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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1913
Page
4
An item notes the Post Office in Cheyenne handling Second Class matter as part of editorial material. The text is sparse but identifies the location and category of the notice.
A Wyoming editorial denounces two Republican progressives who aligned with Democrats in the house. It calls for loyalty to party and warns of consequences if they defect, implying their actions could jeopardize the November 1912 results. The piece cites Messrs. Manson and Pratt as exemplars of party loyalty.
Republicans-elect gathered in the Plains lobby to map hoards of clerks and perquisites but faced rapid shifts as two assumed Republicans aligned with progressives. The surprise alliance likely blocks Speaker Pratt and endangers Senator Francis Warren, aligning with November results. John Readrick-led pledges outpaced Warren by over 30 votes.
The Wyoming Tribune condemns alleged conspiracies by Pratt and Manson, naming Pratt as a Powell merchant and Manson as a Superior coal mine weighman. It questions motives behind their actions and notes forecasts of political trouble as the Twelfth Legislature begins.
Crook county sends Hon. A. EF as state senator and three representatives to Cheyenne. The piece urges elected officials to act for moral, social, educational, and financial betterment and supports John B Kendrick for United States senator, urging citizens to contact their representatives with Wise Ideas on needed legislation.
A rural narrator recounts a day at the state house amid a noisy scene over a progressive reform effort. Frank Hunter sits away as Pratt leads a speech while a vote ousts the reformer. The crowd braces for Warnan’s fate and longs for political change.
The Crook County Monitor urges readers to form views on important questions for state decision making, framing the issue as both privilege and duty of residents to participate and decide.
The Tribune reports two legislators refuse to wear the machine yoke with Brother Deming condemning the act. Pratt, a Powell merchant, and Mannen, a Superior mines weighman, are cited among the small merchants and coal miners the standouts defend.
SUNDANCEH Jan 14 Sand creek canyon in Crook county's Black Hills is praised as a premier summer resort yet remains undeveloped. Readers urge a well built county road from Sundance to Beulah to boost tourism, with local cooperation and low costs emphasized for the project.
A traveler reflects on the toll of a long trip, noting that rest and home duties suddenly seem simpler than the effort of the excursion, while enduring fatigue and exertion reshape the perception of daily work.
New York reports show 1912 sent more murderers to the death house than any year this decade, with 162 shot 38 stabbed and 37 beaten to death among almost a thousand homicides. Only about half of cases saw arrests as gang killings rise and threaten city life.
The 1913 edition of Busy Izzy praised as a witty musical comedy featuring an amusing plot, elaborate scenic effects, and Carrie Webber with a lively chorus. Reported high praise from press and public for novelty, beauty, and capable comedian to drive the ensemble.
The piece notes the hall on Duane Street standing amid a city that once housed Tweed era power. It recalls mortgage settlement delaying demolition for a new skyscraper and cites 1912 New York mortality at 14 per thousand, lowest in history, with high marriage rates and low births since 1902.
H A W Wallace, Cheyenne Light and Power general manager and receiver for the Denver, Lar amie and Northwestern, announced plans to extend the line from Greeley to Bik Mountain Wyoming. Receivers’ certificates totaling 419000 paid debt, with 177000 earmarked for immediate extension and equipment. The aim is to reach coal fields near Bik Mountain and possibly connect with the Saratoga Encampment railroad.
The new line from the western part of the state to Denver is seen as a great advantage to stock shipping in the North Platte valley and is believed to be in strong hands with encouraging prospects for early activity.
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