Britain’s postwar reconstruction drive and empire plans
The British Ministry of Reconstruction marshals a wide network of committees to map postwar needs including commerce, resources, financing, and industrial retooling. It aims to protect trade, develop key industries, and create overseas trade links through a strengthened Trade Department and expanded services. The effort seeks closer imperial integration, new credit and supply lines, and a coordinated push to rebuild the merchant navy and transport routes.
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Great Britain
United States
America
Ministry of Reconstruction
Britain
Érbdt
Ministry of Munitions
Department of the Foreign Office
Board of Trade
Fiue
Central Committee of Materials Supply
Indian Cotton Committee
India
Engineering Tra Committee
United Kingdom
Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau
London
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Ensees
British “Empire
Foreign Office
Trade Commissioner
Department of Overseas Trade
British Empire
Street Car Strike Talks End in Deadlock in Cheyenne
Negotiations between Cheyenne Electric Railway officials and workers stalled yesterday in Cheyenne, with no wage settlement and no resumption of service expected. The company demands a fare-rate increase via a public commission while offering raises to workers, who rejected the offer and seek union recognition as a condition for resumed operations.
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Cheyenne Electric Rail Way Company
Woriking
Road
John D. Clark
Imade
Women Trained to Sell Railroad Tickets in New Schools
The United States railroad administration opens training for women to serve as ticket sellers, addressing worker shortages as men go to the front. While Cheyenne may or may not need them, several states already operate these schools to handle increased traffic and maintain service levels.
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Cheyenne
United States Railroad Administration
Railroad Administration
Army
Navy
Ucket Sellera
Pte Aetna
Ene
Work or fight orders enforced in Cheyenne and Wyoming towns
General Crowder demands work on the war effort with a national policy ride. Wyoming towns adopt stricter ordinances to curb vagrancy and draft evasion. Cheyenne reports arrests and city work crews, urging all men to seek employment or join the city chain gang.
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General Crowder
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Army
Pary
Soldiers to be entertained by Cheyenne First Presbyterian
Preparations are under way at the First Presbyterian Church of Cheyenne to host about fifty soldiers from Fort Russell at a special Sunday evening service. Autos will transport the guests to the church for a social and religious program aimed at strengthening ties between the soldiers and church members.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Cheyenne
Fort Russell
Fort
Brownell Praised for Riding at Frontier Days Comeback
A Belle Fourche letter praises former champion broncho buster Brownell for his returning form at this year’s Frontier Days. It notes his excellent riding and fairness, earning honors on July 4 and making a strong impression with local spectators.
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Brownell
Belle Fourche
5. D
Women urged to support war effort with healing aids
The article calls on American women to back the Red Cross and bolster morale as soldiers fight in Europe. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a nerve builder and urges women to send 50 cents to St. Javelids’ Hotel in Buffalo for the Medical Adviser, a large medical volume.
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St. Javelids
Buffalo
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Francis H. Sisson
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
The
Dominions
the Bank OF England
Financial Centre
the Guarantee Trust CO
Street Car Company
Hag
Ft. Russell
Costa
Wyoming Public Service Commission
McAdoo
Secretary of War
Crown Rubber Co
W. 17Th St
Shadre
Will
No Man's Land
Red Cross
Dr. Vierce
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