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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1910
Page
12
A periodical urges readers to vote against machine candidates and embrace political independence. It attacks ring leaders, patronage, and party bosses, promoting November 8 as emancipation day and urging support for Carey and anti machine sentiment in Cheyenne.
A scanned Illinois Association Against Woman Suffrage pamphlet argues that socialism mandates universal suffrage and claims that equal and legal marriage would be undermined if women gain the vote. The piece asserts that women’s suffrage would destroy the social order and cautions against extending voting rights.
The document explains Oregon style initiative and referendum rules used as a model in Wyoming. It covers petition thresholds of 5 percent for referrals and 6 percent for initiations based on prior statewide votes, filing deadlines four months before elections, and ninety days after legislative adjournment for referendums. It notes gubernatorial vetoes do not apply to initiated or referenda measures and mentions municipal applications with 16 percent thresholds.
An Oklahoma farmer develops Mexomer corn by crossing old Mexico varieties with home seed to withstand dry soil, claiming 60 bushels per acre without irrigation and aiming for 100 as experiments continue. the method emphasizes adapting seed to soil as the key to dry farming success.
Harry Gates a leading Cheyenne businessman and past city councilman announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state. The booster cites his role in Cheyenne’s rapid growth and his energy judgment and business ability as qualifications for the state office.
Readable text notes Vivian's street scene and a witty performance by Sarah Padden as Annis Jeffries while describing The Third Degree. It also mentions Phasma as the standout act with Bert Jogeling and Emile Cheyrie, plus acts by Haverly and Wells and Willard and Bond in a varied program.
W Pout of Battle Creek Michigan filed suit in the US circuit court in eastern Missouri against the American Federation of Labor and Buck Stove and Range Company of St Louis to restrain the officials from carrying out a tentative agreement with the St Louis Institution and closed shop.
Fragmentary OCR notes a maritime incident involving a boat and crew possibly saving the master or mate. Details are unreadable, with key names and locations missing.
Grand Junction Colorado September 3. W Cueney of Manchester New Hampshire eloped and married away Aryee Morae his senior by twenty years. He died at St Marys hospital from his wound. R H We Chenes state agent for the New York Mutual Life Insurance company at Manchester rushed to Grand Junction hoping to reach before his son died.
A British steamer West Point caught fire and foundered four days from Glasgow en route to Charleston. Sixteen of the thirty six crew members were saved and are aboard the Devonian's Heyland steamer, bound for Boston. The remaining twenty sailors from the captain’s boat are believed lost after futile search efforts. The Devonian reportedly picked up the survivors Thursday morning.
A stage adaptation of Charles Klein’s The Third Degree played to two good crowds at Capital Avenue theatre. The drama critiques alleged police coercion used to extract confessions, showing how officials may pursue crime by pressuring the innocent.
In Kansas City on September 8, William Jennings Bryan urged Theodore Roosevelt to prove he is a real progressive by going into Wisconsin to aid Senator La Follette. Bryan noted Roosevelt's Omaha endorsement of Senator Burrett and reports he would back Senator Lodge, a standpatter, during his renomination bid.
Local notice states Harry Fegates announces his bid for the office of secretary of state, subject to the will of the Democratic state convention.
A garbled OCR shows partial listings of state senate and representative candidates, county clerk, treasurer, attorney, surveyor, and court officials. The legible items include names such as Snow, Crowter, Hewell, and Dilimae with scattered titles and offices.
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