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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1912
Page
4
A Cheyenne reader criticizes Warren’s leadership in Cheyenne Wyoming urging change in the 1922 election. The letter questions prosperity for laboring workers, census figures, and local business impact, and appeals to progressive Republicans to vote for new national officers. The writer asks anonymity and signs off for better times.
The Democratic platform argues high protective tariffs widen wealth gaps and burden common people while protecting the rich. Republicans defend high tariffs with some article reductions and attack tariff blame for living costs. Progressive stance calls for downward revision, deeming tariffs unjust and unfairly shifting costs.
The text argues for tariff reductions aimed at lowering the cost of living, criticizing Taft era vetoes on tariff bills benefiting cotton woolen and chemical sectors. It asserts American wages come from competition, calls for revenue tariffs only, and denounces Republican duties as injurious to legitimate industry and consumers. It condemns trusts and conspiracies tied to high tariffs and urges substantial duty reductions on essential imports.
Weather and nationwide crop struggles reduced exhibit and attendance at county fairs but optimism remains for Wyoming events. The Wyoming State Fair at Douglas starts today with reduced rates and features including aeroplane flights, drawing visitors from Cheyenne and southern Wyoming.
The article notes political campaigns attract little attention nationwide as people focus on personal affairs. It highlights a record wheat load for September at Duluth Minneapolis and Chicago with 21,004 rail cars in the first eighteen days, equating to about 26,274,500 bushels, compared with 12,404,200 bushels last year, signaling a growing shipment wave.
A Herald reader cites debate over a report alleging Walton paid his employer and son from national funds for unperformed services. The letter questions truth and cites Burton Doyle and the Government Information Bureau as possible sources while defending the publication's accuracy.
Hana Hankins complains about Warner’s influence on Wyoming politics and its impact on land, wealth, and governance. The speaker argues fewer residents mean more land per person and alleges corruption, graft, and pursuit of power centered on Warner and his followers.
Washington dispatch discusses the British board of trade findings on tariffs versus revenue, comparing wages and living costs in England and Germany. It notes higher English wages, lower costs for food and clothes, and offers specific weekly wage figures and prices for tailoring, shoes, and gloves to illustrate the impact on workers.
Cody high school student Lee Nau, 17, shot lower jaw away when gun misfired while he held a pump shotgun. Ruskin Calkins and others aided, transporting him to Cody for medical care before a Billings transfer. Doctors warned he would be horribly disfigured.
The Rev. C. N. Jackson of St. Anthony's cathedral in Atlanta declares an edict demanding all women in his church cover their bodies. He condemns immodest dress and bans bare arms necks and shoulders, asserting the peek-a-boo waist and hobble skirt are worse than full coverage.
Nine hundred and fifteen people perish when two steamers collide on the Dy river near Paris. The Ocnevka carrying 150 aboard crashes with an opposite vessel and sinks rapidly, prompting a national inquiry into the disaster.
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