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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1919
Page
4
The piece notes that a presidential recommendation to Congress has triggered a heated, potentially bitter political issue for 1920. It highlights the onset of a contentious public dispute and the rising clash in the political arena.
James J. Van Alen a Newport leader, wealthy and outspoken against national prohibition, once sought a diplomatic post under Cleveland and married Miss Emily Astor. Known for big game travels, his Wakehurst estate is a famed Newport showplace as President Wilson signals possible easing of the dry law.
A wartime appeal urges readers to become shareholders in the United States government. It promotes thrift stamps costing a quarter to five dollars and promises a five year mature return of five dollars plus small interest, framing citizen investment as patriotic.
The British government pledged a six hour day for miners after July 13 1921 prompting renewed interest in Lord Leverhulme’s plan for shorter hours with the same pay. He argues higher wages profits and shared industry gains plus housing education and gardened homes for workers.
The piece contrasts olden England’s law against coal smoke with today’s economy built on coal. It notes a man once hanged for burning coal in London as public nuisance, while contemporary England relies on coal as a cornerstone of wealth and industry.
Monaco spans eight square miles with a population of about 23 000. Its area is the smallest on earth while Andorra Liechtenstein and San Marino are smaller in population.
Mr B Dickey traveled from Cheyenne to his Upton ranch while Mrs Van Adlenwood of Pine Bluffs visited Cheyenne. Miss Mary Curtis from Grover spent a few days with friends. Okee Wennerholm and Frank Vanfa of Laramie were in town yesterday. George Young of Rock Springs and P Bagh of Glendo with relatives in Cheyenne. J F Millene visited from Sheridan and F S Smiles came in from Glenrock.
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