Doings at the Military Post LONG BOY marching song
Fragmented OCR recounts life at a military post with songs and duty notes. It mentions soldiers, drill, a parade, names like Sergeant Warkin and Corporal Rower, transfers to Fort Riley, hospital days, a baseball team, new horses, and a sentry capture of a prisoner by Corp Shrover and Sgt Kid.
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Rower
Drill
Barfield
Hammond
Aniler
Jobe
Elon Two
Emmander
Cook Fleming
George Orline Ceorme
Treeops Wage Author MM Dewen and His Wife Return
MM Dewen and his wife concluded a pleasant trip returning to their home in Deter. The stopover included light duties and a warm welcome from neighbors.
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MM Dewen
Return to Duty Sparks Friendly Help Amid Hospital Stay
Soldiers in a veteran group collected funds for Sergeant O'Toole’s required care. He awoke to discover the gesture, though his friends meant no harm, aiming to show support as he recovers in the hospital.
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O'Toole
Martin Salyman
Troop G Cavalry Rosters Promotions And Quarters Confinement
Army unit records show multiple promotions within Troop G of the First Cavalry and changes in duties. Second Lieutenant Dahar Mowe and Sergeant with the mess face training challenges while Lance Corporal Moe Cullom and others gain new corporal, sergeant, and supply roles. Quarters confinement for some, a raid on the Kitchen, and a dog mascot are noted as light incidents amid routine reorganizations. First Sergeant William H. Waines resigns to become chief mechanic of Prov. Battery C.
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Phie
Dahar Mowe
Waties
Cc) Watte
Ana
D Williams
Lance
Naco
Heart
Brooming National Guard
Atedale
Flowe
Tle
Canada
Soules
Snatous
Teohon
Seth Breen
Larrabee
Army
Moe Cullom
Lanee Corpera
Daty i Corporst
Aeown
Onderts
Praterelee Neadts
Labee
Lancon
Tanre Corralry
Lattice
Ward Froth Lahied
General Sherman
William H. Waines
23Th Cavalry
25Th Cavalry
Pri
Field artillery officer adapts to new tasks and drafts plans
Chief Iamnes is pleased with his new position and anticipates heavy rearward work as 120 grooming kites in a pigeonhole box are allocated to hold 100. He plans to take up mechanical draftsman work to speed up these duties.
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Field Artillery
Iamnes
Haines
Revised War Tax Bill Shifts Burden Across Sectors
A House committee recommends a graduated war profits tax on individuals and corporations, lowering or eliminating several existing levies. It argues adverse effects on enterprise would threaten legislative goals and supports extending the tax to trades and partnerships. New parcels post rate proposed. several utility taxes removed to ease burden on households and small manufacturers.
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Simmons
Duoderile Angans
Automobile and cabaret taxes eyed in revenue plan
A government committee favors a war revenue tax on automobiles and a modest excise tax on owners of cars and motorcycles. It supports retaining taxes on cabarets and amusement admissions, while moving picture theaters under a lower tax exemption due to their educational value and popularity with low income patrons.
Two Thirds of Men Exemptions Discussed in Draft Claims
The call for men grows urgent as exemptions rise with about forty claims filed. Main causes include dependents, mostly wives and families, and aliens. Greeks Trajans and Mexicans are seeking exemptions, Germans none yet. Some claim dependents beyond immediate family and others say drafted men enlisted. Government favors legitimate, denying sensational rumors and targets those best positioned to serve without crippling industry.
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England
J. W. Howard Low Bidder on State Building Project
J W Howard is named the low bidder for the new state capitol project as city and county officials push to complete the improvements. The article notes Murphy of Pocatello recently finished a capitol building in Idaho and mentions the use of Rawlias stone in the planned construction.
