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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
12
The State Leader and Cody’s paper spar over text choices about Laramie and the Boomerang. The writer recalls Will Nye’s boom and credits the modern Laramie as a seat of learning and manufacturing, while praising the Daily Boomerang as a driver of progress in the Plains city.
A Pennsylvania German family tale contrasts conservatism and modern ideas as Johannes defies tradition by splitting the grist bag to avoid the balancing stone. The father rebukes him, recalling ancestors who kept the stone in one end, grist in the other, and declares no more novelty.
The Wyoming Nation reports William Leavitt Stoddard alleging that Taft favored C W Burdick of Wyoming to fill a vacancy created by Judge Hook’s elevation to the Supreme Bench The piece accuses Burdick of corruption linked to state penitentiary graft and convicts leasing schemes tied to Warren’s influence A Wyomingian critic calls the Brook administration’s land sales use of Burdick and his brother against public lands policies and demands scrutiny.
The Exchange argues that excessive juror questioning breeds ignorance and bias. Reading news should not disqualify a capable citizen, and an honest reader can weigh law and evidence to reach a fair verdict, unlike an ignoramus easily swayed by skilled lawyers.
A 17 year old youth stood out in a peculiar profile, not John D Rockefeller or J P Morgan or Andrew Carnegie, with freckled nose, brown shoes from last summer, loose pantaloons, no overcoat, ungloved hands, ears under a cap, and no concern for the thermometer. He can digest spare ribs and sauerkraut, walk on ice without rubbers, and run for cars with short slides. He is described as the only man to be envied.
Willis George Emerson an American author and orator returns from Wyoming on mining plans he hopes to finance in New York via Denver. The piece notes his influence in Wyoming politics, cites an alleged boast, and comments on finance pressures and Republican prices.
The passage rails at Willie for upcoming numbers on Cheyenne finances tied to a $3000 job, mocks Taft era chills, and accuses Republicans of robbing consumers. It teases Willie’s math and parties, warning of slander in the council while urging vigilance ahead of the fall ballots.
A collage of witty asides on politics luck and manners. Notes on Greeley nominations, a judge re classifying cucumbers, a murder penalty and pardon ironies, weather jokes, forest policy, an Arizona girl tragedy, a Cheyenne modesty test, and Dr. Crane on drunken elevation. Also a quip about Queen Mary banning the naked truth and potato patch eyesight jokes.
A rambling note discusses Warren's sheep at Oro Creek and their impact on grazing. It mocks political figures and a disputed water issue, claiming local ranchers blame Warren’s flock for grass loss. The writer urges readers to resist political influence and hints the sheep will not return until after November.
Pueblo Colorado January 17 Robert Mantell a noted actor wed secretly today to Miss Hamp ar Detroit a nascent actress in a private ceremony observed by a small circle of friends in Pueblo. The marriage joins two theater families and marks Mantell’s first public appearance after the ceremony.
New York January reports Woodrow Wilson, a presidential candidate, rejects a request to support Harper's Weekly. The article notes confusion over leadership and media stance as Wilson's position and actions are debated amid party strategies.
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