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Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1916

Page

10

Western front and Balkans war updates amid Greek and British shifts

Reports from the period detail the Karnak sinking near Malta after a German U boat attack. Greek troops reportedly halt fighting with entente forces at Athens. Petrograd speaks of promised Allied aid to Russia over Constantinople and the Dardanelles. Teutons and Russians claim advances and prisoner captures around Bucharest with shifting front lines. Asquith signals a government reconstruction in Britain.

Karnak Malta Athens Asquith Great Britain King George Constantine Carranza Chihuahua Villa Francisco Gonzales Juarez London Washington Tarnowski von Tarnow United States Greece

World News Roundup Reflects War and Political Tensions

Informal census places 2201 Japanese worth over 250000 dollars. Count Szeptycki named commander of Polish Legion. Welsh miners win 15 percent wage rise. Cologne papers oppose German annexation terms. French credits reach 72.5 billion francs. Honolulu suspensions for anti-vice crusade arrestees. Amsterdam adopts compulsory civilian service 235 to 19. Cyclone kills 1000 in Pondicherry. 400 bodies found. US forces occupy Dominican Republic. Francis Joseph funeral in Vienna. Chihuahua bandits loot trains near Juarez.

Japan Possen Szeptycki Cardiff Cologne Germany Honolulu Reichstag Amsterdam Berlin Calcutta Pondicherry India Dominican Republic H. S. Knapp United States Santo Domingo Emperor Charles Francis Joseph Otto Bulgaria Bavaria Saxony Francis Joseph Vienna Chihuahua City Mexico Northwestern Juarez Ozuna Sauz

Woman elected president of Texas School Teachers Association

The Texas School Teachers' Association elected its first female president in its history. Other items note deaths of Judge William F. Cooper in Tucson and Monsignor F. N. Feurstein in Des Moines, commuting death sentences in Utah, and a storm disrupting coastwise shipping. A federal pulp wood consumption census will be conducted with the News Print Manufacturers' Association, and Arizona teachers seek daily Bible reading in public schools.

The Texas School Teachers’ Association William F. Cooper Pima County Superior Court Tucson Ariz F. N. Feurstein St. Joseph’s Church Sioux City Lemars Harry Brewer Frank de Pretto State Board of Pardons Salt Lake Utah United States Federal Forest Service News Print Manufacturers’ Association Arizona Teachers’ Association Arizona

Washington weighs Mexico unrest and Carranza protocol

In Washington officials monitor reports on Villa and rebel movements in Mexico while awaiting Gen. Carranza's response to the Atlantic City protocol. Ambassador Penfield in Vienna notes Countess Tarnowska's ill health and delayed travel with her husband. A land withdrawal proposal to President Wilson covers 45 000 acres in Colorado and 86 000 acres in Utah with potential fuel oil. In Texas, T R Watson bank president is convicted of murder and sentenced to 99 years for shooting state banking commissioner John S Patterson.

Carranza Joint Commission Atlantic City Villa México Penfield Vienna State Department Countess Tarnowski United States Colorado Utah Green River Wilson Lane T. R. Watson Waco Tex Watson John S. Patterson

Boxing, Wrestling and Baseball Notables Reach United States News

Jack Johnson, once heavyweight champion, is believed to be in the United States. Joe Stecher tightens his claim to the heavyweight wrestling title after defeating Charlie Cutler in Chicago. Strangler Lewis defeated Pat Connolly in Butte in a two hour catch wrestling match. Bob Unglaub of Fargo, NC, and former pro player died in Baltimore from an accident. At Fort Collins Colorado, sixteen Aggies football players received varsity letters including Captain Shepardson and Captain-elect Klemnedson along with Johnson Hutton Rothrock Hoch Nichols Dotson Cuzzens Loss Adams Gratton Reid Scott and Thompson.

