Wilson Revenue Bill Passes House 240 to 140
The administration omnibus revenue bill creating a tariff commission and new taxes passed the House 240 to 140. Amendments eliminated the bankers tax and modified the tariff commission. six Republicans and others supported the measure. A 1 tax per thousand dollars of capital was struck out and a 3 cent tax per 10,000 cigarettes was adopted. Tariff commission salaries were cut from 10000 to 7500 dollars.
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HOUSE
Washington
Administration Omnibus Revenue
Tariff Commission
Victim of White Plague Dies in Cheyenne
Wil iam Hamlin aged about 30 died at St. John's hospital after riding from Rawlins toward New York seeking his old home. He left Rawlins a week earlier with no money or strength and collapsed in Cheyenne then at the county hospital. He died yesterday morning leaving few known connections aside from two brothers in Brooklyn.
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Wiliam Hamlin
St. John's Hospital
Rawlins
New York
Cheyenne
St. John's
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elopes 2 Lovers Sealed With Denver-Littleton Tale
Marle Newston-Daugherty aged 1% and Tom Daugherty aged 2 eloped from Denver last week and wed in Littleton. Located in Cheyenne with $6 between them, the groom wept with shame as authorities prepared to jail him. Brother P Neweston plans to pursue prosecution or annulment, alleging falsified age on the license.
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Marle
Newston-Daugherty
Tom Daugherty
Denver
Littleton
Colo
Cheyenne
Daugherty
Faugherty
Notebook Addresses Play Role in Mysterious Death
A pocket notebook contained potential addresses of acquaintances or friends but their relation remains unclear. The coroner Clyde Early oversees the case as investigation continues.
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Clyde Early
Life Savers Diet: Summer Foods for Health and Strength
The note promotes Summer Lifesavers fruits cereals and green vegetables while cautioning against meat. It urges avoiding overtaxing the liver and kidneys and recommends biscuits with milk cream or fresh fruit for a nourishing meal. Made at Niagara Falls New York.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
West Gives Up Its Horses for War in Europe
The Union Pacific station in Cheyenne reports daily horse shipments to the Allies as part of the western effort in World War I. Soldiers and citizens witness cars of horses being sent westward, with occasional days showing up to twenty-five cars ready for transport.
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Europe
Cheyenne
Rocky Mountains
Union Pacific
West
Indians Lose To Nebraskans In One Inning
Nebraskans erupt for six runs in the second inning at North Platte to beat the Indians 6 to 1. The visitors fail to score again while the Indians notch their lone run in the sixth. Outside the rough inning, the game is tight and well pitched.
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Indians
Nebraskans
North Platte
Runaway Boy of Fifteen Found In State Guard
A 15 year old Sheridan youth who enlisted as eighteen rode with Richard Broderick of Company PD Sheridan to Cheyenne. His father located him and arranged discharge by telegraph with U S officers in Chicago. The youth regretted Wyoming battalions did not move to the front last week.
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Cheyenne
Montana
Sheridan
Richard Broderick
Company
Sheridan Company
Broderick
U. S
Central Department
Chicago
Wyoming
Divorce Petition Filed in Cheyenne Court
On July 1 1916 James Barker, residence unknown, is named as defendant in a Cheyenne Wyoming district court filing seeking divorce and child custody. Grounds are desertion and non support. Answer by September 2 1916 to avoid default judgment. Clerk T J Fisher and attorney AM Thompson listed.
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James Barker
Barker
District Court
First Judicial District
Cheyenne
Laramie County
Wyoming
T. J. Fisher
the District Court
M. Thompson
Headache remedies and patient experiences in Alabama ad hoc note
A fragmented account describes headaches and attempts at treatment in Alabama including references to remedies, medicines, and relief efforts. The text notes pain relief attempts and mentions aloe and other tablets, with unclear patient outcomes and lingering health concerns.
Kiltiés Bid Success At Cheyenne Chautauqua Tent
The Kiltiés banked a big program at the Chautauqua tent with leader Mr. Neylan praised as a superb musician in Cheyenne. Tenor J. Coates Lockhart drew large applause after encore. Today is Shut-in Folks day with free admission for the sick elderly and those unable to pay. The afternoon features popular concert and the Sidles Orchestra with Bess Gearhart Morrison. Evening offers Hess Gearhart Morrison readings and a grand Sidles concert with admission 60 and 16 cents.
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Kiltiés Bank
Chautauqua
Dhes
Neylan
Cheyenne
J. Coates Lockhart
Industrial Club
Chautanera
Nici
Sidles Orchestra
Bess Gearhart Morrison
Hess Gearhart Morrison
Sidles
Lincoln Highway officials visit Cheyenne for road funding
Lincoln Highway association field secretary mH C Satermann is in Cheyenne to gather material for a cross country road book. President Joy of the highway group and Packard Automobile president arrives from the south to decide on a desert road project funding a Wyoming stretch west of Cheyenne.
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Mh. C. Satermann
Lincoln Highway Association
Cheyenne
Plains
Joy
The
Highway Association
Packard Automobile Company
Wyoming
Guardsman, Private Suspected In Camp Kendrick Motorcycle Theft
Police believe Guardsman Go On and Private Tanner fled Camp Kendrick together after a motorcycle owned by N D Folkrod was stolen on Sunday night from Seventeenth Street. The bike, worth about 525 dollars, remains missing and Tanner faces desertion if he fails to report within ten days.
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N.D. Folkrod
Tanner
National Guard
Camp Kendrick
Seventeenth Street
German U Boat Crosses Atlantic
The vessel Deutschland prepares for regular transatlantic runs as Captain Paul Koenig announces future voyages. Guards monitor the submarine while barbed wire barriers deter crowds and prevent boarding during the stopover.
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Edherie
Allieder
Paul Koenig
Submarine Voyage Bluffs Enemy Patrols Before Atlantic Return
An official explained the vessel rested at a safe point to mislead rumors of its approach. The timing of its return across the Atlantic remains uncertain with possible delays of two weeks to a month and no advance notice planned to evade enemy patrols at the capes.
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Atlantic
Capes
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E. S. Johnston Grocery Co
Mission Bell
Tony
Hercules
Hart. Schaffner & Marx
Palm Beach
Shepherd & Klett
Cma
Lincoln Highway
Paye One
Thie
Mwee
Theo Anderson and
Andrew Fotopulos
J. D. Freeborn Grocery and Meat Market
E. 11Th ST
South Side Grocery and Market
Lyric Theater
Horlick
Brandegee Kincaid Co
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