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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1919
Page
4
Florence Kelly testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee condemning meat packing firms as the most ruthless child labor employers. She cites underfeeding, slum housing, and poor living conditions among workers in New York and elsewhere, arguing consolidation raises meat costs and harms the poor.
A public hearing excerpt shows Abe advocating a broader market for meat products and producer cooperation to curb packers dominance. Mrs. Kits recalls Lancaster’s pork and corn meal scrapple, highlighting farmers and local markets while warning against centralization and advocating federal consumer protection alongside worker welfare.
The new model meets every requirement of the owner who drives it and sometimes uses it as a formal limousine.
The passage describes battles over restricting women and child labor hours, noting Illinois courts and Supreme Court rulings shifting from absence of limits to later enactment of a 40 hour daily cap. It explains the evolution from 15 years of no limits to a state law limiting women to 40 hours and 70 hours per week, with district rules capping at 48 hours.
Berlin reports General Noske bans all gambling in bar racks canteens mess halls on parade grounds and in public after spread of gambling among troops. Authorities target owners and operators of gambling houses with jail terms under martial law.
An unclear report from San Diego describes a novel water sport involving a New York girl, Georgina Long, and a small surf board. The piece hints at a dramatic incident or competition but follows with fragmented details and names that are hard to verify.
London September 19. Prizes totaling about 340000 will be offered for aircraft efficiency to be shown at a government contest on March 1. Entries must be British and aim to identify safe airplanes for travel and takeoff in small spaces. Two types: small two‑seat and large with five‑seat capacity. First prize small 560,000. large 8100,000. Related float plane category also offered with 50000 first prize.
In Mexico City on September 18 the party endorses resistance to U.S. intervention and allied actions supporting Carranza. The El Heraldo de Mexico report says the resolution denounces capitalism and vows armed force against Mexico to defend the Carranza government against intervention.
In Verdun an American committee member’s car is stopped by a peasant who mistakes America for a destination. The peasant explains he seeks to reach Amertcn now serving as a depot for repatriated citizens. Barracks host Russian marchers awaiting return, with uniforms resembling doughboys.
A terse note reports a person named Molard condemned to ten years, with references to Germany and a court abroad. The fragmentary OCR mentions poison and the armistice era context without clear dates or locations.
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