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Howard
Cheyenne
J. W. Howard
Murphy of
Pocatello
State of Idaho
Rawlias
Federal Agents Aid in Second Cheyenne Raid on Houses of Ill Fame
Federal agents assist Cheyenne police in a second drive against houses of ill fame. A raid on 19th Street yielded five arrests including Noma Wayne and Hoss Bartlow. Others like Erma Brown and Mrs. W W Dickerson were jailed and later turned over to federal authorities. Two men Leslie Smith and Dickerson were also arrested with charges expected.
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Cheyenne
Nineteenth Street
Noma Wayne
Hoss Bartlow
Cily
Miller
May Carson
Larry Eaton
Erma Brown
W. W. Dickerson
Bonnie Green
Ed Johnson
Dillon Street
Bent Street
Five Mile
Leslie Smith
Dickerson
Smith
Red Cross Funds Sanitation Drive for Cities
The American Red Cross has allocated 800000 dollars to address civilians near army cantonments. A new Bureau of Sanitary Service will operate under Director Dr. W. H. Frost of the Public Health Service. Military authorities handle cantonments while adjacent districts need civilian sanitary measures.
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Washington, D. C
American Red
Bureau of Sanitary Service
W. H. Frost
Public Health Service
Exemption Claims in Seattle and King County
Twenty percent of men examined in four Seattle King County districts Sunday were rejected for flat feet throat troubles and bad teeth In one district 1 of 69 were rejected and 45 of the remainder asked for exemption blanks.
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Seattle
King County
Denver Doctor Ends Life by Poisoning
CHICAGO Aug 6 Dr Bertha Park of Denver used her medical skill to end her life by swallowing poison and inhaling an opiate. Her body was found in a downtown hotel. She left a note to her brother in law Dr Grant Peck of Denver believed to explain the reasons for her death.
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Chicago
Bertha
Park
Denver
Grant
Peck
Marconi Says America to Play Big Part in Submarine War
Paris Aug 6 Guglielmo Marconi of the Italian mission reports that the United States will play a large role in subduing the submarine menace. He notes danger is decreasing daily though no decisive anti submarine method has been found. He cites American scientific advances he witnessed.
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Paris
Guglielmo Marconi
United States
America
Marconi
Baseball Scores National League and American League
Philadelphia defeated Chicago Brooklyn 2 0 and St. Louis 1 0. Cleveland beat Boston 2 0 and St. Louis 0 0. Washington defeated Chicago 4 2 and Detroit 2 4. New York won 4 runs, opponent not specified.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Detroit
New York
Unable to identify full event from fragment
The note references a Mann Act violation involving Erma Brown arriving from Denver and the Dickersons with Smith presenting as a friend of Dickerson, but no full context or outcomes are provided.
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Mann Act
Erma Brown
Denver
Dickersons
Smith
Dickerson
Sinclair Named to Position on Staff of Guard
Burke H. Sinclair editor of The Cheyenne State Leader is named lieutenant colonel of the Third Wyoming Infantry by Governor Houx completing the state troops organization. The guard, assembled at the mobilization camp, will drill intensely for several weeks before departing for Palo Alto California.
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Houx
Burke H. Sinclair
Cheyenne
Third
Wyoming Infantry
Sinclair
Denver
Great Western Sugar Company
Guard
Senator Kendrick
National Guard of
Sheridan
Newcastle
Burlington
Weston County
Palo Alto
Cal
Priority shipment bill advances to president after Senate action
Conference reports on the priority shipment bill and the plan to expand the Interstate Commerce Commission to nine members were approved by the Senate. The priority measure authorizes the president to designate carriers to give preference to essential national defense commodities. A central railroad board will enforce the priority order, with penalties for interference.
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Washington
Sp. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Railroad War Board
Rescuers Race to Reach Miners in West Kentucky Mine
In Clay Kentucky rescuers worked to recover twenty bodies believed trapped by Saturday explosion that entombed over 100 miners at West Kentucky Coal Company mine. Death toll stood at thirty one today as rescue continued.
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Clay
West Kentucky
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