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Newspaper

Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1916

Page

6

Troops Stay At Juarez Amid Withdrawal Doubts

Col. troops at Columbus New Mexico base were readied as reports rose that U S forces would not withdraw. Four infantry companies received marching orders while Gen Pershing liaised with El Paso Juarez talks amid no new field developments. Aeroplanes prepared for service as tensions mount between Washington and Mexican officials.

Columbus N. M J. J. Pershing el Paso Juarez Army James B. Erwin Washington Eliseo Arredondo Lansing Obregon Scott Funston State Department Carranza

Higher metals prices reported by Western Mining News

Western Mining and Oil News lists price quotes from Spelter in St. Louis at 16.58, copper casting at 27.87 percent, lead in New York at 7.37, bar silver in cents, Boulder Colorado tungsten pricing per unit with 60 percent at 76, 25 percent at 46.20 and 10 percent at 41.

St. Louis New York Boulder Colo

Tungsten Boom Spreads Through Summit and Leadville Districts

Rollinsville reports a tungsten rush with several discoveries in Summit county while the Leadville district adds tungsten to its metal lineup. Local ore shipments include gold from Dunkin leasers on Nigger Hill near Breckenridge and a $6,000 gold brick sent from Breckenridge by the French Gulch Dredging Company.

Summit County Leadville Dunkin Nigger Hill Breckenridge Denver French Gulch Puzzle Leasing Co W. H. McKenna Vasco Company Nederland H. C. Hayes Salida Chalk Creek Boulder County Western Federation of Miners Boulder

Sheriff and Rancher Slain by Two Horse Thieves

Fort Collins Colorado reports Sheriff Frank B Roach of Laramie County Wyoming and cattleman Nels Nelson killed after resisting surrender to two horse thieves. Pearson and Burns captured later and confessed to the shootings, coroner s jury holds them responsible.

Fort Collins Colo Frank B. Roach Laramie County Wyoming Nels Nelson Cheyenne Ofcers Larimer County Colorado Clyde B. Pearson Nelson Peter Burns Roach Pearson Burns

Supreme Court backs Capp appointment in Denver ruling

In Denver the State Supreme Court affirmed Judge Cavender's ruling that Warden Capp's civil service appointment was valid and that the governor's attempt to replace Capp with Shaw was unlawful under the 1912 civil service law.

Denver State Supreme Court Cavender Warden Capp Capp Shaw

Four More British Ships Sunk Reported

The British armed yacht Aegusa and mine sweeper Nasturtium struck mines in the Mediterranean and sank. The City of Lucknow a 3669 ton steamship owned in Glasgow has sunk. The Hendenhall from Portland and Louisburg has sunk. A German submarine torpedoed a large transport reported from Saloniki.

London Aegusa Nasturtium Mediterranean Lucknow Glasgow Hendenhall Portland Louisburg C. B Rotterdam Saloniki

New Mexico Mineral Output Reaches 23 Million in 1915

State Tax Commission revises 1915 mineral production for New Mexico to 23 million dollars. Mike Wolf and associates accelerate construction of a concentrator near Magdalena. Oil exploration in new districts expected this year. Chino Copper Company declares a dividend of 1.25 dollars per share totaling 1,087,475 dollars on March 31.

New Mexico State Tax Commission Mike Wolf Chino Copper Company

Wyoming Energy Boom Spreads Across State

The Midwest expands its Casper plant and many oil leases are signed at Douglas. Wyoming produced 6,874,167 tons of coal last year. A new $30,000 oil company forms at Casper. I. C. Platt and H. W. Larkin report a rich gold strike in the encampment district. Amalgamated Development Corp of New York plans to open the Model mine near Sheridan, also active in oil. A flow of oil was struck in the Stubbs Lamb claim at Matuna at 850 feet, casing completed, drilling continues deeper.

Chandler Camels of the World Oatman Telluride Safford Infantry Company United Eastern McNeal Fort Huachuca Arizona Good Roads Association Phoenix George Olson Olaf Olson Douglas Murdock Kingman Tucson Gadsden W. Ashley Manning Ohio Yavapai New Court House Arizona Tennessee Chloride Alice M. Saunders Prescott Kirby D. Little Miami C. C. Faires John Morrison Bisbee Wyoming Casper Amalgamated Development Corporation New York Sheridan Stubbs & Lamb Matuna

Mining updates from Parker to Yavapai camps

The Pride mine near Parker will receive a hoist. The Gar ford tunnel in Cherry Creek district has reached 250 feet. Pearce reports good progress at the Commonwealth Extension mine. Jerome in Yavapai county remains a busy copper mining center in the United States.

Pride Parker Garford Cherry Creek Pearce Commonwealth Extension Jerome Yavapai County United States

Keep Place Clean to Stop Flies This Summer

An exhortation to sanitation and daily waste management to deter flies. It advises draining and burning garbage, using covered metal buckets, avoiding manure piles, sealing outdoor toilets, and keeping houses screened. Encourages neighborly action and persistent effort until pests diminish.

School Children Should Fight Em

A writer in an International Harvester bulletin urges schools to participate in a fly prevention campaign. Different grades would canvass town businesses and households, make fly traps, gather information, and write essays on topics like The Fly and Dangers of a Housefly. Prizes may be offered for best essays.

International Harvester Company Bulletin Holland Mich

Land hunger grows as US opens 4000 acre tract

A Nebraska State Journal piece decries the closing of free land as Uncle Sam opens a 4000 acre North Platte tract for settlement. It warns rising land prices and social strain from land hunger may reshape politics and society, noting Western Canada offers free grants and cheap lands attractive to American settlers.

The Nebraska State Journal Uncle Sam North Platte Irrigation District Canada United States Nebraska Iowa Western Canada Western

Flies Harm Milkers: Protect Cows From Pests This Summer

Farmers are advised that flies cut milk output by as much as forty percent. A simple remedy involves spraying cows with a mix of three parts fish oil to one part kerosene and regularly disinfecting the barnyard to reduce manure buildup.

Fly Talk On Typhoid Spread And Fly Control

An article explains how typhoid fever spreads through contaminated food and waste. It warns that house flies transport germs from a neighbor’s toilet to meals, urging readers to kill flies to protect their families and keep death out of the home.

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Arizona State News Linion News Service Scottish Rite Masons Arizona Good Reads Ass'n New Mexico Bankers’ Association Grand Canyon Yuma Valley Corporation Commission Gadsden Vegetable Growers’ Association Percy Bowden Silver Creek W. G. Hanson Salt River Frank Davis State Corporation Commission Chandler Water & Power Co Tombstone Bunker Hill Company Allison United Verde Copper Company Clarkdale United Verde Extension Company Copper Basin Red Area Mexico U. S Western Newspaper Union News Service Téx Baker Mining and Oil News Western Newspaper Union News Service Rollinsville MacClellan Georgetown Lessee, Stevens & Company Caribou John West Horesthief Supreme Court Midwest I. C. Platt H. W. Larkin Peoria Journal M Hotel George Joe Samuel Pitcher Nora Saat the Centaur Company NEW _ YORK Castoria New York City Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia B. Pinkham J.S. Bartow South 4Th St Jon of Cate Dandraff Carter Carters Cutter Blackleg Estern Cutter’s Cutter Laboratory Berkeley Calicerale
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