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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
4
The piece argues the sugar trust led by American Sugar Refining dodged customs duties totaling over two million dollars and dodged federal taxes, exposing broader corporate greed. It contends Senator Lorimer faced bribery questions, urging a minority report and condemning the Senate for harboring perceived stolen-goods receivers.
A scrambled column lists various political jabs and social topics including a proposed prison made goods labeling law, Christmas shopping notes, and commentary on U S politics. It cites figures like General Leonard A. Wood and mentions Topeka and Wyoming politics with satire on current events and candidates.
Dispatches report that the so called sugar trust has benefited from illegal actions that allegedly deprived the federal government of revenue. Authorities believe the scheme involved concealment and deceit linked to price controls and imports.
A Cheyenne storm early Christmas morning drops snow that slows shoppers yet benefits irrigators and dry farmers by storing mountain moisture for irrigation ahead and damp soil for dry land agriculture, while winter conditions aid public health and general welfare.
The privileges and elections committee approved the sub committee report signaling an end to the Lorimer scandal. A colonist sense of vindication emerges as the senate is urged to retain the senator as a rightful member despite calls for censure.
Poem-like verse from the Baltimore Sun extols Christmas as the season of cheer that brightens tired hearts and children. It speaks of giving hope to the weary, guiding them toward beauty and merriment as a pathway out of hardship.
A New Haven Thanksgiving dinner sketch features Mayor Frank J. Rice praising mince pie as the crown of the meal. A mother tells a tale of a boy who eats too much mince pie and bursts, prompting the boy Tommy to insist there is no such thing as too much.
Pioneer showman Daniel V. Arthur claims a breakthrough in musical entertainment, previewing a novel concept that promises a fresh blend of stage performance and orchestration, leading to renewed interest in modern revue styles.
De Wolf Hopper returns to Capitol Avenue theatre Saturday night with a “song comedy” titled A Matinee idol. The show has played Chicago for 100 nights and New York runs at Daly's and the Lyric. Louise Dresser leads the company with a chorus described as lively girlish and charming.
Denman Thompson's The Old Home Stearl, a New England rustic drama in its twenty fifth season, plays Capitol Avenue theatre Monday evening December 26. Noted actors Karl Redding Fred Clare Charles Clarke and others star with a farm hands quartet and Grace church choir as musical features.
Sun proof paint at Sherman Co. details unclear but indicates products or promotions from capital commercial firms.
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