment while Nevada faces petitions to go dry and Idaho votes 55 000 in a major prohibition victory.
A Kansas anti saloon league story outlines national temperance aims with the Temperance council seeking President Wilson endorsement. It also covers churches organizing to fight drug stores selling whisky and notes the tough times ahead for John Barleycorn.
William Jennings Bryan outlined reforms he hopes the Democratic Party will pursue in the next four years at a dinner in Washington. He called for national prohibition as the top priority, supported woman suffrage by federal amendment, direct presidential elections, and easier constitutional amendments. He opposed federal control of railroad legislation and universal military service.
Edith Colby, a newspaper reporter, was found guilty of murder in the second degree in Thompson Falls Montana. The verdict carries a penalty of fifteen years in the penitentiary. Thomas, a politician and member of the Wyoming Consistory now in session here, previously served in the Wyoming state legislature.
Federal agents sweep Chicago Chinatown for tong leaders accused of blackmailing wealthy Chinese from Omaha and linked to a St. Louis fraud ring. The operation targets illicit leaders amid a broader investigation into organized crime networks.
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