Cadet tournament honors and sponsor praise at gym
The Cadet tournament at the gym patium Friday evening drew cheers as Brigadier General Edwards attended with his escort. Cheyenne girls Miss Amanda Butler and Miss Mabel Knight sponsored squads placing high in wall goaling, drills impressed the audience, and the General praised mothers and the value of military training.
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Gympatium
Amanda Butler
Mabel Knight
Eleventh Infantry
Edwards
Baker
Davis
Scchool
Loviler
Farm Finances Urged by Taft and Governors
President Taft addressed twenty six governors in Washington urging uniform state laws to create rural credits and low interest loans for farmers. He highlighted using land and crop value as security to expand cultivation and improve production.
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Washington
Taft
United States
Nee
Richmond
Congress
Knox
MacVeagh
Myron T. Herree
War Over Presidents New Appointments Sparks Senate Clash
Republican senators warn Democrats that reprisals may follow for Taft era nominations as the fight over presidential appointments heats up in the Senate. Democrats hint at blocking confirmations during the coming session, arguing a reciprocal tactic could occur under a Democratic president.
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Washiington
Dec
Senate
Taft
Goleb Awarded Big Damages in Federal Suit
Peter Goleb received 21000 pounds in a federal court case against Owl Creek Mining of Geho Wyoming. He sought 61000 pounds claiming injuries from coal negligence while working in the company's mines. The coal accident fractured his vertebra and left him paralyzed from the waist down.
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Peter Goleb
Owl Creek Mining Company
Geho
Wyo
Goleb
Hutton McKay
T. Blake Kennedy
Enterline & la Fileche
Ridgely &Mullen
Wilson to Celebrate Birthday in Birthplace House
Staunton Virginia December 7 President elect Wilson will be entertained December 28 his fifty sixth birthday in the house where he was born The occasion is planned as a homecoming week and jubilee Dr A Frazer who occupied the Presbyterian manse will entertain President elect Wilson and such family members as may accompany him as guests
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Wilson
Staunton
A. Frazer
Wyoming Auto Road Well Advertised at Conference
Wyoming delegates at the highways conference pressed for endorsement of a transcontinental auto route via Cheyenne as the best pass to the Rocky Mountains. The presentation highlighted the state’s good roads and progressive delegation.
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Cincinnati
Wyoming
Roky Mountains
Speters
Cheyenne
Balkan Guns Show Value of Artillery
Washington dispatch notes artillery in the Balkan campaign has shifted views on firepower. An army officer argues modern three inch field guns outperform infantry volley fire, counting five batteries to equal a regiment, with long range, shrapnel and concentrated fire shaping battlefield strategy. He suggests Congress may fund expanded artillery to neutralize enemy fire.
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Washington
Salads
Congress
Ardnamen
Taft Names New Chief of Bureau of Chemistry
President Taft and Secretary James Wilson selected Dr. Carl Abberg to head the bureau of chemistry in Washington. The post has been vacant since the spring resignation of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, famed defender of the pure food law.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Carl Abberg
Bureau of Drugs and Plants
Bureau of Chemistry
Harvey W. Wiley
Peculiar Nose Leads to Arrest for Bad Checks
Walter K. Raymond was arrested by Sheriff Roach in Denver after two bad checks for 25.00 and 5.95 were traced to him. Raymond claimed to be a Omaha building contractor, saying banks were closed on the holiday. Checks drawn on Nebraska National Bank bore his signature. He faces a charge of grand larceny.
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Walter K. Raymond
Roach
Raymond
Oxford
Denver
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska National Bank of Omaha
James §. Stein
Thiel Detective Service
Sheriff Roach
Cheyennes Agricultural Mine A Mint Of Wealth At Its Doors
The Leader highlights John W H Gordon’s call to irrigate Crow Valley to boost Cheyenne agriculture. He argues irrigation can transform arid land into fertile farms, attracting settlers, boosting trade, and raising land values from 100 to 200 dollars per acre. Colorado beet and potato output cited as proof of irrigation success regionally.
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John WH. Gordon
Cheyenne
Gordon
Wyoming
Hietas
Crow Valley
Goshen
Warren
Colorado
Taft Outlines Key Recommendations to Congress
President Taft renews prior proposals in a lengthy message urging currency reform by the monetary commission, milder penalties for corporate tax noncompliance, army reorganization, militia pay increases, and Philippine autonomy with eventual independence. He backs labor rules, water power regulation, Goethals elevation to major general, and streamlined Supreme Court procedure while warning against broad Sherman anti trust changes and tariff revisions. He favors a measured Panama Canal policy and urges a volunteer army and rapid mobilization laws. He emphasizes educational and civic paths to Filipino self rule and urges prudent foreign policy actions.
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Walter Power
Col. Goethals
Panama Canal
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Mr. Taft
Philippines
National Monetary Commission
Supreme Court
Colonel Goethals
Great Britain
United States
Philippine Islands
Taft
Pell
Rts
Taft Abandons New Tariff Revisions To Wilson
President Taft announces he will not seek further tariff cuts through Congress. He says tariff revision should come from the newly elected Congress and President chosen by the voters, with tariff for revenue only. The message, his second and final general communication of this session, covers all departments except the State Department.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Wilson
State Department
Morning Papers Dominate Advertising Reach
A quoted exchange argues morning newspapers are read earlier and longer by households, making them the best medium for ads. The piece notes women control domestic routines, with morning papers circulating through the day and evening papers arriving too late for daily business.
Harmony Conference Talks Seek GOP Unity After Richmond
Washington December 7 An effort to convene a conference among leading Republicans including governors returning from the Richmond convention aims to unite Progressive and regular factions. Informal talks today center on a possible secret meeting, though progress seems unlikely before the Chicago Progressive meeting next Tuesday. Attendees expected include governors Pennewill Delaware Deneen Illinois Carroll Iowa Guiasborough Maryland Eberhart Minnesota Hadley Missouri adhe Nevada Tenor Pennsylvania Vessey South Dakota Spry Utah Glasscock West Virginia McGovern Wisconsin Corey Wyoming.
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Richmond
Chicago
Delaware
Deneen
Ilinois
Carroll
Iowa
Guiisborough
Maryland
Eberhart
Minnesota
Hadley
Missouri
Adhe
Nevada
Tenor
Pennsylvania
Vessey
South Dakota
Spry
Utah
Glasscock
West Virginia
McGovern
Wisconsin
Corey
Wryoming
Prospects of Philippine Independence Debated
A speaker argues against granting independence now, warning of risking mass hardship under oligarchic rule. He criticizes current budget plans and fiscal deficits, noting a proposed national budget and deficits around 170.6 billion, and promises to present a model budget to Congress later.
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Provident
Ite
Pilipinas
Congress
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