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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1912
Page
11
The Douglas meeting closes with a united call for better roads across Wyoming. A permanent association forms as rail and automobile advances link communities, boost settlement, economy, and social life, promising safer highways and expanded access to towns, lands, and attractions.
The piece argues Roosevelt’s autocratic actions over the Panama Canal breach of treaty pledges, citing Leander Chamberlain’s article in the February North American Review. It warns GOP progressives against backing Roosevelt and urges unity behind alternative leaders for Democratic governance. Editorials from The Public and Kemmerer Carpet voye editorials are noted.
The Leader lauds the Made in Cheyenne exhibit as a successful annual feature. It details about 500 workers earning livelihoods in independent industries and about $55,000 monthly wages with nearly one million dollars invested in plants. The Leader and Tribune call for turning the exhibit into a permanent annual Cheyenne program.
A tribute by J. Bellangee honors James B Weaver as a noble, devout defender of truth and right. The piece credits Weaver with vigilance against wrong, courage in action, and unwavering faith, noting his lifelong fight for light and truth despite overwhelming odds.
Lawrences textile strike witnesses from eight nationalities, including children, testified before the Committee on Rules of Congress on the 1st. Dispatches describe the group as serious-faced, poorly clothed children who recounted mill life and privation amid harsh treatment by authorities.
A discussion among Republican governors lists eight backing Roosevelt: Glasscock West Virginia Aldrich Nebraska Bays New Hampshire Osborn Michigan Stubs Kansas Hadley Missouri Johnson California Carey Wyoming. Taft supporters total eight: Eberhart Minnesota Carroll Iowa Hay Washington Goldaborough Maryland Tener Pennsylvania Hooper Tennessee Spry Utah Pene wll Delaware Pothier Rhode Island. Taft also claims Deneen Oddie Meed Vermont. The governors’ choices reflect who they view as strongest with Republican constituents.
The Leader congratulates the editor for publishing the Bryan banquet speech in full and notes an editorial on Mr. Bryan will appear in the next issue. It says The Leader aims for metropolitan standards by highlighting significant events at home and distant news.
A whimsical column riffs on love, science, and daily life from the era. Notes Berlin parrots, Cheyenne pilots, Cincinnati laundry, Arkansas springs, and wooden shoes in urban centers. Skewers invention hype, satire about machines and editors.
In Sniders store last night a crowd debated wages and immigration with candidates Jed Simpkins and Pete Slivers sharing jokes about prices. The speaker urged readers to vote and voiced support for Taft and Roosevelt, noting education and spelling as voting concerns.
A Pompeii discovery finds a boiler with water still in ancient vessels said to have remained since the eruption. James McDonald enters longevity race hoping to 160 years via nitroglycerine as heart stimulant. Mrs. Anna Shoe maker fined for fraud via spirit seances. Henry Clewe and bankers form a movement to recover the United States assay office at Pine Street. Lieutenant William G. Eagan bankrupt, owes 369,690. George Kukla objects to tenants with phones in building. A funeral hearse driver’s hand wound leads to fatal blood poisoning.
Banker Chartie Thomas of Cheyenne greeted Justice Van Devanter with a friendly hello in the U S Supreme Court Washington visit. Van Devanter bowed as colleagues reacted. the court continued its business while spectators watched.
A Cheyenne advertisement urges readers to stop renting and invest in home ownership. J F Ott of Plains Hotel Building offers real estate loans and related services in Cheyenne Wyoming, encouraging inquiries by phone. The piece questions current rent payments and promises guidance on self-financing a home purchase.
In New York Professor Morenn at Columbia starts a student led inquiry into rising food costs. The investigation questions price factors highlighting the 200 Hat Store at 14 204 W 17th Street and Kopald's as possible points of consumer concern.
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