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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
4
The State Leader extends greetings to the Fifteenth legislature and wishes a stormy session. It states no malice toward lawmakers and notes that dramatic, combative sessions sell papers, though calm proceedings are also appreciated as the state's business continues.
Franklin Day marks Benjamin Franklin's birthday and National War Savings Day as the Treasury places his likeness on the 1919 War Savings stamps. The U S district urges observance January 17 in memory of Franklin and the thrift ethic he championed.
Senator Kendrick introduces a Wyoming backed bill to license live stock and live stock products nationally. It requires packers, commission men, and stockyard owners to operate under government licensing and prohibits unloading by common carriers at stockyards tied to packing houses. It also mandates carriers provide refrigeration to meet chipper demand.
Congress debates two bills promoted by Senator Kendrick addressing government ownership and control of stockyards and meat packing. Hearings reveal the meat packers’ dominance, with five majors slaughtering most interstate livestock and shaping prices. Industry groups and farmers warn of profiteering if regulation lags.
An editorial reflects on Theodore Roosevelt’s death and argues his absence leaves the Republican Party without a clear progressive leader. It contends the party drifted after 1909, that Roosevelt restored reform momentum, and that no current figure can replace him against seasoned conservatives in key states.
In Washington January 12, senators urged delaying the League of Nations question until after peace. Senator Sterning argued for a peacetime league among Allied powers, while Senator Myers supported a restricted league allied to peace terms. Debate touched on Germany’s debt repudiation and funding war costs. Borah and Safari planned remarks on the league, with Thomas to discuss the Russian expedition.
Dr Horace Fletcher famed diet expert died in Copenhagen from bronchitis born 1829 Massachusetts educated Dartmouth He lectured worldwide since 1859 and conducted experiments at Yale and Harvard He originated floetcherium and served as a food expert for the Belgian relief commission during the war He once lived on potatoes for 58 days and proposed various theories.
Labor leaders from nearly every state converge in Chicago for a formal meeting to demand new trials for Mooney and Billings. Proposals seek habeas corpus relief, inquiry into perjured testimony, and possible legal safeguards against unjust verdicts.
Senator Phelan introduced an amendment to the leasing bill to change Sequa National park into Roosevelt National park. The measure was referred to the appropriate committee for consideration.
A mosaic of historical curiosities and data points: claims of 20,000 priests carrying arms in a late war, Turkish coffee customs, a 1958 Minnesota corn haul, severe winter milk sold in bricks, and a French president's wage. Also references to Ottoman and English revolutions, mites as a coin, and stray lines about German troops and armistice positions.
The British War Graves Commission handles up to 10,000 inquiry letters weekly about fallen soldiers and war graves. Medical science began uncovering disease origins with anthrax in cattle, largely established by 1876. In wars, decisive moments render later fighting moot, exemplified by Burgoyne's 1777 Saratoga surrender and 1783 peace.
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues gathers in Chicago with clubs from Maine to California represented. The meeting aims to revive minor league baseball after wartime suspensions, with managers planning actions for the coming year and probable talks on a broad territorial realignment.
The U S Supreme Court in a dissent by Justice McReynolds with Justice Clark concurring held the Reed amendment to be directly addressing liquor importation and not merely regulatory. The case involved Dan Hill accused of carrying a quart of liquor into West Virginia, with the trial court saying the Reed amendment applied only to shipments. The high court reversed the lower court’s decision.
A list of notable anniversaries recalls events from 1697 Judge Sewall’s witchcraft confession in Boston to 1916 allied torpedo boats bombarding Turkish forts at the Dardanelles. Includes birth and death notes for 1830 signer William Whipple, 1392 Cardinal Manning, and 1617 Gabrielle d Annunzio.
James Cowzens takes office as mayor of Doetroit and is described as a wealthy manufacturer and director in several banks and industrial concerns. A native of Canada, he rose to public life through practical politics and service as police commissioner, aligning with Henry Ford in business growth and community leadership.
The war department disclosed that Mexico will field up to 190000 soldiers in 1920 with reforms to raise efficiency. Only native Mexicans may enlist and measures to recruit and train with mature gear are being implemented. Officials rejected rumors of 400000 troops to maintain order.
The Americanized Cruz haw begun with the children to restore hunger relief in northern Russia and now extending that effort to pupils of the Arhangol schools.
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