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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
4
A Democratic platform calls for full publicity of all public utilities and monopolistic corporate affairs to ensure transparency and accountability. The pledge emphasizes open access to information and oversight of utility practices.
A fragmented local page surveys epidemics of rumor in Wyoming and political turmoil across the nation. It references Taft, Roosevelt, insurrectionary Democrats, and classed affairs from Connecticut to Louisiana, noting water quality, trust busting, and sensational journalism.
A fragment discusses newspapers' handling of criminal news, noting public confusion as murder trials progress. It questions the role of a milk inspector and the reliability of coverage amid rising demand for clearer details in national cases.
Editorial comments discuss Wyoming Democratic platform advocating public disclosure of utility finances. The piece uses Cheyenne Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone franchise debates to illustrate calls for sworn, published financial statements to resolve city council deadlocks and align franchise terms with public interest.
A verse laden cartoon notes Uncle Sam spending 256000 on a model theatre for government hospital inmates. It parodies political figures like Cabot Lodge Aldrich Taft and La Follette in a staged lineup from Sullas Caesar to The Mighty Dollar with theatrical names and punchlines.
A Quaker slept through a meeting and began to snore causing irritation among worshippers. One attendee whispered to rouse the sleeper, calling him by name as others considered it wise to awaken him. The moment sparked a brief, quiet disturbance in the gathering.
Nathaniel reacts to a startled remark about a possible trombone solo misread as the spirit moving him in conversation at Sherman Co.
A reader letter from Cheyenne argues that State Engineer C. T. Johnston has ceded water rights of major Wyoming rivers to Nebraska South Dakota Idaho and Montana. The writer urges a legislature inquiry and possible legislative reform to restore state control and protect settlers stockmen and irrigation interests.
Beason and Lafayette High School host O A O basket ball in the first game of the season at Keefe Hall on Saturday night December 10. Dupce will officiate after the game.
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