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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
8
The Cheyenne Leader advertises subscription rates for its daily and periodical editions with terms for one year six months three months and one month. The notice lists price tiers and the publication’s postal registration details dated September 5 1907.
The weather reports showers today as the forecaster outlines a day of unsettled skies. Amid weather talk, other items touch on politics and culture from Gore to The Merry Widow injunctions and lectures.
The piece cites Spurgeon arguing in 1874 against labeling tobacco use as wrong, denouncing a Pharisaic system policing others. It notes his use of beer and spirits, and mentions Henry Drummond as a fellow smoker and billiards enthusiast, debating religious zealotry and personal conscience.
Text asserts that a man’s ability to care for himself is central under the American system, not adherence to religious or man-made standards, but to conscience and God.
Editorials from the Denver Republican and Pinedale Roundup urge Wyoming to favor homesteading over leasing unoccupied public lands. They argue the state should send independent delegates to the September convention and resist binding instructions to protect development and farming interests.
Evanston Times notes ex Governor Osborne leads preliminary work for the Denver convention. He has wide leeway in judgments, operates from the convention city in elaborate quarters, and as the only national committee member west of the Missouri, much work falls to him. Wyoming Democrats laud the distinction and await higher honors.
Evanston Times notes Taft argued for allowing Chinese immigration in a June 15 1905 Miami University speech. He opposed exclusion for commercial reasons and warned it could alienate Pacific coast labor unions and the China friendship. Taft risked losing labor votes according to the report.
A calm has settled over the nation after a fortnight of peacetime relief replacing earlier war talk. Few understood the cause of this quiet assurance and the shift in public mood.
A Sheridan Enterprise clipping recalls Gifford Pinchot telling New York diners that war is inevitable and that future scouts must be recruited from forest service rangers. The speech highlighted the growing role of conservation workers in national defense efforts.
The Lovell Chronicle editor denounces machine politics as a trap for voters in Lovell. He praises independent voters and says locals are men with minds of their own who oppose pre arranged deals and boss dictation while seeking the best candidates.
The message urges a complete change of trustees and reorganization, arguing Democrats should not accept appointments while the old Republican-controlled board remains. It cites Senator McGill that no Democrat could serve with the old board and keep self-respect.
Rock Springs Wyoming April 14 As coal miner Fred Clark of No 2 Colliery suffered a near scalping from a coal fall his wife learned by telegram in England that her mother had died Eighteen stitches were needed to reattach his scalp so it would grow back properly
Weather report dated April 14 1908 forecasts showers in Wyoming on Wednesday cooler in the southeast and fair conditions Thursday. Local data show the 24 hour high and low with a trace of precipitation. W B Palmer director notes the Leader as printer of the Capital City.
Dr. Sweatt located in Cheyenne for four years maintains a modern office and offers notably reduced prices. He has kept fees lower than eastern rates, inviting residents to patronize him.
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