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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1908
Page
8
Notice states L and Bartlett listed as second class mail matter under the 1879 act with Cheyenne Wyoming as the place of posting and September 6, 1907 date of entry.
A condensed column notes leap year romance and public figures. It ridicules Governor Pennypacker as a graft participant and mocks Bryan on high finance. It cites Coldwater Michigan voting prohibition and Evory Virginia voting no license. It cites the New York Stock Exchange embezzlement claims and lists historical noble titles.
The Hawlina Journal argues Roosevelt’s message to Congress is marked by intemperate language and selective prosecutions. It accuses him of attacking trusts while neglecting rich offenders and questions why bureau chiefs target small western timber men and homesteaders instead of prosecuting real financial culprits.
A fragmentary satire mixes Wall Street wit with social intrigue. It notes Twain like views on Americans and ships while touching on a young Friday night mood, a postman, congealed water dealers, and a rising trend in matrimonial careers. A Chicago jury sets a new Windy City personal injury verdict record at 26 000 plus seven thousand more.
A Saratoga Ban argues against government control of public lands and highlights hardships faced by small homesteaders. It cites intimidation by cattle companies surrounding homestead plots and warns that big stock interests oppose settlement, claiming protection is needed for the small farmer seeking to build a home and raise livestock.
A 1908 editorial argues Wyoming would pay about 1.88 million dollars annually for grazing and forest reserves under Roosevelt Pinchot policies. It warns of loss of state sovereignty, federal control over lands and resources, displaced settlers, and altered taxation and policing duties.
An article notes a Newark personal tax assessment of 250000 reduced to 15000 after adjustments. It mentions an Ohio judge who sentenced himself to the workhouse to experience the punishment he imposed on others. The piece comments on a broader pattern of privileged treatment and public reaction to such moves.
A curious collage of campus quips from university publications. Misquoted lines hint at winter proposals and rumors of wealth while students joke about bachelorhood trials and serious faculty actions behind closed doors.
New Orleans bookmaker Joseph March shot his wife at the local tracks and then killed himself. Jealousy is believed to be the motive. March and his wife reportedly came from New York.
A collage of pithy quips from Chicago Tribune New York Syn American Eagle and Washington Star features on political humor and social satire. References include Moses Ten Commandments and Senator Sorghum with light jests about side taking and opinions.
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