Fifteenth Cavalry Wins Fort Russell Polo Cup in 7-4 Victory
The Fifteenth Cavalry regimental team defeated the Fifteenth Cavalry Juniors 7 to 4 to claim the Fort Russell polo tournament cup. Seven teams competed including Denver Country Club and Colorado Springs. A banquet at General's Quarters honored the champions with Senators Warren and Phipps among speakers.
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Fifteenth Cavalry
Fort Russell
Denver Country Club
Colorado Springs
General’s Quarters
Francis ©. Warren
Lawrence Phipps
Colorado
Joseph M. Carey
Taylor
Cheyenne
Dugan
Meyer
Richart
Dorland
Andrew
Waldron
Tobin
Goodman
Ramey
Bigelow
Colonel Bigelow
Bullene
Citizens National Bank of
Miss Dugan
Colonel Dugan
Charles D. Carey
Walter Goodman
Polo Bungalow
Francis E. Warren
Phillebourn
Philadelphia
Mob Riot Strife Spurs Citywide Martial Measures
Citywide unrest prompts two general orders banning public gatherings and weapon sales. Police Arm strong oversees guards, Legion volunteers split into detachments, and two Browning guns patrol city hall. Jail crowded after 101 arrests. 73 protesters and 19 soldiers remain confined. Soldiers reinforced at East Side barns as strikebreakers prepare cars.
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Hamilton Armstrong
American Legion
Ballou
Baron Logan
Death toll of rioting rises to six on South Side
Widemar testified to the coroner that he went to the rioting with A G Jones and John W Shoemaker, both killed, as shots rang out behind them and their units fell within a few feet. Sergeant Jones described the fighting at the West Side barns the prior night, where four people were killed.
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Widemar
South Side
A. G. Jones
John W. Shoemaker
Sergeant Jones
West Side Barns
Incident Follows Dispersed Crowd With Shots Fired
A speech by strike-breaker leader Black Jack Jerome claims a brick was thrown by a crowd member after dispersal. Jones reports scattering shots aimed at the building, with Jerome's men firing their guns low as orders to retreat were ignored.
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Black Jack
Jerome
Jones
Open Shop and Tramway Policy Face City Officials
City officials and Tramway representatives heard Hild promise operation of street cars tomorrow with strike-breakers. Hild said the company would rehire many former workers individually and would announce where to apply for old positions. He claimed union members forfeited rights to company affairs and would be treated as individuals, while the firm would not discharge strike-breakers.
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Tramway Company
Hild
Unarmed Cars Operate Amid Denver Strike Tension
Federal troops disarm 126 strike breakers at Hast Denver car barns and seize a variety of weapons. James Becker, 49, was arrested on a charge of having too much to hay after being taken into custody on a downtown corner. Eight patrol cars were stoned at the Denver Gas and Electric plant as crowds dispersed without a coordinated attack.
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Denver
James Becker
Denver Gas & Electric Company
Graves of American Dead Saved From Commercial Encroachment
Paris August 7 The American Army Graves Registration Service asks the French government to purchase land around Romagne cemetery to prevent commercial encroachment on the 23000 American graves. Suresnes and Belleau Woods are already protected as resting places for over 30000 dead. Extra Romagne ground will allow horticultural beautification and tree planting around the site. Removal of bodies will delay beautification until mid September with completion next year.
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Paris
Romagne
Suresnes
Mont Valerien
Belleau Woods
America
Greybull Wins Game Eleven at Casper in Pitchers’ Duel
Greybull Midwesters beat Casper 5 to 4 in a pitchers’ battle at Casper. John Mapel struggled with wildness while Indian Smith pitched well for Greybull who gained a two run edge in the first inning. This season series stands 6 for Greybull and 5 for Casper.
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Casper
Wyo
Greybull
John Mapel
Fornal
Mapel
Indian Smith
Ancient Egypt mummification via soda carbonate
A historical note describes mummification in Egypt using impure carbonate of soda from certain lakes. It mentions a burning oil well near Taft Oklahoma consuming 180 million cubic feet of gas daily. It also references centuries of mathematical and physical study, church buildings valued at about 1.7 billion, and 25 million dollars of metal furniture sold, plus a water‑driven egg beater invention.
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Egypt
Taft
Okla
Best Real Estate Woman in Town
Miss Charlotte V. Cudney of Cleveland is hailed as the best real estate saleswoman in town. She handles a 30,000 foot factory site with ease, though she has been in business for nearly two years. A pioneer who challenged stereotypes, she is now a leading figure in the local real estate field.
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Charlotte V. Cudney
Cleveland
Wild price swings on wheat pit amid war fears
Chicago prices show sharp week long volatility as wheat jumps 12 to 18 percent, corn up 3 to 9, oats 2 to 4 percent, with war outlook and drought driving trading. Pork and ribs fall while lard gains. speculation broadens on war demand and corporate earnings amid fuel shortages and traffic congestion.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Europe
Stocks End Week Slump Amid Heavy Liquidation
The New York market fell on heavy liquidation with bear selling pushing industrials down 3 to 28 points despite late recoveries. Railway rate hikes, bumper crops, easier call money, and railroads planning $700 million in equipment spending had limited impact against brisk selling amid concerns over the Polish situation and weak sterling.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Poultry and Produce Prices Steady in Denver Market
Denver August market report shows steady prices for poultry with strong demand. Hens sold well at 40 cents per pound, broilers 56 cents, ducks and geese 30 cents, eggs 51 to 55 cents per dozen for No 1 stock, shipper payments $12.50 to $12.76 per case. Butter steady, apricots down to $1.50–$2 a crate, cabbage $1.50–$2 per cwt, potatoes $8 to $3.36 for Colorado and $2.50–$2.76 for Kansas. Large daily vegetable arrivals.
