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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1912
Page
16
An editorial argues for broad public lands policy, limiting reservations to stated purposes and promoting homestead entries. It condemns excessive withdrawals that hinder growth and calls for swift transfer of public lands to private ownership to aid agriculture and mining in Wyoming and the West.
A roundup of neighborhood club meetings and social events across town. Shakespeare Club, Women's Chorus, Sunshine Society, Whittier Club, Pythian Sisters, Westminster Guild, Baptist Ladies, Presbyterian Aid, Jewish Circle, St Mark's Guild, and Methodist Bazaar plans are listed with dates, hosts, and locations. Include charity drives for Crow Indians and church suppers.
Chicago, Oct 21. Joseph Haehl, a carpenter born in Germany in 1802, died at 110. He came to the U S at age 40. He stopped all intoxicants at 80 and quit tobacco at 105. Survived by five sons, seventeen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Clara A Ligler advertises hairdressing and manicuring services at 411 West Tenth with artistic styling and hallwork offerings priced around seventeen dollars.
The Western Vaudeville Manager's Association launches a new circuit booking the Atlas in Cheyenne. Manager Thomas Heaney Jr. brings top acts including Fox & Foxie Circus and Stross and Becker. Performers Dixson, Winton and Snowden, and a Harmonium Orchestra program headline a strong first week bill.
Roosevelt, weary from an all day railroad ride from Chicago to Pittsburg, shows no ill effects and is expected to reach Oyster Bay in good condition. He rests after arrival, with doctors noting light bleeding from his wound as a sign of healing and plans to speak with Senator Dixon the next day.
In Los Angeles the Rev. C. Ellwood Nash aroused his Universalist congregation by defending suicide as justified in certain cases. He claimed the Bible does not prohibit self-destruction and cited dishonor and sacrifice to principle as justifications.
George W. Perkins and Charles D. Hilles disputed a $3,000,000 underwriting claim before the senate campaign contributions committee. Perkins said he gave $123,000 to the pre-convention effort and denied political favors, while Thomas Fortune Ryan disclosed a $450,090 donation to the Parker fund in 1904. New testimony tied William Flinn to a Philadelphia absence during Penrose’s allegations of a million-dollar bribe offer.
William Rankin, born in 1810 in Elizabeth, died in Princeton at 102. He was the oldest college graduate in the United States and part of Williams College class of 1851.
In a remark about Halloween tally cards place cards and post cards the speaker notes that merchandising goes beyond selling to ensure satisfaction for the money spent. The emphasis is on value for customers and continuing brand alignment.
An advertisement promotes a full line of Nyal’s health products with the claim of high quality and low prices. It uses pumpkin pie imagery and reassures customers of satisfaction, stressing that sweetness of low price should not equal poor quality.
Some men enjoy poor health probably because they are physicians. The State Leader promotes its Want Ad medium as a solution for Wyoming readers seeking classifieds.
In Hulett Wyoming Crook county held a large Democratic meeting with about 400 voters. General John Charles Thompson and Democratic candidates spoke while Hon John B Kendrick arrived late but received thunderous applause for his anti corruption platform. Senator Warren drew strong enthusiasm and the crowd predicted Crook county would vote Democratic on November 6.
In Chicago on October 21 an attorney filed for a writ of habeas corpus to Lucile Cameron the white girl tied to Johnson and held in default of bond as a witness before the federal grand jury. The petition was withdrawn as the girl is expected to appear. Federal probe into Mann White Slavery Act charges against the pugilist advances with 25 subpoenas served to black associates as proceedings proceed and city prosecutions continue for alleged saloon closing law violations.
In a Wyoming canvass FP Warren is hailed as a potential senator by veterans who cheer but rally falters on the primary election explanation. He accuses Democrats of buying newspapers, notes land laws, and omits Borah’s role in the homestead bill amid a split party scene.
We rejoice in the success of the distinctive Republican policy of the conservation of our natural resources for their use by without waste and without Opp ly. We pledge ourselves to a continuance of such a policy to aoe STATE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
The speaker attacked tariff protection for wool coal and other infant industries and warned of disaster if Democrats win. He avoided mention of Taft's tariff stance and Wyoming's labor and land policy disputes, while critics accused him of omitting harsh actions by political engineers and agencies.
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