War News Roundup From Front Lines And Borders
Western front reports Letchitsky advances toward Lemberg while French capture Maurepas and 1,000 Germans. Austro Germans retreat behind Ottynia line under Russian pressure. Italians occupy the Doberdo plateau and push toward Trieste as Gorizia falls to Italy. Paris and Petrograd note gains as French break Somme third line near Buscourt. Vienna says Stanislau evacuation, Austrians withdraw under Russian pressure. Carranza forces patrol northern border, ejecting bandits. Obregon calls border conditions satisfactory.
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Letchitsky
Lemberg
Maurepas
Stripa
Tarnopol
Buczacz
Berlin
Ottynia
Doberdo
Paris
Gorizia
Trieste
Thiaumont
London
Cadorna
Goritzia
Boschini
Petrograd
Somme
Hardecourt
Buscourt
Stanislau
Vienna
Monasterzyska
Carranzas
Obregon
Mexico City
Prominent figures and a fatal hotel collapse headline
Wilmer Palmer hanged at Rawlins Wyoming for his wife’s murder. John M. Thurston former Nebraska senator dies in Omaha. Five injured when Lincoln Capital hotel collapses. Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson hints at retirement and returning to cowboy life in Mexico. Washington announces miners tax concession by Shafroth and Thomas adding depletion relief to the revenue bill.
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Wilmer Palmer
Rawlins
Wyo
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Omaha
Capital
Lincoln
Neb
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Mexico
Washington
Shafroth
Thomas
Wilson signs bills and mobilizes troops at border
President Wilson signs an agricultural appropriation of about 27 million dollars and a military academy appropriation of 1.225 million. Twenty five thousand state troops are ordered to the border and all commanders ordered to dispatch trained units. Wilson plans a continental speaking tour with details to come. Senator Shafroth seeks to repeal the Rocky Mountain National Park spending cap of ten thousand dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Military Academy
Paul Lambright
Las Animas
Colo
Annapolis Naval Academy
Keating
Democratic Senate
John J. Phillips
Pentucket
Daniels
New York
Global Briefs: Sinking, Strikes, and Political Tension
The St Sebastian sank after a powder factory explosion in Dudesti killing 115. British railway unions seek a 10 shilling weekly raise for gain in living costs. German forces captured the Danish steamer Storebelt with butter pork and eggs. A Berlin dispatch claims a submarine sunk 13 British trawlers and a coal ship in the North Sea between July 31 and Aug 5. The Gladiator from Stefansson’s Canadian expedition arrived at Nome with no news. unrest grows in Chihuahua with no central uprising but local agitators. Reform papers in China worry over Yuan Ko-ting’s movements as he mourns Yuan Shi Kai and ties with old officers to claim heirs to the empire.
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St. Sebastian
Bucharest
Dudesti
New Castle
Berlin
North Sea
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Herschel Island
Nome
Alaska
Stefansson
Banksland
Chihuahua
el Paso
Tex
China
Yuan Ko-ting
Yuan Shi Kai
Changtehfu
Racing and boxing notes from early 20th century meet
Ralph Mulford won the Pike’s Peak auto climb in 18 minutes 24.7 seconds at Colorado Springs. Rea Lentz, a Seattle boy, also won the twelve mile Pike’s Peak race, with Mulford second. Johnny Dundee and Ever Hammer were set for a September 11 lightweight title bout in Kansas City. Young Denny of New Orleans stopped Sailor Jerabek in St Louis. Jack White of Chicago, brother of Charlie White, was set to meet Kid Mex in Colorado Springs show on August 24. Captain Leslie Cheape, polo star, is reported missing on the British front in France and feared killed.
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Ralph K. Mulford
Pike’s Peak
Colorado Springs
Johnny Dundee
Ever Hammer
Kansas City
Leslie Cheape
France
Young Denny
New Orleans
Sailor Jerabek
St. Louis
Rea Lentz
Seattle
Ralph Mulford
Jack White
Chicago
Charlie White
Freddie Welsh
Kid Mex
Steel City Athletic Club
Hughes Draws 15000 in Coliseum Chicago as Campaigns Rise
In Chicago the candidate spoke to about 15 000 people in the Coliseum. Newsroom chatter in New York suggested a near term official loan agreement for Great Britain totaling 250 000 000. Wilson planned a Denver swing around Sept 12 or 13 with routes via Butte Spokane and Seattle.
