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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1910
Page
4
The piece rails at the so called ring in Wyoming politics arguing the sign of the tool and graft expose convicts sweat and tears. It accuses Carey Nimmo Mullen and others of public interest versus corporate capture while blasting the Wyoming Central canals myth and primary plank defeat.
The piece condemns Attorney General William E. Mullen for advising Governor Brooks on vetoing the Swisher railway rate act. It accuses the Union Pacific of influencing the veto to defeat public benefit and claims Mullen betrayed public interest by seeking electoral support for the highest Wyoming office.
Figures in a state campaign assertion claim that over ten years the cost of state government increased $624,085.05 annually. The editorial notes a Brooks era increase is tied to these figures and discusses their implications.
An analysis contrasts 18 month periods under Republican and Democratic county commissioners in Laramie County. The Democratic administration reduced government costs from 161,840.07 to 149,797.67 and saved taxpayers 11,545.40, while taxes in the Democratic year rose 21,131.89 compared to the prior Republican year.
Alderman David Nimmo, a mayoral candidate, is linked to the Rocky Mountain Bell dispute over franchise concessions. The enduring battle centers on the First National Bank building, described as Cheyenne’s de facto capitol, and Nimmo’s backing of the phone company. The piece questions if that building should also be Cheyenne’s municipal seat.
A northern Laramie county business leader denounces anonymous communications as libel and vows a flood of such campaign slander from the Republican central committee. Judge J. M. Carey, a Republican-Democratic gubernatorial contender, calls the venomous mailings vile and predicts widespread distribution across Wyoming.
Chairman W F Hubert tells McGovern that victory would require marriage. McGovern concedes with a pledge to marry if elected, acknowledging no fiancé at present. Enameling at the Sherman Co.
Otto Schram a picture frame maker reputedly wealthy confessed to police he authored Black Hand letters to himself to justify protection and he stabbed himself after a demand of 5000 dollars. He reported the threat on September 29 and said he was stabbed October 3 near his home. his wife aided his injuries.
A timber wolf took a 2-year-old boy from a Marshfield, Wisconsin farm and carried him 200 yards into the woods. The neighbor chased the animal and the wolf dropped the child, who suffered deep bite wounds but is expected to recover.
Will Sedi offers a lucrative restaurant business in Cheyenne with strong earnings potential. Quick sale noted by J. M. Newman as a premium local opportunity.
Mrs Hefferon Democratic candidate for county superintendent has been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Miss Alice M Sampson who retired. Born in Des Moines in 1877 she moved to Cheyenne in 1885 and taught five years in Laramie county schools while raising three children and caring for her ailing husband.
Francia B. MacGovern, Republican candidate for governor, told a Sheboygan dinner on Tuesday that she would marry if elected, signaling a bold pledge amid campaign events in Wisconsin.
Kansas City issued a November 1 prohibition on smoking on street cars and trailers after complaints. The street railway company directs conductors to eject any smoker and, if needed, use force to enforce the rule.
General John C Thompson filed for divorce for Mrs May Tomlinson from R L Tomlinson alleging cruelty and desertion. She seeks $30 monthly alimony for two children as the case proceeds. Window shades at Sherman Co.
Washington October 29 Rear Admiral Reginald F Nicholson heads the navy navigation bureau. He and other officers may golf with pedometers as part of the Roosevelt walking test. The plan prompts opposition from Rev John W Sum walt who says Sunday exercise desecrates the Sabbath.
The secretary of the interior designated 7,840 acres of land in Carbon county Wyoming under the enlarged homestead act for settlers.
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