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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
8
Entry notes that the publication was registered as second class matter on September 6, 1907 at Cheyenne Wyoming under federal law. Subscription rates appear unreadable in the fragment.
The article highlights Cheyenne's Industrial club as a power hub for social, industrial, commercial and civic life. It notes wiring projects and plans underway, calls for 500 members, and mentions Roosevelt studying Esperanto as a curiosity. It includes satirical jabs at times and comments on crime, police, and a Senate proposal to add 612 army officers.
The Burlington railroad runs daily from Sterling Colorado to Cheyenne and back, linking with the C B Q at Sterling. It serves dry farming country in southern Larime county and towns Campstool Arcola and Carpenter. Cheyenne merchants and farmers urge immediate mail service to connect this freight route and grow Cheyenne as a market and distributing center.
A New York Herald dispatch notes President Roosevelt courting both trusts and railroads in a Taft strategy. It cites railroad employee leaders asking Congress to block laws harming railroad revenue and earning capacity, signaling workers may be pressured to vote with their employers.
The piece argues a judge should not mercy a notorious killer tied to labor struggles. It condemns mine owners and Pinkerton interests while urging workers to resist wage pressure from railroads and corporations. The tone frames labor versus capital as a fight for independence and warns workers to reflect on their position.
The Douglas Budget argues Wyoming Republicans are deeply divided over instructing delegates to the national convention. It warns that forced conformity could split the party, cost electoral and state votes, and weaken Republican campaigns in counties. The piece opposes dictation and supports voting freedom amid Roosevelt speculation.
Detroit Free Press prints a humorous regional verse about spelling reform and the struggle to spell words correctly. The poem ribbingly references misprints, phonetic chaos, and efforts to standardize spellings like campaign and other terms while praising perseverance.
The French academy refused a $20,000 gift intended to uplift Paris moral tone, doubting how the money could be effectively used. At a Washing dinner, Gardner noted three Boston democrats are bachelors, Lodge implying opposition to the president. The Austrian emperor favors plain meals as a lifelong health habit.
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