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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
2
The week featured major developments across politics, economy, and culture. Leaders announced policy shifts, markets reacted to earnings, and communities organized around local initiatives shaping the coming months.
Allies halt coal exports to Greece and British seize two German towns in East Africa. Greek king demobilizes 150000 troops while German advances and Russian retreats unfold in Eastern Europe. Italian positions shift near Asiago as Austro German pressure grows. Verdun repulses and multiple fronts report fortress losses and prisoner tallies. Francisco Villa leads a 1000-strong attack near Namaquipa, Chihuahua.
A ne gro dance hall attack in Douglas Arizona likely left a soldier fatally wounded. The Bank of Sandy vault near Salt Lake City was blown open with $2200 seized. William G. Lee won re election as president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen in Detroit 503 to 296 over A F Whitney. Southern Department chiefs in San Antonio warned no immediate border raid danger. Lee Harrison son of ex governor James P Harrison found murdered in Chicago. Francisco Alvarez and Juan Sanchez Villa followers hanged at Deming after Columbus raid. American scout patrols in Mexico faced a Carranza threat near Columbus New Mexico. O N Marron state treasurer and Francis E Wood suspended from federal court practice at Santa Fe.
The House approved a relief bill for 800 mail contractors whose pay was withheld during the Civil War. Official dispatches report strong acceptance by Chinese people of Li Yuan Hung for the new presidency. U S trade data show April totals with $399 million exports and $217 million imports, vs 1915 figures. Hughes accepts Republican presidential nomination and resigns from the Supreme Court. Wilson accepts the resignation.
The Fantassia was sunk after a collision. her crew were rescued. Rescue efforts continue as the steamer Institutopesca departed Montevideo for Elephant Island to aid the Shackleton expedition, with an officer from the Macedonia accompanying the party.
New York women golfers defeated Boston 11 to 10 in Manchester Massachusetts to clinch the Griscom cup. The match featured a narrow victory as both sides battled for the intercity title.
Jonas Walter Aylsworth, chemist and inventor of the fluroscopic X ray device, died at his East Orange home after a twenty eight year association with Thomas A Edison. The obituary notes his prominent work in early radiography and his longtime career in science.
Arizona reports Pioneer celebration at Prescott July 4 7 and other events including New Mexico Bankers Association meeting at Grand Canyon October 3 6 and Arizona State Fair at Phoenix November 13 18. Also notes mining progress at Oatman and Tombstone, scholarship program, public building funds, and political developments such as primaries voter eligibility and state guard voting rights.
Slavs rout Austrians in a long front engagement with heavy losses on both sides. The clash spans a 600 mile line as forces clash for control amid high casualties and shifting momentum.
London reports describe a vast 600 to 700 mile front in renewed fighting. Russia pushes south while Germany counters near Riga. Austrians suffer a crushing defeat with 115,000 Russian prisoners claimed. Czernowitz fall expected as Austrians withdraw many troops from Bukowina.
Washington reports 1500 additional regulars ordered to the Mexican border as anti American sentiment rises in northern Mexico. Officials note growing alarm over possible actions against General Pershing's expedition, referencing bandit raids near Laredo that left three raiders dead and two captured. The new troop deployment aims to fill gaps in border guards near Laredo with no life threats reported yet.
The FTC began an inquiry into rising gasoline prices with major oil producers' representatives ready to testify. It has completed a preliminary analysis of data collected, and the current hearing marks the investigation's conclusion.
The state moves for the death penalty as Clyde B. Pearson stands trial in District Court for the murder of Sheriff Frank B. Roach of Laramie County Wyoming.
Chillicothe Missouri voters favored dry status in a local option election, defeating the opposition by a 212 vote margin.
A passenger train on the Louisville Henderson and St Louis line wrecked three blocks from Owensboro Kentucky. Three sleepers left the rails one was destroyed by fire. The Kentucky delegation to the Democratic convention in St Louis including Gov A O Stanley and former Governor McCreary were aboard. Several passengers were injured but not seriously.
In seven years of selling Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root I have never known a dissatisfied customer and they always return for more. A letter from C J Lienhart Prop Norman Ned urges proving Swamp Root by requesting a sample and booklet by mail and notes bottles are sold at drug stores.
In a nearby county, a schoolteacher and township trustee discussed plans for the annual commencement. The trustee suggested using Rip Van Winkle as speaker, but the teacher explained that Rip van Winkle is not available for commencement addresses this year.
A young doctor and his drug clerk friend sit at a club window. A richly dressed woman passes and he laments loving her. The pharmacist quips that he cannot marry her because she is his best patient and would be costly.
A fragment recalls Hobart and a white poker chip mistaken for a peppermint tablet. The brief dialogue hints at a mistaken ingestion or clever trick involving a toy item and a parent figure. The text offers only partial, unclear context about the event.
In a conversation about a woman from an old family she is described as belonging to a reputable lineage. The reply notes she is related to several well known people who avoid publicizing their connections.
A mother accuses Gladys of lingering with a young man on the porch beyond what she admits. Gladys insists she stood only a moment, while the mother claims she heard longer and more steps.
An advertisement invites readers to request a free booklet about rheumatism and neuritis written by Jesse A Case from Brockton Massachusetts. It promises a comprehensive explanation of causes and cures and labels the offer as absolutely free.
A weary Duthwaite mutters about sleepless nights and suggests taking something to ease stress. He hints a few more jackpots could fund a summer trip to Canada, signaling a shift from fatigue to potential winnings and travel.
A dialogue fragment shows a woman asking about a move from a home. Katie recalls ongoing quarrels between the master and mistress behind locked doors. The pair joked that a keyhole existed but was never used to ease the dispute.
We meet a man with an astonishingly lugubrious look. He declares he is not a humorist but a pacifist who believes preparedness will cause war. We respond that his condition is awful and incurable, calling him a bad burnt fool with no aid available.
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