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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
12
The piece argues the AFL may advocate government ownership but railway unions cannot threaten to strike 2.2 million workers to force policy. It likens such actions to revolution, notes the nation’s population balance, and questions indulgence for permanent government management after a wartime trial.
The piece argues existing laws like the Lever Act already prohibit waste or hoarding of food, monopoly efforts, unfair price practices, and conspiracies to restrict supply. It questions why new laws are sought while enforcement of current statutes remains weak amid rising living costs.
A brief note on fashion highlights the season’s trend toward low shoes gaining prominence and increasing in popularity. The piece emphasizes rising interest and higher sales in this footwear category.
Andrew Bonar Law announced in the house of commons on August 6 that the former Kaiser would be tried after ratification. The tribunal is expected to summon William Hohenzollern, disregarding Von Tirpitz's recent revelations about blame. Von Tirpitz denies involvement, naming Pohl and Bethmann Hollweg as responsible.
An eastern firm donated 50 000 to Harvard's 11 000 000 endowment, arguing such institutions deliver tangible business value. The piece notes Harvard as a growing workshop in mechanics art science and psychology, moving donations from sentiment to sound business expenditure.
Senator Kendrick wins approval in the Republican Senate for a bill amending the 640 acre homestead rule. It would grant proof privileges to homesteaders unable to gain additional adjoining entries, matching those for contiguous entries. The measure passed through interior support and the senate committee on public lands before moving to the house for potential enactment.
A political commentary critiques senators for dodging action on the crisis, accusing Sherman Smoot Reed and others of shifting blame to currency, inflation, or personal cost-cutting. It laments the lack of unified leadership and warns the country faces worsening conditions.
A senator says he may not vote for the League of Nations unless it ends Mars. The piece imagines lawmakers rejecting capital punishment to end murders, arguing laws and nations cannot end evil but can deter and restrain it.
Correspondents argue that negroes are mobbed in northern cities due to franchise restrictions in the South via educational or one presh revisions, a striking non sequitur used to serve a specific purpose in the debate.
Fragmentary data shows mixed commodity quotes including corn oats and miscellaneous percentages for September and December. Numbers appear scrambled with unusual symbols, preventing precise interpretation of prices or changes.
Members of Wyoming Consistory No 1 and Ancient and Accepted Scottish Fire are requested to attend the funeral of Brother Gly Davis at the Masonic Temple on Thursday August 1st at 2 30 PM. The remains will lie in state from 11 AM to 1 30 PM. Peter S Cook Master of Kodash Samuel Cowson Rabbi tear.
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