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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1919
Page
2
A heartfelt poem in which the speaker longs for her mother and expresses love and gratitude. The central image blends Whistler's Mother with a second face bearing the mother's name, symbolizing ideals of bravery, sacrifice, and daily guardianship.
A discussion on social and economic reforms driven by evolution or revolution. It argues revolutions destroy both evil and good, highlights Russia under Bolshevik rule suppressing educated dissent, abolishing religion and press freedoms, and imposing harsh controls on the people.
The piece argues nations as body organs with Germany as a diseased militarist organ and Bolshevism spreading to Russia. it questions if America can resist infection and remain a healthy cell in the world system, urging personal responsibility to root out the germ of Bolshevism.
Reduction of freight charges on road building materials announced by Walker D. Hines applies nationwide for 1919, offering 10 percent cuts with a 40 cent minimum while $77.6 million in federal funds and substantial state appropriations push a large-scale highway program toward an ocean-spanning transcontinental system. The measure targets stone slag sand gravel and related materials shipped May through December 1919, with savings accruing to government projects.
A May report details wartime Signal Corps expansion in France with 96 thousand miles of lines, 282 exchanges, 193 stations, and 43 845 daily 60 word messages. It notes two wire circuits, high wire wastage, field glasses output, motion picture records, and 15000 Cartier pigeons delivering over 5 percent of messages under shell and gas barrages.
In Winnipeg the minimum wage for women in restaurants is fixed at 12.50 per week with a maximum of 10 hours per day and 48 hours per week. One full day each week must be free.
Topeka club women start a movement urging householders in the same locality to cut the grass on a fixed day to keep lawns uniform and neat across neighborhoods.
Public attire among Turkish women shows a divide with one group wearing veils while the educated and modern set increasingly favor European fashion. The shift signals a trend toward Western style amid social change.
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