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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1916
Page
2
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Allied ships sunk in separate incidents as Russians seize a German trench near Dvinsk and Verdun endures heavy shelling. German gains at Haucourt and in Argonne forest mark a costly draw, while aviation units scout for Villa and a Greek observer falls from 8000 feet. Sussez torpedoed. Belgian participation promised in peace talks.
Reports indicate spring rush to Seward railroad camps in Alaska and attacks on ships in the Yangtse region. Hunger among Villa’s forces, sinking of Entente ships, and a Sussex survivor rescued after hours at sea accompany Irish publications crackdown and a court ruling on Japanese race status.
News reports Cole Younger the famed outlaw died at his residence in Lee's Summit Missouri. Other dispatches note Kansas progressives to stop their state convention in Topeka on May 25. Also, naval and military updates describe a destroyer collision near Key West Florida and Villa’s escape with American cavalry pursuing near Namiquipa. Cargo and mail for Mexican expeditionary troops will be delivered per military arrangements at Columbus.
The War Department reports 1,338 new recruits in ten days. Carranza's forces total 35,000 in Sonora, trapping Villa to the west. Yuan Shi Kai renounces the imperial title in China's return to republican government. House Democrats approve a plan to speed up legislation ahead of June conventions. Senate approves a 3.5 million urgent deficiency bill.
In New York Madison Square Garden 13000 fans watch champion Jess Willard defeat Frank Moran in ten rounds. The card also notes Brady’s perfect 824 series with 300,245,279, Navy trumping Penn 2 0 at Annapolis and Montreal edging Portland 6 3 in hockey. Jockeys Gourley O Gentry Van Dusen injured or worse. Stanford’s Fred Murray ties world record 220 yard low hurdles 24 4 5 seconds on curved track.
Walter Cook a renowned consulting architect died at his New York home aged seventy. In Deming New Mexico Howard P Burns married then left for Mexico to join the hunt for Francisco Villa. Gen. Gorman and 22 Villa band members were killed near Laguna and Dinamita with ten prisoners executed. Eight Edgemont family members were killed by a Davis Illinois tornado eight miles long. Three Americans near Gibson’s ranch on the New Mexico border were killed, likely by Mexicans. Consul Burns in New York said Villa loyalist Canuto Reyes seeks amnesty and surrender. Lambs fetch a record price at National stockyards in St Louis. Eleanor Axson Sayre born in Philadelphia, daughter of Mrs Sayre and granddaughter of President Wilson.
A 1916 letter from Walter Gleeden in West 115 Bushels era Canada, printed in the Wadena Pioneer Journal, extols Alberta and Edmonton district homesteading. He recounts high yields from oats and wheat, mentions owning three quarters of a section, and notes favorable taxes and government land titles.
Albert Lea Minnesota report notes Hugo Bremer, a young farmer, lost his right eye when a wood-splinter from an ax struck him while felling a tree. His brother William, playing mumble-the-peg, had a blade strike his left eye, and another brother was kicked in the right eye by a colt.
An advertisement for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims it is a pure non habit forming remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It emphasizes vegetable ingredients and non stimulant use with sample bottle offer and pricing of fifty cents or one dollar through Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
Hazel uses a leap year chance to capture a husband, while Aimee questions the timing. Mary notes Hazel spent six weeks in Texas last summer learning to rope, hinting at manipulation and a playful alliance among friends.
An advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to remove freckles. It claims an ounce usually suffices to clear the skin, with night and morning application and a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles.
A reader wonders what happens to bricks from torn houses. The reply imagines moving picture studios use the bricks for comedy films.
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for troops. It relieves foot discomfort when shaken into shoes or used in a foot bath. Sold everywhere for 25 cents. Try it today.
A witty exchange notes that Shakespeare used many puns and Broadway audiences often miss the humor. The dialogue playfull compares stage taste with classic humor and suggests a clash between high literature and popular entertainment.
Western Newspaper Union reports on Elks convention in Bisbee and other April events. notes on Tucson teachers meeting, Grand Canyon bankers gathering, and Arizona fair plans. Mentions mines, artesian wells, new city hall at Tucson, and regional projects in Nogales, Jerome, and Sacaton. Includes legal, forestry, and suffrage items with local figures and actions.
San Diego Union reports ministers shared stories at the Laymen's Missionary Movement convention. Rev Hugh L Burleson invited couples to a public wedding after a church service, drawing eleven women and one man to the call. A separate court tale has a woman seeking a divorce, noting she knew her husband for eighteen months but only truly knew him after asking for a dollar.
An anemic elderly woman challenges a broad-shouldered cockney in a Strand window asking why he is not in the trenches. He turns and sneers a blunt reply asking where her war baby is, signaling wartime social tension and scorn.
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