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Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1916

Page

2

War fronts tightening as Serbs advance near Monastir

Western Union dispatches report Serbian troops occupying Rapesh east of Monastir and continuing patrols west and northwest of the city. Albanian and Balkan fronts see Romanian and Russian movements as Austro German forces push toward Bucharest while Villa retreats toward the northwest after heavy fighting near Chihuahua City.

Rapesh Monastir Carranza Villistas Chihuahua City Venizelos Bulgaria Monastir-Presba Wallachian Black Sea Greece Admiral du Fournet Britannic White Star Aegean Sea Villa Danube Berlin Bucharest Dobrudja Tchernavoda Constanza Associated Press Rumania von Falkenhayn von Mackensen Makovo Orahovo Vranovtsi Ribartsi Bilyanik Novak Suhdol

Wilsons plurality in New Mexico reported

Wilsons plurality was 2 502 in New Mexico. The text notes a sequence of political items including a Supreme Court decision obstacle wipeout and a 25 percent rent increase pledge by East St. Louis real estate exchange. Also mentions Gompers re elected and Buffalo as next convention site.

Wilson New Mexico Supreme Court of the United States Kansas City East St. Louis Ill American Federation of Labor Gompers Buffalo

Counties to be released from cattle fever tick quarantine

More than forty counties in Alabama Arkansas Georgia Mississippi and Texas will be released from cattle fever tick quarantine December 11 under a secretary of agriculture order. President Wilson signed a commission placing Col James W Pope on the retired list with brigadier general rank in Denver. The Treasury reports 103,002,000 people in the United States on November 1. James L Coke of Hawaii named third judge of the circuit court of the first circuit by President Wilson. Wilson will travel to New York for Statue of Liberty illumination ceremonies.

Alabama Arkansas Georgia Mississippi Texas Secretary of Agriculture Wilson James W. Pope Denver Col. Pope Continental United States Treasury Department James L. Coke Hawaii Circuit Court of the First Circuit of New York

World War I leads and royal deaths from European fronts

Western Wallachia shows German control as Kaiser emperors fall. Charles Booth and Sir Hiram Maxim die in London. Norwegian steamers sunk. Australia bans wool trade without PM consent. Kemp named Ottawa militia minister, succeeding Sir Sam Hughes. Emperor Franz Joseph steps back to affairs of state as Ramsgate bombardment and Greek entente tensions unfold.

Wallachia Charles Booth Booth Steamship Company London Hiram Stevens Maxim Oifjeld Trym Lloyd’s Australia Melbourne Albert E. Kemp Ottawa Ont Sam Hughes Kemp Charles Francis Joseph Austria-Hungary Vienna Charles Reichrat Ramsgate Berlin Katerina Sarrail Athens Francis Joseph Austria Hapsburg Europe Francis Ferdinand Bosnia

Purdue Wins Western Conference Cross country in Lafayette

Purdue takes the annual cross country run in Lafayette Indiana as part of the Western Conference meet. The event highlighted strong performances from competing schools and set the tone for the season.

U. S. Steel Raises Pay Amid Broad Industrial News

Reports from New York and across the nation note wage increases at U. S. Steel and a string of other developments. Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan lies seriously ill at her Highland Falls summer home. The Corn Exchange Bank in New York says it loaned 25 million dollars to the Wheat Export Company of Canada, guaranteed by Britain. Mexican women are executed near El Valle in suspected retaliation linked to Carranza forces. The New York chapter of the American National Conference committee pushes a national stop the war drive. The American Railway Association orders railways to return coal cars to owners to ease shortages. The Y M C A reports a 38,124 member total in its ten day continental drive surpassing the goal of 30,000.

U. S. Steel Company Carranza Gonzales Diaz el Valle Wilson New York American National Conference Committee Conference Committee On The American Railway Association Railroad Department Young Men's Christian Association

Late Market Quotations for Cattle Hogs and Lambs

Readable meat market data lists steers and heifers priced from 7.00 to 10.65 per hundredweight, cows and canners from 4.75 to 7.50, veal calves 8.00 to 10.50, hogs 9.50 to 9.80, sheep 7.00 to 7.50, feeder lambs 9.25 to 10.00, and feeder calves 5.25 to 6.25 with varied grades noted.

