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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
4
The piece argues the Republican machine, backed by wealthy donors, controls nominations and policy while excluding citizen input. It predicts Roosevelt’s possible independent run will force a stark choice between reformers and party elites, with Democrats urged to back progressives and oust the oligarchy.
An excerpt outlines who may vote in Wyoming and who may hold office. It affirms equal civil political and religious rights regardless of sex and sets residency and reading requirements for electors. It also notes protections for electors during elections and limits on military service residency and rights restoration for felons.
In Chicago a historic convention is described as possibly the last national gathering for the party. The text critiques stallwart delegates and praises La Follette aligned delegates while noting expected reforms and upcoming national primaries. It mentions Roosevelt, Johnson, and Colby among others.
The Wisconsin State Journal critiques the campaign era strategies of La Follette and Roosevelt. It compares their methods to Mark Hanna and comments on campaign bands and parades, using historical echoes from Napoleon to Waterloo to ponder political fate.
A Denver Post letter argues against abusive protests by special agents during homesteading claims. It denounces tying up settlers with six week hearings, advertising costs, travel, and witness requirements, urging fair treatment and less hindrance to settlers proving up their patents.
An editorial argues Wyoming should back the Democratic ticket to reform national policy. It calls for progressive lawmakers in the Senate and House, criticizing Republicans as failures and urging voters to elect a Democratic representative and a progressive senator in the coming election.
Ida Tarbell and Charlotte Perkins Gilman are cited in response to Tarbell's Uneasy Woman and the claim women should stay home. Charlotta Parkina Gilman offers strong counterpoints with two notable essays defending women's broader place in society. The event highlights ongoing gender role debates of the era.
The Nebraska State Journal notes that 21 000 Americans moved to Canada per government reports, taking 26 million dollars cash and 1700 free homesteads. It argues land value differences and a tariff could shift population flows back and forth between nations.
The text describes a propaganda telegram urging Taft supporters to mobilize and threaten workers and Warn club members. It urges intimidation of opponents, stirring workers to attend a Taft show, and calls for a public uprising to secure Taft's nomination. The message mocks Roosevelt and hints at violence.
Washington report cites New York state investigation findings of brutal factory practices in steel and woolen mills. It notes high-pressured speedups, underpaid labor, poor sanitary conditions, and children laboring under dangerous risks in Buffalo Rochester and Syracuse. The Buffalo health chief shows forged age certificates and widespread rule violations.
Five robbers dynamited the First State Bank of Bokhito near McAlester Oklahoma blowing open the safe. Residents rallied, a gun battle followed with over fifty shots exchanged. Bandits fled with about $3,000. Robert Kelley and Dudley Moreland were wounded. Authorities pursue dozens of armed pursuers.
A cryptic local column quotes Fish remarking that Roosevelt cleared himself in the Tenn Coal and Iron matter. The dialogue mocks critics and defends the Leader against mudslinging toward Sen Warren.
The Tribune notes six carloads of Elks arriving in Cheyenne around June 10, a promise that seems overstated by a quirky line about 191 percent. The column humorously references a discarded suitor and a supposed “pepal” influence on politics, while teasing a convention and a new task for Colonel R. BE. W.
A Kansas family of five traveling west to Oregon via wagon train suffered the death of their 14-year-old daughter near Opal Wyoming after a brief illness following a cold contracted while wading in a river. Dr. Stafford was summoned but the child died before aid arrived.
Local classified style note advertises Mrs. Ligler's Beauty Parlors offering high class service. Mentions address 11 With 6t and contact by phone 417-W, Sherman area. Includes fragmentary references to wallpaper and The Sherman Con, White Lead.
Report from El Paso dated June 21 says passengers from Chihuahua describe mutinous conditions among rebel troops and the likelihood they will flee toward the American border if Federals attack Bachimba. Federal movements widen east and west of Juarez amid plans to strike Chihuahua as Texas bolsters border security.
The statement declares Thos. R. Reid as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner in Laramie County, subject to the August 20 primary. An unrelated local ad line about scalp treatments and manicuring appears in the text.
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