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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1910
Page
4
The editorial notes pledge, endorsement and recommendations of the Democratic platform, stressing no misreading of duty toward its planks. The Sheridan platform is described as a vital document in Wyoming’s history and will be published in this position daily.
A Democratic platform proposes adoption of a direct primary law and supports Oregon style methods for selecting United States senators, signaling a push for reform in candidate selection and party processes.
A satirical collage notes unexpected value shifts with turkey cheaper than bacon, cites Taft’s 37 pound Thanksgiving bird, praises two Delaware cooks, and lampoons local health and political issues while teasing Roosevelt's absence from dispatches.
An argument from the state machine press defending Senator D. Clark’s bid for another term appears insincere. It suggests the authors lack conviction that he is the best representative for Wyoming, a choice to be made by the forthcoming legislature.
The Wyoming Democratic state convention at Sheridan adopts a progressive platform and nominates candidates who pledge to uphold its principles. The platform binds elected officials to advance the planks after the election, with candidates accepting responsibility to use their offices to fulfill the platform pledges.
A long extrapolated defense of juror oath and capital punishment argues that a northern Wyoming jury supposedly acquitted a female defendant of murder to avoid death, despite alleged unanimous conviction and law requiring execution for first degree murder. The piece questions the report’s reliability and cautions against mixing chivalry with justice.
Two German stilt walkers Albert Murder and Hang Hoeletamp aim to circle the globe starting in New York aided by police protection from Commissioner Cropsey. They travel via crowded streets to Jersey City and then to Philadelphia seeking a $5000 prize from the Steamship Growar Verein of Hamburg. They claim speed of five miles per hour and eleven hours of walking per day.
Mrs Mike Flynn an alleged wife of the famed Colorado figure Mike Flynn shot and killed Wilson a ranch worker at Brown Park after claiming she was harassed by him. Flynn was arraigned in Craig bound over to district court amid rumors of cattle rustling ties. Local authorities note Brown Park’s history as a haven for outlaws. Meanwhile notices call Cheyenne Lodge members to attend a funeral for Herbert M West and report of a Portland murder attempt by William Massing adds to a troubled region's crime news.
A man shot his wife at Fourteenth and Columbia then turned the weapon on himself, dying soon after. The woman Edith Hodgman died at St. Vincent's Hospital after the 9:30 p.m. attack. a note from the killer to his baby described ending everything when the wife returns home. Hastings survived with bullets in the head and could live.
In Rawlins November 1896 Linacles Brown a four man teamster sustained severe injuries when his wagon loaded with logs overturned in a canyon near Sulphur. He was buried under the logs with two bad leg fractures reported as the principal injuries.
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