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Fragmentary OCR mentions second class matter date September 6, 1907 in Cheyenne Wyoming under federal act of 1879. No clear event or outcome.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1907
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR mentions second class matter date September 6, 1907 in Cheyenne Wyoming under federal act of 1879. No clear event or outcome.
A collage of humor and curious notes includes Joe Cannon as house servant in open remarks, spoof product claims from Chicago saloons, stock watering satire, and a push for liberal tax laws. A Massachusetts wife tethers her husband to a door for housework, while ads urge shoppers to buy from seasoned advertisers as stores glow with holiday finery.
The Rawlins Republican questions how forest reserve grazing fees collected from Carbon County stockmen are split with ten percent to the county totaling over $4,000 this year while the rest allegedly funds a federal "hobby fund" for Pinchot. The paper urges inquiry into how the vast sums are spent and warns of increasing federal control over local livestock interests.
A December Sun oot Magazine feature on the Range War between cattlemen and sheepmen is dismissed as largely imaginary by the editor. The piece recounted an Oregon raid on a sheep camp as a central event, but most facts are said to be fabrications.
The Leader reports Wyoming leads in sheep and wool production with 6,592,278 sheep valued at 20,960,301 dollars. Wool sales reach 7,811,773 dollars and total sheep products income over 34,000,000 dollars in the past year. George Walk er, state board of sheep commissioners secretary, provides the data.
A long circulated tale claimed 4 000 sheep belonging to David Dickie were killed or driven from Owl Creek Wyoming. The article exposes the yarn as false noting no raid occurred and no sheep were harmed. It cites photos of dead sheep from poison weed and labels the piece a fabrication.
The Rock Springs Rocket proclaims itself an independent newspaper free to express opinions beyond party constraints. It notes it will not be subservient to factions while maintaining honest journalism and recognizing progress written under Republican administrations.
A Pittsburg clerk near a $250,000 shelf loss plans to quit during the busy season while earning just $1 a week. A Pittsburg New York wedding featured gifts totaling $2,000,000, raising questions about standards. The new $20 gold pieces are to be accepted as Christmas gifts, and blue laws in New York push more Manhattan residents to Hoboken on Sundays. Lord Curzon is described as extremely methodical, noted for a quick hand on papers in India.
Congressman Fowler, chair of the currency and banking committee, warns that continuing government policies of fixed bond secured currency, security swaps, and treasury maneuvers will push the economy toward a commercial breakdown and crisis far beyond the current currency panic.
An old Philadelphia Record Judge excerpt mocks overcute jingles and erratic verse that could land a poet in an asylum. The piece pairs a verse on tonedeaf writing with a cynical marriage quip from a Philadelphia publication.
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