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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
8
Editor entered as second class matter in 1907 at Cheyenne Wyoming post office under 1879 act. Subscription rates listed include daily leader yearly and shorter terms though text obscured by filler.
A collection of satirical quips plus notes on Congress adjournment timing. It mocks Speaker Cannon delaying action, Teddy Roosevelt, a New York washerwomen union, school vacation, and Rockefeller's finances, with barbs between Republican editors.
The author recalls the 60th congress vows to near or exceed two billion in appropriations, contrasting with the "billion-dollar congress" of the past. He notes a roughly 125 million rise over the prior year, a looming 150 million deficit, falling federal revenues, and no tax relief measures amid republican dominance and a commercial downturn.
In Chicago Mr. Bryan urged applying criminal law to bankers who exceed a 10 percent loan limit. He claimed 15,000,000 depositors would agree with him on restricting bank loans to a single person and pushed for protective measures for deposits.
The speaker warns that without a secure system like Oklahoma’s where banks back each other, depositors would shift to postal orders or send funds abroad to government banks, pushing the nation toward a postal savings bank solution.
The Sun Dance Monitor urges the resignation of Miss Hebarn as secretary of the state university board of trustees and calls for Hon. Otto Gramm to resign as well. It says Gramm, once of service, is now a millstone around the institution and should disconnect immediately for the university's sake.
State Board of Sheep Commissioners directs a probe into Osmund Josen dall flock deaths in Alcova Natrona County. Professor Aven Nelson will join State Veterinarian W F Piaeng and board officials to collect plant samples for testing at Laramie lab to test for mineral or vegetable poison as the cause.
Cheyenne rises as a leading business city in the state due to persistent local effort. Citizens showcase growth and new livelihoods in the southeast region, signaling fresh life for the surrounding countryside.
A poetic notice urges readiness for a northern excursion in Outing Magazine. It calls for boots creel rod and fly book and depicts a journey toward deep waters where trout and wild moose roam under a bright fire and a white tent under the northern star.
A collage of humorous vignettes from era papers. Jokes about makeup at a society event, a hostess lamenting absent guests, a judge remarking on Marie’s delicacy, and a senator’s affectionate storytelling style among colleagues.
Alton D. Parker former New York chief justice and 1904 Democratic presidential candidate is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mrs Minnie Dunn sold her general store to Peter Keenan superintendent of the Hillsdale district of the Union Pacific track department. Keenan plans to enlarge stock. Postmaster Coates arranges a cement building. Blanshaw Sherman open a cement block plant. Ground is too wet for farming. William Bollin of Cincinnati has brought a carload of household goods for a new home near town.
Harrisburg May 28 The commonwealth rests its case in the trial of six men charged with conspiracy to defraud the state in the capitol metal furniture contract. The defense won a victory by excluding former Governor William A Stone as a witness.
Tomorrow and Sunday afternoons the Cheyenne ball team will host Louisville Colorado on the Arcade diamond. The Louisvilles are among Colorado's fastest teams, promising exciting games. Long John Kroell, formerly with the Cheyenne Indians, manages the Louisvilles.
The piece mocks the appointment of a male inspector in New York praising that thousands of young women would gladly take the job, implying a gendered expectation about suitability and enthusiasm for the role.
An advertisement for Man Zan Pile Remedy priced at 50 with a guaranteed claim. Product promises ready to use relief for any form of piles and states it soothes and heals. Palace Pharmacy Drug Co.
A brief leader’s advertisement calls for seeking inner peace amid communal strife. It urges calm, reflection, and constructive action through a peaceful personal or spiritual path.
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