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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
8
Incomplete OCR text lists mailing designations and subscription rates for the Daily Leader. It references second class matter at Cheyenne Wyoming with a date in 1907 and hints at annual monthly and weekly rates, but details are garbled.
A crowded column mocks Ohio primaries turnout while commenting on national politics. It notes only ten percent voting, a Washington lull, and critiques libraries, grafters, and asset currency ideas. Also mentions a San Francisco depot project and a naval voyage past the Straits of Magellan.
Leigh Mitchell Hodges calls William Jennings Bryan of Lincoln Nebraska a remarkable private citizen with a record unmatched in U S history and argues his moral significance and example of success through defeat from early debates to national prominence. He cites Bryan's willingness to take public committees and run for Congress in a Republican district and notes his rise to world recognition.
The piece argues Bryan’s steadfast self belief and character allow triumph over defeat. It praises Scranton Tribune’s new ethics, urging newspapers to tell truth without fear, expose wrongs, avoid demagoguery, and serve public good while remaining independent and principled.
The report highlights James R Hopkins of Somerville Massachusetts as probably the oldest freeman in the United States with fifty five years of active service and thirty seven years as chief engineer of the department. It also notes Mrs Humphry Ward arriving in New York in March to visit Mrs Frederick W Whitridge, daughter of Matthew Arnold, and mentions Merritt Chance Illinois named auditor of the post office department and Morace White the New York Evening Post editor who spoke in Springfield on Abraham Lincoln.
A string of light jokes and quips from newspapers including the Cleveland Tribune, Washington Star, Philadelphia Ledger, Chicago News, Chicago Record-Herald, and Philadelphia Press. The items span political satire, marital humor, editor banter, and rural mischief reflecting early 20th century humor.
The notice states Dr Sweatk has been located in Cheyenne for four years and offers low prices with no increases, asserting eastern prices still prevail and urging patronage.
London on February 14 saw another dozen suffragist delegates arrested as they attempted to march from the women's parliament toward the house of commons. Police dispersed the crowd and took leaders, including Mrs Parkhurst, to a police station after the column was halted.
In Wheeling West Virginia over 2000 idle workers resumed duties this week after months off. Additional mills at Aetna Standard plant brought 500 jobs back and Hasking Glass at Martins Ferry added similar numbers. Top Mill furnace and Wheeling Steel and Iron works restored employment for over 1000 workers. National Tube Riverside plant to partially resume around February 20.
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