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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1912
Page
4
A 1910s relief voice condemns Taft administration actions on homesteads and public lands. It accuses officials of targeting settlers as land grabbers under a perverted conservation policy and urges a constructive Western land program to develop the waste lands and boost western prosperity.
The Great Lawrence strike boosted wages for 275000 textile workers in New England, likely driving consumer prices. Analysts estimate a $12 million shift in cotton and cotton goods costs, with per yard increases of two to three cents, as trusts push the burden onto shoppers. The piece urges voters to oppose tariff safeguards and support policy changes.
Senator John Sharp Williams, long time Democratic leader, signals support for Governor Woodrow Wilson for the presidency. Williams cites Wilson's qualifications and leadership while recalling past service with Speaker Clark and Underwood.
Senator Williams asserts he supports Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic Presidential nomination. He cites public reasons, noting Wilson’s electability and potential to be an excellent president, contrasting his stance with Clark and Underwood and stressing Wilson’s proven leadership.
A critical opinion piece cites plans by the Post Office to double postage on newspapers and periodicals. It argues campaign material is mailed freely and that rising rates will burden mail service and waste printing funds on unread materials.
The World-Herald notes a shifting center of literature and commerce across history from Alexandria to Egypt to Greece and Rome to Paris London Boston New York Indiana and now Nebraska. It argues long haul laws erode eastern privileges and predicts Nebraska will grow as the nation’s literary and commercial hub as its fertile lands and population expand.
The Wyoming Tribune notes the university’s troubled politics under President Merica and the dual leadership of the president and board. The editorial questions blame in a long-standing Republican machine influence in Wyoming and asks whose fault it was for the university being a political football.
The Leader is called a demagogue and hypocrite by The Tritupe in a scathing critique. The harsh assessment accuses the Leader of feigned piety and insincere smiles while asserting the line ends with mock gravity and dismissive rhetoric.
A reader notes the unexpelled road-bed and equipment of a great line between Cheyenne and Omaha and beyond toward the east. When doubled, it promises to be the smoothest and farthest railway in America. A recent trip over the Union Pacific Railway is described.
A rustic tale unfolds with Archibald Woolson receiving a telegraft from a senate ally about wage talks and factory prices. The group celebrates with a rabbit feast, pledging future politicking and a reunion with the senator after the next election.
Poem extols submarine loss with somber imagery. Attributed to Mr. Tyson, a Cheyenne mall clerk, published in the Denver Post last Sunday. Tyson is married to the Leader's society editor.
Rawlins Journal reports Congressman Mondell claimed Democrats aim to destroy the beet sugar industry for sugar trust gains and warned that removing the sugar duty would ruin the sector. He rebuts fears of Russian sugar flooding the U S, noting Russia could not affect prices. The piece cites past tariff debates and pledges for free sugar.
A local advertisement urges readers to prepare land for sugar beets, join civic groups, donate to a sugar factory campaign, and subscribe to the Chronicle. It notes Teddy’s capture of Grover precinct and questions state outcomes, with references to Senator Bimon and Editor DeWolfe.
The notice cites Taft as likely to be renominated and hints at an upcoming period of conflict. It references temple turmoil and questions why the craft are not at their tabor, signaling political and social unrest amid looming war.
The United States contest cases against Jacob Brenning and Mary Kern Spaugh were decided by the Douglas Land Office Register and Receiver. Brenning awarded the land in his favor with attorney Charles F. Maurer handling the defense. Spaugh’s homestead entry also favored her, with Maurer again directing the defense.
A 1906 notice extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as natural digestive aids. The letter from John R. Brooke verifies safety and lack of poisons, praising the tablets as reliable for indigestion, dyspepsia, insomnia, loss of appetite, and related digestive disorders with claims of strong digesting power.
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