Western Front War Update From Cauasus To Somme
Western Newspaper Union summary reports Turks repulsed in the Cau casus and Italians capturing Monte Cimont from Austria. German assaults near Fleury in Verdun repulsed, Brody gained by Russians, and British advances between Delville and the Somme. Russians push in Volhynia and Galicia as central powers fall back along a sixty mile front. French drive south of the Somme seizes German positions from Hardecourt to the Somme river. Serbian attacks on Bulgarians repulsed. Austria’s Mount Cimont assault fails. Russia doubts autumn end to war. Prisoners reach 350,000 since the drive began. many German and Austrian troops have fallen.
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Caucasus
Monte Cimont
Fleury
Verdun
Brody
Delville
Somme
Petrograd
Hardecourt
Somme River
Mount
Cimont
Rome
Pozieres
Western coal operators meet FTC in Denver
A group of about one hundred coal operators from Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico conferred with the Federal Trade Commission in Denver to discuss industry concerns. The gathering reflected ongoing regulatory interest amid regional coal production and competition issues.
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Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Federal Trade Commission
Denver
Washington notes and parliamentary updates from May to 1917 era
Panama canal tolls ran a deficit of 4 286 551 dollars for the year ending May 31. Senate proposals forecast nearly 700 million dollars for national defense in fiscal 1917. North Carolina lawmakers paid tribute to Zebulon Vance at his Capitol statue unveiling. Governors cannot compel National Guard units to cross borders. only by draft could they be sent abroad. Burian privately indicated Austria Hungary would likely accept Wilson relief shipments to Poles in Austrian-held areas. The Appam prize crew may be interned after a Norfolk court ruling awards the ship to British owners.
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Panama Canal
Senate
North Carolina
Zebulon Vance
Capitol
Austria- Hungary
Wilson
Burian
Penfield
Appam
State Department
Federal Court
Norfolk
International dispatches and crisis updates from 1916 era
The report notes a banquet hosted by President De la Pasa for Ambassador Frederick J. Stimson and Mrs. Stimson as they prepare to depart Argentina. It cites the public execution of Santiago Ramirez in Saltillo and semi official Greek claims that Turkey delays Armenian relief shipments. It details a Canadian quarantine on young children from New York to curb infantile paralysis and Ontario forest fires feared to have killed up to two thousand. It mentions Japanese political shifts toward a minimal cabinet led by Terauchi, Russian agent Miller in Japan seeking war muni tions payments and Russo Japanese trade, plus London's Court of Criminal Appeal ruling on Roger Casement in Dublin.
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President de la Pasa
Frederick J. Stimson
New York City
Dominion
Ontario
Marquis Okuma
Count Terauchi
Korea
Charles Miller
Japan
Tokio
Court of Criminal Appeal
London
Roger Casement
Dublin
Heath Byford Wins Illinois State Turf Court Tennis Title
Heath Byford defeats Walter Hayes in Chicago with set scores 7 9, 6 2, 6 0, 6 3 to claim the state turf court championship. Also notes include music restrictions at ballparks during games and plans for Pueblo Rifle Range targets.
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Heath Byford
Chicago
Walter Hayes
Johnson
Charles James
Pueblo Rifle Range
Pueblo Golf Club
Wave of Infants Paralyzed in New Jersey Reported
The State Health Department reports 489 infantile paralysis cases in New Jersey. Six people drowned in a flood caused by a cloudburst near Sunrise Wyoming. bodies recovered. News notes also mention Hughes taking a vacation at Estes Park near Denver, Innes denied new trial in Atlanta, Wheeler's crash in Ontario California, Waite found wounded in Sing Sing death house, and Mooney held in San Francisco with wife.
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New Jersey
State Health Department
Sunrise
Wyo
Hotel Astor
New York
Hughes
Estes Park
Denver
Victor E. Innes
Eloise Nelms Dennis
Ben Hill
Atlanta
S. H.wheeler
Army Aviation School
North Island
Ontario
Cal
Harold Stoebe
C. A. Stoebe
Wheeler
Arthur Warren Waite
Sing Sing Prison
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Late Market Denver Markets Steers and Cattle Prices
Denver market report shows steer prices from 7.25 to 9.00 for various grades and weights. Heifers and cows range from about 4.75 to 7.50 with pulp and grain fed and grassers noted. Veal calves and hogs also listed with price spreads and ranges across quality categories. Sheep and lambs appear with spring lambs around 9.75 to 10.00.
