War Fronts and Actions Across Europe and Seas
Reports from the Western Front and beyond detail Canadian forces routing Teutons near Lens, Italian success at Mont Settsass, and British actions to repel losses in Belgium. U-boat attacks sink ships. Russian and Allied operations press on in Russia, Galicia, and Champagne amid rising offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epehy
Volhynia
Galicia
Champagne
Mont Carillat
United States
Smorgon
Worldwide unrest and political shifts noted in 1916 era
Reports describe Chang Hsun's rule in China and a Brazilian admiral's reception in port while Moscow visits by Root and fellow commissioners occur. Austria eyes a new cabinet as von Seydler may lead. Berlin rail workers strike for food and shorter hours amid regional unrest. Marcelo Caraveo seeks amnesty with his troops. Salazar offers surrender near Casas Grandes. Sweden's 1916 population reached 5 757 566 per central bureau. Hunger riots spark in Stettin with troops deployed. Finland's Social Democrats push for independence from Russia. Cocchi, linked to Ruth Cruger murder, monitored in Bologna prison. Korea army arsenal funding debated in Diet budget. Archduke Maximilian betrothed to Princess Francoise. Explosion in Bloenek munitions plant causes heavy casualties or missing persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Moscow
Russia
von Seydler
Berlin
Marcelo Caraveo
José Ynez Salazar
Pearson
Chihuahua
Casas Grandes
Kingdom of
Sweden
Central Bureau of Statistics
Stettin
Germany
Social Democratic Congress of
Finland
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
New York
Bologna
Italy
Korea
Vienna
Maxmillian
Charles
Francoise
Conrad Hohenlohe- Schillingsfuerst
Triest
Bloenek
Defense
Oregon memorial auditorium planned on Willamette bank
Oregon will build a memorial auditorium amid oak trees on the Williamette River to mark the spot where 52 pioneer patriots declared for American rule on May 2, 1843 and formed the first provisional government of the Oregon territory. Mines in the Butte district may close due to strikes led by the Metal Mine Workers Union and the Electricians Union, with other unions backing the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willamette River
Oregon
Williamette River
Oregon Territory
Butte
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
Electricians’ Union
Armed American Steamer Sinks German Submarine
The report notes an American steamer sinks a German U boat in a wartime action. The article also covers Congress debating the Lever food control bill, possible delays in drafting the National Guard into federal service, and Ambassador Bakhmetieff asserting Russian opposition to a separate peace. It also predicts Latin American alignment with the United States as war nears end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
National Guard
Bakhmetieff
Congress
Germany
Washington
United States
Brazil
Kilbane Ready for Army Service and Local Boxers in War Drive
Featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane vows ready military service if called. Pueblo welterweight Henry Pross signs for July Fourth bout in Walsenburg. Pi Rates manager Jim Callahan predicts war fuels international baseball. Pikes Peak Fair and Racing Association articles filed in El Paso county clerk. Ty Cobb leads batting race in the American League with .368 average, 25 points ahead of Tris Speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Kilbane
United States Army
Henry Pross
Pueblo
Walsenburg
Jim Callahan
Pirates
Pikes Peak Fair and Racing Association
el Paso
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Speaker
War era updates show enlistment drives and naval actions
Substantial Red Cross funds subscribed to date, immense mobilization calls for youths to join the flying service, and a nation mobilizing its women under government guidance. Reports note fewer submarine sinkings due to lower sea tonnage, while American naval patrols expand in Brazilian waters. May imports hit a record while exports rise, and notable deaths and commemorations mark the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Orion
North Sea
George C. Squier
William N. Potter
Whitehall
N. Y
Copenhagen Ekstrabladet
Laguna
Department of Agriculture
Mexico
Western Mining and Oil Metal Market Prices
New York report lists lead at 11 12 cents, bar silver at 78 cents, copper castings at $30.12, St Louis spelter at $9.34, and Boulder tungsten concentrates at 60 percent valued at $17.00 per unit. Crud ores show varied pricing with 60 percent at $15.00 and 25 percent at $9.40 12.00, plus 10 percent at $8.70 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Boulder
Copper Activity Rises Across Arizona After Jerome Strike
