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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1912
Page
12
A Cheyenne reader writes from Sept 21 1922 urging political change to improve labor conditions and city growth. The letter questions Warren’s impact on Cheyenne in the last decade and criticizes merchants and officials while advocating a new national administration and broader opportunities for workers.
The Democratic Party calls for tariff reductions arguing protection raises costs and widens wealth gaps while claiming wage workers and farmers suffer under high tariffs. The Republican platform defends a high tariff with some reductions possible, and the Progressive Party seeks a downward revision, blaming tariffs for unequal wealth distribution and high living costs. The Democratic platform asserts federal tariff power and aims to tax to necessities of government.
A political platform denounces Taft vetoes on tariff cuts for cotton woolen and chemical goods and calls for revenueTariff relief by reducing duties on essential goods. It argues wages are set by competition, attacks high tariffs and trusts, and urges a return to lower duties to ease the cost of living.
The Wyoming state fair begins in Douglas today with big stock, grain, and fruit exhibits and features such as aeroplane flights. Weather and crop shortages reduced prior participation, but officials expect strong attendance and promote reduced rates for Cheyenne and southern Wyoming visitors. The fair is framed as a proud state institution attracting visitors and confidence among farmers.
The article notes broad public focus on personal affairs over political arguments as crops drive rail traffic. Wheat shipments through Duluth, Minneapolis, and Chicago reach 21,004 cars in the first eighteen days of September, about 26,274,500 bushels, more than double last year's figures, signaling an early peak in shipments.
A Herald reader challenges the report alleging Senator Walton was paid by his employer and son from the national treasury for unperformed services. The letter questions the truth and cites Burton T. Doyle and the Government Information Bureau as possible sources and notes the risk of libel.
Hana Hankins speaks with fire, arguing Warn’s schemes for the state of Wyoming. He accuses Warn of graft and patronage, claims Warn’s aims would enrich a few while driving others from land, and warns that Shianney would betray the state if guided by Warn.
Washington dispatch notes the British board of trade compares tariffs in England Germany and the United States to gauge benefits for workers. It reports higher British wages and cheaper living costs, with notable price gaps in clothing and shoes between nations.
Lee Nau, 17, Cody high school student, shot his lower jaw away when the pump gun he held while a companion approved a duck he had shot discharged. Ruskin Calkins jumped in to rescue, carried Nan to an auto, and they rushed to Cody for medical aid. Billings doctors warned of possible horrific disfigurement but offered slim hope.
In Atlanta on September 2 a Catholic pastor, Rev. C. N. Jackson of St. Anthony’s cathedral, ordered churchgoers to cover all exposed skin. He denounces nudity in dress and condemns peekaboo waistlines and hobble skirts, urging women to come clothed or avoid the church.
Nine hundred fifteen people drowned today on the northern Dy river after a collision between two steamers. The Ocnevka carried 150 aboard and sank quickly after a head on strike with a opposite moving steamer, as reported by Information News Agency.
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