Turko-Russian Front Updates and World War News
Western front and Caucasus reports show ongoing heavy fighting. The Turks press minor gains in the Caucasus while Grand Duke Nicholas launches offensives toward Erzerum. Verdun and Somme actions, Italian gains against Austria, and shifting Mexican embargo details also appear alongside Mexican revolt chatter and border movements.
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Grand Duke
Nicholas
Caucasus
Trevino
Mexico
Carranza
Obregon
Somme
Petrograd
Fleury
Paris
Erzerum
Turkish Empire
Stokhod
Stripa
Elijah the Second and the Crown of Greece
A brief roundup notes Elijah the Second, a claimant to royal titles in Nigeria, the destruction of the Greek king’s summer home at Tatoi by fire, and the reopening of the Mexican Northwestern railroad to supply American troops in Mexico. It also mentions British sailors joining Russian forces, British views on a German submarine feat, wartime French gender statistics, a royal engagement, and four alleged bandits in Mexico sentenced to death.
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Nigeria
Elijah
Tatoi
Greece
Constantine
Mexico
Russia
London
Minnesota National Guard unit sails to border amid Mexican tensions
About 1 200 officers and men of the Second regiment Minnesota national guard departed Fort Snelling for the border. Private Willis Ziegler of the Second Idaho infantry died of typhoid pneumonia becoming the first militia member to die at Nogales Arizona. Mrs Phoebe A Hearst protested to Robert Lansing over the Hacienda de Babicora seizure. At Waukegan Illinois Will Orpet was acquitted of the murder charges in the Lambert case after a five hour jury deliberation.
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Minnesota National Guard
Fort Snelling
Willis Ziegler
Second Idaho Infantry
Nogales
Ariz
Phoebe A. Hearst
de Babicora
Mexico
San Francisco
Robert Lansing
Waukegan
Will Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marion Lambert
Lake Forest
Washington Highlights in Washington D C Morning News
The House passed the Rucker bill amending the political campaign publicity law. President sent nomination of Rep James Hay of Virginia to be judge of the court of claims to the Senate. American sheep raisers will receive about $75,000,000 for this year's wool crop, the Department of Agriculture announced. More than 1,200 postmasters enrolled at the convention of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States. The State Department ruled the German submarine Deutschland is a merchant vessel and entitled to treatment as such. The War Department announced that 2% or more nurses are needed for the army nurse corps in service on the border with base hospitals established by the medical department.
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House
Rucker
James Hay
Virginia
Court of Claims
Senate
Department of Agriculture
The
National Association of Postmasters of the United States
State Department
War Department
Army Nurse Corps
Medical Department
Boston and St Louis Play Seventeen Innings With No Score
Baseball game at Boston called due to darkness after seventeen innings without a run. Also notes Grand Lake yacht races set for August 14 and boxing match Benny Chavez defeats Chick Hayes in St Joseph. Dodge wins American Derby at Hawthorne in 2 04 3 5 and 25 000 spectators.
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Boston
St. Louis
Grand Lake
Benny Chavez
Trinidad
Colo
Chick Hayes
Indianapolis
St. Joseph
Elgin
Chicago Automobile Club
Elgin Road Racing Association
Southern
California
America
Dodge
Weber and Ward
Hawthorne
Chicago
Faux Col
Heat toll rises across the East with twenty one dead
The East reports twenty one people dying from the heat on Wednesday as the nation endures record high temperatures. Charles E Hughes travels with Mrs Hughes on a trip through the Middle West to the Pacific coast.
Late Market Quotations Denver Markets For Cattle and Hogs
The market shows steers, cows, veal calves, and feeders with varied grades from pulp and grain fed to grassers. Hay and grain prices list Colorado upland, Nebraska upland, Timothy, Alfalfa, and regional valleys. grain prices include wheat, rye, oats, corn, bran, and flour with buying and selling figures for Denver bulk and sacks.
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Colo
Idaho
Colorado
Live Poultry and Produce Prices Noted for Denver Market
The list shows live poultry prices not F. O. B. Denver including hens of various weights, turkeys, ducks, eggs with graded No. 1 and No. 2, butter from creameries, and Colorado fruit items such as apples, apricots, cherries, raspberries, and strawberries with unit prices and crate counts.
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Denver
Tiooeg Foe
E Creie Siesta Sawai
Colo
Commodity price report highlights metal bids in a market note
Lead from New York at 6.50 per unit and bar silver at 62 percent content. Spelter in St. Louis bids 9.62 per unit. Copper casting priced at 24.12 per unit. Boulder and Cole Tungsten quoted 20 to 25 per unit of 60 percent content.
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New York
St. Louis
Boulder
Cole
Wool auction sales resume in London with strong demand
London wool auction sales resumed offering 8,500 bales. The selection was moderate yet demand was strong with merinos advancing 5 to 7 percent and crossbreds selling from unchanged to 5 percent higher.
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London
Chicago Live Stock Quotations Summary
Chicago hogs show bulk 9.70 to 10.20 with various weights and types listed. Cattle prices reflect native beef at 7.10 to 11.00 for western steers 8.10 to 9.25 stockers and feeders 5.40 to 8.40 cows and heifers 3.50 to 9.60 calves 8.50 to 12.00 Sheep quotes for wethers 6.75 to 8.00 ewes 3.25 to 7.50 lambs 7.25 to 10.75 New York sugar centrifugal 6.40 molasses 5.63 granulated 7.65.