Iedgeiessteresien TEGO Siurs Eeiake Gensie Este Geisiee

Buying Prices in Colorado and Nebraska Uplands

A historical price list shows per ton buying rates for Colorado upland at 14.00 to 15.00, Nebraska upland 12.00 to 13.00, and second bottom 11.00 to 12.00. Timothy 16.00 to 17.00. alfalfa 11.00 to 12.00. Grain and feed ranges include wheat 2.62 per 100 pounds, oats 1.85 to 1.95, corn 2.10 to 2.13, bran 4.00, and flour selling prices in Colorado assessment.

Colorado Upland Nebraska Upland Colorado Nebraska South Park San Luis Valley Gunnison Valley Colo Idaho Seareree

Live Poultry and Produce Prices From Denver Market

The listing shows live poultry prices with discounts under ten percent, detailing turkeys hens ducks and eggs by weight and grade. Also listed are fruits and vegetables with per box and per cwt prices, including apples pears cauliflower celery onions and potatoes in Colorado markets.

Iico

Metal Market Quotations and Prices

Bar silver 73 cents per ounce. Spelter per 100 pounds in St Louis 10.83 dollars. Lead per 100 pounds in New York 7.00 dollars. Copper casting 30.62 dollars per hundred pounds.

St. Louis New York

Boulder Tungsten Concentrates and Crude Ores Prices

Prices for concentrates and ores listed as per unit: Boulder Tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 16 to 17 dollars. Crude ores 60 percent at 15 dollars. 25 percent at 9.50 to 12 dollars. 10 percent at 8.70 to 10 dollars.

Boulder

Market Prices Bulk Dairy and Poultry Report

Kansas City market listings show Butter Creamery at 41 cents for firsts 39 cents for seconds 38 cents for packing items 32 cents. Eggs firsts 42 cents. Poultry prices list hens 15 cents roosters 12 cents and broilers 21 cents.

Kansas City

Chicago grain and provision prices listed for various commodities

Corn No 2 yellow prices range from 97 98 cents to 98 3/4 cents. No 4 yellow 92 1/2 to 94 1/2 cents. No 4 white 92 1/2 to 94 1/4 cents. Oats No 3 white 57 1/4 to 58 1/4 cents. Standard 58 to 59 cents. Rye No 2 at 151 cents. Barley 90 cents to 1.28 dollars. Timothy 3.25 to 5.25. Clover 11.00 to 15.00. Pork 28.50. Lard 16.92. Ribs 14.25 to 14.75.

Chicago

Metal price report from New York market notes

Western Newspaper Union News Service lists metal prices including lead at 7.15 to 7.25, bar silver at 73.25 cents, copper casting at 30.62 to 30.74, tungsten concentrates at 16.00 to 17.00 per unit, crude ores at 60 percent 15.00, 25 percent 9.40 to 12.00, and 10 percent 8.70 to 10.00.

New York

Mineral park mining activity spans multiple sites in Arizona

Deep work plans at Setz property Mineral Park. Silver King mine in Wallapai mountains reopens. Oatman Shamrock shaft sunk with improvements. Copper and molybdenite ore opened in Great Carion claim. Fife syndicate smelter plans at Dos Cabezas Hill Top. Sunshine strike in Kingman district yields 600 ounces silver per ton. Harqua Hala Bonanza mine progresses on eighth level. Republic mine shaft ore strike near Johnson. Gold Dust Mines uses new ore treatment at $1 per ton in Oatman camp.

Setz Mineral Park Silver King Wallapai Mountains Oatman Shamrock Black Range Kingman Carion Fife Syndicate Hill Top Dos Cabezas Sunshine Old Hackberry Yuma County Johnson Republic Gold Dust Mines Company Oatman Camp

Mining fever grips Western mines with shipments and development

Mining activity increases across several sites. The Ottawa mine owned by John Kaminky ships high grade ore to the smelter. Spencer copper mines install machinery to push winter development and continue shipments to Iola. John R. Brown ships lead silver copper ore from Iron Cap at Silver Creek and anticipates monthly output. The Gold King mill at Gladstone restarts after repairs and new ground development. Gillespie silver mine at Sunshine sold to Pyramid Mining for extensive development. Vindicator mine Cripple Creek reports ore on eighteenth level yielding about 1.5 ounces gold per ton. drift to extend across hundreds of feet with workers at forty feet depths.

