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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
4
The letter questions why the Lompstead law bears Senator Borah's name rather than Warren or Mondell. It asks how a beneficial regulation for the Rocky Mountain region came from a progressive Western senator and calls for an explanation from prominent state papers.
The article argues population growth will require more land for food, urging western settlement and homesteading. It warns land near road crops will rise in value, predicting a mass westward movement as demand for fondstuffs increases and opportunities to buy land cheap fade. It promotes acting soon to gain wealth.
The piece rails against Lary Young and endorses Senator Kenyon as a progressive ally, arguing Young opposes modern politics and would align with old guard figures. It asserts Wyoming citizens want forward policy, denounces national leaders tied to fiscal expansion, and urges voters to back pro progressive candidates in November.
In a sweeping statement the California Supreme Court upholds the Hour law for women as constitutional. The Meantime note suggests the people hold power to recall judges in California and hints at broader political change amid a climate favorable to California.
The piece discusses the Republican fight for delegates to the Chicago convention with Roosevelt and Taft claiming majorities. It notes possible bolt threats, balance of power among La Follette and others, and editorials predicting a notable convention battle shaping the nomination and potential party fractures.
A letter from Hankins in Shian Sity to Town editor outlines GOP tactics to back Roosevelt and push progressive reform. He cites Wall Street ties, Warren Klub influence, Tribune support for Hoyt, and plans to form a progressive faction with Peter Kook and others to influence the Chicago convention. He indicates resigning tonight and urges party unity.
A playful poem fragment extols a hobble skirt as a flirtatious fashion, noting its rise and spark before fading. The lines mock the garment as a “diamond in the sky” and reference its spread from the Rio Grande to the Columbia while hinting at its fleeting popularity.
The Archivale Bison Society based at Zoological Gardens New York offers to stock Wind Cave National Bison Range South Dakota with a nucleus herd once Congress establishes the range. It cites historians note regional buffalo abundance thirty to forty years ago and hopes to prevent extinction amid dwindling U S buffalo numbers.
Commentary argues against public shaming of an unmarried mother. Highlights Denver women defending a woman facing disgrace and urges humane societies to support families rather than punish the woman for a single misstep.
A Wyoming Labor Journal editorial denounces double standards in moral accountability. It argues women branded as outcasts bear lifelong disgrace while men who commit seduction receive leniency and social reintegration. The piece urges equal moral standards and shared responsibility.
Dialogue features a speaker describing Flea as more pretty than most girls and less pretty than another person. An ad notes Sherman Co. dyeing and bleaching services at Mrs. Ne gier's, 411 West 19th Street, with a phone listing 17-W.
A drug clerk fills a woman's prescription for 1.10 dollars and discovers the dollar is counterfeit. The proprietor shrugs, noting they still make a nickel on the deal. The anecdote appears in Harper's Magazine.
Pleasant McBride reports a poultry remedy after bees injure ducklings. Ducks were saved by applying a small amount of heated hen oil, following earlier losses from bee stings. The method reduced fatalities and helped recover several birds.
A candidate announces in Laramie County for the Democratic nomination for sheriff subject to the August 20 primaries.
A bid for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff of Laramie County is announced by Peter R. Warlaumont subject to the August 20 primaries.
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