Investigations near Bowie spur rush to file oil claims while Navajo mine near Vicksburg expands. Yavapai county mining speeds up post Jerome strike with a $50,000 smelter planned for Rosemont. Harold Pierce and Col. A. F. Peake acquire Bigson mine at Miami forming Gibson Consolidated Copper. Arizona copper output in 1916 reached 694,847,307 pounds with a path toward one billion pounds barring disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yavapai County
Jerome
Mines Metal Extraction Company
Rosemont
Harold Pierce
Col. A. F. Peake
Bigson
Miami
Gibson Consolidated Copper Company
Arizona
Geological Survey
Late Market Cattle and Commodities Prices Listed
The market report shows prices for steers and cows fed pulp with ranges from 9.00 to 12.90 per unit. Veal calves bring 12.50 to 14.25, hogs 15.55 to 15.70, and lambs 16.00 to 17.25. Grain and eggs trade with oats at 2.40 to 2.45, corn 3.28, bran 1.90, and eggs varied by grade in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Src
Meraiple Seers
Avatetaseiers Cine
Colo
Diverse Colorado mining activity grows across districts
A six foot coal vein is found in San Luis region. In Silverton near Gladstone the Zang group will operate large scale this summer. Mineral Park Milling and Reduction Company forms to build a Boulder county mill. Hockhocking mine in Park county closes until weeks end. Wasatch-Colorado Mining ships eighty tons daily from Silver Plume tunnels. Cripple Creek shows ongoing development as labor shifts and new shippers emerge. Telluride shipments for May total 105 cars of concentrates. Higher tungsten ore demand spurs resumed work near Rollinsville. Standard Chemical expands carnotite holdings with 58 new claims in San Miguel and Montrose counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Luis
Silverton
Zang Group
Gladstone
Mineral Park Milling and Reduction Company
Boulder County
Park County
Hockhocking
Silver Plume
Wasatch-Colorado Mining Company
Westcliffe
Rice
New Year
Newman Hill
Cripple Creek
Telluride Station
Gilpin
Rollinsville
Boulder Line
Standard Chemical Company
San Miguel
Montrose Counties
Prices for Hides and Skins at Flint Butcher Shop
A pricing list shows dry hides and salt hides with per pound rates for various hides. Includes figures for horsehides buckskin bull and stag cured green salted and glue hides with notes on weight categories and price reductions for part cured and lower quality hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esvatavusace
Teiaraleiste
Socorro Mines Clean 1800 Pounds of Bullion in May
The Socorro Mines Co. cleaned 1800 pounds of bullion for the last half of May, nearing two tons of gold and silver for the month. Empire Smelting manager W. H. Seaman praised the plant’s smooth start at Deming. Main Silver City road work to Mogollon is finished, with crushed rock hauled by truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socorro
W. H. Seaman
Empire Smelting and Refining Co
Deming
Silver City
Mogollon Mines
Oaks Company
Mogollons
Custom Mill
Trilby Group
Mogollon
Market Prices for Metals in Various Hubs
Copper casting at 30.12 percent, St Louis spelter 9.34, London bar silver 39.5 percent. Boulder tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 17.00 per unit. Crude ores 60 percent 15.00, 25 percent 9.40, 12 percent 8.70, 10 percent 10.00 per unit.
Minneapolis Grain Prices Report
Minneapolis market update lists flour patent at 14.75 dollars, barley at 0.98 dollars, rye 2.24 to 2.26, bran 27.00 to 28.00, wheat July at 2.21 and Sept at 1.75, cash No 1 hard 2.56 to 2.61, No 1 northern 2.514 to 2.56, No 2 Northern 2.86 to 2.46, corn No 3 yellow 1.61 to 1.62, oats No 3 white 0.643 to 0.465, flax 3.15 to 3.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Northern
Flour prices ease in Chicago markets
Flour prices moved lower in Chicago with standard spring patents quoted at 14 dollars per barrel and bakers’ brands at 12.10, showing a $2.40 drop from the prior week.
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Chicago
Oil firms report drilling progress and dividend plan
The Douglas-Wyoming Oil Co advances casing in its Brewning basin field well. Big Bear Oil Co, in the Big Muddy fields, reports initial well depth over 500 feet. Blackmore Oil Co declares 20 percent cash and 100 percent stock dividend to stockholders of record noon July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas-Wyoming Oil Company
Brewning Basin
Big Bear Oil Company
Big Muddy
Blackmore Oil Company
Casper
New York Cotton Prices Report
New York prices show July at 25.33 cents per pound and Oct at 25.19 with Dec at 25.81 and Jan at 25.38 and March at 25.52. Middling price listed at 25.70.