Jack Johnson Pugilist United States Joe Stecher Charlie Cutler Chicago Butte Mont Strangler Lewis Louisville Pat Connolly Denver Bob” Unglaub Fargo N. C Baltimore Fort Collins Colo Aggies Shepardson Klemnedson Robinson Johnson Hutton Rothrock Hoch Nichols Dotson Cuzzens Loss Adams Gratton Reid Scott Thompson

Funeral Held for Mrs Inez Milholland Boissevain in New York

The funeral occurred in New York City soon after the California arrival of her body. The report notes the death comes amid a string of political and social updates including Rhode Island vote tallies and labor conference statements.

Inez Milholland Boissevain New York California Rhode Island Hughes Wilson Hanly Reimer Benson

Cripple Creek District Tinies November Output and Dividends

The Cripple Creek district produced 75 623 tons in November with an average value of 16.54 per ton, yielding gross bullion of 1 251 356 dollars. Golden Cycle Colo City 38 000 tons at 19.00 produced 772 000 dollars. Portland Colo Springs 11 333 tons at 19.85 produced 233 969 dollars. Smelters Denver Pueblo 4 550 tons at 56.00 produced 250 250 dollars. Portland Cripple Creek 18 700 tons at 2.51 produced 45 937 dollars. Isabella Mines 2 640 tons at 3.00 produced 7 920 dollars. Worcester-Rubie 400 tons at 3.20 produced 1 280 dollars. Dividends for October totaled 152 000 dollars: Cresson Consolidated 122 000 and Golden Cycle Mining and Milling 30 000.

Cripple Creek Golden Cycle Colo. City Portland Colo. Springs Denver Pueblo Isabella Mines Cresson Consolidated Golden Cycle Mining and Milling Company

Mines in Arizona See Progress and New Openings

At the Oatman Combination drifting continues east and west on the 500 foot level. The Windsor mines in the Pioneer district Globe are described as a second Magma. The Old Dominion smelter at Globe yields copper about 45 tons daily. Cobrita mine in Tank Pass near Salome to be opened on a large scale. Arizona Butte Mines reports ore at Stockton hill 330 feet deep. Silver Bar Mining stamps resume operations after six months under new management.

Windsor Pioneer District Globe Old Dominion Cobrita Tank Pass Salome Arizona Butte Mines Company Stockton Hill

Sunnyside mine T Wines to be listed among winter operators

The Sunnyside mine at Hureka continues to produce and ship substantial tonnage and will be listed among winter operators. Mines in the Silverton district are very active with twenty shipments in the week. Engleville near Trinidad to reopen after six years. United Gold Mines on dividend basis, controlling 400 acres in Cripple Creek. Alma district in Park county yields about 300 tons monthly of gold and silver valued at $100 or more from one property.

Sunnyside Hureka Silverton Engleville Trinidad B. J. Matteson United Gold Mines Company Cripple Creek Park County Alma

Mining camps rise in Valencia grant Carlisle mine active

Scholle in Valencia county emerges as a mining camp with rapid prominence. Carl isle in Grant county sees renewed activity as Carlisle mine labor increases. Socorro Mining and Milling Co. reports 820 pounds gold and silver bullion and two and a half tons high grade concentrate from 2000 tons ore. International Co-Operative Holding Co. formed at Las Cruces with 250000 capital quietly options Mexican properties. Chino Copper Co. at Santa Rita reports good results from new ground drilling. South of Hearst pit two acres show ore body 300 to 500 feet thick averaging copper content about 1.33 to 1.5 percent.

Scholle Valencia County Carlisle Grant County Socorro Mining and Milling Co International Co-Operative Las Cruces Mexico Chino Copper Company Santa Rita Hearst Pit

Leasers Reopen Conroy Mine Near Kemmerer

Leasers restart the Conroy mine near Kemmerer after a year idle. The Bonnie Belle Oil Company plans spring drilling, as several Lincoln county oil leases have been filed in the county clerk’s office.

