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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
8
The Cheyenne Wyoming daily Leader lists subscription options and prices for various periods, noting a carrier delivery service and a society editor contact. It mentions official paper status, mailing details, and a postal matter for delivery complaints and service issues.
For Vice-President, JOHN WORTH KERN of Indiana, Wyoming Presidential Electors JOHN H. WARD of Uinta County, ANDREW MC MICKEN of Carbon County, B. G. ROGERS of Big Horn County are named.
The piece critiques Roosevelt’s farm study committee as a political move by the Republicans. It argues tariffs harm Wyoming farmers, listing trusts and price burdens, and accuses the party of dodging tariff reform while promising aid to farmers.
James Schoolcraft Sherman spoke in Utica New York on Tuesday after accepting the vice presidential nomination. He declared he had swallowed the Roosevelt policies and the Taft endorsement of them, signaling strong party discipline.
A political column accuses Jim Sherman of twenty years in Congress serving Wall Street and big insurers, opposing tariff cuts and aiding a pro‑trust House leadership. It links Sherman to Harriman railroad support and Roosevelt policy flip, questioning voter judgment and authenticity.
The piece argues for strong reform and checks on executive power from Roosevelt era trends toward aristocracy of power and warns against materialism in politics. It cites Buchanan Taft Bryan and 1884 slogan while urging accountability and popular governance. Henry Watterson voices call to punish rascals and restore honest interests.
A collection of quotes and quips from newspapers and magazines about William J. Bryan, politicians, and public figures. The items include jests about his oratory, the press, marriage jokes, and humorous exchanges in various journals.
The item mentions Japan needing not worry about war secrets theft with Hobson able to make a certified copy. Caruso faces social pressure after a domestic dispute while memories of the monkey house incident linger. Mrs. Emily Haines Harrison, 47, dies at Bickerdyre Home Ellsworth. she was a Civil War nurse and later a Union spy. Last week Eugene Chafin was injured in Springfield riots and, this week, learned he was nominated by Prohibitionists for president. Charlie Schwab heralds a coming prosperity era. Worthington Whittredge, 86, celebrated and praised as the Nester among American painters with studios in Summit New Jersey.
Amid showers Cheyenne crowds celebrate Frontier Day with continued festivities. Rumors link Admiral Cevera and the mikado of Japan to pushing Taft, while a speaker condemns war as murder. The text cites a name change tied to a famed murder case and hints at ongoing gun incidents.
Poem by K Cavender from Cheyenne Wyoming 1908 extols rough cowboy charm. It praises the man with a jangling pura wild woolly trousers and a big Stetson hat over a preferred cayuse horse against fancy auto gear.
A physician notes complexion and teeth reveal personal refinement and habits. He argues healthy skin and bright teeth show pride and education, while poor features indicate neglect. He urges improving both through persistent care and visits to Dr. B. H. Sweatt at Bresnahan block 1617% Ferguson Street.
The Nebraska Military Academy in Lincoln promotes a high grade military boarding school for boys with forty acres of campus and drill grounds. Led by Colonel George R. Burnett the school offers prep for college and business with emphasis on health habits and home life. Open September 14 1908 sealed by Superintendent B D Hayward Box 153 Lincoln Neb City office 324 26 Security Mutual Block.
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