War Revenue Fight Shapes Up In Senate Finance Panel
Senators and Secretary McAdoo unveiled war expenditure estimates totaling nearly 600 million dollars plus 1.76 billion in war tax measures. The plan would raise more than 2.87 billion through taxes and bonds to fund Allied aid and military needs, with new taxes on excess profits and incomes under consideration.
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Soton
D.C
Congress
McAdoo
Senate Finance
War Department
Senate
Treasure Department
Wulteleston
Frontier Days Opening Draws 15000 crowds in Cheyenne
A massive crowd packed Frontier Park for the twenty-first Frontier Days opener in Cheyenne. Highlights included a burro ride on the Premtier track, a First Cavalry parade and hurdling display, and a cavalry charge as spectators cheered wildly. In racing events Pax Irvine won the men’s 100 yard stake, Little Finger took the Indian race, and Lila Smith led the half mile ladies' cowpony race.
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Cheyenne
Frontier Park
Premtier Park
First Cavalry
Pax Irvine
Harry Walters
Mark Hirsig
Little Finger
Pipe On Head
Sleeping Lear
Lila Smith
Bube Tinker
Mrs. Farlow
Cy Perkins
the Clown
Denver Post
Leadville Strike Nearing Settlement by State Mediator
Leadville Colorado, July 24. Mine operators in the Leadville district agreed to use the arbitration board renewed by Governor Clunt er to settle the miners strike begun last Saturday. Miners are understood to accept the board’s findings as final.
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Leadvile
Colo
Leadville
Arbitration Board
Clunter
Frontier Park Today Program and Cheyenne Business Directory
Page Six presents a complete schedule of today’s events at Frontier Park compiled by the organizing committee. It also includes a directory of Cheyenne business houses aiming to serve Frontier visitors, replacing earlier published programs.
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Frontier Park
Frontier
Relay and horse races headline yesterday’s Denver Post event
Ruth Parton won the winner's time of three minutes in the race with Lila Smith second and Mildred Douglas third. The event featured four more races to determine the final winner with a $200 purse daily. Pipe on Head won the Indian relay, and Harry Walters topped the stake race. Hoh Lee led the men's relay in three minutes flat, with Walters again second and Sam Bronnell third. The squaw race saw Mrs Eagle first, Mrs Elk Roy second, and Mrs Bull Dow third in a close finish. The ladies bucking contest highlighted Old Grizzly ridden by Mrs Ed Wright with strong bucking, Kangaroo under Prairie Lilly, and Morning Glory ridden by Prairie Lilly.
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Ruth Parton
Lila Smith
Mildred Douglas
Miss Parton
Denver Post
Pipe
Running Hawk
Bald Eagle
Harry Walters
Billy Powell
Hoh Lee
Sam Brnnell
Walters
Eagle
Elk Roy
Bull Dow
Ed Wright
Kangaroo
Prairie Lilly
Prairia Lilly
Morning Glory
Denver Post autos and motorcycles race to Cheyenne
Steam and gasoline clash as the Denver Post special and several cars and motorcycles race to Cheyenne on the new Denver road. The deluxe train carries Denver’s wealthiest riders and will start at 10 30 am from the Post offices. Purses total 1590 for the automobile and 125 for the motorcycle, with Harold Brinker’s two hour 17 minute train record and Whiting’s two hour six minute Harley record as targets.
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Denver Post
Cheyenne
Denver
Denver Road
Union Pacific
Atlantic Ispe
Post
Harold Brinker
Brinker
Walter M. Whiting
Colorado
Whiting
Russian routs widen as Haig readies new push
The article reports continued Russian retreats from the Carpathians to Tarnopol with heavy losses and morale concerns under Kerensky. In the north near Kreva and Smorgon, German advances threaten Russian lines, while French forces under Petain recapture ground and push forward at multiple points. British Haig is said to prepare another major offensive on the Array and Lens fronts, aiming to strike against German positions.
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Imy
Kerensky
East
Galleia
Carpathians
Tarnopol
Kovniloff
Dvinsk
Vilna
Kreva
Smorgon
Petain
France
Belgium
Haig
Conscription Bill Passes Third Reading in House
The conscription bill won third reading in the Canadian House of Commons by 102 to 44, granting government majority. The bill heads to the Senate for swift enactment, with English speaking conservatives voting for it and many Laurier Liberals crossing to support.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Senate
Slfred Laurier
Meal as Bandit Leader Is Captured in Battle
Gen Merneander Esplanona, pursued for leading bandits who halted a passenger train at Wampa station in Minaloa last Saturday and robbed Wells Fargo express of 20000 and station cash of 4000, has been captured with some men. Most money recovered. Capture by soldiers under Gen Flores from Mazatlan after a pitched battle near Kepinoma with ten of Kepinoma’s men reported dead.
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Nogales
Arte
Merneander Esplanona
Wampa Station
Minaloa
Mexico
Flores
Mazailan
Sinaloa
Paul Ilerts
Largest credit yet asked by Bonar Law
In the House of Commons a vote of credit for 650 million pounds was requested by Chancellor Andrew Bonar Law. The measure would raise Britain’s war expenditure to 5.202 billion pounds, underscoring the mounting financial burden of World War I and stressing the importance of U.S. entry to help secure Allied victory.
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London
House of Commons
Great Britain
Andrew Bonar Law
United States
Denver Butchers Strike Ends Settlement Reached
Denver news says a settlement was announced tonight ending the strike of about 600 butchers at Swift & Co and Colorado Packing. Workers will return to their jobs tomorrow under the agreement reached this evening.
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Denver
Swift & Co
Colorado Packing & Provision (Co
Haiselden's Baby Dies Amid Prolonged Debate
Investigation into the Chicago case of infant death following the ruling that the baby should be allowed to die. The child, one of three cases linked to Marty J Haiselden, died this afternoon amid public scrutiny and a health commission inquiry.
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Chicago
Metor
R. Marty J Haiselden
Hebestoon
Republicans Stall Food Control Fight in Congress
Washington reports a fresh delay as Republican Leader Mann blocks action on the food control bill and a proposed sub committee on expenditures. President Wilson opposes extra confidence signals, while Dems move toward a rule to force a conference and push the ship program forward. Denman resigns as head of the Shipping Board and Goethals steps down as general manager amid the turmoil.
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Washington, D. C
Mann
Senate
Wilson
Wraenelan
Washington
Wilken Tole
Ashted Chal Nan Denman
Genard Goethals
Fleet Corporation
Infiotal Enmoutiermet
Tha Eetanee
Suv Goethale
Cope
Wikren
Denman
Enip
Aly Wey
Denwiao
Infantry Officer Killed on Practice Range
An infantry officer died during a routine training exercise on the practice range. Officials report a fatal accident occurred during the drill and investigations are underway to determine the cause.
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Puncher
Yip
SLI
Gertain
Meal
Bonar Law
Hwaiseelden Baby Dees
Stanted
Shipping Board
Phe
Daal
Pathe
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