Whitepine Ottawa John Kaminky Alice Spencer Iola John R. Brown Iron Cap Silver Creek Gladstone Boulder County L. A. Ewing E. J. Webb Gillespie Sunshine Pyramid Mining and Exploration Company Vindicator Cripple Creek John McCuish Diana Chloride Constance Lowell Percival Lowell Flagstaff Lowell Observatory William Lowell Putnam State Fair Grounds Phoenix Hemmett Queen Hemmett Stock Farm San Francisco Ward Arizona Empire Copper Mines Company Treasure Hill Parker

Mining ventures and oil drilling move across New Mexico region

The Blue Star Mining Company is incorporated at Mountainair with a 150000 capitalization and 14 to 15 claims to be developed. Seven trains daily haul 60 ton ore cars from Santa Rita to Hurley mill, totaling about 12000 tons processed each day. Oil operators shift from Meadows to east of Farmington planning soon drilling in section 16 after abandoning Meadows. Howard and White of Deming lease their Cook's Peak lead silver property to Larsen and Smith for about 30000.

Blue Star Mining Company Mountainair Santa Rita Hurley Chino Copper Company Farmington W. D. Howard Z. D. White Deming Cook’s Peak Paul A. Larsen R. L. Smith Bayard Station

Oil Lease Wins In Large Casper Field Move

J. D. Cameron representing a New York firm secured leases totaling 3 000 acres in the Big Muddy oil field near Casper. The Burlington line area ten miles southeast of Moorcroft shows lively activity and Embar Oil near Bonanza reports 350 feet down with gas encountered at 300 feet.

J. D. Cameron New York Big Muddy Casper Burlington Moorcroft Embar Oil Company Bonanza

Arizona State News Highlights From Globe to Parker

Arizona reports include the Growers' Association convention in Globe March 5–7 and the Federation of Women's Clubs in Globe January 19–21. Mines near Jerome, Chloride, Parker, and Jerome yield ore, water, and striking pay. A dog rabies scare prompts stray-dog extermination. Dr. Percival Lowell’s mausoleum and a new world pacing record draw attention. Governor race results spark recounts and a will bequeathing funds to Lowell Observatory.

Arizona Cattle. Growers’ Association Globe Arizona Federation of Women’s Clubs Pilgrim Kingman United Verde Jerome Santa Cruz Arizona Phoenix Shea Copper Company Thomas’ M. Smith John D. Loper Jack Herrington William O’neill Miami W. H. Ritchie Lowell H. E. Lind Superior Court Gila County Asbestos Mining Association

Put Business Lesson First

Dialogue from the Youngstown Telegram recounts a boy explaining a fight with Hem mandhan after recalling a Sunday school lesson about handling conflict strictly as a business matter. He says he struck first because he felt he must "give him a receipt" for the punch.

Hemmandhan Youngstown

Baby's Eyes Value Set by Court at 25000

A California court assigns 25000 to a child's eyesight damaged at birth by a negligent attendant. The judge notes priceless value of a baby's eyes and questions monetary compensation for a life of impaired vision. The piece laments that money cannot restore or fully recompense the harm.

California

Odious Comparison Across Potatoes and Jewelry

A Klondike man extols potatoes as worth their weight in gold. Miss Cayenne objects, calling such a comparison to jewelry a foolish notion in a sharp exchange.

Klondike Miss Cayenne

Square deal pledge to satisfy all sides

A statement emphasizes offering a square deal to ensure satisfaction for all parties involved. It highlights fairness as the central goal and suggests balanced outcomes in transactions or negotiations.

The World Opens to the Man Who Knows His Path

A quotable adage about purpose and direction emphasizes confidence in announced aims. It frames leadership as clear intent guiding progress, appealing to determined individuals seeking decisive action and steady forward motion.

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