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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1911
Page
4
A long column mixes civic booster notes with editorials and curious items. It references efforts to bribe Senator Core, Texas expansion, Mexico's Diaz, aviation advances, and a political climate spanning Wyoming and beyond.
Frank J. Cannon, former U S senator and Rocky Mountain editor, discusses Mormon hierarchy in politics in Everybody's Magazine. He refrains from attacking believers, focusing on improper influences claimed by church representatives, while asserting his inside knowledge and intent to provide factual historical analysis.
A 1910 Wyoming analysis shows fire insurers gathered about 5000000 in revenue from residents, but only a small portion returned as payouts. Cheyenne premiums reached roughly 60000 in 1910, about 5.46 per person, with a proposed 25 percent rate increase. City and statewide policyholders from Lander Evanston Mappesta and others face higher costs as the insurance lobby seeks protective measures.
The article lauds Senator Francis B. Warren for opposing a direct senate election plan and urges him to support direct voting for U.S. senators. It recalls his role at the Rawlings convention, where he blocked a direct primary plank, and notes a direct primary law passed later, arguing the voters favor direct senator elections.
A fragmentary poem style piece blends March imagery with nature to evoke renewal. It mentions larch, blue skies, roistering winds, birds, green branches, petals, and the hope of spring. The text references phrases like Spring's in the air and images of sunshine, flowers, and joyful sentiment.
An ill fated preacher travels from Posey county Indiana to Pike county Missouri seeking aid amid poverty and ridicule. He narrates that donations are meager and declares he is bound for Joliet penitentiary as chaplain, bidding a tearful farewell to his congregation.
At the University of Pennsylvania class of 1913 a proposed moustache mandate faced heated discussion. The motion aimed to force every member to wear a moustache but prompted tempestuous debate during a special meeting held in Villadelphia on March 1.
The text notes an oversight in a resolution that claimed to include each and every member of the class with a girl member. Opponents argued constitutional issues, and after a lengthy debate the measure was sent to a special committee to study its constitutionality.
On March 1 fifty Hiram College students were suspended for two weeks after staging a pajama parade through the girls dormitory. The procession, wearing pajamas over day clothes, entered Grand Hall despite locked doors, disturbing sleeping coeds who reacted with shock or amusement.
Rev. Frank D. Bentley, a graduate of Oberlin Theological Seminary and former pastor of Tacoma Congregational churches, was found dead by neighbors near his home after an all night search. Officials cited exhaustion and heart trouble following grippe and financial worries as likely causes.
Olympia March 1 The senate passed a bill making it a misdemeanor for anyone under 21 to possess tobacco and a seller to a minor faces a gross misdemeanor. The bill repeals the existing anti cigarette law while the house declined to repeal the anti tipping statute.
A fragmented account from a Mish. Ave boardinghouse keeper recalls boarders arguing over food and wages. The text hints at social bustle and local voices about daily life and future ambitions.
An unclear report describes a scene where an elderly lady, a child named Beasle, and a housewoman interact during an unspecified prompt about an appointment or date for the quarter. The fragment mentions restraint and a forthcoming appearance with limited readable details.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a base and an ace but lacks clear subjects, events, or outcomes to form a coherent news item with identifiable persons or organizations.
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