Conroy Kemmerer Bonnie Belle Oil Company Lincoln County

Market quotes and hay grain prices in western markets

The clipping lists late market quotations for cattle cattle types with hay fed and grassers, hogs, sheep, and feeder lambs, plus a hay and grain market section with Denver carload prices. It includes prices for wheat rye oats corn bran flour and eggs butter fruit vegetables and produce items. The table references Colorado Nebraska regions and various per ton and per hundred weight figures.

Colo Idaho Colorado

Copper Casting Prices Slip in Metal Market Quotations

In miscellaneous markets copper casting quotations show a decline of 30.62 percent as commodity pricing moves across the metal market.

Cotton Market Update in New York Prices

New York cotton prices show December at 20.20 and January at 20.35 with March 20.53 May 20.75 July 20.76 and October 18.57. Middling upland marks 20.45.

New York

Chicago Grain and Provision Prices

Chicago market prices for grains and provisions show Wheat No 2 red 1.74 dollars No 3 hard around 1.7142 1.74 percent Corn No 2 yellow 91 cents No 4 yellow 88 89 cents No 4 white 88 89 cents Oats No 3 white 58 54 cents standard 58 54 55 cents Rye No 2 1.51 dollars Barley 90 cents 1.25 dollars Timothy 3.00 5.50 Clover 12.00 17.50 Pork 28.50 Lard 17.00 Ribs 18.87 14.50.

Chicago

Arizona State News Dated Events And Local Incidents

March events list includes Arn Cattle Growers at Obie and Bisbee Poultry Show. Reports note two Mexican laborers killed near Flagstaff, Roy Hamblin slain at Chloride, and a fatal crash during a Phoenix auto race. Other items cover mining news, jittneys bans, fire marshal advocacy, banking license to Copper Belt Merchants, coyotes in Cochise, pool hall case exoneration, assay flood in Tucson, brick plant, copper ore finds near John son, and Gilbert state land actions. James J. Smith obituary linkage to Senator Mark Smith.

Roy Hamblin Chloride Flagstaff Mining Congress Lowell Arizona Copper Belt Miami Cochise County Mortie Graham Globe Felipe Lopez Tucson Phoenix Southwest A. W. Roberts John Bowman Bowman Young Winslow Gila County State Land Commission United States Land Office Normal Schools School of Mines Yavapai Mariposa Conconino Pima County Frankfort James J. Smith Mark Smith

Lecturer Confesses He Married His Cook After Club Query

After addressing a woman's cooking club, a famed lecturer was pressed about his household. Members compared his cook on economy, pies, soups, neatness, and disposition. He answered with a smile that he had already married the cook, ending the exchange.

Skinner’s Macaroni and Spaghetti Advert

Advertising copy touts Skinner products as ideal for hungry children offering delicious taste and nutrition. It claims the pasta builds bone and muscle, is economical, non irritable, made from durum wheat, and invites mothers to request a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg Co Omaha Nebraska.

Skinner Skinner Mfg. Co Omaha Nebr Adv

Boy Learns Crutch Practice From Practical Lesson

Johnnie asks for a crutch while noting two good legs. Muttering of prep, he explains it is useful to practice for potential injury and future need.

Johnnie Mimma

Red Cross Bag Blue Ad Beauty for White Clothes

An old advertisement urges readers to ask for Red Cross Bag Blue at all good grocers. The copy promises it makes beautiful white clothes, a concise promotional note typical of vintage grocery ads.

Red Cross

Envious Bets Lead to Sweet Lasses Bet

In a rural exchange, Mr. Erastus Pinkly jeers at a man who wagered on an election, claiming he is “obliged to eat a gallon of molasses with a toothpick.” Pickaninny Jim adds that the toothpick slows the work but the molasses is worth it.

Mr. Erastus Pickaninny Jim

Systematic Flattery Teaches Winning At Love

A brief note argues that one system of winning affection relies on constant praise. It frames flattery as a deliberate approach to influence social interactions and romantic outcomes. The piece cites practical charm tactics without endorsing manipulation.

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