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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
12
A Wyoming editor urges creation of a state immigration bureau with a qualified locator to attract settlers. The letter-writer argues current land showings cost too much for poor homesteaders and that professional locators could help place families on vacant lands, improving Wyoming prospects before the legislature reconvenes.
The piece notes Hughes accepts the nomination and plans to launch a rapid campaign on protection, high tariff, Americanism and preparedness. It argues Republican papers face strategic choices and that Hughes would be a strong opponent to Wilson, though campaign shifts may complicate the race.
The Eliso Thess notes that Republican stump speakers praise current prosperity but may fail to persuade voters that it surpasses the earlier prosperity under the Taft administration.
A garbled excerpt shows a Temporary Chairman addressing Republicans with phrases about 116 and freshness. The text is incomplete and lacks clear facts, but hints at a closing line mirroring a beginning, leaving the event details unclear.
The piece blasts the Republican platform as general and vague not pledging to intervene in Mexico or outline concrete actions. It accuses the document of pandering, defending old doctrines while Democrats enact policy, and predicts the platform offers no real alternative to Wilson administration achievements.
Henry Clews warns of high production costs and weak U S banking and transport when competing with foreign nations. He urges rapid preparedness to seize a great foreign trade opportunity as belligerents exit the field. Archie Roosevelt coins words and remarks on compliments to women. Hughes faces suffrage pressure while Taft ballots spark Utah and Vermont talks. Greece disbands army not seen as major news. Democratic convention in St Louis looms but may be tidy.
The honor roll for the final period of the school year is published from the superintendent of schools office. It lists students from Wigh Bchool W C Schweirtag Principal and many named scholars across grades including first honors and second honors in Juniors, Seniors, and lower grades, across Corlett and Central School.
Second honors include Frances Casselman Ada Douglass Marjorie Lagen Katherine Miller Margaret Solen Arthur Bauder Arthur Carlson William Gleeson Valent ing Weitz Willie Warren and others. First and second honors reflect a set of students with varied surnames and noted achievements.
The Columbus raid era has left 605 casualties across the Mexican border area with Villa’s forces. Four U.S. soldiers and twenty four civilians killed plus 301 Mexicans killed, while 97 Mexicans were wounded. The piece criticizes U.S. leadership and warns of potential outcomes under different political voices.
A dramatic piece frames motherhood as the instinctive moral pillar. It explores how sadness and self sacrifice compel women to comfort others, contrasting with male paternal notions. The essay argues motherhood surpasses instinct, shaping thought and virtue despite skepticism about men.
From the London Globe summary notes the acting president in Nepal recalls a man who spent ten days in the Nepal Terai after the Delhi Datar in 1011 and hunted forty two tigers to build a reputation as a safe and sure shot. The Gurkhas admire this prowess and their opinion matters to the empire at war.
The Saturday Evening Post sketches a Grand Old Party convention plan described by Samuel Blythe with tone of backstage intrigue. The note hints at a contentious yet hopeful gathering with cautious optimism about party unity and strategy.
A description notes two sets of straight lines bisecting each other obliquely at points equidistant from their ends, commonly referred to in the vernacular as the dowle cross.
From Tit-Bits a quip about a man who married a girl of about 16. The clergyman reportedly teased him by pointing to the altar and saying the font is at the other end of the church. The joke hinges on the font pun and social norms of the era.
Investigators argue tuberculosis is largely an economic issue tied to tenement living and poor sanitation. A separate report notes a $190,000 granite Mary Baker Eddy memorial will rise in Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge with a circular colonnade and guarded site to deter visitors at night.
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