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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1911
Page
12
The Sunday State Leader reflects on Clark and the Wyoming census, politically charged editorials mock party figures, labor issues, and regional ambitions. It cites Clarence D. Clark, George Guggenheim, and political maneuvering in Wyoming with sharp commentary on census figures and state progress.
The piece argues there are two basic governance models: rule by wealth and power or government by the people for the general welfare. It cites Lincoln’s Gettysburg address and warns that money power, corporations, and trusts threaten the republic. It names reformers and parties, noting recent dynamics and the risk of plutocratic seizure of state power.
An unusual feature of the gusher drilled by the Is Off company south of Gapulpa Oklahoma is reported as of Jan 21. The stream shows unexpected behavior and geological notes accompany the well site. Local observers and company officials prepare further testing to determine flow characteristics and potential production viability.
The flow has increased from 1,000 to 2,400 barrels daily attracting strong lease demand in the gusher area. Prospective wells will determine the field's status in the coming days as rumors of the great strike near Olen Poort resurface.
A fragment from Pall Mall Gazette ponders the fate of the voyage and the elusive landfall. The speaker questions where the destination lies and whether rest or further peril awaits, balancing images of shelter and raging seas as stars hide and soundings fail.
A visiting gentleman and his host reminisce about aging and changes in a wife. The guest notes his wife looks thinner and taller, while the host jokes about health and complexion as time passes. The exchange ends with a sly remark about the wife.
A garbled notice lists acts closing today and opening tomorrow at Capital Avenue including Smith and Daniels and Claus Rewcliffe and Claus with eccentric comedy singers and dancers Prince and Galgsno and the Little Orchestra. It advertises a bachelor girl story with two companions and a stage troupe performing a mix of vaudeville and novelty scenes with musical numbers and animated segments.
A fragmented note lists venues including Charity Bailway store, Inter Ocean hotel, and Fends Drug Store with unclear context. The readable items suggest a local event or notices involving these establishments, but details and roles remain unspecified.
Washington Jan 21 Representative Mondell chair of the house public lands committee introduced an amendment to the Mondell surface act extending the isolated tract law to lands withdrawn for coal. The amendment would allow individuals to secure surface patents by purchase under the isolated tract law and preserves coal lands for the government. He also introduced a bill for re surveying lands in Wyoming townships 52 to 57 ranges 6 to 66 and township 68 ranges 60 to 66.
R C Mitchell, a laborer, was blown fifty feet by ten sticks of dynamite he thawed near Pueblo. He survived with light injuries and was taken to St Marys hospital. The blast ripped the tent and shattered a frost stove, while other workers escaped harm.
Washington dispatch reports January 21 that a provision requiring mail delivery only to doors or entrances with eligible receptacles was removed from the post offices appropriation bill by the House. The change affects city letter carriers and their delivery locations.
Cold snaps trigger tremor scares across central New England towns including Amherst Massachusetts. Reported noises and shaking alarm residents as weather and geology officials assess unusual seismic activity. Local colleges and towns respond with safety checks and public advisories.
Experts say the unusual tremors result not from seismic disturbances but from the earth’s surface contracting rapidly as temperatures plunge after a period of unseasonably warm weather.
The President Grant of the Hamburg Americ an line reached New York after leaving Hamburg January 7. The ship, frozen under ice, sailed two days and two nights through heavy snow with picturesque decks. Prince Henry of Bavaria traveled under the name F J Valeo as far as Southampton. Pate Ralls at Sherman Cu.
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