Public protest over congressmen using campaign speeches in records
The Billings Gazette notes a public objection to Mondell Norris and Mumphreys using congressional time to push Republican campaign addresses unrelated to pending legislation. The piece argues that lawmakers should limit floor discussion to legislative matters and enforce any House rules to prevent such records.
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Mendel
Wyoming
Norria
NeDeneka
Humphreys
Waoehington
Messrs
Mondell
Norris
Mumphreys
Congress
Billings
Mont
Guzette
Progressive momentum against Big Business rule in 1900s rhetoric
The piece attacks the Republican Party as controlled by Big Business and vested interests, citing rising trust stocks after tariff laws and advocating a progressive shift. It asserts Taft administration policies favor the rich, calls for reform, and urges voters to elect a progressive president, Senate, and House this fall.
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Ais
Ita
Rpublican
Taft
Senate
House of Representatives
Union Pacific Names Cheyenne Center of Wyoming Operations
The Union Pacific designates Cheyenne as a central hub for its Wyoming business citing the city’s junction of major lines to Denver and anticipated growth from Laramie county grain. Officials say Cheyenne shops and division offices secure a permanent local presence, moving away from political motives. There is also discussion of Taft support among progressive Republicans in national politics.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Denver
Harriman
Laramie County
Jeffers
Union Pacific Railway
Cost of Living Debate Highlights Transport Costs
Senator Obadiah Gardner cites official figures showing farmers receive 6 billion for products while consumers pay 13 billion, leaving 7 billion as transportation and distribution costs. He argues express and railroad practices inflate prices and urges action to curb excess rates.
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Obadiah Gardner
Maine
Madison
Wisconsinn State Journal
McComas Files for County Commissioner in Laramie
W B McComas of Golden Prairie resigns petition for the two year term as county commissioner on the Democratic ticket. A native of Ohio and Missouri born, he moved to Wyoming four years ago, homesteaded, and now farms and raises stock. He arrived at the urging of eastern Laramie County farmers and has no opposition for the two year term.
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TB. McComas
Golden Prairie
Laramie County
Mr. McComas
Wyoming
Marysville
Missouri
Ohio
Normal School
Lebanon
Laramie
Clean politics call for honest campaign funding
The piece urges voters to support a clean candidate funded by legitimate contributions and work. It argues that presidential campaigns incur huge costs and that reform is needed to block tainted money, noting splits in the two major parties and calls for progressives to unite.
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Boston Common
Wilson
The Mysterious Gee Oh Pea Rite and Infernal Degrees
A satirical account describes freemason like rites and degrees within a fictitious order. The piece mocks secret handshakes codes and pretended oaths involving payments and positions, naming figures such as Taft in a spoof of political influence.
Love and potatoes mark Maud Muller's garden drama
Maud Muller plays a game with potatoes to decide a suitor's love while a judge mocks her. He loves me not turns to a proposal as townsfolk toast a couple destined to marry and a promised ice cream stand advertises daily specials.
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Maud Muller
The Only Key to State Reform Questioned
A suffragist erupts in the audience with a whimsical call for a universal instrument to unlock every state department for the people's benefit, while a political speaker questions where to find such a fit, delicate, adjustable tool.
Devil's Tower Becomes One of America's First National Monuments
The Devils Tower in northern Wyoming is designated under the 1906 act to preserve American antiquities. Standing 1,250 feet high, it rises alone on the plains and has long attracted Sioux Cheyenne and Crow legends. It is administered from Cheyenne and awaits eventual access improvements, with visitors arriving mainly from Sundance. The area covers about 1,000 acres and future expeditions may add stairways or ladders to the summit. Indian legends portray the rock as a sacred omen and battlefield witness, contributing to the site's enduring aura and patriotic value for posterity.
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United States
Wyoming
Devil's Tower
Devil's Tower Monument
General Land Office
Cheyenne
Sundance
Chace
Indiana
Chayennes
Otas
Crow Agency
Plaine
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