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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
8
The Cheyenne Leader is the official city paper published by Leader Publishing Co with W and Edmiston as proprietors. It issues every morning except Monday and provides subscriptions, delivery, and contact information for the city, including a society editor and office phone.
The Wyoming slate of presidential electors includes John H Ward of Uinta County Andrew M'Micken of Carbon County and B G Rogers of Big Horn County as designated by the state assembly.
The piece argues that tariffs benefit protected trusts and rich families while ordinary workers receive little. It cites the census and wealth distribution to claim most families gain little from policy and calls for the people to have a say in management of their affairs.
A group of women suffrage advocates traveled to Oyster Bay with leaders from the United States and abroad to attract President Roosevelt’s attention. They advertised the event and hoped to impress him with the idea that women are a vital part of government and industry, while Roosevelt had previously voiced opinions on women’s roles.
A collage of snippets notes Hitchcock courting a card index plan, a sultan funding a parliament house, Frontier Day plans, and a quip about paying two for a pretty maid. It adds a grim tally of automobile deaths and a brief take on England’s old age pension funding and Taft’s political caution in multiple states.
The piece recalls suffrage activism at Sagamore Hill where women confronted President Roosevelt over the square deal and domestic governance. A security guard blocked entry as Roosevelt declined an audience, reflecting tensions between reformers and a cautious administration.
The piece notes Lincoln and Taft speeches run thousands of words while Roosevelt's writings are cited as excessively long. It laments wasteful phrasing and quotes Hamlet's "Words, words, words" to illustrate the abundance of verbiage.
The texts allege sensational sums stolen by Turkish graft figures and trusts, citing a claimed 200 million dollars stolen over twenty years and implying vast ongoing losses. The quotes warn against gullibility and repeating hearsay, highlighting sensational financial claims.
A collage of brief exchanges from historic newspapers highlights social quirks and sharp witticisms. Dialogues touch on marriage temperaments, aging, fortune, fashion, religion, and motherhood, offering a snapshot of 19th and early 20th century vernacular and humor.
Richard Harding Davis is sworn in as deputy sheriff at his request to guard his North Castle property amid recent daring hold ups. He will appoint his own deputies. August Brassart, noted for early silver plate work for Louis Daguerre, died at 89 in a St. Louis memorial home. Mrs. Ann S. Hardesty and her stepmother Eliza beth May Comstock share a large estate from a fortune mainly in stocks and bonds. The Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna’s dowry to Prince Wilhelm of Sweden is about 3 million rubles shipped from St. Petersburg, recast in the Swedish mint for royal splendor. Russians bear the cost.
In Butte Montana August 14 Miss Felice Robinson a young actress drew crowds on Park Street wearing a Paris imported sheath gown. She attempted to complete a city block wager of 10 dollars but the crowd jeered and a newsboy shouted that her dress was ripped causing her to flee back to her room.
Kingdon Gould son of George Gould spent the night in Pueblo on a westward journey to Mexico He recently returned from Salt Lake City Nevada and California Gould aims to become a mining engineer and declined further interview saying conditions in the war are improving
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