War developments and German air raids in early 1916
Russians repulse advances in the Imoukst region and near Lake Ilsen. German planes bomb Cairo killing two and wounding several. Dunkirk raid leaves six dead and sixteen wounded. French seize a German trench in Champagne in a surprise attack. British halt two German thrusts near Loos and Vimy ridge. Italians withdraw in Trent region after bombardment. Russian cavalry break Turkish lines on the Tigris, join British forces. Cavalry troopers near Temosachic suffer casualties. Austrian assault on Isonzo yields 2,500 prisoners and many guns. Submarine Trave sunk. crew saved. Austrians force Italians from Col Santo. Over 13,000 Italian prisoners since Austrian drive began. Cardenas and Villista forces killed near Rubio ranch in Mexico. Verdun: French take two German trenches on Esnes to Haucourt road. Germans pushed back east of hill 304 and west of Dead Man’s Hill. French seize Haudromont quarries. U.S. soldiers rescue J Deemer captured by Mexican raiders. six bandits killed, seventy-five captured. a Black prisoner among the rescued.
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Cairo
Egypt
Dunkirk
Champagne
Loos
Wieltze
Crater
Vimy Ridge
Trent
Tigris River
Mesopotamia
Temosachic
Isonzo
Col Santo
Roverto
Julio Cardenas
Villista
Rubio Ranch
Lake Itascate
Mexico
Verdun
Esnes
Haucourt
Teutons
Dead Man’s Hill
Haudromont
United States
J. Deemer
Glenn Springs
Boquillas
Tex
Deemer
Mount Etna Activity and Global War News Highlights
A Rome report notes Mount Etna eruption returns amid war reporting. The 1915 Alaska mineral output reached 32.85 million dollars, while German pig iron production dipped in April. Victoria plans large soldier settlement, and German ships Hebe and Pera were sunk off Cape Oland. Multiple political and naval items follow, including resignations and war-related dispatches.
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Mount Etna
Rome
Alaska
Victoria
Hebe
Pera
Cape Oland
Baltic
Notable Deaths and Events Across States and Territories
Mrs. Martha Newkirk dies in Worcester Ohio after forty days without nourishment. George B. Cox, Ohio Republican leader, dies in Cincinnati. Texas Gov Ferguson adds nine units to raise the federal quota to 7,500. Francisco Rodiguez hanged in Florence Arizona for Phoenix murder, after nine reprieves. Colorado River floods reach twenty four feet at Yuma with 60,000 second feet and seven mph flow. Needles reports falling waters. A cyclone injures six in Yuma, damaging dozens of buildings and causing over 100000 in damage.
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Martha Newkirk
Worcester
Ohio
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Texas
Ferguson
Francisco Rodiguez
Florence
Ariz
Phoenix
Colorado
Yuma
Needles
Colo
Sundry Civil Bill Advances Through House
The sundry civil bill carrying total appropriations of 127 237 221 was reported to the House. Russia’s 1915 cotton crop is estimated 20 percent larger than 1914 at 717 500 000 pounds. Italy imposes an embargo on macaroni exports due to war pressures. Mirza Ali Kuli Khan named consul general of Persia in New York. Listed building funds include Colorado Durango 40000 Fort Morgan 10000 Glenwood Springs 5000 Grand Junction 45000 Wyoming Buffalo 30000 Cody 15000 Newcastle 1400.
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House
Russia
Department of Commerce
Mirza Ali Kuli Kahn
Washington
Persia
New York
Colorado
Durango
Ft. Morgan
Glenwood Springs
Grand Junction
Wyoming
Buffalo
Cody
Newcastle
Fort Collins wins fifteenth state track meet at Boulder in quagmire
Fort Collins captured the fifteenth annual state interscholastic track and field meet at Boulder with 6042 points as Greeley trailed in second. Victor Carlstrom flew a 160 horsepower biplane from Newport News to Sheepshead Bay in New York in four hours and one minute. Benny Palmer, the rising Mexican light weight, will fight in Colorado Springs on June 5 with Harvey Thorpe chosen as his opponent.
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Gamble
Fort Collins
Boulder
Colo
Greeley
Victor Carlstrom
Newport News
Sheepshead Bay
New York City
Benny Palmer
Colorado Springs
Harvey Thorpe
Kansas City
Frankie Burns
Charley White
Palmer
Penrose victorious in Pennsylvania primary election
In Pennsylvania the primary contest ends with United States Senator Boies Penrose winning. The report notes other national items including a deadly storm near Denison Texas and a brewing season survey by the Bureau of Biological Survey.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Boies Penrose
Denison
Tex
Bureau of Biological Survey of
Department
Bureau
Frank Lambert
Marion Frances Lambert
H. Orpet
Waukegan, Ill
Terrific Oklahoma storm wrecks towns killing many
A violent cyclone struck Yuma Colorado and nearby Brush causing hundreds of injuries and property damage. In Denison Texas Kemp Oklahoma and Woodward Oklahoma at least eighteen deaths are reported with Kemp described as wiped out. Benjamin Meckelburg is gravely injured under a demolished garage while H E Greer escapes serious harm.
