Rival Faction Rivalry Shapes Coming Republican Ticket
The piece analyzes the disputed path to the 1908 style ticket with Colonel Roosevelt hesitant to join and Hughes and Wolcott as possible nominees. It notes Roosevelt’s possible, then unlikely, second bid and President Wilson’s strong position while criticizing GOP leadership for snubbing the Progressive wing and predicting a cautious, largely passive rally behind the eventual winner.
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Pughes
Pairbanks
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Justice Hughes
Charles Wolacankes
Indiana
Cerner
Justice Hiwkes
Supreme Bench
Wilson
Hughes
Chicago
Throsevelt
Teddy
Progressive Party
GOP
Billy Jeffers Joins Union Pacific as Young GM
The 39 year old, nearly 40, Billy Jeffers, recently named general manager of the Union Pacific. Born in the Platte valley he began as a barefoot messenger boy and rose through discipline and talent to near the top of the great railroad.
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Toan
Billy” Jeffers
Union Pacific
Jeffers
Platte Valley
Cheyenne Teday
From Small Roots to High Railways: Jeffers’s Steady Rise
The article praises Jeffers for turning diligent study and disciplined effort into career advancement. It argues that success comes from seizing opportunities and loyal service, citing Jeffers’s progression from modest beginnings to general management of the railroad.
Bandit Robberies Highlight Wyoming to Hawaii Link
An editorial from a Honolua paper notes a Wyoming bandit, accused of three train heists this year, once staying in Denver luxury quarters during vacations. Investigators find the robber cultured, with Hawaiian music and instruments, identity still a mystery as Chief McDuffie surveys Wyoming visitors in Hawaii.
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First Order
Bob Shingle
Cheyenone
Denver
McDuffie
Hawaii
Luther
Pins and Needles mass production figures from 1914
A discussion of pins and needles production notes the vast output in 1914. The Census Bureau counts 165,644,000 sewing machine needles and 90,000 hand sewing needles, along with millions of safety pins hair pins and hooks and eyes. The piece muses on the chance of finding such billions of pins.
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Bureau of Censis
Washington
We Are Always Glad to Help
A big load of Evanston wool was sold at 9 percent cents amid tariff talk. The piece references the Cheyenne State Leader and local politicians while noting public interest in American policy and a forthcoming European return.
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Evanstom
Tarif
Cheyenne
Women of London Fill Men's Jobs on Account of Conflict
A London Times piece argues the 1916 woman remains feminine yet takes on men’s roles as conscription rises. Women run dairies, clerical offices, and war depots, with elder workers gaining trust and new social bonds forming between workers and officers. The shift is seen as lasting beyond the war.
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London
Britain
England
London Times
du Maurier
War Office
New
Directhomas
Tommy
Preparedness and moral awakenings shape American history
The piece argues that awakenings renew national purpose beyond religion, citing antislavery, tariff, currency, and conservation eras. It urges a broad preparedness across defense, industry, education, and culture, tying readiness to virtue and public duty, and warning leaders to unite the nation around vigilance and action.
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St. Louis Republic
Cleveland
Won't Buy Geographies Low
Fragmented OCR notes show a debate on purchasing geographies with maps, referencing Europe and Germany, and a trustee named Hensel from an education board. The text is garbled, unclear in dates or exact positions, or complete sentences.
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New York World
Europe
Germany
Hensel
Beard
Edur Fegeas
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Ex-Presidente Club
America
Lowell
John
Neas
First National Bank
Wyoming
Harry. P. H
Cheyenne Ice CO
Sloan & Morris
Kodak
Logan
Lith
Carey Avenue
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