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Zook Eis
Market Buying and Selling Prices for Grains and Feed in West
Regional price sheet lists upland per ton values for Colorado and Nebraska plus second bottom, Timothy, Alfalfa, South Park, San Luis Valley, Gunnison Valley, Straw, Wheat, Rye, Idaho oats, Colorado oats, Corn chop and corn in sack. Also notes standard Colorado net selling price at 2.60 per hundredweight.
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Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Colorado
Nebraska
Timothy
South Park
Choice
San Luis Valley
Gunnison Valley
Colo
Idaho
Live Poultry Price List From Denver Market
Prices for live poultry not F O B Denver include hens over and under five pounds at different per pound rates and rates for turkeys ducks and eggs. The list shows weights and unit prices for hens turkeys ducks and eggs with case counts and commission adjustments.
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Denver
Colorado Produce Prices From Local Creameries
A list of farm and dairy products with prices for creamery butter creamery grades and fruit vegetables. Items include apples peaches raspberries Blackberries cherries strawberries asparagus lettuce peas carrots radishes and more with Colo. origin and per pound or crate pricing.
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Colo
Ieee
Metal market quotations brief from Denver and New York
Miscellaneous markets report shows spelter in Denver at 8.42 percent, copper casting at 23.12, lead in New York at 6.35, bar silver 63.4 cents, and tungsten per unit of 60 percent priced between 20 and 22.50.
London Wool Auction Sends Mixed Lot List Across Market
London offered a mixed selection of 7 600 bales with steady demand for all but wavy sorts. Chicago hogs priced at 9.50 to 10.00 for bulk, cattle values ranged from 3.50 to 12.00 for various classes, and sheep quoted with wethers at 6.90 to 9.40 and lambs at 7.15 to 10.90.
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London
Chicago
Cotton Market Steady With October to May Prices
New York cotton quotations show October at 13.10, December 13.27, January 18.35, March 13.51, and May 13.63, reflecting a stable trading session across the listed contract months.
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New York
Western mining and oil news price report
Metal market prices listed including Spelter in Denver at $8.42, Copper casting at $23.12, Lead in New York at $6.35, Bar silver at 63% and 60 per cent at $20, with a forming note of 22.50.
Mining progress and ore finds in Arizona districts
B J Peterson reports gold copper ore on the Baca grant in northwestern Yavapai county. Oatman Pioneer mine develops two exceptionally important ore occurrences rapidly. Oatman United installs new machinery and works with renewed vigor. Finney Copper Company begins sinking from 100 foot to 200 foot level with planned drift on the ore body. A large natural copper ore body is believed to exist on White Mesa about 120 miles northeast of Flagstaff in Coconino county per mining engineer Robert Mitchell.
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B. J. Peterson
Baca
Yavapai County
Oatman Pioneer Mine
Oatman United
Finney Copper Company
Winkelman
United States
White Mesa
Flagstaff
Coconino County
Robert Mitchell
Leadville Mines Lease Hope Property and Expand Operations
Leadville mining men secure a lease on the Hope property and begin work. In Leadville the bottom of the Penrose shaft station is enlarged. Hillman and Johnson report the Cleveland vein opened and well mineralized. Belcher property on Sultan mountain near Silverton to be opened after idle years. About thirty carloads of high grade concentrate produced monthly by the Iowa-Tiger mill in Silverton. Silverton shipped 3,100 tons of concentrate in June. Trails open and mills in full swing. Ehrman sells an interest in Emma H. to Ira B. Coy of Ordway. Emerald claim on Anvil mountain shows strong gray copper vein with gold and silver. Central Colorado districts gain from high metal prices. Wellington Mines at Breckenridge pays two $200,000 dividends this year.
