Uncle Sam trains men for the aviation corps
New York reports on Washington’s order to produce top aviators. Hempstead Plains near Mineola hosts the government flying school with rapid, grueling training. Students pay 500 tuition plus 300 on exam, must weigh under 190 pounds and show college education and good character. Training blends physicals, mechanics, and flight, with staged tests and multi-instructor reviews to select and mold capable pilots.
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New York
Sam
Washington
Atlantic
Hempstead Plains
Mineola
L. I
Long Island
Government School
Governors Island
New York City
Moraine-Saulnier
Ruth Law
United States Army
Signal Officers Reserve Corps
Food shortage alarms Allies as London calls for rationing
London warns allied nations of possible global famine before the next harvest. Lloyd George cites alarmingly low food stocks and urges voluntary rationing while new restrictions limit meals at eating houses. The appeal urges saving and home grown food as submarines disrupt supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Lloyd George
Germany
Pennyworth
The Flag by Kenneth Mac Dougal
A wartime poem praising American resolve to defeat the Prussian eagle and restore liberty. It honors soldiers from many nations who now serve as Americans, marching to support the flag, the president, and the cause of freedom.
Late Market Quotations From Western Market News Service
Cattle quotes for steers and cows across pulp fed hay fed and canners show price ranges from 5.50 to 15.50 with veal calves and feeders noted. Sheep entries list wethers and shorn lambs with values around 12.00 to 13.90 and multiple grade notes alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosco Eric
Pvormuben Fraitivis Eisteieinecee
Loree Fumie Brn
Market Prices for Hay Poultry Eggs and Produce
F O B Denver buying prices for hay per ton include Colorado upland 21 to 23, Nebraska upland 19 to 22, second bottom 19 to 20, alfalfa 15 to 18, and straw 5 to 6. Live poultry prices list hens and turkeys with varying weights, ducks, and eggs graded No 1 and No 2 F O B Denver. Fruit and vegetables show Colorado apples at 1 to 3 per box, beets, cauliflower, onions, potatoes with assorted cwt and doz pricing.
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Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Colorado
Nebraska
I'S
Park
Gunnison Valley
F. O. B. Denver
Cane Aise Syste Ediecee
Metal and Grain Prices Reported for Trading Day
Prices for metals include bar silver at 73 4 cents an ounce lead at $9.00 copper $25.62 and spelter $9.15. Tungsten concentrates 60 percent crude ores 60 percent and other percentages with unit prices. Chicago grain and provisions list wheat No 2 red 2.95 corn No 2 yellow 1 624 1 634 No 3 yellow 1.58 1 591 oats No 3 white 72 to 75 c standard 74 75 c rye No 2 2 02 barley 1.15 1 56 Timothy 5.00 6.00. Clover 12.00 17.00 pork 37.75 lard 21.45 21.60 ribs 19.90 20.50.
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Boulder
Chicago
Copper boom and oil reports from Arizona mines and wells
New York prices show lead at 9 good bar silver 73 cents copper casting 25.62 and various percent ores priced. Salome Gloria Hole Cobrita in good ore. Oil found near Jerome by Chino Valley Company. 1916 strong copper year with notable deposits at Copper Chief Jerome district. Shannon Copper sells 500000 pounds copper for late 1917 at 30 cents. United Eastern mine Oatman March production value 156962.59 daily average 5232.
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New York
Salome
Gloria Hole
Cobrita
Chino Valley Company
Jerome
Copper Chief
Shannon Copper Company
United Eastern
Oatman
Colorado Mines Report Captures Growth Across Regions
The report highlights new fluorspar mining in Boulder county and labor shortages in Telluride. It cites Routt county coal reserves at 440 square miles and eight leasers on the Silver Age group. Northern Ouray mines show promise for summer shipments while Iowa Tiger leads Silverton shipping with 101 cars since December 1.
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Boulder County
Telluride
State Inspector of Mines
Routt County
Yampa
Gilson Gulch
Ouray
Silverton
Iowa Tiger
Regional mining and oil activity report shows rise in operations
Sandoval Copper takes over San Miguel mines in Albuquerque and Johnson mine uses compressors and drills for development. Mogollon Mines replaces coal forge with oil furnace cutting steel sharpening costs. Mogollon output for late March reaches seventeen bars with gold-silver bullion thirteen bars in early month. Oaks Company doubles common stock to 1 million and shifts preferred to 7 percent cumulative. Lander oil fields attract attention as Greybull refinery expansion begins and Sage creek oil sand is drilled. Little Buffalo basin west of Worland yields oil and Lander Valley Oil and Gas Co is formed. Producers' Oil plans a deep well on Midway dome.
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Sandoval Copper Company
Albuquerque
San Miguel
Johnson
Socorro Company
Mogollon Mines Company
Mogollion Mines Company
the Oaks Company
Lander
Greybull
Ohio Oil Company
Sage Creek
Little Buffalo
Worland
Commodity Prices Report Butter Eggs and Poultry Chicago
Butter Creamery bids 34 38 cents. Eggs Firsts 44 32 cents. ordinary firsts 30 30 4 cents at mark. Potatoes Washington Idaho Colorado 3.00 3.10. Michigan Wisconsin white 2.85 3.00. Poultry Fowls 22 cents.
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Chicago
Washington
Idaho
Colorado
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago Live Stock Quotations
Chicago market summary lists hogs with price ranges from 14.65 to 15.95 for various weights and classes. Cattle values show native beef cattle at 13.40, stockers and feeders at 10.00, and cows and heifers from 5.70 to 11.20. Sheep prices cover wethers, ewes, and lambs with multiple bid ranges.
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Chicago
Notice to Sick Women from Bridgeton New Jersey
Mrs Milford T Cummins of 322 Harmony St Penn's Grove testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her irregular periods pain and distress from uterine symptoms. She endorses the remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration backache menstrual pains and nervousness.
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Bridgeton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Milford T. Cummings
Harmony St
Penn’s Grove
Canea Exile Haven Draws Cosmopolitan Half World
A traveler portrays Canea Crete as a troubled political hotspot on a busy Mediterranean route. Exiles from Europe Asia and Africa crowd its cafes, speaking many tongues, mixing disciplined soldiers with beggars, and creating a cosmopolitan half world in the seaport town.
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Canea
Crete
Europe
Asia
Africa
The Only One
A quarrel unfolds as Mrs. McDuffy and Mrs. Cassidy clash over insults. The janitor corrects the misnaming, insisting Mrs. McGilligan is the target while Mrs. McDuffy vows she is the sole “old, scolding” woman on the block.
Those Persons Who Have Nothing to Do Keep the Devil Busy
A concise adage notes that idle hands invite mischief. It suggests that inactivity breeds trouble for those without tasks or purpose. The saying casts a cautionary view on idleness and moral risk.
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Uncle Sam
Aviation Corps
Field
Great Britain
Evening News
Norwich
Norfolk
Royal Naval and Mercantile Marine
Kenneth Mac Dougal
Spain
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver
Carload Price
F. O
Cisclen Sienses
Colo
St. Louis
Arizona
Sunnyside
Gold Prince
United States Smelting, Mining and Exploration Company
C. E. Brandenburg
Camp Brainard
Douglas Copper Mine Company
Douglas Mountain
Moffat County
Cripple Creek
Fry and Gibbs
Esperanza
Horse Gulch
Silver Plume
Clear Creek County
Wasatch Mining Company
Mendota
Scioto Mill
New Mexico
Wyoming
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cal
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