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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1919
Page
12
The Tribune editorial claims the Hardin bill is a failure and the Sackett bill is right, warning independents who back Sackett as "Wets." It argues Hardin overreaches constitutionally, misdefines office authority, and imposes many permits and offices, while Sackett is drier and fair, avoiding pint sales and broader restrictions.
The American Red Cross becomes official paymaster for veterans' benefits, continuing after armistice to ensure every returning service member and family receives owed support. Home Service will staff efforts, while three training institutes run in Salt Lake City Albuquerque and Denver starting February 3 11 and 17 respectively.
A brief wartime notice reports more than a hundred plows harrows threading machines and other farm tools stolen by Germans and left at a collecting station near Orsinival France close to Le Quesnoy. Farmers are told not to claim them while the government handles the matter.
Mary Antin reviews wartime shifts in women's public image and labor roles, noting London and New York fashion, the push to raise female industrial efficiency, and voluntary efforts by England led by Mrs. Pankhurst. She contrasts German proposals on motherhood and marriage with Allied aims, calling for justice for women amid war devastation.
The United States Bureau of Education urges civic groups and women's clubs to press for expanded kindergartens as wartime childcare and Americanization tools. Efforts target New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and Arizona, citing California’s program that has tripled enrollments. President Poineau on justice contrasts limited access to education for some children.
The diary recounts the 148th Field Artillery marching from the Pacific through France to fight for democracy. It notes training under Sam, khaki clothes, and guns, then describes battles from Argonne and Chateau-Thierry to St Mihiel and Verdun with the Kaiser’s forces retreating.
Dako reports Idaho's state council of defense concentrates on demobilization Americanization and compiling Idaho’s war history. The council transfers its duties to the United States Employment Service to place veterans and works on legislation to educate aliens. The central task remains documenting Idaho’s wartime activities.
A Russian émigré in London describes three class based food coupons under Bolshevik rule. He recalls workers receiving more and cheaper food, middle and upper classes getting far less, and his family’s perilous life including his daughter working in a factory to access rations. He questions what fate awaits Russia.
A 20 year old brakeman Rey C Li Grakeman was killed near Granger Wyoming after stepping from a train to obtain torpedoes and falling from a concrete bridge into a ditch two miles east of Granger. Coroner Rogan held an inquest after the accident. The body was taken to Evanston and shipped to Peru Kansas for burial.
A. J. Sack of the Russian Information Bureau criticizes the peace conference stance on Russia as a grave mistake. He argues the policy ignores the Bolshevik threat and the legitimate anti Bolshevik Russian opposition, urging consultation with real Russia and its leaders before decisions.
Eastern Livestock reports steady hog values around 17 dollars with varied butchers and packers. Cattle receipts near two thousand show strength in beef steers and stockers, while lambs and sheep prices drift with market shifts across Omaha and Kansas City regions.
Warren 8 Blone, long serving head of the Brotherhood of Loco engineers, born at Aimawort 69 years ago today.
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