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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1911
Page
4
A late 19th or early 20th century column aggregates brisk notes on national figures and events. Roosevelt Taft and Wilson appear amid satirical jests about suffrage, education, and public policy. the piece also jokes about fashion, finance, and transportation while touching on Prohibition era style views.
The Wyoming State Leader lauds Governor Carey for using the veto on Eleventh legislature acts, calling it a virulent yet productive tool. It notes about $270,000 in appropriations were cut and total public disbursements drop toward one million dollars, framing veto as a potent public-good force that reshapes governance and budgetary discipline.
A Hankow dispatch reports twenty one people killed as starving locals surged toward a famine aid depot. Rioters fought over food as weaker individuals fell to the stampede, illustrating the extreme hunger driving primitive conduct amid disaster conditions.
An essay argues that while many nations avoid famine thanks to resources and industry, China remains racked by starvation. A skeptical view of relief possibilities is offered, noting hardship and public sentiment against famine. The piece suggests that small aid, like two dollars, could feed a starving farmer until harvest.
Madame Tetrazzini promotes a “like beget like” plan to enhance vocal music by mating the world’s finest singers. She argues such breeding could yield better vocal apparatus and control, though love remains the guiding force behind human mating, not theory. A light anecdote follows about Crooke’s parrot stories and a lively Irish wager.
Fragmentary clippings mix lines about a Basur at the sheep and a respondent wife refusing aid. Readable portions hint at social status, decency, marriage, and a speaker addressing an audience. The tone resembles a humorous or satirical column with scattered quotes.
A man climbs a tree while a parrot mimics him and at the summit the ranches begin to wobble. The parrot speaks asking what is wanted, and the man replies, noting Pat mistook him for a bird as he descends.
South Norwalk Connecticut March 4. William Shirdene was pronounced dead seven days ago yet remains alive with no respiration. Doctors call it suspended animation as nerves intact muscles respond to stimulation. Shirdivene from Kelly avenue is in the same physical condition as before death and answers only to nerve irritation.
William F. Adams, a deserter from Company L, Thirteenth United States Infantry, surrendered to a patrolman in Lola Kansas. Army records show he deserted from Fort Leavenworth in November 1907 after reportedly not eating for three days. A reward of 50 dollars was offered for his surrender.
A man tells an officer he will pay $50 for a square meal. The officer offers food, but the man declares he is a deserter and notes the government offers a $59 bounty for the arrest of deserters.
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