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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
12
Robert N. LaPontaire, known as a prominent contractor and Civil War veteran's descendant, offers to mobilize his carriages for Memorial Day parade in Cheyenne. An estimated two hundred automobiles exist in town, but only a fraction are needed to haul veterans next Monday, prompting volunteers to step forward.
A State Leader cites facts and figures accusing Tribune Publishing of deliberate dishonesty and premeditated law violations. The charge includes fraud and perjury, with callouts to penitentiary exposure and political figures reacting with scorn.
A critical view rails against the press bureau as a nuisance to editors, accusing it of predatory seeking for advertising and wasteful, self serving publicity. The piece cites an alleged article pushing the Owen bill and laments inflated hopes for free news glory.
Riverton residents push for reclamation of an irrigable area within the ceded Wind River portion. They urge state officials and the Wyoming Central Irrigation Company to outline a course and employ plans to advance water resources and development.
The Riverton weekly academy notes trouble over a water pumping project. It laments delays in a central Wyoming irrigation plan, affecting settlers who waited for water and now face loss of exchanges. Officials promise a final locating of the blame, but settlers feel wronged as they endure financial strain and wasted time.
A stream of topical jabs targets politicians and public figures. The piece riffs on Halley’s Comet and the era’s political shifts, noting Millen’s law career move, Brinker’s arrival boosting local speed records, and a skipped recognition of Carey by Republican operatives.
A Century Magazine poem muses on a future wireless age with fenced farms and wireless cages for poultry and pets. Farmers will graze cattle behind wireless fences while canaries sing and insects are kept back by a wireless screen as wires become unnecessary.
A Wyoming story from May 25 recounts Mrs. B A Coleman discovering her husband return from a field and the horses attacking him. The chaotic scene ends with the husband killed as the horses charged the enclosure, the home and its new settler life disrupted.
An 18 item display just opened at Shepherd's Bugh showcases a grand bronze lantern and other Japanese bronze works. The king appears brushing and polishing, with skilled artists and accompanying pictures reflecting the exposition preparations.
A Cincinnati report by Secretary H. F. Cellarius shows U S building and loan associations gained over 70 million dollars in 1909, the largest one year rise. There are 5719 institutions with 2 016 651 members and 856 352 710 in assets, Ohio leads gains at 14 164 077 and other states follow. The per member debt rose to 424 65, up 15.6 percent. Extra Mayor Cook had not yet removed the county commissioners.
Washington D C May 25 fair in western areas and local showers in eastern regions for Thursday Friday fair Loreal weather data for 24 hours ending 6am May 25 1971 maximum 60 minimum 9 degrees trace precipitation Palmer Section Director Sporting Goods sale James Bros.
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