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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
8
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A collection of satirical notes on presidential politics and public figures. Fresh blasts target chin whiskers beard wearers and Oyster Bay wires while laments on education and common sense punctuate the Fourth of July mood. The piece critiques Roosevelt Taft Bryan and Wade Ellis with a wry tone.
The New York American says the Republican convention pleases Plunderbund lobbyists who backed Taft and cheered his nomination while Roosevelt faced criticism. Roosevelt’s actions are seen as reversed as Taft is embraced by Wall Street and corporate interests.
The piece argues the prosperity crowd misleads workers as hundreds of factories close and hundreds of thousands lose work. It criticizes empty promises and the failing economy despite claims of steady growth.
The Lusk Herald denounces the president and Congress as responsible for unemployed citizens and a national deficit of 160 million dollars. The piece accuses Roosevelt and the Republicans of causing the difficult economic period and urges readers not to forget the blame.
A republican writer brands Theodore Roosevelt with graphic imagery describing him as a bulldog headed figure whose big stick and colossal vanity place him in the presidency. The pen portrait claims he wields egotistic force and has risen to power through a dangerous blend of force and ambition.
The Pinedale Roundup reports Hayden M. White told to pocket a $2,000 campaign fund, suggesting Republicans store funds for personal use. The Rawlins Journal notes White, a Democrat, plans to spend his campaign money as intended for his political race.
Donanciano Garcia a well known rancher and stock grower of Alsisco New Mexico hanged himself in the county jail early this morning asleep among a dozen other prisoners. He used a woolen belt as a rope tying one end to the window bar and the other around his neck then fell forward to strangulate himself.
In a collision between an express and a freight train near Baroda Bombay on June 26, several people were killed. The full death toll cannot be estimated until wreckage is cleared. Four passenger coaches and four mall cars of the express train and four cars of the freight train were burned.
Adelaide Reynolds Haldeman edits The Modern World and Business Woman's Magazine in Denver. The convention number is highlighted as a credit to any eastern metropolis for its contribution to book and magazine literature.
Fire department responded at seven yesterday morning to a small blaze in an outbuilding behind Cheyenne Upholstering Works on West Seventeenth Street. The fire was subdued with little damage.
Clem Deaver of Omaha the emi grant agent of the Burlington road called at the Leader office yesterday. He noted a recent influx of farmers in the area has boosted department business and signaled growing activity for the road's regional operations.
At 9 last evening Box 12 summoned the fire department to the Sherman residence where the gasoline lighting system showed a threatening display. The flames and lights subsided before firefighters arrived, causing no damage.
A collage of humorous quips and cartoons from Chicago Tribune and other papers. It includes jokes about politics and money, a Detroit anecdote about a would-be artist, and barber mischief in Philadelphia.
A roundup of notable items includes Sher Henry M Flagler of Florida retiring from Standard Oil at 78 with about 160 million. Caruso awarded the French Legion of Honor. A Connecticut man injures himself cheering Taft. Peary raises most of 60 000 for his polar expedition with July 1 departure hoped. Rear Admiral Evans inks and knits, his embroidery gifts prized by close friends.
United States District Attorney T. F. Burke and his wife plan a trip to the East for several weeks. They will spend most of the time yachting on the Atlantic with friends.
Members of the Woodmen of the World are instructed to pay dues now at Gleason's Store. The notice urges timely payment to maintain active membership.
Frontier Stationery promotes two color business and social correspondence for Cheyenne's big annual event with orders to Leader office.
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