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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
4
A New York businesswomen's club-style sewing circle recounts transforming a sleepy village. Women shared courses, library access, and a traveling library. studied domestic economy. produced jams and preserves for sale. and hired an interior decorator to improve homes, boosting civic spirit and local economy.
The piece notes banker Jacob H. Schift and figures William H. Taft William J. Stone Finley Shepard and Alton B Parker involved with the League to Enforce Peace. It discusses aims to foster a permanent peace postwar without interfering in the present conflict and mentions support from von Bethmann Hollweg Viscount Grey and Premier Briand.
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed railroads to raise demurrage charges but Wyoming’s Public Service Commission paused the move pending a hearing for interstate and intrastate business. Protests rise statewide as officials review what is justifiable and fair for Wyoming shippers.
The Washington mint director notes strong national demand for a two-and-a-half cent piece and urges Congress to authorize its coinage. With no coin between one and five cents, prices under five cents suffer barter inefficiencies, and a half-cent option would ease change. He argues a denomination would be desirable.
European attention turns increasingly to President Wilson as the agent of peace. Wilson’s unique position as head of a leading neutral nation underscores his masterly efforts in steering neutral policy and advancing negotiations.
The piece argues for continued US neutrality yet prepares for possible entry into WWI. It highlights President Wilson's role in seeking peace between warring powers and in founding an international league to enforce peace, praising his reelected mandate and broad political support. It notes Europe’s openness to arbitration as a path to enduring global order.
The Japanese Mner Shinyo docked at San Francisco carrying about 80 million in securities and gold consigned to J P Morgan & Co from Petrograd. About 32 million was in gold. Prominent Russians escorted the cargo. Russia has spent hundreds of millions on munitions and railroad supplies in the U S over the past two years.
One hundred days after Romania entered the war the Teutonic allies hold about half of Romania, with Bucharest fallen and Mootcil seized. Four Entente capitals including Tucha ret Velgrwle Diresetles and Cottinje are in enemy hands as von Walkenhayn and von Mackensen advance north toward Jassy. Russian and Romanian fates remain unclear amid a widening German push in the Carpathians.
Washington December 6 Senate begins debate on the Owen corrupt practice bill to curb expenditures in congressional and presidential campaigns. Leading figures from both parties predict passage before adjournment as Senator Owen signals openness to a limited investigation into Republican aid in campaign spending.
In Mexico City on December 6 the general consensus holds that General Carranza will sign the Atlantic City protocol settling issues between Mexico and the United States. He may make minor changes but is expected to approve the document in the morning.
The French gunboat Surprise was sunk by German submarines off Funchal Madeira. Thirty four crew members died. A few Portuguese were killed aboard the steamers Kangaroo and Dacha torpedoed in the same action.
Lolita Armour, daughter of a Chicago packer, debuted with a fortune of flowers amid cheers. Once described as hopelessly crippled by Vienna specialist Dr Lorene, she now appears healthy after medical efforts and has led the women’s corps at a naval league training camp, enduring heat and rain with discipline.
A village group describes expanding to the countryside by creating low cost, tasteful home and playground projects. They enlist men for a public playground near the school, form a boy clean-up team, and teach girls practical skills, calling themselves simple neighbors rather than a formal club.
Clipped item notes a University of Oregon student living on campus with an average $35 monthly allowance and a declared secret identity. Details are sparse and context limited to a single fragment from a Portland Oregonian clipping.
In Philadelphia, two young couples begin housekeeping in two story houses that line the block, illustrating a hopeful urban scene as rainbows fill the backdrop. The scene captures community spirit and the appeal of small homes amid city life.
A vivid portrait of family life from kitchen to parlor, tracing the daily rhythm of meals, chores, and children. The piece celebrates a mother's quiet sacrifice and the hope that rewards come in time, as home scenes unfold with small gleaming objects and loving routines.
The Star reports across pages on prohibition trends including a Kansas City brewery closure due to dry laws, a Weston distillery wrecking, Boston considering dry measures, Nevada petitions to go bone dry, and Idaho delivering a large dry victory with 55 000 majority.
The article outlines Kaneis Drys and Kansas anti-saloon activities as the nation’s temperance push seeks President Wilson’s endorsement. It reports a Temperance council trip to Washington and church-led campaigns against drug store whisky, noting John Barleycorn faces stiffer opposition.
William Jennings Bryan spoke at a Washington dinner outlining reforms for the Democratic Party over the next four years. He pressed national prohibition as the top aim, plus federal woman suffrage, direct presidential election, and easier constitutional amendments. He opposed federal control of railroad legislation and universal military service.
Edith Colby, a newspaper reporter, was found guilty of second degree murder in Thompson Falls Montana. The verdict carries a fifteen year penitentiary sentence. The deceased, Atwood C. Thomas, was a politician and member of the Wyoming Consistory currently in session here. he previously served in the Wyoming state legislature.
Federal secret agents sweep Chicago Chinatown for tong leaders suspected of extortion against Leong Tons, a wealthy Chinese individual from Omaha. Investigations also target possible links to St. Louis and broader racketeering networks.
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