Hopeful Sign Shifts in War News Rise Across Fronts
In the past ten days reports show a swift change in war outlook with hints of a trend toward the end of a long conflict. Russia appears to be renewing its fight, while German leadership remains entrenched in the Junker-dominated regime. Austro Hungary shows signs of distancing from Germany, suggesting a gradual break that could alter the broader balance, though the ultimate outcome remains uncertain.
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Russia
Jone
Strocely
Hollwee
Michwelle
Germany
Pritieh Commons
Gaiman
Austro- Mangary
Brave Black Fireman Honored in New York Tenement Rescue
John Henry Woodson, the New York Fire Department’s sole Black member in decades, receives a bravery medal for rescuing a mother and child from a Brooklyn tenement fire. He emphasizes restraint and character, noting the need for acceptance across races and the impact of self conduct on his community.
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Neero
New York Fire Department
John Henry Woodson
Brooklyn
Department
Andy
New York World
Corbinte
Wincelf
Ike John Henry Woodson
Wartime Vision Amid Propaganda and Defeatist Hopes
The text, though fragmented, reflects wartime rhetoric predicting defeat of German autocracy and the fall of the Hohenzollerns. It imagines a dramatic image of the Kaiser and Crown Prince reacting to a public display, illustrating sensational anti-German sentiment.
Senate backs national prohibition amendment plan
The senate adopts a unanimous consent resolution to submit the prohibition question to the people via a constitutional amendment. Prohibition supporters must win a three fourths state majority within six years to make the change. The issue is portrayed as crucial to national welfare, with war-time legislation and food control needing focus.
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Senate of the
United States
Senate
Union
Congress
American Locomotive Sets World Power Record Locomotive
The Pennsylvania Railroad and Westinghouse unveil a 7000 horsepower electric locomotive designed for the Altoona to Johnstown line. Built as a single unit with two six driven wheel trucks, it weighs 200 tons and measures 76 feet. It uses high voltage AC to pull heavy trains up grades with smooth starts, and can regenerate power on downgrades to reduce braking needs.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Vania
Altoona
Johnstown
Penn
Philadelphia
Paoli
Popac
Early Day Ways Shown In Cheyenne Pageant Parade
A Cheyenne pageant parade drew a large crowd with 1500 troopers led by the Firet cavalry band. A replica of the first Union Pacific engine highlighted the march, followed by six team teams and modern motor trucks. Indians on ponies, Sioux style, rode ahead of hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls.
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Firet Cavalry
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Frontier
Verdun Parade Draws Record Crowd Through Pioneer Park
A long parade featuring soldiers, fire and police units, Camp Fire girls, a cadet band, and hundreds of automobiles moved to Pioneer Park to view Verdun pyrotechnics. Odd Fellows and Cheyenne Cadet Band led the line as aerial bombs exploded at intervals attracting a large spectator crowd.
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Yenterne
St. Marys Choir to Sing at Carpenter Dedication
The new Catholic church at Carpenter in eastern Wyoming will be formally dedicated tomorrow morning in special services led by Bishop McGovern. The St. Marys cathedral choir from Cheyenne will perform, and many local Catholics plan to drive to Carpenter for the ceremony.
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Carpenter
Wyoming
McGovern
St. Mary's Cathedral
Cheyenne
Former Casper Woman Dies in Foreign Land
Casper residents learn that Mrs. Kerbert formerly Mrs. Thompson died in early May near Guriev Russia after heart trouble. C Kerbert reports his wife’s death to Henry E Mason of Mason Brothers Chicago via a letter dated Gottberg Sweden June 15. He plans to travel to Holland.
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Casper
R. Percy Palmer
Henry E. Mason
Mason Brothers
Chicago
C. Kerbert
Gottberg
Sweden
Kerbert
Guriev
Russia
Mason
Thompson
Shis
Holland
Conference Breakup Raises Strike Threat at Colorado Mines
Denver July 26 The coal miners of Colorado Fuel and Iron Co and company officials failed to agree at a negotiating session Aug 1. Miners rejected a country proposal from J F Welborn president of the company leaving strike as a probable outcome though Hiram J Tilts of the state industrial commission said the situation was not hopeless.
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Denver
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
J. F. Welborn
Hiram J. Tilts
State Industrial Commission
Bread the Best Balanced Food for Man Says Barnard
States that bread provides the most calories and a balanced mix of protein fat and carbohydrates for the human body. It argues bread is cheaper and more valuable than meat or eggs, urges waste reduction, and stresses preserving bread to aid wartime food economy.
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Barnard
United States
Europe
T. T. Frankenberg
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