I'll-Be-Damned Takes Laurels as Bad Horse in Frontier 13 Final
In the Frontier 13 finals Sam Browell of Sterling wins the Union Pacific saddle and world broncho busting title aboard I'll-Be-Damned. Dick Horobuckle places second on the same mount while Jack Elliott finishes third on Lightning Creek after strong showings.
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All Rangeland
Frank Carter
Sam Brownell
Sterling
Union Pacific
Dick Horobuckle
Jack Elliott
Elliott
V-Be-Damed
Jack
Lightning Creek
Yakima Canute
Anteater
Arrawanna
Rufus Rollins
Square Deal
Headlight
Dick Hornbuckle
Tanglefoot
Yak" Canute
Eadlight
Carter
John Murray
Ray Overley
Peace Meet Ends in Destruction of British Church
In London a peace meeting at the Brotherhood church in Kingsland, organized by the workers and soldiers council, ended in riot and destruction. A crowd forced entry injuring several, delegates were stoned, and a pro government resolution was cheered.
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London
Workers and Soldiers Council
Soldiers and Workmen's Council
Russia
Brotherhood
Kingsland
Ees
Son of Red Cross Leader Is Injured In Hydro Accident
Frederick Treubee Davidson, son of Henry P. Davidson chairman of the American Red Cross war council, was seriously injured when a hydroplane he rode on during an altitude test plummeted 400 feet into Slantington Bay off Long Island.
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New York
Frederick Treubee Davidson
Henry P. Davidson
American Red Cross War Council
Slantington Bay
Long Island
Do in Four Months What Took Germans Year to Accomplish
Washington July 28 Herbert Hoover said America will win the war due to superior resources and the ability of the people to organize. He cited the voluntary food conservation effort as already successful and noted Germany did less in twelve months than the United States in four. He urged only light legislation to curb profiteers in the voluntary movement.
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Washington, D. C
America
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Germany
Switchmen Strike Paralyzes Chicago Railyards Amid Labor Dispute
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen strike took effect on nineteen Chicago switchyards. An embargo halted shipments of perishables and livestock, with national impact on multiroad traffic. The Switchmen's Union of America contested the action, while railroads requested crippled workers and maintained partial operations under police guard. Federal authorities monitored the situation.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
General Passenger Conference Committee
Switchmen’s Union of America
Chicago Switch District
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Frontier celebration draws crowds despite war effort
Cheyenne hosted its Frontier celebration attracting 22 000 to 24 000 visitors with more than 2 500 campers at Lake Minnehaha. Guests came from most states, except Vermont Rhode Island and Mississippi, with Denver supplying the largest city presence and no police trouble reported.
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Harry E. Crain
Cheyenne
Cleyenne
Lake Minnehaha
Cleveland
Chicago
New York City
St. Paul
Anaconda
Butte
Denver
el Paso
San Francisco
Union
Vermont
Rhode Island
Mississippi
Polce
Senate Finance Panel Plans Higher War Tax Bill
The Senate Finance Committee reached a tentative agreement to revise the war tax bill of about 1.67 billion dollars aiming to raise at least 1.943 billion, with potential totals near 2 billion. The plan would tax 1.0627 billion dollars this year, up from 200 million under current law, and adds 220 million to push over the billion mark. The committee will continue work on the war tax bill while the House handles raising the remaining funds the administration says is needed to prosecute the war this year.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committees
Senate
Flevy
House
Deputy Killed in Chester Riots
In Chester Pennsylvania on July 28 deputy sheriff David Schwarz and an unidentified Black man were shot and killed in a field in the Negro section after a crowd of Negroes fired on two guards prompting police and guard reinforcements to respond.
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Chester
David Schwarz
Dakota Crops Burn New Heat Record Sparks Drought
Fargo reports a statewide drought driving crop losses as heat records rise. Weather bureau data cited by Thomas Coon indicates severe conditions threaten the wheat and other crops across North Dakota.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Thomas Coon
Burma
Conferees Retain Prohibition Rules in Food Measure
Conferees on the food bill approve prohibitions on distillery production for beverage use except fortification of sweet wines and on importing distilled spirits, with presidential authority to halt beer and wine production. They also authorize action to redistribute stockpiles and authorize wartime fertilizer spending.
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Washington
Bend
Admiral Stephen B. Luce Founder of Naval War College Dies
Newport Rhode Island July 2 Admiral Stephen B Luce founder of the Navy War College and a leading advocate for naval training died at his home aged 70 after retiring from active service on March 26 1880.
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Newport
I. J
Stephen Ho Luce
Navy War College
Naval Training System
Luce
War Purchasing System Established by National Defense Council
Washington on July 28 the government announced a wartime purchasing system under the National Defense Council. It includes the War Ministries Board with members Frank A. Stott as chairman Lieutenant Colonel Palmer K. Pierce representing the army Rear Admiral Prugh Fletcher the navy and others such as Hugh Prague Mennard M Hinvoel Robert S. Rookies and Robert Lovett.
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Council of Naational Defense
Frank A. Stott
Palmer K. Pierce
Army
Prugh FL Fletcher
Navy
Hugh Prague
Mennard M Hinvoel
Robert S. Rookies
Wad Hobert & Lovett
Americans Arrive in France Under Guarded Guarded Landing
July 28 Paris dispatch notes a cautious U.S. troop landing with Kermit Roosevelt aboard a transport. Troops cheered, marched to trains, and headed to new quarters under supervision of General Staff observers. Major General Pershing planned auto trip to inspect training camps and visit staff quarters.
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Kermit Roosevelt
Uy Seneral
Puibty
Paris
Pershing
American Forces de France
Thin ‘Iet Viel
Casto
Jane
Genel Siherrs
Secon
American training camp in France visit to Mir front
An Avperton General returned today from a brief visit to the Mir front in France. He plans to go again soon and will probably bring other officers. Weare French shrapnels.
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France
Mir
Exen
Solemn Message On Exemptions From Draft Orders
A government communication warns exemptions to the draft will be denied and the selective service will rigorously enforce service. General Crowder and officials stress the nation must mobilize quickly, with penalties and disciplinary actions to ensure broad military participation.
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Davite
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