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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
12
The piece laments machine rule in Wyoming as voters prepare for November 8 with renominating John F. Shafroth in Colorado seen as a stand for honesty. It notes aviation trends, army officer prospects, and a tragic Washington trolley accident amid a broader national sense of unrest and reform.
In the Antumons column ads of the State Leader, fall and winter necessities fill the page from Revenne’s meat merchants. The text notes Miles Poindexter’s Senate victory in Washington and mentions a Chicago subtreasury teller’s $10 000 theft in 1897, with questions about future punishment.
The Omaha World Herald notes Maine’s sweeping Democratic victory, sending a U S senator to represent New England for the first time in decades, with two Democratic congressmen elected and a Democratic governor by a sizable margin. The piece frames insurgency within Republican ranks as the national mood, citing Missouri Missouri De Armond district and Massachusetts and Vermont examples as signs of protest against Taft Ballinger and tariff policies.
Inspector General Garlington reports serious army inefficiency due to officer shortages across commands. He notes a battalion of field artillery deployed to the Philippines without a single field officer and that many batteries were led by second lieutenants recently out of school, signaling gaps at captain and first lieutenant levels.
Inspector General Bell criticizes wartime preparedness noting insufficient officers for field roles, reliance on clerical work, and calls for specialized training and redeployment. He argues modern equipment and large unit tactics are lacking while rifle use is strongest but marching capacity is weak. The army is only 85,000 strong, small compared with major nations.
The Journal of the American Medical Association shows 1903 to 1910 trends in Fourth of July injuries and deaths, with 131 deaths and 2,923 injuries this year. Tetany from lockjaw dropped from 406 to 67 deaths, firework fires killed 26, firearms 19, while Pennsylvania and cities like Cleveland and Springfield show safer celebrations due to responsible measures and public vigilance.
A laborer on the Someraetepire line reported a man found hanging in a barn after going to work. Witnesses described a tense interaction as workers arrived and questioned the hanging, with calls to cut him down.
A short verse in which a speaker alternates homely natural images with intimate affection. The speaker imagines being sand and grass and dew, moon and sky, to express tenderness and closeness in a romantic exchange. The tone is lyrical and reverent, focusing on gentle touch and closeness.
A carload of ostrich incubators from Petaluma California bound for South Africa was transferred at the Union Pacific yesterday. Italian truckers marveled at the large contrivances while trying to learn what the devices would hatch. This marks the first shipment of incubators to Africa where natural methods previously supplied the birds.
Harry E. Gates announces his bid for the office of secretary of state subject to the will of the Democratic state convention. The notice appears in the Leader under News of the state nation and world when it is news.
The body of 75 year old Mrs. Mary Rudolph, missing since August 29 from Mahwah New Jersey, was found by two local boys in the woods near Suffern New York. Authorities say she had been dead several days with no signs of violence. An autopsy will determine cause of death.
Council Bluffs Iowa reports that modern commercial methods have penetrated Africa, likely spurred by need to decorate ladies hats. The note suggests new techniques and industry reach into distant markets.
Henry Hoffman proprietor of Bon Ton and Metropole Stables advertises dependable taxicab and touring car services. The copy touts metropole vehicles, comfortable carriages, and satisfactory results with each hire, listing office and residence phone numbers and Cadillac locations at West 16th.
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