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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1919
Page
12
Old residents recall bitter attacks on Miss Jewell and methods as the Board of Charities and Reforms moved to revoke the Home Finding Society license. The expected scandals never materialized and the anticipated proofs failed to appear, leaving calls to silence the matter.
Senator Kendrick of Wyoming urged support for national equal suffrage during a Dallas visit for the Cattlemen's convention. He argued suffrage is justice and noted fifty years of equal suffrage in his state with no harm to families, insisting women voters are responsible and refined. The Dallas Times Herald echoed his message.
The piece questions whether wartime service and patriotism will influence political outcomes. It notes General Wood and Pershing as potential influences and cites Chicago Mayor Thompson as an antiwar figure whose reelection challenges the war premise. It asks if war records will determine future voter behavior.
The article traces Barcelona repeatedly rising against central authority from 1640 to 1843, highlighting ongoing Catalan autonomy tensions. It notes Barcelona as Spain’s second city by importance, a major port and manufacturing hub, with historic legends of its founding by Hercules and Hannibal’s ally.
Reported by Associated Press a general strike in Stuttgart sparked street fighting as protesters clashed with government troops. Casualties were reported after soldiers fired on strikers guarding a checkpoint, with calls for martial law removal and new elections for workers councils. The political split widens as socialist factions debate strategy.
The Serbian legation in London reports no knowledge of any declared republic in Belgrade and says the report is unfounded and singular. The April 2 dispatch notes skepticism about the claim and seeks to correct international misinterpretation.
A reader from Ocean Park California recounts severe back and hip pain during housework tied to kidney trouble. She cites relief after using Foley Kidney Pills, claiming pain lessened and mobility improved.
Judge W. C. Montner in Matte county district court sentenced Charles Albright to 12 to 16 years in the penitentiary for the killing of Clifford Boyd of Wheatland. Prosecutor M. A. Kline of Cheyenne assisted in the case, with the widow of Boyd pressing for return.
Paris reports the Saare basin plan proposed by France to grant operation rights through a supplementary mortgage and possible league of nations mandate. Critics fear the arrangement mirrors problematic concessions and would invite control resembling a foreign mandate.
The First Presbyterian Church at Eighteenth Street and Carey Avenue held its annual meeting. Rev J S Stubblefield presided as D G Hudson G E Wyatt and Thomas Hunter were elected trustees. Ladies of the congregation reported 4041.60 raised for benevolence, with 200 frontier meals 2100 Christmas cards and 8100 meals at election time. Membership reached 206 with continued prosperity anticipated.
Four oil companies reveal articles of incorporation in Wyoming as state growth surges. New entities include Wyoming Oil Placer Company, Horse Creek Oil & Tins Company, Western Oil Company, and Lacome Oil Company with capitalization ranging from 200 000 to 1 000 000. Directors and locations span Kemmerer Cheyenne Lusk and Newcastle with named executives such as John Taylor N W G Griggs Geraldine Daniels and M W Cowan.
Detroit April 2. Friends and foes of liquor traffic await the statewide vote next Monday on a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize import, transport, manufacture and sale of wine beer ale and porter with local option to prohibit in cities villages or townships. The measure would repeal the existing prohibition of vinous malt brewed or fermented liquors and allow licensing and regulation by the legislature.
High school students plan a public debate on forming a League of Nations during the present peace conference. The affirmative speakers are Old Strader and Glydeie, the negatives Arnold B. Larson and Francia Brammer. Two prominent businessmen will be invited to speak after the schools present their views.
Coast artillery reserve officers training corps units may be created at colleges with military departments. The War Department sent coast artillery officers to confer with college authorities on forming each unit. Special classes will be inaugurated with War Department appointed instructors, and students completing the courses will be commissioned in the coastal artillery reserve.
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