I'll-Be-Damed Takes Laurels as Bad Horse in Frontier 13
In the final program of Frontier 13 best of week, I'll-Be-Damed wins the world broncho busting title with Sam Browell of Sterling taking the saddle and purse. Dick Horobuckle places second on I'll-Be-Damned, Jack Elliott third on Lightning Creek, with Yakima Canute aboard Anteater and Arrawanna. John Murray wins the steer roping for Ray Overley after a broken leg earlier in the week.
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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
A London riot at the Brotherhood church Kingsland disrupted a peace meeting by the newly formed workers and soldiers council. Wounded soldiers and a determined crowd overwhelmed interior defenses. a general melee followed and delegates were stoned while a government support 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 Injured in Air Crash
Frederick Treubee Davidson, son of Henry P. Davidson head of the American Red Cross war council, was seriously hurt when a hydro airplane during an altitude test plunged about 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
In Washington on July 28 Herbert Hoover praised American voluntary food conservation as key to victory. He said the United States achieved in four months what Germany did in twelve, warning only against profiteers and the need for minimal legislation to curb abuses.
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Washington, D. C
America
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Germany
Switchmen Strike Halts Chicago Rail Yard Traffic
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen strike on nineteen Chicago area railroads began at 6 am. An embargo on perishables and livestock shipments was issued, with potential national impact on transcontinental routes. The rival Switchmen Union of America kept workers at many yards, fueling a power struggle as police provided protection and federal authorities considered action.
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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 camped visitors from all states except three
Cheyenne hosts report a record Frontier celebration with 22 000 to 24 000 in Frontier Park and over 2 500 campers at Lake Minnehaha. Visitors from nearly all states attended though Vermont Rhode Island and Mississippi were absent. no trouble was reported and locals supplied ample housing.
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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 Eyes Higher War Tax to Two Billion
Senate finance committees reach a tentative agreement to revise the war tax bill raising at least 1.943 billion and possibly 2.0 billion. The plan would add about 220 million, lift the year’s levy above a billion, and leave the House to raise the remainder of the seven billion the Administration says is needed to prosecute the war.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committees
Senate
Flevy
House
Deputy Killed as Chester Riots Erupt
In Chester Pennsylvania on July 28 a deputy sheriff David Schwarz and an unidentified Black man were Shot and killed in a field in the Negro section after a crowd of African Americans opened fire on two guards prompting police and guards to respond.
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Chester
David Schwarz
Dakota Crops Burn as Heat Records Set in North Dakota
A state drought devastates crops across North Dakota with 109 degree heat noted as the new high. Thomas Coon of the weather bureau says the extended heat worsens the tale of damaged yields statewide amid a scorching period.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Thomas Coon
Burma
Conferees Preserve Prohibition Rules In Food Bill
Conferees on the food measure approve prohibition on manufacturing distilled spirits for beverage use, allow fortification of sweet wines, and limit imports of distilled spirits. They grant the president authority to halt beer or wine production and to command stock adjustments, with powers to address distribution. The accord also sets wheat support at two cents per bushel and includes a large fertilizer stock appropriation.
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Washington
Bend
Pete Dent
Founder of Naval War College Dies at Newport
Admiral Stephen B. Luce founder of the Naval War College and a key advocate of naval training died at his Newport home today at age 89. He retired from active service on March 26, 1885, and was renowned for shaping early naval education and training policies.
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Newport
I. J
Stephen Ho Luce
Navy War College
Naval Training System
Luce
Purchasing System for War Organized
Washington July 28. The government announces a national defense purchasing system. A War Ministries Board is created with members including Frank A. Stott as chairman and army and navy representatives such as Lieutenant Colonel Palmer K. Pierce and Rear Admiral Prugh Fletcher.
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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 and Disembark at European Port
An American contingent safely disembarked and berthed at a European port on July 28. Troops, including Kermit Roosevelt, boarded tenders and moved to new quarters with high spirits amid light public attention. Major General Pershing plans a two day visit to the American training camp after arriving in Paris.
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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
An Avpertown General returned today from a brief visit to the Mir front in France. He plans to go again soon and will probably take several other officers with him. Shrapnel injuries were reported among French forces.
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France
Mir
Exen
Solemn Message on Exemptions and Draft Orders
The message from Washington outlines the selective service exemptions and draft orders. It stresses swift nationwide action, urges all departments to enforce exemptions and discharges only as allowed, and warns against favoritism or delay. The text emphasizes the purpose of preserving national readiness and the duty of executive branches to carry out military service.
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Davite
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