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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
12
The passage laments risks to national life and hints at geopolitical shifts. It mentions Mount Vernon influence, the Ukraine declaring independence, and a proposed protectorate that could end independence and republicanism, with stray remarks on spies and immunity.
A historical column critiques German leaders and propaganda claiming Americans were tricked into war by Entente schemes. It argues the German public is fed moralizing justifications while denouncing submarine warfare and espionage plots as false flags. The piece notes Austrian socialists call for peace talks with the United States and dismisses such efforts as futile.
A wartime column denounces German conduct and duplicity, urging resolve to defeat the German idea and its brutality. It contrasts the old fear of Germans bearing gifts with the world’s demand to eradicate wartime savagery, citing Sherman’s march and atrocities as a warning. Also included is a note about Mrs. Orville Miller walking 12 miles to Dixon for Red Cross yarn and a flag for her eight-child family.
A searing verse on speculative frenzy and market risk from 1918 references, linking high finance figures with buying sprees in steel oils sugar and kerosene. The speaker proclaims bullish enthusiasm and a readiness to deploy funds, including a curveball line about buying a German band to string the Kultured Kaiser.
Donna considers adopting a baby while the narrator yearns to help motherless children at the orphanage. A golden haired, brown eyed infant captivates Donna, yet a second, less beautiful boy in a go cart draws her attention, highlighting competing maternal desires.
A reflective piece recalls Washington's farewell address urging national unity over local creeds. It contrasts that call with present obstructionist forces across parties, editors, and movements, praising the founders' shared devotion to the republic.
The piece cites Alexander Noyes on wartime state control of industry and doubts about its expansion after peace. It notes The London Economist on English attitudes toward government interference and a push to end control. It suggests the U S may become the most conservative major power after the war, with a provocative remark about shooting faulty steel blame and targeting German spies.
Emerson Hough argues that hostility to Germany is justified by wartime conduct and urges Americans to unite against the enemy. He condemns German brutality, calls for total political and economic isolation of Germany, and rejects any moral ambiguity in the war.
Nellie the bear at Golden Gate Park reportedly ate her cubs in a tragic incident at the San Francisco zoo. Park Superintendent John McLaren said every precaution and incentive to deter the act were tried, including abundant raw meat, but the bear did as feared.
Hi ram Gill, the Seattle mayor, has been eliminated from the city’s mayoralty contest. The two-candidate primary left Gill in a distant third after yesterday’s ballots.
In Columbia Missouri on February 21 a second jail delivery occurred after five men escaped December 28. Francis Branham Irby Conley Fred Scott Byron Evans and a necro broke jail. Evans’s foot required amputation after freezing during the escape. Branham and Conley remained uncaptured.
Knoxville man Robert Tatum claims the distinction of raising Old Glory at Denali Alaska the highest peak in North America. He made the flag himself from handkerchiefs and with three companions reached 20,700 feet for the ascent and became the party of four to summit Denali as the second group to reach that height.
Washington February 21 US treasury plans future certificates of indebtedness for the third Liberty Loan bearing 4 percent interest an increase of one half percent over earlier issues.
In a folksy aside ABE MARTIN notes some men will stop drinking when the war ends and predicts a long drawn out future if it begins. He mentions Gabe Craw as a patriot figure and implies changes in wartime behavior.
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