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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
8
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Industrial club petitions circulate urging Senator Warren to establish a daily postal run on the Burlington line between Cheyenne and Sterling. The move would deliver Cheyenne and Denver dairy papers to towns along the line and aid Cheyenne merchants amid rising eastern road trade. Signatures sought from hundreds of citizens. petitions at three banks, two papers, and Jenkins Shoe Company store.
In Douglas Budget commentary Grace Hebard is praised for long service at the University of Wyoming in Laramie where she serves as secretary to the board of governors. The piece criticizes administrative decisions and notes her stance on employee pay and oversight amid frequent personnel changes.
A former employee criticizes governance at the university noting board factions, influence from informal power players, and the firing of a staff member after clashes with Miss Hébard. The writer questions authority and the system, arguing boards are subtly controlled by tactful individuals.
The Evanston Times reports opposition within Wyoming to Taft for president. County committeeman Ausherman, state chairman Pexton, and Senator Clark are cited as opposing Taft, with remarks that many Republicans prefer Bryan or Roosevelt policies. Mondell is noted as opposing Taft or allies of Roosevelt on western land policy.
Rush Taggart, attorney for Gould interests, cites a Colorado straw vote on a train with 46 men 34 Republicans 12 Democrats. Result favors Bryan 33 to Taft 13, suggesting Republicans face a difficult fall election.
A mix of political chatter notes a Milwaukee mayoral race with promises of economy, a Delaware Republican convention omits Addicks, Harman declines a governor bid, and Balloon campaigning becomes a hot topic. The Kansas City Star critiques editorial stances amid national political talk and speculation about Governor Johnson.
John Yorey, a St Paul real estate man, notes St Peter Minnesota long known as incubator of famous men. Four governors Swift Austin McGill and Johnson were born there. The town of about 2,600 also hosts one of the state insane asylums, shaping its modest claim to distinction.
W. R. Coffman of Bloomington Ill arrives in New Orleans with word of Nicaragua fighting between Mosquito Indians and whites. He cites about sixty killed, including roughly twenty whites, in bush warfare on the Caribbean coast as troops push into the Mosquito district and Indians attack two towns.
Francisco Nicolazzo, jailed over the death of 4 year old Mary Renda, confessed he bought poison and mixed it into flour used for bread. He previously claimed the mother urged him to act but now says he acted alone.
Forecast for Wyoming calls for partly cloudy conditions on Friday and Saturday with probable showers in the northwest on Saturday. Local data show a 24 hour period ending 6 p m April 16 1908 with a maximum of 64 degrees a minimum of 37 degrees and precipitation of .02 inch Palmer section director Weather Bureau Washington.
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