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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
8
Announcement dated September 6, 1907, records second class mailing at Cheyenne Wyoming under the 1879 act. Includes subscription rates line with garbled text.
The piece lampoons a stump speech while noting Roosevelt’s push for an arbitration commission. It questions GOP tensions, mentions George Walker and C W Moree, and contrasts Elks’ optimism with New York’s financial strains amid a snowy scene.
A Washington commentary cites the New York Sun as slipping from hysteria to dyspepsia. It mocks its Roosevelt fixation and predicts Democrats leaning to Bryan while Republicans rally to Roosevelt as the Chicago convention nears.
The New York Commercial savors the mock scandal as it reports Jeff Davis of Arkansas denying impeachment rumors amid claims Roosevelt may have influenced the 1908 Democratic platform. The piece hints at Republican disappointment over Roosevelt’s policies aligning with Democrats and recalls Cleveland era tensions.
The article argues against centralizing public land surveys in Washington. It favors contractor surveys by seasoned Western teams for efficiency and lower cost, warning of graft risks and delays under federal appointees. It notes office relocation to Cheyenne adds value locally but questions overall centralization and its political motives.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Roosevelt’s influence on Bryanism and the party’s future. It argues Roosevelt’s message guides voters toward Bryan as the Democratic leader, while the Chicago Inter-Ocean cites rising Republican desertions to the Democrats and praises Roosevelt’s role in shaping the Democratic outlook for the coming year.
A New York World quip laments flashy pleasures as empty riches. It contrasts the brief glow of revelry with a future frost that withers roses and drink. The poem nods to Pittsburgers and a bustling burging as the rush ends.
Dr Sweatt has a thoroughly up to date office and four years of service in Cheyenne. He did not charge high prices and offered big reductions when he started, with prices still at eastern levels. Why not patronize him.
Wake up and get busy the settlers declare they oppose any form of lease law. A petition is circulating in the valley condemning misrepresentations from Washington and declaring against leasing laws.
A garbled collage shows satirical exchanges about San Francisco bonds and public spending. It cites quips from the Philadelphia Ledger Washington Star Baltimore American and Harper's Weekly touching on finance and social manners.
Judson H. Coe 60 admitted writing letters in 1902 promising to exchange his 16 year old daughter Ethel for a railroad job with G. W. Smith of the Illinois Central at Waterloo Iowa. The letters were introduced in a divorce suit by his wife Mrs Theodore Coe who obtained an interlocutory decree. Coe has been summoned to court by Judge Bordwell to explain the letters. He had been divorced from three wives and his fourth wife is dead.
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