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Hughes
Chicago
New York
Great Britain
Wilson
Denver
Butte
Spokane
Seattle
Frank Copeland Page
Walter Hines Page
United States
South Garden City
L. I
Eva Harding
Kansas
H. K. Corwine
Dr. Harding
Brazil
Washington
Midwest Oil Company
Western mining and oil market crude ore prices
Western Mining and Oil News Service reports metal market prices including Lead at 6.00 per unit in New York Bar silver at 664 cents per ounce Spelter 8.67 and a half per cent Copper casting 24.87 per pound Tungsten concentrates Boulder Colorado 20 to 75 per 60 per cent unit Crude ores 60 per cent 15 to 22.50 25 per cent 9.40 to 12 10 per cent 8.80 to 10 per unit
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New York
Denver
Boulder
Colo
Wilson Plans To Avert Strike
President Wilson visits the White House to discuss steps aimed at averting a strike, signaling government mediation to resolve labor unrest and prevent disruption.
President Wilson nears settlement in railroad wage eight hour dispute
Washington report says President Wilson met with thirty five railroad brotherhood chiefs and managers to avert a national strike. He signaled support for arbitration and possible legislation, with aim to settle overtime pay and an eight hour day. A joint conference may follow if carriers accept his proposals.
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Washington
Wilson
Great Brotherhoods
Brotherhoods
Arizona mines expand shafts and boost production
The Jerome Verde shaft enlarges to three compartments while a new shaft is planned near Baker ville for Calumet and Arizona. Jerome shaft depth exceeds 300 feet on Dundee-Arizona property. A yellow sulphide stringer opens on Jerome-Portland. Commonwealth at Pearce yields 9,000–10,000 tons monthly. Copperosity near Casa Grande ships ore 12–18.70 percent. Shattuck-Arizona copper netted 689,615.94 in Q past, dividends 437,500 at 12 percent. New Cornelia camp at Ajo adds to big camps with about 1,000 workers and $125,000 monthly payroll.
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Jerome
Jerome-Portland
Commonwealth
Pearce
Casa Grande
Shattuck-Arizona Copper
Ajo
Mining activity and shipments across Colorado 1915
The report notes oil flotation at Allgrove mill near Cardinal and new ore development at Emma mine Ice Lake basin. Manganese found at Iron Mask in Leadville and Gambetta property near Leadville. Crevette & Co. at Silver Plume shipped forty tons ore netting 210 a ton from Seven Thirty mine. Iowa Tiger mill expansion near Silverton boosts flotation capacity 50 percent. Sinking at Strong mine Battle Mountain near Vic tor. Boodle mine near Nevadaville ships smelting and concentrating ore. L. D. Miller ships mill runs of silver ore to Pueblo. Stratton's Cripple Creek properties lessee shipments. Leadville district activity. East Tennessee prospecting. Colorado and Wyoming produced 4 454 000 barrels of petroleum in 1915 valued at 2 400 000, up from 1914 by 670 852 barrels and 520 417 dollars per USGS data.
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Allgrove
Cardinal
Emma
Ice Lake Basin
Iron Mask
Leadville
Gambetta
Yankee Hill
Silver Plume
Crevette & Co
Seven Thirty
Silverton
Strong Mine
Battle Mountain
Victor
Eureka Street
Nevadaville
L. D. Miller
Westcliffe
Pueblo
Stratton
Cripple Creek Mining and Development Company
Colorado
Wyoming
J. D. Northrop
United States Geological Survey
Parsons Mining Company expands mill and buildings
Parsons Mining Company of Parsons Lincoln county begins work on a new mill and additional structures. Lumber arrives for aerial tram terminals from Pacific mine to Socorro Milling Co plant. Empire Zinc plans to start claims drilling in Kingston Sierra county.
