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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1910
Page
4
A condensed reading highlights machine manipulation, public opinion on Mr Brooks, a questioned 29 cent receipt, and urging electors in Laramie County to back Democratic ticket types. It notes checks totaling $2870.75 and calls opponents liars, while urging rereading Democratic and Republican platforms.
The text questions why Wyoming state government expenses have tripled in ten years and hints at political influence from Roosevelt and Taft in the New York campaign, noting a perceived disregard for this inquiry by officials.
City council action enables the Women’s Civic League to implement a long cherished project to provide a free public playground. A North Cheyenne ground donated by the municipality will serve as the site though less central than ideal. The league aims to equip the playground with a $500 fund from the Women’s Civic League to cover equipment costs.
The notice encourages citizens to donate to a playground fund, arguing that even a small amount can provide play spaces for children and improve their happiness. It suggests generosity from the community and notes the value of supporting the project for the benefit of the young.
A congressional appropriation of 250000 for railway mail clerks on duty is largely eaten by Washington office payroll. Cheyenne clerks find their per trip allowance drops from 106 to 34 cents, while about 170000 goes to Washington offices and 80000 to on road clerks nationwide.
The Laramie Boomerang editorial urges women voters to inform themselves about Republican and Democratic platforms in Wyoming. It argues for taxation reform and measures for popular government, warns against corruption, and calls women to vote for candidates who stand for clean government and independence.
Three widowed brides and three veteran grooms aged from mid sixties to seventies wed in a rapid ceremony that startled the town. The Mevne office lists Curtin seventy, Kate forty, Cole sixty six, and Benjamin W forty, while others are uncertain amid the cryptic report of the ceremony.
At St Louis on October 21 a blaze swept the Chicago and Alton freight house the BH and O freight warehouses a hotel and a row of boarding houses. Loss estimated over 500000 with no lives reported as lost.
Three Chinese men Lee Reon Ker Yo Kim Yoke and Charlie 800 were brought from El Paso Texas to Leavenworth federal prison. Each received eighteen months imprisonment for crossing the boundary line from Mexico.
Woodrow Wilson resigns as president of Princeton University and the institution names John A. Stewart of New York as interim head. The resignation follows his gubernatorial nomination and changes at the college.
Snow sweeps Texas including Wichita Falls and Giles as panhandle towns report falling temperatures from 34 to 40 degrees. A northerly front moves across the state bringing cold air and unsettled weather today.
Sheridan Wyoming October 2 Senator Hardin a Republican state senator from Sheridan county declares support for Judge Joseph Carey in the fight against machine bosses controlling Wyoming government He praises Careys businesslike honesty and urges citizens to unite to defeat the political machine and elect Carey to lead a prosperous government aligned with core Republican principles.
The seventh year of the Cuba on Wheels tour brings a touring car exhibit to the Burlington depot today and tomorrow. Managed by Dr. Booth and Dr. Wilson, the display features farm products from Cuba, plus live alligator and monkey specimens, illustrating harvest and preservation methods.
A lecture on hundreds of car articles inspires a plan for Cheyenne students and teachers to tour the car today. The movement seeks to include the entire school community in the educational event.
The Catholic fair at St. Mary's cathedral wraps its third night. Keefe Hall hosts revelry and gaiety as raffles draw strong patronage. Tonight the event ends with a record crowd expected and a grand prize draw shaping the final outcomes.
In the last 24 hours 16 new cholera cases were reported across Italy and 11 deaths occurred. The outbreak prompts health officials to monitor and respond to the rapidly spreading disease.
Washington reports Robert E. Peary the Arctic explorer has advanced to the rank of captain in the corps of civil engineers of the navy due to the retirement of Capt. A. G. White on age grounds.
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