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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
8
The Cheyenne Leader states its publication as a second class matter entered September 6 1907 at the Cheyenne Wyoming post office under the 1879 act. The fragment lists subscription rates with unreadable filler text.
A collage of snatches on weather charm and tears, editorials, and political jabs. Mentions Wyoming editors Deacon Crawford and Brother Mokler, a Supreme Court oil fine, and a Cheyenne Tribune urge to get together. Contains mockery of congress and playful verse about booms.
Denver News questions federal policy after claiming 80 million feet of lumber were stolen on federal lands in Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico and that the government paid a $160000 bounty to the thieves, calling it a compounded felony.
The Tribune editor recounts an overnight stop in Luther after a Thursday evening event hosted by locals. He notes fellowship with Mr A D Kelley and Pete Smith, and describes political conversations and hospitality, mentioning others departing Cheyenne in the early hours.
A crowd watched Muldoons lead a dramatic descent from a hotel hill toward the railroad. The train appeared, triggering a wild, desperate chase as the Comanche Indians urged the train to halt in many languages. Charlie Riner snagged his coat tail on barbed wire while Editor Deming barely reached the train in a collapse and revival.
The Douglas Enterprise argues the Wyoming Republican state committee pressured endorsing Taft, despite mixed voter support. It claims the endorsement was improper and reflects internal control by Senator Warren, risking party unity and jeopardizing Taft's statewide prospects.
The article reports President Roosevelt seeking a special bill to reinstate all discharged negro soldiers judged innocent of involvement in the Brownville affair. Taft and Roosevelt accused of courting negro voters ahead of the election as the Republican party acts to secure the vote.
The Saratoga Observer reports the Sun faced a lottery clause violation when a postmaster seized an item and banned publication from the malls. The Sun reprinted its entire edition after an investigative lead and forethought, fearing strict department enforcement.
A playful line hints that March’s quirks will affect April’s mood and push the business world to respond with resilience. The remark suggests upcoming volatility and the need for careful planning in financial strategies.
Dialogues and quips from multiple papers feature animal banter about science and fighting, postal ranks, morals in France, jilting lovers, autos with daisies, and a senator famed for weighing words, reflecting light humorous exchanges.
Notice announces the Democratic state convention to meet in Cheyenne Wyoming on May 14 1908 at 10 am to nominate three presidential electors a representative to the Sixty first Congress six delegates and six alternates to the national convention in Denver July 6 1908 and conduct other business Delegates from First through Fourth Judicial districts meet at 9 am to nominate district judges The convention seats 100 delegates apportioned by county based on votes for Hon John C Hamm on November 6 1908
The Denver Republican urges immediate investigations into the Hanna Wyoming coal mine disaster to uncover management flaws and prevent future losses. It notes seventy fatalities in a mine with a prior century of disasters and calls for state and federal action to collect nationwide data and enforce necessary reforms for miner safety.
A man pursued riches and a private life, dreaming of becoming a millionaire and dining on luxury. He finally gained wealth but faced ridicule from peers, labeled a predatory class, until he offered to donate his funds.
The Lusk Herald critiques lease law as harmful to settlers and the country, urging readers to inspect Brooks and Stilpen ranches by Deer Creek and Upper Big Muddy and Warren's half million acre pasture south of Cheyenne to see how few people inhabit such enclaves. The piece argues the lease law benefits few at the expense of the nation.
A cautious note urges sticking to overcoats until they cling, warning against overconfidence in the advance agent of the grip.
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