War traffic sinks four steamers and raids in Europe
Lloyd's reports the sinking of four steamers, one British and three neutral. Russian forces repel Austro German raiders near Zborow in Galicia. A Russian squadron raided the Anatolian Black Sea coast and sank forty Turkish sailing vessels. Austro German guns pound Ocna in the Trotus valley as Suchitza valley attacks falter for the Russians.
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London
Lloyd’s
Zborow
Galicia
Anatolian
Black Sea
Constantinople
Ocna
Trotus
Petrograd
Suchitza
Berlin
France
Loos
Verdun
Atlantic
Toftwood
New York
Liverpool
Mesopotamia
Tigris
Kut-El-Amara
Hernandez
Carranza
Satevo
Parral
Villa
la Jolla
War News and Economic Sketches from the Era
The report notes the Gaea torpedoed at sea and lists wartime events including China’s 1916 customs revenue of 35 million gold, a rate cut by the Bank of England, Miss Mary Orr’s will, and mass Russian prisoner counts. It also records an Algiers consulate burglary, a German Reichstag stance on submarines, a British munition labor push, Canadian enlistment trends, and Norway’s wartime losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaea
Maritime Customs Revenue
China
Bank of England
Mary
Helen Orr
Bobcaygeon
Ont
Count Westarp
Reichstag
Madgeburg
Ministry of Munitions
London
Canada
Three die in Portland hotel fire and Seattle opera house burned
A hotel blaze in Portland, Oregon killed three men and seriously injured eight others while a separate fire destroyed Seattle's Grand Opera House. Assistant Fire Chief Fred Gillam died in Portland fire, with a missing man reported. In Seattle eight were injured and a man killed in action. In Sacramento a white slave traffic measure was drafted by Assemblyman Samuel Knight.
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Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
Fred Gillam
Sacramento
Cal
Samuel Knight
Redlands
Oscar de Priest
Chicago
Hoyne
Tom Costello
Holland
United States
J. B. Geijsbeek-Molenaar
Denver
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
House passes omnibus public buildings bill for 37 million
The House approved a broad public buildings bill valued at 37 million dollars. The interstate commerce commission moves toward relief for large cities facing coal famine threats. Nine Americans among crew of British ships St Theodore and Minieh, captured by a German raider, stranded at Pernambuco aboard Hudson Maru. Over 1,000 Americans urge Ambassador Elkus to evacuate from Syria and Palestine. Sherman L. Whipple named counsel for the leak inquiry after unanimous House rules committee vote. War Department orders immediate withdrawal of substantial border National Guard units. General Funston to select units for return home.
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House
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Theodore
Minieh
Pernambuco
Elkus
Constantinople
Syria
Palestine
Sherman L. Whipple
Boston
House Rules Committee
War Department
Funston
Johnny Tillman Faces Mohr In Ten Round NYC Bout
Johnny Tillman of Minneapolis out pointed Walter Mohr in ten rounds in New York. The 1917 Michigan football schedule lists a Oct 27 game with Nebraska at Ann Arbor. Bob McAllister of California beat Rodney McDonald of Canada in every round of a ten round bout in Brooklyn.
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Johnny Tillman
Minneapolis
Walter Mohr
New York
University of Michigan
University of Nebraska
Ann Arbor
Bob McAllister
California
Rodney McDonald
Canada
Brooklyn
N. Y
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Young Drummie
Jersey City
Waterbury
Conn
Manuel Cueto
Cincinnati Nationals
Ray Schalk
White Sox
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Western Slope
Whipple Chester
Charles Giauque
Pinon Mesa
Mirror Lake
Senate Memorial Seeks Parker Reservation Open to Settlers
The Arizona Senate backed a memorial urging Congress to allow white settlement on the Parker Indian reservation. In Pennsylvania, a wedding reception fire trapped half of Harford, injuring 50 with 10 fatally. Canada orders fixed $10 a ton paper price to curb print costs. Ballard Dunn cites railcar shortages amid rising exports. Eastland disaster marks 812 deaths with ongoing litigation. Eureka veteran Peter Crawford mourns with amputations and humor about coins. Missing aviators Bishop and Robertson are found near Wellton after four days stranded.
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The
Arizona Senate
Congress
Parker Indian Reservation
Harford
United States
Dominion
Ballard Dunn
Association of Western Railroads
Eastland
Chicago
Peter Crawford
Eureka
Cal
Harry G. Bishop
W. A. Robertson
Sonora
Mexico
Wellton
Ariz
Arizona State News Highlights 1916 Mining and Legislation
Arizona reports show over 27 million dollars of copper mined in Yavapai County in 1916. State Senate presidency went to D. H. Claridge of Graham County. University of Arizona received 170 thousand dollars in gifts that year. Numerous mining and local events unfold across the state including new ore strikes, game law effects, and public notices.
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Yavapai County
State Senate
D. H. Claridge
Graham County
University of Arizona
Arizona
United States
Temple
A. J. Peters
Perkins
Masonic Grand Lodge of
George Duncan
Ajo
Ripsey
Ray Junction
Tucson
Associated Advertising Clubs
Wm. Faltin
Buckeye
Arizona Legislature Sets Senate and House Assignments
The official committees for the Third Arizona Legislature outline Senate and House assignments with members named for each panel. Attaches listed for the House include Miss Amy Greenleaf and several clerks and stenographers, while Senate staff covers secretaries, doorkeepers, and pages. Arizona Masons move Grand Lodge meeting to Phoenix on Feb 12 due to border housing needs.
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House
Amy Greenleaf
Nellie Hayward
J. P. Phillips
John Crampton
F. O. Twitty
Franklin Hanna
Fred Tibbits
P. Apli
Cecil Dessant
M. G. Burns
Arizona
Arizona capitol bill seeks $200000 for original plans
Senator Ruth Rutherford introduces a bill to appropriate 200000 to carry out the capitol building plans. The work would be funded by returning to the treasury the proceeds from lands granted to the state. The bill creates a Capitol Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Dignity of
Arizona
Capitol
Rutherford
Treasury
Capitol Commission
Basis of Canada's Riches Grains Wealth in Western Canada
The Wall Street Journal praises Canada as rich in fertile land with rising grain demand. Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba farms show high yields from 16 to 80 dollars per acre rents and crop values. 1916 yields include wheat 28 to 70 plus bushels per acre and oats 30 to 45. Labor shortages during WWI push harvest wages to 2.50 to 4.00 dollars daily with board, 35 to 60 dollars monthly.
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Canada
Wall Street Journal
Financial Journal
United States
Alberta
Calgary
Illinois
George Richard
Providence
R. I
Wheat
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Europe
Canadian Militia Department
Epitaph Quotation Cited By Red Cross Bag Blue Ad
Readable fragments show a quotation about epitaphs starting with Heresies and the line Well, most of them do. Red Cross Bag Blue claims to go farther than liquid blue with an ad urging readers to get the product from any grocer.
Cascarets Claim to Cleanse Liver and Bowels
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets to cleanse and regulate the stomach and liver, remove fermentation and foul gases, and ease constipation. It claims nightly effect, no griping, and a 10 cent box. Also mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pellets and Dr Mary Morey entering medical school at age seventy.
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Adv
Dr. Pierce
Mary Morey
Smiley, Tex
Mr. Hill
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Kerrville Man Stand Upright
Kerrville Texas resident S P Benton aged 64 declares kidney and rheumatic troubles eased by Dodd's Kidney Pills. He states he previously walked bent with a cane and now feels well enough to stand straight, praising the remedy and urging others to use the exact DODD'S name.
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S. P. Benton
Kerrville
Texas
Dodd
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