War developments advance on multiple fronts
Gen Letchitsky pushes toward Lemberg. French report claims Maurepas taken with 1000 Germans captured. Austro Germans surrender line from Tarnopol to Buczacz. Berlin notes Austro German retreat under Russian pressure. Italians occupy entire Doberdo plateau and push from Gorizia toward Trieste. German sources say Thiaumont attack repulsed. Gorizia reported in Italian hands with 10000 Austrians captured. Cadorna’s forces advance after Goritzia to Boschini. Paris and Petrograd report allied gains. Somme gains reported near Hardecourt Buscourt. Vienna says Stanislau evacuated, Austrian positions shifted due to Russian pressure. Eighty thousand Carranza troops patrol border, pursuing bandits. Obregon calls conditions satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Notable Executions and Political News Collected
Wilmer Palmer was hanged at the state penitentiary in Rawlins Wyoming for his wife’s murder. John M Thurston former senator from Nebraska and prominent Republican died in Omaha. Five people were injured in a Lincoln Nebraska Capital hotel collapse. two seriously and one fatally. Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson may retire from politics and return to cowboy life in Mexico. Washington announced a big concession won for metalliferous mines by Senators Shafroth and Thomas adding an amendment to the revenue bill granting depletion based on mine output’s market value during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Palmer
Rawlins
Wyo
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Omaha
Capital
Lincoln
Neb
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Mexico
Washington
Shafroth
Thomas
Wilson signs agri cultural and military appropriations
President Wilson signs the agricultural appropriation bill for about 27 million dollars and the military academy bill for 1.225 million. Paul Lambright of Las Animas Colorado passes entrance exam for Annapolis naval academy. Keating appoints him. Twenty five thousand state troops ordered to the border and all commanders ordered to deploy as equipped. Wilson likely to tour the continent with details to follow. Senate revenue bill would raise surtax on incomes over two million dollars from 10 to 13 percent. Navy tug Pentucket crew commended for handling explosion incident. Senator Shafroth seeks increased Rocky Mountain National park funding beyond ten thousand dollars a year.
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
Wave of Disasters and Political Tensions Worldwide
Telegraphic dispatches report the sinking of the Italian steamship St Sebastian and 115 deaths from a powder factory explosion in Dudesti. Unrest grows in Chihuahua while Yuan Kotting scheming to reclaim power in China. German submarines attack British vessels as Danish butter and pork shipments are captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Pike’s Peak auto climb winners and boxing match notes
Ralph K. Mulford won the Pike’s Peak auto climb in Colorado Springs with 18 minutes 24.7 seconds. Rea Lentz of Seattle also won the race, finishing twelve miles in 18:24, with Mulford the Friday victor in second. A boxing card in St Louis saw Young Denny stop Sailor Jerabek in the first round, while Johnny Dundee and Ever Hammer were set for a fifteen round decision bout in Kansas City on September 11. Jack White of Chicago was slated to meet Kid Mex before the Steel City Athletic Club on August 24, and Capt. Leslie Cheape, famed polo player, was reported missing and feared dead on the British front in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Chicago Coliseum
In Chicago the candidate spoke to about 15 000 supporters while New York financiers anticipated a 250 million dollar loan to Great Britain. Wilson may visit Denver mid September as plans include a route through Butte Spokane and Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 price report summary
Western mining and oil prices list lead at New York six dollars per ounce and bar silver at 66 4 cents. Copper casting 24.87 dollars per unit. Tungsten concentrates in Boulder Colorado range 20 to 75 dollars per 60 per cent unit. Crude ores 60 per cent 15 to 22.50 dollars, 25 per cent 9.40 to 12, 10 per cent 8.80 to 10 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Denver
Boulder
Colo
Wilson Plans To Avert Strike
President Wilson aims to avert a looming strike with a White House consultation. The move signals efforts to maintain labor peace and protect national operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
President Wilson weighs eight hour day in railway talks
President Wilson met with 35 railroad brotherhood chiefs and later with managers to seek a settlement avoiding a nationwide strike. He suggested possible legislation, and sources say he may propose an eight hour day and arbitration on overtime pay as a basis for negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Great Brotherhoods
Brotherhoods
Copper and Gold Mining Expands Across Arizona Districts
The Jerome Verde shaft is enlarged to three compartments and a new shaft will be sunk near Bakerville by Calumet and Arizona. The Dundee-Arizona Jerome shaft is down over 300 feet. A yellow sulphide stringer appears in Jerome-Portland main shaft. Commonwealth at Pearce yields 9,000 to 10,000 tons monthly. Copperosity near Casa Grande ships ore 12 to 18.70 percent copper. Shattuck-Arizona copper earned 689,615.94 in the past quarter. dividends at 12 percent totaled 437,500. New Cornelia camp at Ajo adds to statewide big camps with about 1,000 workers and a $125,000 monthly payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Jerome-Portland
Commonwealth
Pearce
Casa Grande
Shattuck-Arizona Copper
Ajo
Mining growth and new ore shipments across Colorado districts
