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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1911
Page
12
A Cheyenne State Leader issue from March 14 mixes political chatter and society notes. It covers Speer’s U.S. Senate bid, Theodore Roosevelt’s movements, Taft golf, and relations with Mexico. It references Fairbanks, Harmon, Bryan, Wilson, Johnson, and Roosevelt with regional updates.
A foreboding drought outlook given way to optimism as heavy late winter storms in the high elevations and more modest falls in the lower regions promise sufficient runoff and soil moisture. Cheyenne’s water concerns shift from scarcity fears to evaluating intake quality and domestic supply conditions.
Attorney General Wickersham urges President Taft to grant executive clemency to Charles W. Morse and John R. Walsh, imprisoned for misusing funds of their banks. He argues the law should be corrective not punitive and questions why similar consideration is not given to many other convicts with less influence and backing.
The fragment questions whether law favors the rich over the poor and notes a lack of explanation. It mentions individuals Wickerstram Walsh and Moree as examples in a broader critique of executive leniency and recognition of the supposed law bias.
An old lady jokes about spring bringing business and a man hawks rabbit feet and rattles for charms while a farmer recalls paying $2 for a gold brick used to amuse summer borders. A veteran politician muses that heaven would be a place where those who win office do not have to hire everyone who voted for them.
The verse extols Liberty as a universal force shaping life and societies. It argues Liberty governs its own laws amid calm or tempests, and calls readers to trust in Liberty even as tyrannies arise and threaten. Strong imagery of waves, winds, flames, and the sinking kings frames Liberty as redemptive and salvific.
Notice announces a teachers certificates examination in Cheyenne Wheatland Torrington at high school buildings starting 8 10 a m on March 31 April 1 1911 The program lists penmanship arithmetic primary methods literature school management psychology botany history shorthand grammar geography history of education mineral supervision pedagogy school law physiology hygiene algebra pedagogy and more with times for Friday morning Friday afternoon Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon Dated March ith day of March A D 1981 AmIE S Hepperon Superintendent of Schools
M A Chapman untitled notice appears in this fragment describing a property or business in Kent. The readable text mentions water and bath items, possibly a local service or advertisement associated with heating and plumbing components and a person named M A Chapman.
A suffrage worker sells The Broadside, a suffrage journal, as part of fundraising efforts for women’s voting rights in New York. The scene highlights a popular method of reveting funds for the cause.
Houston reports J J Pastoriza, a retired businessman and advocate of single tax and home rule, won a city commission seat in a twelve candidate race. He promoted reform, bought ads, and has long backed Henry George ideas while pledging not to force policies on voters.
Five hundred citizens including bankers merchants physicians and lawyers sworn to guard a strike touched streetcars in Oklahoma City. Deputies wear badges carry revolvers and act after Governor refused to call out troops. They plan to attempt to run the cars this afternoon.
Houston reports heavy purchases of ties and bridge material by Henry Mel, agent for the Mexican National Railways, to keep lines open despite insurgent activity. Troops moving to Galveston and Fort Sam Houston pass through Houston, a key rail and water link point with Matamoros and broader railroad systems.
A report notes large quantities of supplies were roughed to Port Sam Houston and Port Crooler, indicating a redistribution or transport effort during the period.
Copenhagen reports Norway has found its experiments in women’s suffrage satisfactory and has taken another step toward broader female political rights. The article notes officials and observers in Oslo evaluating recent changes and the pace of reform as March 13 coverage.
King Haakon VII’s cabinet approves a resolution opening most public offices to women while excluding cabinet posts, the army and navy, diplomacy, and the church. Norwegian women, granted suffrage, have engaged actively in politics and may see more offices unlocked if the experiment succeeds.
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