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Leadville
Hope Poperty
Penrose
Lake City
Hillman and Johnson
Cleveland
Belcher
Sultan Mountain
Silverton
Iowa-Tiger Mill
Maj
H. S. Ehrman
Emma H
Ira B. Coy
Ordway
Pitkin
Durango
Anvil Mountain
Colorado
Eagle
Summit
Lake, Park
Chaffee
Gunnison
Wellington Mines Company
Breckenridge
New Mexico Mining Activity Expands Across Districts
Albuquerque men dig for gold in the Red River district of Taos with Fred W. Mister and S H Bernard aiding. Dr Fayette A Jones, president of the State School of Mines, appraises the Franklin mines in Sierra county. A gas and oil show at 121 feet on the Fitzsimmons ranch near Raton excites prospectors. C M Cotton of Deming closes a $100000 deal with Californians and Arizonans to develop the San Miguel Mining property with a smelter at Deming. New investors take plots in the San Juan oil field as several rigs are expected to be started.
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Albuquerque
Red River District
Taos County
Fred W. Mister
S. H. Bernard
Fayette A. Jones
State School of Mines
Franklin Group of Mines
Sierra County
Fitzsimmons Ranch
Raton
C. M. Cotton
Deming
San Miguel
San Juan
Oil activity expands in Wyoming fields and quarry plans
In Basin a new fifty barrel oil well has been brought in. A lime rock quarry near Greybull will employ forty to fifty men. The Hall Company has brought in three oil wells at Riverton in recent weeks. Oil shows encouraging quantity and quality on the Ed Corfield tract north of Basin.
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Basin
Greybull
Riverton
Hall Company
Ed Corfield
Arizona State News highlights events across the region
Oct 3 6 events with New Mexico Bankers at Grand Canyon and Arizona State Fair in Phoenix. Reports of fires in Douglas, heat illness, bootlegging arrests in Tucson, oiling of Mohave railways, fair exhibit transfers, robberies, mining developments, electrocution, and new hoists at Mineral Park. Also weathered by a hurricane at Douglas New Jersey camp, Pioneer Day in Pine, and forthcoming Western celebrations at Camp Verde and Phoenix.
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New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Lady Ann
Chloride
Moyle Brothers
Washington
New Jersey Brigade
Douglas
Arizona
Camp Verde
County Recorder
E. J. Soover
George Washington
Mineral Park
Keystone
Holmes
Mayor Utica Urges Gentle Reform Through Hints and Suggestions
The speech by Mayor Smith promotes municipal reform via nonconfrontational methods. The anecdote about a barber's chair and a bear joke underscores a lighthearted tone while stressing persuasion over force.
Ten smiles for a nickel advert
A brief sale blurb offers cheap smiles for a nickel and promotes Red Cross Bag Blue cleaning products to keep clothes bright white.
Senator Fall mocks political tricks at Chicago convention
At the Republican gathering in Chicago Senator Fall compares tricks to a Tin Can poker game. He describes a tenderfoot who ends with a vanished sixth card after the dealer slips it into the sandwich. The bartender signals confusion as the tenderfoot quietly walks away with his winnings.
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Senator Fall of Three Rivers
Chicago
Lke
Tenderfoot
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Dniester
Galicia
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Western
Edgar Foster
Foster
Olney
Ill
Elizabeth Radcliffe
Morris
Chemical Laboratories
University of Illinois At Champaign
Arizona Corporation Commission
State Corporation Commission of New Mexico
Railroad Commission of Nevada
Los Angeles
R. J. Clancey
Southern Pacific Company
SPORT
Barney Oldfield
Colorado Springs
Delage
Pikes Peak
Hugh Strickland
Fort Worth
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Cheyenne
Mrs. Wilkes
Louise Thompson
Dorothy Marrell
Yellow Fever
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
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Metal Market
Boulder
Arizona State News
Kingman
Oatman
Tucson
Santa Fé Railway
Mohave County
Yuma County
Chas. Bell
Tom Reed Gold Mines Company
Ray
Justice of the Peace
E. W. French
Oatman Combination Mining Company
John C. Taylor
Dundee-Arizona
Jerome
Hamilton
Max Findley
Lyle Cooke
Thumb Butte
Union Pass
Pine
Utah Valley
Luther Yeager
Miami
Inspiration
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United States Land Office
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16Th St
Denver, Colorado
Daily Fly
Ee Barold Somers
Ks Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Grocers
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