Oregon Smelter to Open Again After Auction Sale
Oregon Smelting and Refining company at Sumpter Ore will resume operations after two years idle. The plant and property were sold at Baker City for 17000 to W C Mennon of Newark New Jersey represented by Scott and German. Personal property sold separately November 22 for 5000 to FF S Baillie of the Columbia mine. The new owner plans to remodel the plant and restart on a commercial basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Smelting and Refining Company
Sumpter, Ore
Baker City
W. CC. Mennon
Newark
N. J
Scott & German
Personnal
FF. S. Baillie
Columbia
Guggenheim Board Presses Merger Across Copper Giants
The Guggenheims push to merge Utah Copper with Nevada and Boston Consolidated, aiming to control the trio and boost dividends. Utah Copper votes to raise capitalization to 25 million, planning 2 to 1 exchanges for Nevada and Boston stock, with a January shareholder meeting to authorize. Nevada stockholders resist, warning the terms are unfair and forecasting strong opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guggenheims
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
Utah Copper Company
James Phillips
Nevada Consolidated
W. Hinckle Smith
Philadelphia
Nevada Company
Oasis
Utah
Boston Consolidated
New York
Boston
Nevada
Tah Company
Utah Company
Guggenheim
Christ's Power in the World Today and Social Life
A sermon by Rev. A. D. Batchelor, Mountain View Methodist, links Christ's birth to His lasting social and political influence. He argues Jesus revived social compassion through hospitals, homes for the aged, and reforms, and shaped political liberty, ballots, and anti graft efforts, with enduring global impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
A. D. Batchelor
Mountain View
Ele
Barth
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Mother Syimien
Babylon
Thebes
Elizabeth Frye
Rome
Jobn Howard
Christ
Herod
Campaign for Inland Empire Electric railway extension
R A Wilson of Wallace Idaho says residents of Wallace and the Coeur d Alenes will renew work to extend the Spokane and Inland Empire Electric railway from Coeur d Alene City to Wallace for direct Spokane access. He notes rising mine output and district prosperity. The Bunker Hill Sullivan mine dividends exceeded 1 000 000 in 1909 and total over 11 000 000 since shipping began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Wilson
Wallace
Idaho
Coeur d'Alenes
Spokane and
Inland Empire Electric
Coeur d'Alene City
Spokane
Coeur d'Alene
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Consolidated Mining Secures Kimberley Lease and Spokane Ops
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada, headquartered in Trail, B C, leases the Sullivan group at Kimberley and plans immediate resumption of operations. They secured a long term lease with purchase option from Federal Mining and Smelting, a subsidiary of American Smelting. Ore developments include high grade galena in Corada Washington and a 4 inch vein, plus a large body of medium low grade ore with profitable shipping once facilities improve. Rex mine in the Coeur d’Alenes, leased to Lead Silver for 20 years, shows good development under B M Francis with ore extraction at five cars per month and a shaft being drilled to 400 feet assisted by a 771 HP hoist arriving February.
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Standard
Spokane
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company
Frank S. Dietrich
United States District Court
Idaho
Federal Mining and Smelting Company
January Mining Company
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Bunker Hill
January Company
Coeur d’Alenes
Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company
Salt Lake
Butte Coalition Company
Walker Brothers
Walkers
Butte Coalition
Alice
Utah Copper Company
Nevada Consolidated
Boston Consolidated
Boston News Bureau
Cole-Ryan
Guggenheims
Amalgamated
Guggenheim Properties
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada
Trail
B. C
Sullivan Group
Kimberley
Consolidated
American Smelting and Refining Company
Qom Pati
Etta
Corada
Wash
Ss. L. Magee
Rex
Coeur d'Alenes
Lead Silver Company
B. M. Francis
Bell brothers win contract to extend crosscut near Osburn
Bell brothers of Wallace Idaho receive a contract to extend the crosscut in United Lead properties near Osburn as part of consolidating holdings. They plan January start and rapid development to open Good Hope at depth. Hecla Mining reports a 1909 December dividend of 20000 with 210000 for the year and 1820000 to date. J F McCarthy manages the Burke Idaho mine, producer of lead and silver, in excellent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Brothers
Wallace
Idaho
United Lead Company
Osburn
Hecla Mining Company
Coeur d’Alenes
Burke
J. F. McCarthy
Granby Consolidated Declares 2 Percent Dividend
