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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
7
The piece attacks Roosevelt and the Republicans for pressuring a warlike, high tariff agenda and defying Wilson’s moderate preparedness plan. It argues the Roosevelt coalition with big trusts aims to defeat Wilson, urging readers to support Wilson’s measured defense stance and oppose militarism.
The piece argues that opponents of Wilson's preparedness plan undermine peace by aiding military interests and ensuring long term militarization, warning that their efforts would boost the steel trusts and munition makers and entrench US in arms buildup.
A summary of consular reports covers Peru export duties on sugar wool and cotton hemp seed plans in Germany to expand hemp acreage Philippines cattle trade resumption with Hong Kong Spain crop conditions Seville olives Jordan almonds and cereals in Catalonia American needles for Central America noted Russian agri department buys U.S. equipment for cotton analysis Madras Presidency sea trade totals for quarter ended June 20 with US trade figures included.
Canada faces a butter shortage with imports totaling 490 606, and traders’ stocks depleted. Maritime Provinces and Quebec are large buyers, with Prince Edward Island noting no layoffs and prices high at 7 cents per gallon for fancy pausa and 48 cents for choice.
Police describe a man named Morris held at a Cheyenne station amid a crowd of visiting children who identify him as the person seen around Corlett school. Morris, nervous and silent, claims to have lived in Cheyenne since July, workers at Hammat Packing and Cheyenne Milling are cited but not verified.
King Constantine, in a direct appeal to the Associated Press, denounces Allied incursions into Greece and cites occupied territories including Lemnos, Mytilene, Corfu, Saloniki, and parts of Macedonia. He argues for fair U.S. press coverage and notes Greek sovereignty as at stake.
San Francisco January 20 The first trial in a government case to seize mineral land in the San Joaquin valley begins with 160 defendants including the Southern Pacific Railroad company. The land is valued at between one and three million dollars. The government contends the land was fraudulently labeled agricultural land to conceal its mineral value.
Ralph Lewis plays Austin Stoneman in the Griffith film arriving at the Atlas for eight days starting Sunday January 24. The production links the character to Thaddeus Stevens, Reconstruction era congressman, with controversial depictions sparking discussion. Mary Alden is noted for a key housekeeper role, amid broader claims of historical interpretation in the film.
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