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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
4
The piece discusses a broad political platform advocating municipal commission forms, plus scattered notes on local issues. It references Cheyenne Denver ties, a Chicago quail eater, a senator’s dinner set purchase, and tensions over taxation, prices, and insurrectionary movements in Mexico.
Reports from northern Mexico indicate the Madera uprising is more resilient than early claims suggested. Days turn into weeks as insurgents resist crushing operations, with limited numbers yet stubbornly holding the field and inspiring Diaz opponents back home.
The Omaha World Herald denounces a proposed general convention of boards of trade and chambers of commerce to push Congress for a ship subsidy while Republicans hold power. It argues the plan grants privilege to millionaires, harms farmers, and relies on foreign colors for American ships. It predicts a Senate filibuster to block subsidy efforts.
A Boston interview quotes Mise Marie Dressler praising Vermont railways and quick people. An elderly farmer near her Vermont home fell ill last summer. doctors advised a surgery but urged the patient to gain strength first, prompting a defiant reply from the bed.
Washington reports allege officers across ranks misuse government vehicles horses and carriages for private use in Washington and garrisons. Quartermaster officials deny broad fraud claiming official authorization and routine family use with reasons of training and travel costs. The origin of the accuser R I Kerr Byron remains unclear and no association name is provided.
The verses portray the father as the household provider facing rising expenses and hardship. He endures poverty and fatigue yet seeks only a simple, loving family welcome. The piece contrasts his burdens with his wish for happiness and dignity.
Postmaster General Hitckrock Oko extends changes in the postal service removing 404 field men from direct supervision. The latest order reshuffles corps of superintendents and imperial agents overseeing quality work.
The text describes merging inspection fields into a general system at major offices like Wirloughie and halting double work by reducing cross jurisdiction issues. It notes prior gaps where agents roamed far from home, missing fraud and violations, and asserts the new structure will grant proper authority and prevent such oversights across the department.
James McAfee a pioneer of Erie died insane months ago leaving a farm valued around 20 000 at Rio W Greeley Cole. His widow is sued by sister in law Mrs Thomas McAfee to share the estate while McAfee’s heirs claim services rendered by the sister in law and husband amount to 1500. The widow learned of her husband’s death by accident and suspects the relatives hid the news.
A Scramble in Colorado Springs over the will of George S. Myers, late tobacco millionaire of St. Louis, prompts his heirs to challenge the will. Mrs. Mics. Babcock, a daughter, leads the dispute with two sisters in New York and California, alleging a hidden motive behind the challenge. Myers died in Redlands, California, a few months ago, and the case heads to trial with expectations of revealing family secrets.
From Guatemala December eight a revolutionary outbreak in Honduras is anticipated as martial law is declared in the capital. Political prisoners fill jails while agents of former president Policarpo Bonilla are said to be securing arms and planning an overthrow of President Cavilla with some agents in the United States on secret missions.
Lafayette High School meets the C A C basketball team in the season opener at Keefe Hall Saturday evening December 10. A dance follows the game.
Kathryn Taylor who runs a Glenwood Springs establishment and testifies in the Jesse Munn trial denying she is the so called missing woman in white linked to the Stanford White case. The rumor tied to the New York murder and to district attorney Jerome who pursued Thaw.
Vera Simonson, the sole remaining female witness in the Thaw case, refused to return from South Africa to testify. The trial of Munn, moved to a Telluride venue, has secured its jury after a long delay. Munn claims self defense after shooting Geogelin who ordered him home while on a carousel with others, then fled to New Mexico and surrendered near Farmington exhausted and hungry.
Washington December 8 Postmaster General Hitchcock ordered a fraud order issued against the KR F and FP Kenyon company of Newton Iowa The action targets a mail circular business accused of defrauding recipients and violating postal rules.
Officials warn of a scam claiming a firm offers payments of 6 per 1000 mailed circulars. Respondents report paying 25 cents per hundred of distributed circulars and additional 25 cents to cover hooks and crawlars, with unclear costs and beneficiary names.
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