Advices from Spokane announce a 2 percent dividend amounting to $270,000 payable December 31 by the Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelting company. The firm has disbursed $3,778,430 in dividends since 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Romance of a Keg of Rivets Delights Conshohocken Workers
At a Conshohocken iron plant 150 workers discover a note hidden under a keg lid of rivets. A girl from Massachusetts signs the message asking the finder to write. Many employees respond with letters and picture postcards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Conshohocken
Massachusetts
Fair
Green Campbell property leased for one year with bond
John Wiant of Tron Rod and B C Leyson of Silver Star have leased and bonded the Green Campbell mining property above Silver Star for one year with a 185000 bond. The property has been idle due to poor management and machinery but is considered rich by miners. Wiant and Leyson plan to bring in a workforce in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wiant
Tron Rod
B.C. Leyson
Silver Star
Green-Campbell
Wiant and Leyson
Reform needed as convict population rises with society
The article notes that in 1850 there was one convict per 3400 people, and in 1890 one prisoner per 750. It states that over the last 30 years the criminal population has grown by one‑third relative to population, calling for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach and Bar
United States
Storm Sinks in City as Dams Collapse and Vessels Run Aground
Storm leaves three dead in the city as wrecked waterfronts flood basements near quarantine stations on Staten Island. The Lizzie F Denni son and a scow ran ashore and were towed off with heavy damage. Over 50 injured as roofs, walls and timber fail. The Atlantic fleet sits iced in the Hudson as Philadelphia endures 16 inches of snow halting transit and stranding riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
Lizzie F. Dennison
Joseph Hart
Hudson
Connecticut Snowstorm Parallels 1888 Embargo on Communications
A brutal New Haven snowstorm driven by a 40 mile wind swept across Connecticut bringing conditions likened to the great 1888 storm. Communication was blocked though temperatures stayed mild and suffering has not been severe so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Snowbound Passengers Stranded as Rail Blockade Holds Trains
About 500 passengers in Harrisburg were stranded after snow blockage near Lancaster halted all westbound trains and halted eastward service for the night. Local officials announced no trains would run east tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lancaster
Drakes of New Jersey Seek Treasure Linked to Drake Name
Rival factions of Drakes near New Jersey marshes dispute a $125 million estate tied to Sir Francis Drake. women from Plymouth and Merry England chase the wealth while Miss Beard and Mrs Dunn travel between Devonshire, Yorkshire, and Plainfield seeking records and shares, amid surprise arrivals and shifting loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Francis Drake
Spain
Plymouth
Merry
England
Drake
Plainfield
Brouwl
Mleanor Dunn
Devonshire
Mary W. Board of
Metuchen
Empress Eugenie in Paris Versailles War Intrigue
A fragmentary account recounts Empress Eugenie opposing German ascendancy and shaping Franco German hostilities. She allegedly declared this is my war on the first firing of shots, then regretted it as Von Moltke's forces advanced and German officials later published her letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Berlin
Versailles
Eugenie
von Moltke
Foreign Office
Germany
Eugenne
Store Rejuvenation and Aggressive Advertising Push
A historic note records renewed efforts by a local store to rejuvenate its image and adjust strategy, embracing a stronger stance in advertising to attract customers and boost sales.
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Optician
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Mose Linz Lends
Home Baking Co
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Elgin
Elgin National Watch CO
Elgin, Il
Mioy
Warner
Gale Cur Co
Rocher
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State Savings
Missoula
Oregon
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A&a Sullivan Company
Sion of
Spokane & Inland
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Uprah Capuepal
Nevada Consolidated Stockholders
Arizona
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MR. Batchelor
Cole
Ryan
Lake
California
States
Mexico
Canada
Alice Company
Boston News
Reime
PAET
Aumiral
Uwvide
Drakes
Jersey
Miss Beard
Westfield
Newmarket
Via
Oregon Short Line
R. R. Company
Pullman
Butte, Mont
F. D. Wilson, D. F. and
P. A
Continental Oil Company (Incorporated
A. C. M. Hardware House
Quartz
Great Falls Water Power and
Agents National Mining and Investment Company
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East Broadway
Cascarets
Stuart
DR. Lamb
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