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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1912
Page
4
A first person account describes Hank Hankins being invited to join a committee at a state convention. The piece portrays union with Taft and Roosevelt factions, urging harmony and following central committee orders. The narrator recalls reading a directive letter urging support for Taft and cautioning activists toward unity.
A reader letter mix quotes a playful poem by J Elmer French railing at standpatter politics and nostalgia for old days. The page then shifts to agricultural Q and A with advice on controlling pests, sowing sweet clover, barley and barley beards, and high altitude gardening including potato varieties for Wyoming and seeding rates.
The Laramie Republican laments Cheyenne’s lack of safe crosswalks and alley crossings amid state convention delegations. It notes muddy streets hindered travel and urges the city to improve pedestrian infrastructure for visitors and residents.
The Sheridan Enterprise reports a large, harmonious Wyoming Democratic convention praised as the biggest yet. Delegates elected a strong Baltimore delegation and endorsed John E. Osborne for national committeeman. Party unity and forward momentum are highlighted as key to success statewide.
The New York World reports that Democrats nationally are united on tariff reduction and on regulating trusts. They favor income tax, public campaign finance, and broader federal expense relief, while some leaders oppose direct democracy tools like initiative and recall.
A publican decries protection and free trade in Wyoming and Kentucky era rhetoric. The piece argues protection equips wool and leather trusts to raise prices and restrict supplies, harming consumers with inflated costs for basic goods.
Sheridan Enterprise argues that high tariffs protect powerful trusts at the expense of Wyoming farmers and workers. It claims protection raises living costs, keeps prices high for wool hides and meat, and benefits a captain of industry rather than the average citizen. The piece urges a revenue only tariff or reduced duties to ensure fair profits and wages.
A World-Herald opinion piece lambasts the Republican Party as chaotic and divided. It denounces Taft and Roosevelt for personal squabbles overshadowing issues, warning democracy risks becoming rule by men over laws.
State Press Comment notes William Hjorth of Jamestown and Midwest Oil figures visiting the Douglas area. They filed for thirty five oil tract locations north of Douglas while city officials discuss spring prospects and crop moisture. Local reports mention Casper figures touring the Salt Creek field and Brenoing Basin holdings with lawyers from Casper. Grass greens and crops look favorable as moderate rains expected. Sheridan Enterprise quips about local paper name dispute with Kemmerer Camerer. Golden Prairie Herald comments on spring wheat and livestock conditions.
The article advises flax on old alfalfa soil, sow 46 pounds per acre after May 10 to mid June, and suggests three irrigations. It notes oats on alfalfa are coarse, and wheat or barley can follow roots or potatoes. Plowing, harrowing, and fall plowing aerate soil and kill insects. It mentions cabbage larvae and disease, potato blight risks, and general crop sequencing for old breaking land.
Oscar Sodergreen arrived from the ranch to assess stock losses amid a harsh spring. He reports his own flock lost 300 lambs despite ample feed and shelter, reflecting widespread impact on area sheep farmers.
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