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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
2
The report from Washington states Senator Hanna will not take charge of the next campaign, citing other duties while reasserting his focus on labor issues. He urges arbitration as a remedy, notes public prejudice toward compulsion, and predicts labor legislation from Hanna at the next Congress amid calls to curb trusts.
The Democratic convention in Rawlins endorsed Judge Potter for the supreme bench by not nominating an opposition candidate. The move signals broad support for Potter after eight years on the bench and suggests a peaceful, nonpolitical path for Wyoming’s judiciary.
The column praises Judge Scott as upright and popular in Rawlins, notes Norton likely to win the Second Judicial District nomination while Bramel retires, and extols Douglas as the city of compassionate residents who rally to the needy after a young boy’s death.
A Douglas Budget notice recalls a dog named Dennis who lived twelve years among locals. The creature is described as honest and loyal, with many friends who greeted him daily. His health declined, and he died quietly. a simple grave beneath a willow marks his resting place.
A Rawlins Journal tale recalls college friends moving attorney N R Greenfield’s sign to a new location while he remained unaware, and the sign ended up nailed to a fence at his best girl's home. The prank aimed to save him trips uptown, while Missouri papers recount Mark Twain’s visit delayed by a boy on a boxcar who cried for a rope, sparking laughter.
In a historical note the piece argues Martha Washington was chosen for a stamp not for talent or suffrage stance but for embodying the ideal American woman as a fond mother and virtuous wife. It discusses gender roles and public memory in the context of a New York publication.
The Wyoming Republican platform lauds President Roosevelt and calls for continued U S policy in Cuba and the isthmian canal. It praises Gov. DeForest Richards and Mondell, supports Chinese exclusion and irrigation, criticizes monopolies, and notes state fiscal gains and debt liquidation. Also listed are railroad excursion rates and upcoming public notices including estate sale, stockholders meeting, and local notices.
The board of trustees of School District No. 4 Carbon County Wyoming will offer for sale coupon bonds totaling $3000 dated August 18 1902 bearing interest not exceeding 6 percent payable semi annually January and July 1. Bonds issued to fund a Baggs school building may be in $1000 or $500 denominations with due dates five and twenty years after date. Bids due August 18 1902 at Baggs and must be marked Proposals for purchase of coupon bonds of School District No. 4 addressed to Carrie Swearingen Clerk.
A newly issued map covers the Colorado and Southern lines and connections from Galveston to Ogden Utah. The Passenger De verment announces the most complete and up to date chart for the territory and urges readers to obtain it by sending a request on 7-2.
OCR of a Cheyenne page fragment shows scattered times and phrases such as 7.00 am 5 pm bound mails and 1.25 pm. The text is partial and garbled with unclear entities and missing context, lacking a coherent event or person.
A note records that M-Metts meet in the Masonic hall on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the sack month with visitors crammed at tête-à-m. Signatures include P.8, COOK, W.x, CHAS, Rr., WEEKS, and the secretary.
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