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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1918
Page
3
The article recounts Allied anti U boat actions with American and British destroyers, motor launches and submarines pursuing and sinking German U boats. A notable engagement reports two American destroyers escorting merchantmen firing depth charges and forcing a U boat to surface surrender before sinking.
Cumberland Md. John Lauder eighty eight, cousin of Harry Lauder the Scotch comedian, was killed in the Ty som coal mine near Cumberland where he worked. He was crushed by a fall of rock.
A World War I era poem urging vigilance and collective effort from workers and soldiers alike to defend Western fronts. It calls for steadfastness, discourages yielding to weariness, and frames every civilian as a soldier in freedom's cause.
Elizabeth P. Stark, sister of Hoffman Phillip the Colombian minister, captains a mounted Mayport Florida girl scout troop trained to patrol the coast east of Florida for pro German activities. Girls, aged thirteen to sixteen, carry rifles or automatics and perform night duties without hesitation.
Joseph A. Conry, then Russian consul, predicted a future war with Germany in an April 6 1904 address at the Ninth Regiment Veterans Association in G A R hall. He warned the United States would face a conflict with the German empire and urged a volunteer militia of 500000 to back a standing army.
Heavy shipments of coal from Kentucky are moving by water on the Mississippi River. A single steamboat recently towed 15 barges with about 9,000 tons from Caseyville, Kentucky to Memphis, Tennessee, a load that would have required three or four trains by rail.
Western Newspaper Union News Service lists metals prices in New York and St. Louis with lead at 7.00 per unit and copper at 23.12, bar silver 99. St. Louis shows spelter at 6.60, tungsten concentrates at 60 percent priced at 20.00, 60 percent crude ores at 22.00, 25 percent at 12.00, and 10 percent at 9.40.
The Castle Butte mine changes hands on road and lease while Hardshell at Harshaw nears major producer status. Miami Copper reports April production at 4,013,000 pounds versus 5,174,365 in March, and Inspiration Copper posts 9,250,000 pounds in April, up from 8,750,000 in March and 6,200,000 in February. An offer of 50,000 is reported for the bond and lease of North Star mine in Twin Buttes.
The mining outlook is unusually good at White Pine as Free Coinage Consolidated Mines begins shipping from Pinto mine on Bull Hill. Bartlett tunnel on Sugar Loaf reports gold ore 2 to 10 oz per ton, Dante mine at 600-foot level shows up to 20 oz per ton, and Cresson mine seventh level reveals a two-foot streak of $92 ore widening to eight feet of $101. Molly B. Mining drives tunnels into the big blanket vein at Yuba Dam Flats. Cripple Creek district sees liberal new work with a 900-foot W P H mine level cut by W P H Leasing Company under United Gold Mines. core of veined talc shows large calaverite crystals.
April copper output for Shan non Copper Company reached 827000 pounds. Anaconda Copper Company earned 14.72 per share after taxes for 1917 versus 21.80 in 1916. Butte and Superior zinc concentrates totaled 14100000 pounds and 250009 ounces of silver. Anaconda April copper output was 26566000 pounds versus 28040000 in March. Mid-Continent oil fields April figures show 1261 wells completed, 171165 barrels new production, 262 dry holes and 73 gas wells. March had 1065 wells, 99916 barrels, 232 dry and 75 gas wells.
The Oaks Co. in Mogollon district save ore from drift west of Central shaft. Mogollon Mines Co. ships sixteen to eighteen bars of bullion plus concentrates. April tonnage near 4890. State poised to add petroleum to natural resources. San Juan County sees strong oil activity. Megallon Deadwood hoist running and under-water work speeds toward reproduction. Tailings flume extended to keep Silver Creek clear.
Colorado Wyoming Refining Company officials announce a refinery contract at Douglas Wyoming and plan to build a plant within the year. Ohio Oil Company moves to erect three rigs on Salt Creek section 12 39 79. Lathrop Lemon Hull lease 650 acres near Laramie to ship a rig and begin drilling. Ohio Oil tests a Grass Creek field well, with production from the first sand and hole depth around 1700 feet.
A terse dialogue contrasts a college graduate cook with a spouse who accepts work for board and clothes. The piece shifts to a grim quip about work avoidance and a stark line about age and control, spotlighting gendered power dynamics.
In a sharp retort, Gings coolly dusted himself off when his wife conducted a sweeping verbal attack. The exchange ends with a quick, unflustered reaction rather than a drawn out confrontation.
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