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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
8
Local Cheyenne paper reports on public notices and delivery issues, cites the Independent Republicans plan for county action, and highlights debates on depositors guarantees and banking reform. It also references frontier festivities, Harriman reception, and reflections on farm life and Alaska coal reserves.
For President William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and Vice President John Worth Kern of Indiana. Wyoming electors John H Ward Andrew M'Micken B G Rogers. For Representative in Congress Hayden M White of Johnson County.
Congressman Serena Payne of New York rejects a bid for governor citing his duty to Congress and tariff revision work. As Ways and Means chair, Payne leads tariff policy with Dalzell and Boutell allies while critics joke about motives and the party's standpat stance amid reform talk.
Outlying precincts vow to roll up a Democratic majority while independents and square deal Republicans push into the convention. Insistence on an independent line follows evident dissipation of GOP unity and growing dissatisfaction with ring bosses.
A brass band serenades a newly elected candidate on his porch as a boy hands him a telegram. The inquest reveals a car traveled sixty mph on a dark road and the coroner instructs a death by own action verdict with a softened note citing a disordered mind.
A collection of brief notes features the new New York drink called the aviator, a tuberculous congress to be held in Washington on September 21 with delegates from Germany, and Admiral Dewey expected to join the Newport meeting on August 28 amid a summer forum on battleship design. Michigan unveils its Mason statue in Capitol park with a $10,000 pedestal by H Van Buren Magonigle and Albert Weinert sculpting the portrait. The piece also notes a barber ethics debate at a New York Master Barbers meeting and ponderings on professional standards.
A parliamentary candidate courts a mother near children in an orphan asylum. He asks to kiss the children and flatters her, then misreads her marital status, prompting a reveal of the truth about the setting and the woman. The scene ends with the realization of the orphan asylum.
The tale of a house hunter and a boy illustrates how conflicting statements test credibility. Justice John M. Harlan explains that the more probable account should prevail when witnesses disagree, likening the scene to a boy noting the ad’s five minute claim versus the hunter’s twenty minute expectation.
Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks failed to arrive in Exoderator Springs Missouri after missing a train in Chicago. He was scheduled to speak during the visit but will instead travel to the Springs on an upcoming morning.
The fast ball team from Plat Colorado arrives in Cheyenne Saturday and at 10 o clock will face the Perguan on the diamond. The Plat team played Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
A physician notes that complexion and teeth reveal life habits and refinement. He argues health and beauty hinge on self-care, education, and pride, and claims complexion and teeth can improve with intelligent, persistent treatment. Visit Dr. S. H. Sweatt, up to date dentist, Bresnahen block.
The Nebraska Military Academy in Lincoln advertises a high grade boarding school for boys with forty acres, large buildings, drill and athletic grounds. Led by Colonel George R. Burnett the program offers college prep and special department for younger boys, open September 16, 1908. Address B D Hayward superintendent Box 153 Lincoln.
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