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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1919
Page
4
The Sere State Leader issues a weekly digest printed Mondays. The Associated Press notes its role in crediting news and reserving portions for public dissemination.
The text tracks Philippine trade from 1900 to 1919 with tariff shifts in 1909 and 1913, wartime impacts in 1914, a 1915 shift toward higher demand and limited shipping space, imports rising again by 1916 due to price levels, and prosperity noted for 1917 to 1919 amid agricultural and economic tensions.
In 1882 Wyoming’s territorial House, Pete Downs new fish commissioner, joked about stocking streams with terrapin and clams to boost brain power. His bellicose line drew laughter as he declared he would ensure the next assembly has more drainage than the last, a quip that underscored lively early legislative sessions.
Reaching a conference agreement, lawmakers say the oil leasing bill is in acceptable shape and could become law within a year. Presidents and secretaries urged action for six years, despite opposition claims tied to postwithdrawal orders and oil men seeking favors.
Senator Kendrick pushed for protections for bona fide prospectors in lands later withdrawn. The conferees agreed to permits and leases based on work already done, with royalty not less than one eighth set by the Interior Secretary. Opposition focused on naval reserves and legal viability, but final terms grant limited relief and standardize royalties for western claims.
Deputy U S Marshal Ed Levey struggles to move a liquor evidence case from Sheridan to federal court without violating Prohibition laws. He weighs routes via Alliance Nebraska or Billings Montana through two dry states with detectives inspecting trains and carriages at every border. Nebraska’s dry law enforcement yielded large fines and confiscated cars funding county schools in a climate of rising enforcement.
Deputy Marshal Bevey and his exhib face a dry aeroplane as U S marshal weighs actions at Sheridan. A.S. Attorney Rigdon says the problem is unfounded and that strong evidence can be obtained through standard legal steps to bring Nil a prisoner to trial.
Mexico City reports the senate and chamber of deputies abrogated the August 24 decree imposing a 30 percent in kind tax on newsprint imports. President Carranza set a 12 centavos per kilo tax on foreign newsprint to replace the in kind levy. The U.S. embargo on newsprint may be lifted once safeguards against anti U.S. newspapers are assured.
The text outlines a series of decrees in Mexico affecting tariffs and duties to promote exports and local industries. It mentions reductions and increases in rates for tobacco, cotton, and imports, and outlines changes to port duties on automobiles, trucks, agricultural machinery, and accessories to stimulate the soap industry and broader manufacturing.
Sugar men in San Juan Puerto Rico report the 74 sugar season underway with over 8000 tons of new sugar ready for war needs. Refiners have no definite agreement for island sugar purchases while current sales have used 7.28 New York price. The Sugar Producers Association is pressing for a fixed contract to release the entire crop at 7.25, as shipments plan to rise.
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