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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
4
Editorial excerpt emphasizes the flag as symbol of human rights and political liberty for all people regardless of race or origin. It argues government should uphold equal rights and cautions against perversions of national ideals.
The Rural Credits Law touted as pivotal reform by the Witten administration aims to stabilize land values and provide liquid long term loans to farmers. It contrasts with prior banking rules favoring capitalists and merchants, claiming the new act cures the liquidity problem for farming and supports agriculture as the nation’s core resource.
Christian Science Monitor editor Clark Howell notes unprecedented Southern prosperity. He cites bulging corn and grain bins, overflowing silos, and abundant meathouses as signs of a thriving region. The 1916 cotton crop underpins high prices and a strong season ahead. The South is entering its most prosperous fall and winter era in over fifty years.
The piece argues against a strike by railroad unions over an eight hour day focusing on freight, noting passenger service is excluded and cost is the main sticking point. It states presidents propose arbitration on all but the eight hour day, while unions resist arbitration for that item, claiming past fraud and exclusion of smaller lines. No vital issue justifies traffic suspension.
A Foreign text argues that Congress must pass laws to prevent a nationwide railroad strike. It criticizes lawmakers fearing the labor vote and asserts the president and unions should pursue honesty. The piece calls Congress the sole branch with power to respond to the situation.
The St. Louis Times notes Hughes accuses unnamed public traitors of private gain while denouncing laws that favor the public and urging action to purge traitors from government. The piece mocks his rhetoric as chasing wind mills and chimeras and questions whispered names or targets.
The piece portrays President Wilson as idle and busy with routine duties while a critic outside laments inefficiency. It cites the Tribune questioning rivers and harbors loot and notes Congressman Mondell's vote, prompting the Tribune to question Mondell’s stance.
A wartime style appeal stresses men in profitable home work as central to American family life and questions whether foreign mothers and wives would not grasp the value of such a league.
A study notes the United States enjoys a favorable monthly trade balance of 200 million dollars while the United Kingdom faces an unfavorable 150 million dollars. The text links these figures to peace versus war and contrasts true patriotism with political rhetoric.
The Philadelphia Press notes the dwindling Civil War veteran presence in Congress. Senator THlman laments only one Confederate veteran remains in the Senate, while others like Bankhead and Knute Nelson are cited as later-era veterans. The piece reflects on how a Civil War record once shaped presidential chances and public service.
The clipping notes President's defense zeal with army spending of 276 million, aviation funding of 13 million, and a navy program to build 157 ships aiming for a 190 thousand strong army and 450 thousand national guards. It contrasts Hughes opposed stance with bold presiding achievements, and adds a comic theatre anecdote about a performer.
A laundress in the Very Good Eddie company causes a stage door comedy storm with a misplaced laundry gag. A hotel scene unfolds as the queen of the wash tub misroutes a bundle to Room No. 6, leading to startled actors and amused staff in a comic mix up.
Dayton Ohio features a cheeky note from the Dayton News quoting penitentiary statistics. The piece claims crooks differ from law abiding citizens mainly by shorter fingers while detailing prisoner averages: height five feet seven inches, weight 140 pounds, gray eyes, light hair, slight chin projection, and a 4.5 degree forehead recline. It cites hat and collar sizes and notes tattoo prevalence and disease levels among inmates.
The Kansan City Star notes Constantine and the prowar party gain ground as Romania sides with the Entente, shrinking Greece’s neutrality odds. Venizelos argues for opportunism while the king clings to safety, but Romanian moves threaten to push Greece toward war sooner than expected.
Fragmented OCR text discusses opposition to woman suffrage and a so called woman’s party. It cites President Wilson and states the need to defeat the party to keep suffrage within separate states. The piece reflects historical debate on voting rights and party politics.
The piece cites Chicago Daily Journal critiquing the suffrage strategy, warns that party alliances may doom the amendment, and urges suffrage leaders to oppose the Woman's Party tactic to prevent partisan annexation. It also notes cautionary medical and daily-life tips including wound care and cleanliness in New York subway weariness.
The Kansas City Times urges every family to keep tincture of iodine in the medicine closet. A prompt painting of cuts with iodine can prevent infection and trouble. Iodine is described as the most disinfectant for such purposes. Dispatches have reported the seriousness of infections.
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