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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
8
Bryan and Kern Favored in Party Ticket Fight
The article outlines a Wyoming presidential elector slate and a representative candidate, with Bryan leading in sentiment while Taft faces widespread opposition. It details reactions from Roosevelt and Taft supporters, calls in financial and political figures like Medill McCormick and Edward M. Shepard, and cites opposition to the tariff and trusts shaping the 1908 campaign dynamics.
Roosevelt and Taft tariff stance in political discourse
The piece argues voters should accept Shepard's anti imperialist, Rooseveltian platform including a strong protective tariff. It notes a Supreme Court challenge to a Roosevelt era coal law, labeling it political theater, and laments delays in enforcing anti trust actions while coal interests continue operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepard
Taft
Roosevelt
Str. Shepard
Federal Circuit Cour of Appeals
Congress
Pennsylvania
Coal Trust
Tin plate tariffs shape fortunes and voters choice
The article notes William B. Leeds died and his estate valued over 30 million, boosted by tin plate tariffs. It traces Democratic 1894 tariff start at 20 dollars per ton, Republican rise to 230 dollars per ton, and argues the tariff keeps a tin plate monopoly thriving and costs American consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Leeds
Leeds
Tin Plate Trust
Forestry Bureau Fakes Claim on Prairie Dog Killing Method
The Pine Dale Roundup exposes a false claim that the forestry bureau originated the poisoned grain method to kill prairie dogs. The practice has been common for over twenty years on southwestern ranges, critics say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Bureau
Bureau
South Western Ranges
Labor Vote for Bryan Warns of Republican Backlash
The labor vote favors Bryan, especially in pivotal states, while workers distrust Republican promises of prosperity. The piece argues hard times under Republican rule, industry stagnation, and lack of relief from Republican physicians, blaming the party for economic woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Republican Party
Repubican Party
Steam roller GOP machine rails through Cheyenne primaries
In Cheyenne and Laramie county a local Republican machine is likened to a steam roller easing primaries and county convention work. The piece accuses Taft loyalists and labor foes of undermining Bryan while praising the machine for directing delegates and nominees with prewritten influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Laramie County
Olly” John
F.eb
Complection and Teeth: Personal Pride and Dental Care
A learned physician noted complexion and teeth reveal personal habits and refinement. He argued both are controllable and key to health and appearance, urging intelligent persistent treatment by Dr. S. S. H. Sweatt at Bresnaham Block, 1617 Ferguson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8S. H. Sweatt
Bresnahea Block
Ferguson Street
Comic Sights From The Press Witty Exchanges And Jokes
The snippet shows a collage of humorous press quips about oratory delivery, child speech misfires, royal trivia on Spain’s prince, a baseball double header win, a sharp boy calling a rival a glutton, and a joking doctor patient exchange.
Notable Estates and Notable Sums Across the Times
George Cooper leaves an estate of 2 500 000 won from fellow bettors who claim mastery of ponies. Pugilist Nelson earned 7 568 for defeating another man. Streetcar conductors recall Russell Sage’s 60 000 000 in gold brick securities. Mrs Panny Wells Embre, aged 81, died in New York City and served as national representative on the New York sanitary commission during the Civil War. Dr Robert Koch, now in Vancouver, reports sailing to Washington for the International Tuberculosis Congress opening September 21 for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cooper
Nelson
Russell Sage
Panny Wells Embre
New York City
Tate
New York
Sanitary Commission
War For the Union
Washington
Robert Koch
Vancouver
B.C
Chimney 116 Feet High Swings Ten Inches in Strong Wind
A 116 foot tall chimney can sway ten inches in a gale without danger. Engineers note the motion is within safe limits, indicating structural stability under severe wind.
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