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Chicago
Arizona Mine Values Rise Over Last Year in Tax Roll
Arizona for taxation purposes fixed by the tax commission shows producing mines valued at 172 731 913 92, up 54 705 910 18 from 1915. Growth credited to Inspiration, United Verde Extension, Copper Queen, United Verde, Bay Consolidated, Arizona Copper, and Calumet & Arizona with New Cornelia additions. Total mining and related properties may exceed 210 million, with county valuations listed for producing mines and related facilities.
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Western
Union News Service
Phoenix
Arizona
Tax Commission
United Verde
Copper Queen
Bay Consolidated
Arizona Copper Company
Calumet & Arizona
Cornelia
Com Company
Oenina
Pester Voce
Bruna Crue
Wevadoe
Arizona News Notes Snapshot From The Southwest
About 7 000 U S soldiers camped at Douglas. The Ward hotel at Carter near Oatman was destroyed by fire. The Central Labor Union fined Oatman three days carnival. Andy Johnson acquitted on bootlegging in Tombstone. Goldroad hill road near Kingman nearing completion. Nancy Lee Mining Co built road at Secret Pass. Rich copper ore found on White Mesa near Flagstaff. Sheepmen report grass plentiful, water scarce at Audley Seligman. Gila county property assessed at 69 121 582 60 for 1916.
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Ward
Carter
Oatman
Central Labor Union
Andy Johnson
Tombstone
Goldroad Hill
Kingman
Nancy Lee Mining Company
Secret Pass
British Take Trenches In Rapid Allied Gains
British successes mount on both western and eastern fronts with Haig citing deepening German losses. British forces seize 1500 yards of second line near Bazentin Le Petit Wood and the Waterlot farm, complete capture of Ovillers La Boiselles, and threaten the Albert plateau as Russian offensives push von Hindenburg back on the Dvina. Lloyds notes sunk ships Euphorbia Sirra and Virginia.
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Union News Service
London
Douglas Haig
Bazentin- Le-Petit
Longuevale
Guillemont
Ovillers-La-Boiselles
Albert Plateau
Kuropatkin
von Hindenburg
Dvina
von Linsingen
Lutsk
Lipa
Volhynia
Lloyds
Virginia
US guard shoots Mexican near boundary in Arizona
Private R Tucker of the Eleventh infantry says Antonio Rodriguez a Mexican musician and a companion were warned to halt as they approached the boundary. Rodriguez was fatally wounded according to Tucker who claimed they carried a rifle. Mexican officials protest perceived desecration of Mexican soil and liberties.
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Douglas, Ariz
R. Tucker
Eleventh Infantry
Antonio Rodriguez
Tucker
Mexico
Rodriguez
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Carranza
Campion, Colorado Builder, Dies After Illness
John F. Campion, noted Colorado builder, pioneer and wealthy citizen, died Monday as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception tolled. At his side were his wife Mrs Campion and their four children Helen Phyllis John and Roland, Rev Father Hugh McMenamin Miss Nellie Daly sister of Mrs Campion and George Campion a brother.
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Denver
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
John F. Campion
Colorado
Pope Pius
Las Vegas Youth Shoots At Parents Then Neighbor
Albert Turner 18, reportedly insane, fired at his father and mother at their Yankee home near Raton injuring none. He then went to neighbor Lou Barbot’s home and shot him through the chest. Barbot’s condition critical. Turner jailed in Raton.
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Las Vegas
New Mex
Albert Turner
Yankee
Raton
Louis Barbot
Barbot
Turner
Woodmen Open Triennial Session In Denver
Denver hosts the twelfth triannual session of the Woodmen of the World head camp for the Pacific jurisdiction. Flags adorn business districts as 2,000 visitors gather at the Auditorium to welcome an order begun in Denver 26 years ago with 115,000 members.
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Denver
Pacific
The
Woodmen of the World
Lydia E Pinkham Remedies Recalled by Satisfied Patient
Mrs Rost of Moore Avenue Washington Park Illinois writes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills restored her health after prolonged female troubles backache nervous spells and blues. She praises youth and asks others to seek help and advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Washington Park
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rost
Stopies
Moore Avenue
Illinois
Pacifist Henry Ford Recounts a Tragic Family Tale
In Detroit an interview with Henry Ford features a parable about a widowed farmer’s wife who raises four sons after her husband dies. The tale ends as the eldest son, now a lawyer, comforts her on her deathbed, and she reveals the unspoken praise before passing away.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Cuticura Soothing Bath and Ointment for Babies
For baby rashes eczema itchings chafings or irritated skin use Cuticura Soap bath followed by light Cuticura Ointment on the affected area. Calms fretful sleepless baby. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Hen Hatches Woodpecker Oddity Near Federalsburg
Ira Cordrey reports a hen living near Federalsburg Maryland hatched 11 chicks and a tiny woodpecker. The hen, missing earlier, cared for the woodpecker as if part of her brood, suggesting a woodpecker laid an egg in the nest while the hen was away.
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Ira Cordrey
Federalsburg
Dispatch
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Damloup
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Verdun
Bailurt
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Arizona News Notes
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Flagstaff
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Seligman
Gila County
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Congress
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Greenwood
Signal Camp
Goff’s, Cal
Pat Garvey
Stockton Hill
Tennessee
Chloride
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Lombardy
Italy
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First
New Jersey Infantry
Ethel M. Sergant
Newark
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Charles E. Foley
Jack Falk
Theresa Collins
Theo. E. Collins
Teutons
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Woodmen
Dean
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Edith Sr
Albuquerque
N. Mex
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Foster-Milburn CO
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