The Packers' Progress 1857 1917 and Big Five Growth
The federal trade commission notes the rise of the Big Five slaughtering firms from four plants in 1858 1867 to 91 by 1917, with Slaughtering increasing 60 percent 1908 1917. Swift Morris and Armour boosted cattle kill from 2 580 695 in 1898 to 5 157 830 in 1916. Their share of interstate slaughter rose from 74.9 to 80.8 percent, displacing independents across cattle calves sheep and swine. Branch houses grew from two in 1884 to 1 120 by 1917.
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Federal Trade Commission
Swift, Morris and Armour
Big Five
Independent Interstate
Independent
Kaycee Man LaFollette Voices League Support After France
Kaycee Wyoming rancher William LaFollette, recently back from France where he lectured with American troops, endorses the League of Nations. He rejects claims that the league covenant surrenders American sovereignty and asserts harmony with U S objectives remains intact.
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France
William LaFollette
Wyoming
League of Nations
LaFollette
Seattle
Washington
University of Washington
United States
New York
American views on League of Nations sovereignty clash
Mr. LaFollette argues that US constitution authority cannot extend to international law and that League Council powers do not surrender sovereignty. He notes a clear boundary between national and international law and cites Versailles deliberations. He praises the League as a tool for broader democracy.
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League of Nations
LaFollette
United States
League Council
Versailles
Union of Independent States
League
Prize fights and movies spark moral debate in Ohio
The piece contrasts Ohio’s allowance of prize fighting with a ban on showing motion pictures. It argues that movies attract millions while prize bouts attract far fewer, implying a greater moral impact from cinema versus boxing, even among adults who weigh cost.
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Ohio
Mondell Praises House Cuts as Senate Restores Funds
In a Congressional scene Mondell lauds the party for shaving a billion dollars from appropriations. He conceals Senate restorations, spotlighting only House cuts to avoid attention on what was returned. Michigan Governor Osborn attacks a new party and calls the issue Wall Street versus Wilson. Senate leaders Lodge Penrose Knox fail to secure a hostile report on the peace treaty as McCumber shifts toward the League.
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Mondell
House
Senate
Osborn
Michigan
Wall Street
Wilson
League of Nations
Lodge
Penrose
Knox
McCumber
League
Senators Push To Make League Of Nations Partisan
Senators Lodge Knox and Chairman Hays denounce the League of Nations as nonpartisan yet marshal partisans to oppose it. Each of the thirty seven supporters is a Republican senator, dubbed a robin by critics.
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Lodge
Knox
Hays
League of Nations
Robin
Reducing Army and Navy Funds Sparks Campaign Backlash
The text argues that cutting military appropriations could unsettle Republicans in the next campaign as thousands of soldiers, deprived of comforts by the economy, return home to vote.
West Cheyenne road work boosts Frontier Days auto races
The county repairs Yellowstone highway south of Cheyenne to improve access for Frontier Days events. Crews fill holes and drag the road while the Cheyenne to Arcola route is rebladed. Culverts washed out by recent heavy rains near Pine Bluffs, Burns, and Cheyenne are being repaired at present.
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Yellowstone Highway
Cheyenne
Arcole
Pine Bluffs
Burns
Kinney Oil Moves Office to Denver
Kinney Oil and Refining extends its operations into Kansas Oklahoma and Texas prompting centralization of offices. General offices shift today from Cheyenne to Denver at 502 First National Bank building with Leslie A. Miller remaining in Cheyenne and H T Severns taking over Denver management from Los Angeles based Fullerton Oil Company.
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Kinney Oil and Refining Company
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Chas
B. Orchard
Cheyenne
Denver
First National Bank
Leslie A. Miller
H. T. Severns
Kinney Company
Fullerton Oil Company
Los Angeles
California
Open-air Frontier Dances Floor Under Construction
A crew under Contractor Sorensen is pulling down a dance floor at the corner of Eighteenth and Pioneer streets opposite the post office. The Ghive floor, measuring 84 by 66 feet, will be ready for use Saturday night and is to be curated by E. D. Smith, W. B. Allardyce and Wm. Herney. The proprietors promise an excellent door and the best of jazz music.
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Sorensen
Eighteenth
Pioneer Streets
E. D. Smith
W. B. Allardyce
Wm. Herney
Elks Dance Notice Promises Summer Social
Elks invite members to a Thursday dance on July 17 as part of a summer social event. Attendance details and location appear in the notice.
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ELKS
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Leader Publishing Company
Randolph Leigh
Albert Hearst
Associated Press
Kaycee Boy
League of Nation
Mieces Toeilite
John Donnellan
Logan & Bryan
Liberty Bonds
West
Kinney Oil
Cael
W.w.dumm Co
Redkytaarae
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Diamond
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