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New York
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices Summary
Chicago markets record mixed prices for grains and meats. Wheat Nos 2 and 3 red and hard listed as nominal. Corn No 2 yellow 1.69 to 1.70, No 3 yellow 1.69 to 1.70, No 4 yellow 1.68 to 1.69. Oats No 3 white 66 to 68 cents. Barley 1.10 to 1.48. Tim orthy 4.00 to 7.75. Clover 12.00 to 17.00. Pork 39.20. Lard 21.47 to 21.57. Ribs 21.25 to 21.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clover
Kansas City Market Prices for Produce and Poultry
Kansas City Produce lists Butter Creamery at 35 cents and 2nds 32. Packing 29. Eggs at 30 cents per dozen. Poultry shows roosters 14 cents, hens 18 cents, and broilers 26 cents. Market prices reflect current wholesale rates in the Kansas City area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.O.B
Denver
Eiaialard
Wissivicisie
Kansas City
Arizona State News Highlights Arizona Events and Updates
July events include Elks state reunion at Prescott and ongoing Salt River cattle shipments. Douglas reports Liberty bond subscriptions total $981,000. Red Cross drive bolsters support statewide. All Saints Tucson burned. artesian well planned for Mineral Valley. Clifton forms Azote Hot Springs Co. Bootleggers face fines and jail. Flagstaff noted as high Arizona city. Globe honors Captain Stoner Tice. Crop survey under Arizona Council of Defense. Oatman to First Arizona tribute by mining camps. State loans total $51,166 since SB 95. Moqui agency draft sees 136 registered. Sam Watt and Hartman case unclarified. Jerome Venture Hill mine continues with two shifts. Mohave county drafts halted. volunteers fill quota. May licenses issue record 992. revenue about $7,000. Chandler murder at Beasley farm. self defense claim. Missing girls from June 16 prompts search. Jeff Cole liquor cache raises totals to 45 cases. Jerome Yeager Copper works expanding. Cananea smelting suspended. Globe mortgage $30 million filed by American Smelting. Arizona growth cited with 432,467,690 pounds processed in 1915. oil claims rush north of Bowe. Pardons restricted for prohibition violators. governor’s board names new education members. Jerome shaft resists as water nears 500-foot level.
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Salt River Valley
Douglas Liberty
Arizona
Red Cross Fund
All Saints
Tucson
Mineral Valley
Arizona Council of Defense
Oatman
Goldroad
State Loan Board
Moqui
Kearns Cafi
Sam Watt
John Hartman
Tombstone
Venture Hill
Jerome
Mohave County
Charles Harris
John W. Bell
Hay
John R. Beasley
Hackney Place
Chandler
Beasley
Cananea Consolidated Copper Company
Cananea
Sonora
Naco
Ariz
Globe
Bowe
Gold Gulch
Sheriff’s Office
Governor’s Office
Phoenix
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Swedish Drill Sparks Protest by Wartime Recruits
In a military training center a tall wiry recruit and a short podgy patriot endure Swedish drill. After an hour one man gasps for breath and protests that the drill is beyond him. He jokes he did not know the nation was at war with Sweden while asking for mercy from the drill sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Cuticura Heals Sore Hands Emollient Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for quick relief of sore hands. Soak hands in hot suds, dry, rub in ointment, then remove excess. Free sample by mail with a book offer to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Child’s remark on ethics in box of berries
Four year old Margaret had eaten one of two berry boxes bought for company. Her mother laments a child’s appetite and the girl answers with a sharp joke about making her eat the remaining berries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
The
Christian Herald
Red Cross Bag Blue Ad Urges Bright White Clothes
Beautiful clear white clothes are promised by using Red Cross Bag Blue. Advertises the product at good grocers with direct call to buy for superior laundry results.
Prospective Bride Presses for Living Standards
A fiancé and a prospective bride discuss finances as she notes a salary of four thousand dollars a year. She says she could live on it but expects to entertain after marriage, prompting a view on household expectations.
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Lens
Mont Settsass
Belgium
John D. Archbald
Moisy Farm
Chang Hsun
China
Ance
Western
SPORT
Des Moines
Lincoln Sees Eeees
Omaha Ee
Caperton
Grant
Prince of
Udine
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Bowie
Navajo Mine
North O Vicksburg
Denver Markets
Carload
F. O. B. Denver
Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
2D Bottom
Nebr
South Park, Choice
Gunnison Valley
Sipielaseisieie Salciee Og Gene
Colorado
New Mexico
London
Wyoming
Arizona State News
Elks
Prescott
Azote Hot Springs Company
Clifton
Flagstaff
Edwin Stoner Tice
West
Alice Miller
Marion Coyle
Jeff Cole
Cole
Miles
Jerome Yeager Copper Company
Campbell
State Board of Education
John D. Loper
H. £. Matthews
Mesa
W. E. Lutz
Morenci
S. C. Haywood
Safford
Curtis D. Niller
Jerome Portland
Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
U.S.A
America
Realiodeo Ptacer
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber CO
Cambridge
Mass
U.S
Levi Strauss & Co
San Francisco
P.p.le
Basil Swank
Auto Trade Assn. of
Speer
Platte River Cattle Co
Aharts
Ted Lee Fey
Cuticura
Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy CO
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