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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1911
Page
12
The Cheyenne booster movement quickens as plans forecast a busy day. Mention of Clark’s re election by the Union Pacific Coal Co and Gunn for Wyoming politics tied to Guggenheim. Notes on labor, philanthropy, aviation, and Mount Wilson telescope discoveries amid provincial census figures.
A humorous dialogue notes two inventors claiming a self acting collar-button constrictor that becomes a tack on contact with the floor, with tips on finding tacks by removing shoes. Another snippet shows Rounder recalling being nearly late for school due to oversleeping and a morning wash by Mama.
In the Eleventh Wyoming legislature a key record looms as members must choose for or against Clarence D. Clark for United States senator. Voting for Clark signals support for progress and rebukes special interests. voting against Clark endorses progressive government and risks career impacts.
A letter from Frank Morrison of the AF of L criticizes Senator Clarence D Clark for backing employer interests. Morrison notes Clark chairs the judiciary committee, blocking labor relief bills and anti trust reform for unions. The piece questions Wyoming progressives and the Union Pacific influence on Clark.
A humorous exchange features a speaker touting a new patent designed to shield the human heel from baby buggies. The other character blames Warrey-Jumpkins for rain, arguing rheumatism signals a coming storm and laments the timing.
An editorial by Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin attacks Clarence D. Clark as a pliant ally of big interests. It accuses Clark of supporting the Aldrich program, income tax maneuvers, corporation tax favors, and tariff measures, noting many roll calls where he was recorded not voting or in opposition to reform aims.
The record shows Clark voting with Aldrich on 107 roll-calls for free admission of art works and aligning with the higher duties on 60 of 69 clear roll-calls after being for the lower duty in earlier votes. Clark abstained on 12 of 82 clear votes. Tillman opposed the tea tax on one roll-call.
A Beaton restaurant hosts a nightly circle of young men who study the menu in detail. In a surprise dessert section they discover Lilian Russell priced at 80 cents and speculate it might be a preserved peach.
Denver police say two or three men blew open the safe at Adolf Goldhammer’s liquor house on Colfax Avenue between Saturday midnight and Sunday morning. They removed the safe from its position but could not reach the cash and papers inside. The attempted theft occurred after using a strong explosive, scaring the culprits away. more than $800 cash and papers valued at up to $20,000 were left behind.
Two odd lines discuss the idea of becoming a successful after-dinner speaker. Seldum Fedd notes a desire for a good reputation as a speaker after meals while Solied Spooner retorts about the timing of such speaking.
A quoted exchange labels the Chinese navy as ineffective and suggests it is “old junk.” The remark frames a security discussion about naval strength and modernization.
A witty dialogue set in Berlin where First Citizen jokes the Kaiser could be jailed if called a fool and the Second Citizen counters with a threat of imprisonment, reflecting humorous political banter.
Poem honors airmen who pioneer flight amid cold, peril, and sacrifice. Woven verses praise courage, resolve, and the cost paid by those who conquer the air, urging reverence and national mourning for fallen pilots. The piece ends with a domestic note about Mrs. Clare Kikeman celebrating her eighty ninth birthday and a reference to 40 dollars for carpet weaving.
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