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Parsons Mining Company
Parsons
Lincoln County
Pacific
Mogollon
Socorro Mining & Milling Co
Empire Zinc Company
Kingston
Sierra County
Animas Valley
A. T. McGee Company
Ardmore
Okla
Mogollon Mines Co
Silver City
Glenwood
Oil Refinery Begin in Greybull by Standard Oil
Work has begun on a new refinery to be constructed in Greybull by the Standard Oil Company. The Goshen Oil Company, headquartered in Torrington, will engage in general drilling mining and prospecting. A gas well brought in by Lamb Drilling Company for the Big Horn Oil and Gas Co near Basin is estimated to yield about 7,000,000 cubic feet per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greybull
Standard Oil Company
Goshen Oil Company
Torrington
Lamb Drilling Company
Big Horn
Russians Drive Austrians Back on Several Fronts
Russian forces push Austro German units in Galicia as Pet rograd reports gains along the Sereth and Zlota Lip a rivers and capture of Tustobaby northwest of the Dniester. Teutonic allies along the Sereth line shell back Russian advances while Berlin cites heavy losses to Russian attacks south of Brody on the Lub and Graberka sector. Italian gains on the Isonzo front, Turkish troops repulsed in Persia, Russians in Armenian Turkey near Lake Van, and the British torpedo boat destroyer Lassoo sunk by a German submarine are noted in Monday reports.
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London
Galicia
Petrograd
Sereth
Zlota-Lipa
Tustobaby
Dniester
Berlin
Brody
Lub
Graberka
Persia
Turkish Armenia
Lake van
Boulder Man Held as Slayer
Harry J. Randolph age 27 from a York Nebraska family was arrested in Boulder by Deputy Sheriff B O Smith. He admitted he was wanted in Nebraska for auto stealing and in Montana for murder. He stood by a stolen car when arrested and confessed taking it from a York garage.
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Boulder
Harry J. Randolph
York, Neb
B. O. Smith
Nebraska
Montana
York
War Department Recalls Colorado National Guard Order
Denver reports the War Department has temporarily revoked the deployment order sending Colorado National Guard units to the Mexican border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Denver
Colorado National Guard
Lone Bandit Robs Englewood Bank
A masked man identified as Norval King, a convicted forger released from the county jail, robbed the First National Bank in Englewood. He held up assistant cashier Harley Patton, likely securing $500, and fled in a car. A female bank patron fled the scene, scaring the robber and preventing further losses of silver and gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Norval King
First National Bank
Englewood
Harley Patton
Arizona State News Highlights Mining and Labor Reports
Arizona updates note Grand Canyon meetings with New Mexico bankers, state fair near Phoenix, revived ore at Oatman and Chloride, and a 1 000 ton mill planned for Florence. Copper output tops 22 million pounds in Douglas. July smelter production exceeds 3 million pounds at Globe. Labor federation meeting in Tucson ends with prohibition topic avoided.
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New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Pioneer
Oatman
Schenectady
Chloride
Ray-Hercules Company
Florence
Douglas
Jose Maria Leon
Cedar Glade
Arizona State Federation of Labor
Tucson
How Mountains Formed in Wasatch Region
The Wasatch range arose from closely spaced parallel faults in which crustal blocks were pushed upward and folded. Rocks locally tilted and crumpled as movement continued, with Ogden canyon exposing the structures. The west face marks a near vertical normal fault, and recent surface disturbance indicates ongoing activity.
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Wasatch Mountains
Ogden Canyon
Wasatch Range
United States Geological Survey
A Tiny Wool Doll Bookmark Gift
A small bookmark idea for envelopes and cheer. It features half inch colored satin ribbon with wool dolls at each end, tassel style, with embroidered eyes nose and mouth. The doll measures under an inch and invites using leftover embroidery silk or cotton for a playful touch.
Thorn in the Flesh Causes More Trouble Than Two on the Bush
A proverb-like entry notes that a single persistent irritation proves more troublesome than two on the bush, underscoring a cautionary view of small but ongoing difficulties.
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Jerome-Verde
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Old Dominion
Globe
Arlington
Buckeye
Gila River
Oatman-Belle
Lester M. Dull
Ash Peak
Duncan
Carter
Oatman Empire
Silver Hill
Prescott
Sam A. Parker
Buckeye Copper and Gold Mining Company
Grand Carton
Williams
Robert Talley
Jesse Danner
Miami
Iowa
Oatman-Gold Center Mines Company
Ling Sing
Kingman
Fort Huachuca
Pima County
Company E
Robert Soto
Stockton Hill
Kingman Zinc Company
Gertrude Morrison
Roosevelt
Groom Creek
James Connell
Fourth New Jersey Infantry
Harry E. Wright
Express
Mesa
S. P
Yuma
Jesus Cordova
Arizona Federation of Labor
Free Skinner Mfg. CO
U.S.A
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Great Western Corporation
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