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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
12
The State Leader salutes the Fifteenth legislature and urges a stormy session. It notes no malice in provoking lively clashes and cheers dramatic, noisy debate as good for newspaper coverage while wishing the lawmakers a successful term.
The article notes Franklin Day on January 17 marking National War Savings Day and the 1919 war savings stamps program. It urges observance in the Tenth Federal Reserve district and cites Franklin’s quotes on thrift and taxation as context for promoting the savings effort.
Senator Kendrick introduces a bill to license live stock and products under federal rule. The measure aims to separate stockyards from packing houses, restrict unloading by common carriers at affiliated yards, and require carriers to provide refrigerator cars to meet demand, targeting packer monopoly practices.
Lawmakers debate two Kendrick bills aimed at government oversight of stockyards and meat packing. Federal Trade Commission findings show five large packers handle about 90 percent of interstate slaughter, prompting calls for reform to prevent profiteering and price spikes if food administration powers lapse.
The piece analyzes how Theodore Roosevelt’s death leaves a leadership vacuum in the Republican Party. It argues Roosevelt shaped reform, and his absence weakens the progressive wing against entrenched conservative forces led by Lodge, Penrose, Smoot, and party machines. Johnson’s regional heft is insufficient to fill the gap.
In Washington, senators urged delaying any League of Nations decision until after peace. Sterning pressed delaying the question, Myers argued for a restricted league with allied powers while repudiating Germany's debt and dedicating resources to aid the allies. Borah and Shafer spoke planned for tomorrow, with Thomas to discuss the American expedition to Russia.
Dr Horace Fletcher famed for dietetics died in Copenhagen from bronchitis. Born in 1829 in Massachusetts he studied at Dartmouth and lectured worldwide since 1859. He conducted experiments at Yale and Harvard and popularized floetcherium while serving as a wartime food expert for the Belgian commission.
Labor delegates from nearly every state arrive in Chicago for a formal session demanding new trials for Mooney and Bilings. They call for habeas corpus relief, investigations into perjured testimony, and possible use of economic pressure if federal aid fails.
Senator Phelan introduced an amendment to the leasing bill to change Sequoia National Park to Roosevelt National Park. The proposal was referred to the appropriate committee.
A garbled sequence of historical quirks and figures. References include French priests arming in war, Turkish coffee habits, a 1958 Minnesota corn record, Stheria milk sold in bricks, President Poimeare salary figures, Chinese thieves punished by neck boards, and late 17th century revolutions.
The piece notes the British commission handling 5000 to 10000 inquiry letters weekly, tracing the British soldiers fallen in France. It recalls the discovery of the anthrax germ over 60 years ago and confirms 1876 as the year linking microbes to disease. It reflects on turning points in wars, citing Saratoga as pivotal to American independence.
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues gathers in Chicago with clubs from Maine to California represented. Officials expect the meeting to shape a general revival of minor league play after wartime suspensions, with decisions on territory realignment and policies for the coming season.
The Supreme Court, by Justice McReynolds in dissent with Justice Clark concurring, ruled that the Reed amendment was directly regulatory and not merely a state duty. The case involved Dan Hill charged with carrying a quart of liquor into West Virginia, and the trial court had said the Reed amendment did not apply, but the high court reversed.
A digest of notable anniversaries and historical milestones. Includes Judge Sewall's witchcraft confession in 1697, Whipple's birth in 1830, 1844 Mexican-Yucatan events, Orsini plot in 1858, Alfonso XII's Madrid entry in 1875, Cardinal Manning's death 1392, 1894 Rio de Janeiro clash, 1915 Aisne battles, 1916 Dardanelles bombardment, and D Annunzio's Prenec cross award in 1617.
James Cowzens takes office as mayor of Doetroit after a career as a wealthy manufacturer and director in several banks and industrial corporations. A native of Canada, he rose from modest schooling to substantial fortune through business ties with Henry Ford and participation in his growth. He previously served as police commissioner, enforcing laws to shape citizenry.
War department dispatch says Mexico will field 190000 soldiers in 1920 with recruitment limited to native Mexicans, while reforms and equipment updates are aimed at improving efficiency. Rumors of a 400000 force are denied as false.
The Americanized Red Cross has begun efforts to restore hunger relief in northern Russia by aiding children. The program, started in Archange, aims to support pupils at local schools with food and supplies.
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