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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
11
A fragment quoting Woodrow Wilson stressing that the flag embodies political liberty and self-government. It asserts that the flag represents honor over age and links American traditions to these ideals, while condemning contrary views as forgetful of core values.
A reflective piece argues the American people historically supported strong leadership. It contrasts Lincoln’s civil rights era choices with Wilson’s wartime policies, praising steadfast faith in liberty and justice and urging endorsement of resolute, wise leadership during national trials.
Editorial notes infantile paralysis and shark scares spark public panic while real dangers from disease and neglect go ignored. It argues the press and public react to sensational threats but overlook higher mortality from common illnesses and unsafe conditions, urging calm and action.
The piece argues that American newspapers face poverty as households discard paper and rags instead of recycling. It urges mobilizing waste material to supply mills, reducing costs for publishers and saving homeowners money. It then poses a moral neutrality test about naval actions and notes Premier Asquith borrowing from John Paul Jones.
A wartime editorial attacks Col. Roosevelt's plan to form a fully trained volunteer division drawing from college men athletes frontiermen and politicians. It argues such a body would clash with American traditions and push for universal compulsory service instead, praising the Roosevelt draft as misaligned with ideals.
A jumble of political commentary references Hetty Green Lloyd George and President Wilson with attacks on his choices and party dynamics. Mentions include Brandeis on the Supreme Court and allied relations with Germany and Venezuela, plus a Cheyenne parade remark and a Germany ship Deutschland note.
A compact note discusses wart control and global balance, implying a struggle over monopolies in early modern conflicts. It references imperial powers and colonial markets while hinting at geopolitical shifts shaping power dynamics. No decisive conclusions are stated.
A Boston Transcript summary notes Spain's premier Romanones, nicknamed the Rockefeller of Spain, known for lavish entertaining and lending money to royals. It cites wealth from mines and plantations around Malaga, with stories of wealth gained through cunning and a lifelong public persona of generosity despite questionable beginnings.
The author recalls James Russell Lowell on Nathaniel Hawthorne and Franklin Pierce, noting Hawthorne's lasting literary prominence versus Pierce's limited historical standing. The piece contrasts modern great men with enduring poets and painters and humorously extends to a spoofed Civil War era style dispatch about German East Africa, lions, giraffes, and riverine naval combat with hippopotami.
A satirical piece lampoons matrimony as a state with districts like Chagrin and Regret and cities such as Divorce and Allegony. It wittily critiques tolerance monotony and hope amid trains linking Love and Okay, praising and lampooning married life and its faults.
The fragment describes war’s visual impact and contrasts Europe with the Ar ras campaign. It notes primitive savagery paired with modern violence in destruction, portraying war as the world’s great game across the jungle theater.
Marshal Von Hindeburg, famed for wartime victories, is shown writing about beekeeping. He thanks a schoolmaster for advice and a swarm of bees, and credits a hive gift to wounded men at Hindenburg hospital. He hopes beekeeping interest will spread among his troops and in occupied Russian areas.
John Burroughs argues humans mirror the weather, noting mood shifts with atmospheric conditions. He cites Goethe on barometric ease and compares drawing a stove to fog and fumes clearing the mind, suggesting rain or sun both carry auspicious meanings.
From the London Times a Royal Scots Fusiliers officer is killed during bombing practice when a grenade falls near his trench. Lieut George Cyril Paton sacrifices his life to save his men by throwing or carrying the grenade beyond danger, the explosion proves fatal for him.
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