The report details ore flotation at Allgrove mill near Cardinal and rapid shaping of Emma mine in Ice Lake basin for heavy production. It notes manganese deposits at Iron Mask mine Leadville and Gambetta property on Yankee hill. Crevette Co. at Silver Plume shipped forty tons of ore netting 210 a ton from Seven Thirty mine. Additional flotation unit near Silverton Iowa Tiger mill boosts capacity 50 percent. Sinking at Strong mine Battle Mountain near Vic tor. Boodle mine near Nevadaville completed ore shipment. Miller in Westcliffe district ships mill runs to Pueblo smelter. Stratton’s Cripple Creek estates leasers ship four properties. East Tennessee in Leadville district attracts renewed attention. 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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 with new 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 the Pacific mine to So corro Mining & Milling Co plant in the Mogollon district. Empire Zinc plans to start claims in Sierra county Kingston district. Engineers are in the area. A. T. McGee Company of Ardmore Oklahoma takes option on 50 000 acre Animas valley tract to prospect for oil. Mogollon Mines Co changes freight delivery with a new transfer station at Glenwood twelve miles from Mogollon, with oil storage tanks and truck delivery of fuel and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
New refinery project starts 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 based in Torrington will engage in general drilling, mining and prospecting. A gas well near Basin brought in by the Lamb Drilling Company for the Big Horn Oil and Gas Co. is estimated to produce 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 Eastern Front
Russians advance along the Sereth and Zlota-Lipa rivers and take the fortified town of Tustobaby northwest of the Dniester. Teutonic allies on the Sereth line slow the Russian push with heavy artillery. Berlin reports Russian gains south of Brody and further Italian progress on the Isonzo front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Galicia
Petrograd
Sereth
Zlota-Lipa
Tustobaby
Dniester
Berlin
Brody
Lub
Graberka
Persia
Turkish Armenia
Lake van
Boulder Man Held as Slayer
Boulder authorities arrest Harry J. Randolph 27 of York Nebraska for auto theft in Nebraska and murder in Montana. He was found beside a stolen car he admitted taking from a York garage during the arrest by Deputy Sheriff B. O. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Harry J. Randolph
York, Neb
B. O. Smith
Nebraska
Montana
York
War Department Recalls Colorado National Guard Dispatch
Denver reports the War Department has temporarily revoked the order that sent the Colorado National Guard to the Mexican border, pending further instructions. The move adjusts previously scheduled troop movements and reflects a change in border security posture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Denver
Colorado National Guard
Bank Robbery in Englewood Targeted First National Bank
A masked man identified from a rogue's gallery as Norval King, a former forger, robbed the First National Bank in Englewood. He held assistant cashier Harley Patton at gunpoint and likely secured $500 before fleeing in a car. A female patron fled the building, spurring the robber to escape and preventing further losses of silver and gold in the cashier cage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Norval King
First National Bank
Englewood
Harley Patton
Arizona State News Highlights Local Mines and Drought
Read on for mining booms at Oatman and Chloride with ore paid at $6 to $500 a ton. Florence to host a 1000 ton mill while Silver Hill reopening plans advance. State officials report $33,883 in school funds and labor federation meeting in Tucson. Fatal and near fatal incidents include a derailed train death, a decapitation in Yuma, and a broken leg in Douglas. Prohibition talks shelved at the Tucson labor convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oatman
Carter
Oatman Empire
Silver Hill
Chloride
Prescott
Sam A. Parker
Buckeye Copper and Gold Mining Company
Grand Carton
Williams
Robert Talley
Florence
Jesse Danner
Miami
Iowa
Oatman-Gold Center Mines Company
Ling Sing
Kingman
How Mountains Are Formed In Wasatch Region
United States Geological Survey explains Wasatch mountains formed by parallel faults uplifting crust pieces. Rocks were pushed up as cracks closed, with beds turned on edge and folded. Ogden canyon exposes the upturned and crumpled rocks and notes the fault remains active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasatch Mountains
Ogden Canyon
Wasatch Range
United States Geological Survey
Just a Trifle Bookmark Gift for a Laugh
A short, playful description of a tiny bookmark made from half-inch colored satin ribbon with small wool dolls at each end. The little tassel bookmark, under an inch long, uses colored cotton for facial features and invites using left-over embroidery silk or cotton for a cheeky gift.
Thorn in the Flesh Causes More Trouble Than Two on Bush
A proverb asserts that a single persistent nuisance can be harder to manage than two concurrent minor problems. The saying emphasizes subtle tension and stubborn follow-through in daily affairs.
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Western
Union Wwener Service
Rocky Mountain National Park
SPORT
Nubs
Ubs
Omaha Ce
Bss
Lincoln Sais
Des Moines Settee Ee
Sioux City
Topeka
Wichita
St. Joseph Cr
Western Mining and Oil
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
RAIL
White House
Prin
CIPAL
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Arizona
East Tennessee
New Mexico
Lemburg Defense Contracting
Boulder Man
Arizona State News
New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Pioneer
Schenectady
Ray-Hercules Company
Douglas
Jose Maria Leon
Cedar Glade
The
Bay and Gila Valley Railroad
Arizona State Federation of Labor
Tucson
Jerome-Verde
Venture Hill
Verde Apex
Old Dominion
Globe
Arlington
Buckeye
Gila River
Oatman-Belle
Lester M. Dull
Ash Peak
Duncan
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
America
Great Western Corporation
Cahn-Forster Ee Saggrees
15Th Street
Enver, CO
Denver Normal and Preparatory School
California St
Defiance Starch
Defiance Starch CO
University of Denver
Buchtel
Tee
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