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Denver
Eges
Colorado
Kansas
Prices Expected to Drop Across Many Goods Next Week
The article notes that lower prices on a good many kinds are expected during the next week, signaling a favorable shift for shoppers and prompting anticipation of bargain opportunities.
Wool Market Stalls as Mills Operate on Short Schedules
Commercial Bulletin notes slow market development with mills on short schedules and uncertain reopenings. Wool, tops, and yarns sell few at generally low prices while Yorkshire shows a firmer tone. Domestic primary markets little changed with varied scoured and territory price ranges for fine staples, combing wools, and mohair.
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Boston
Yorkshire
California
Oregon
Valley
Livestock Market Report Denver August Market Totals
Denver stock buyers found steady activity with Texas cattle selling at 12.00 to 12.25 per cwt and a few pens of common heifers at 7.00. Fat lambs closed at 12.50, fat ewes 6.00 to 6.50, and feeding lambs 10.00 to 11.00. One hog lot sold at 16.50 with potential buyers seeking light hogs around 15.60 to 15.75 and bulk 14.25 to 15.25.
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Denver
Texas
Cattle and hog prices mixed as Chicago market reports week change
Cattle receipts 1600 with mixed shifts. Strictly choice steers and yearlings strong, heavy beef slow, common to good steers 25c to 60c lower, weighty cows and best heifers up 60c, calves 1 to 1.50 lower. Hogs receipts 3000 with light hogs steady, others 10 to 16c higher, top 16.80, sows and pigs up to 15c. Sheep receipts 4000, market steady. western lambs 75c to 1 lower, native lambs 25c to 50c lower, fat sheep steady, breeding ewes up 25c.
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Chicago
U. S
Market Report Omaha Hog and Cattle Prices
Hog receipts 5,000 with generally steady to 10¢ higher bulk sold at 14.14 to 14.75 with top 15.75. Cattle receipts 900 with prices compared to prior. Newswire style market update noting Omaha region livestock trading and price levels.
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Omaha
Market Report Steers Cattle Veal Lambs and Sheep
Beef steers and butcher cattle steady, veals steady, stockers and feeders firm. Sheep receipts absent, lambs $1 lower, sheep 56 to 75 cents lower from week ago.
Grain prices and quotes from Chicago market report
Chicago market notes reveal wheat at No 2 red 2.45 and No 2 hard 2.43 to 2.45. Corn No 2 mixed 1.64 14. Oats No 2 1.92. Barley 1.08 to 1.13. Timothy seed 8.00 to 11.00. Clover seed 25.00 to 30.00. Pork nominal ward 18.75. Ribs 15.00 to 16.25.
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Chicago
Woman Walks Free After 15-Year Murder Confession
Madame Huchez, a self confessed killer of her husband in 1905, was discharged by the Bayeux court due to a 10 year statute of limitations. She had blamed two stable hands and Montrory for the crime, later confessing after authorities uncovered a hidden trunk containing a skeleton. She leaves for Grenoble to resume running a boarding house, now officially a widow.
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Bayeux
Calvados
France
Madame Huchez
Madame Hochez
Monsieur Hochez
Madame
America
Golden Lion
Grenoble
Ing
Montrory
Flour and grain prices in Minneapolis market notes
Minneapolis reports a mixed grain market with flour steady to up 20c per barrel. Prices listed include corn at 1.43 to 1.45, oats 0.72 to 0.74, barley 0.87 to 1.08, rye 1.04 to 1.14, flax 3.33 to 3.35, bran at 42.00, all in carload lots and 98 pound sacks.
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Minneapolis
Exchange News and Quotations From New York Market
Mercantile paper unchanged. Exchange irregular pending quotes for Sterling at about 3.66 percent, cables 8.67, France demand 7.92 with cables 7.94. Guilders 33.62 demand, cables 33.75. Lire 5.12 demand, cables 6.14. Marks 2.18 demand, cables 2.19. New York exchange on Montreal 113 percent discount.
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New York
Mercantile
France
Lize
New York Exchange
Montreal
Market Roundup and Oddities Report
Bar silver prices steady in New York trading as domestic bars and foreign 96 and Mexican dollars stay unchanged. A lighter note notes more women carry babies on shoulders while older children hold onto hair in public.
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New York
Younsters
Candidacies for Laramie County offices announced
The notice lists candidates for County Commissioner State Representative and County Coroner in Laramie County. F R Diline Olmver Be Smith Pine Bluffs and Dr W K MylAR announce on August 17th 1920, subject to Republican primaries.
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F. R. Diline
TM & F
LST
Laramie County
Olmver BE
W. K. Mylar
Mexico Oil Lands Largely Untested and Undeveloped
Only ten percent of Mexico's oil lands have been tested, while the majority remain undeveloped and unexploited, signaling vast potential exploration and production opportunities for future years.
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Mexico
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Eieteenth
GAP
Senator Warren
Senator Phipps
Mayor Taylor
United States
Buffalo Bills
Col. W. F. Cody
West Fourth Street
North Platte
Neb
North Platte Realty Auction CO
BH. A. Olson
Call
Nebraska
Union State Bank
Law
Geo. P. Knight
Capitol Ave
Forbes
Kodaks
Kodak
Forbes’ Pharmacy
17Th Street
Carey Ave
Peggy Paige
Wyoming
the Gem Garment Co
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