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Oklahoma
Yuma
Colo
Brush
Benjamin Meckelburg
Meckelburg
H. E. Greer
Denison
Tex
Kemp
Okla
Red River
Woodward
H. B. Peebles
Progressives Name Delegates for Colorado Governor Race
At the Colorado Progressive state convention on May 20 a twenty delegate slate was elected with half votes each to back Theodore Roosevelt at Chicago. Clarence P. Dodge of Colorado Springs was endorsed for governor, and delegates include E. P. Costigan Denver and Ben Griffith Grand Junction among others. Alternates named include Mrs. Mabel Costigan and W. G. Bowersox. The convention urged passage of the Susan B. Anthony amendment and protested House judiciary committee obstruction.
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C. P. Dodge
Denver
Colorado
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Clarence P. Dodge
Colorado Springs
E. P. Costigan
Ben Griffith
Grand Junction
C. E. Fisher
Sterling
A. A. Lee
James H. Causey
Marie Dicker
John B. Stephen
Charles N. Knowles
Hattie K. Howard
George W. Jackson
Loveland
Thomas E. Thomas
R. R. Prennan
Fort Morgan
Ira de Long
Boulder
Joseph W. Ewing
Greeley
A. E. Patton
Golden
Patrick Burns
Pueblo
P. H. Troutman
Carton City
Merle D. Vincent Paonia
Mert Nicholson
Leadville
Mabel Costigan
Lillian Kerr
Edward A. Miller
Fort Collins
L. G. Kertz
Las Animas
J. I. Carp
Chivington
E. C. Smith
G. P. Gibbs
Creede
Folkerson
Carion City
J. L. Oliver
Palisade
Barney Haughey
Durango
Congress
Susan B. Anthony
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Widely Known Politician Cox Dies in Cincinnati Home
George B. Cox, noted politician and theatrical magnate, died at his Cincinnati residence. He was a prominent figure in city affairs and national politics, shaping business and civic life for decades.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George B. Cox
Favorite Sons Open Chicago Campaign Headquarters
Campaign headquarters will open in Chicago for several Favorite Son Republican nominees for president. Named are Elihu Root of New York Charles W Fairbanks of Indiana Theodore E Burton of Ohio Senator John W Weeks of Massachusetts Senator Albert B Cummins of Iowa Senator Lawrence Y Sherman of Illinois Senator Robert M LaFollette of Wisconsin T Coleman Du Font of Delaware and Major General Leonard Wood.
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Chicago
Elihu Root
New York
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
T. Coleman du Font
Delaware
Leonard Wood
Arizona State News Highlights Across Mining, Ports and Prohibition
Arizona reports include a Pioneer celebration at Prescott and a New Mexico Bankers' Association meeting at Grand Canyon. The state fair at Phoenix runs July 13 to 18, Chloride builds a $28,000 hotel, and Bisbee bootleggers face seizures. Doom and prosperity mix as mining surges and a large ore shipment is planned from Chloride. The East End ward school in Phoenix burns down, Haw kings named postmaster at Douglas, and a Douglas chamber sponsors an industrial census. The Globe and Copper County mines report rising outputs while Oatman and Kingman share ore movement. The state guards border duty, a Kingman post office expansion, and a wave of political activity tilt toward prohibitionist candidates. Major gold finds near the Lost Frenchman site spark long-sought prospecting, with a 3,000 foot surface ledge showing free gold.
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Prescott
New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Old Dominion
Globe
Inspiration Magma
Iron Cap
Oatman Southern Mining Company
Curry and Alexander Group
Western Union
Ft. Huachuca
Dickinson
Coconino County
Cochise County
Heffern
Swisshelms
Black Range
Oatman
Kingman
Bisbee
Sawtelle
U. S. District Court
Alabama Queen Mining Company
Orozco
Alto Post Office
Patagonia
Ajo
Yuma County
Tucson
Italy Faces Crisis As Austrian Drive Rages In Trentino
London reports that Italy faces a supreme gravity crisis as the Austrian drive on the Trentino intensifies. Allies fear Italian defense of home territory may be required soon amid heavy fighting at Verdun on the Italian front and along the Meuse. Vienna claims Italian resistance. Paris notes German trench gains and prisoner captures. Gevenchy-en-Gohelle trench evacuation reported. Baltic fleet rumors circulate without details.
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London
Italy
Trentino
Allies
War Council
Verdun
France
Golden Jubilee G A R Encampment In Decatur Illinois
Civil War veterans from across the United States gather in Decatur to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Grand Army of the Republic. The event marks the organization’s birthplace with streets and buildings adorned in flags and about 10 000 visitors anticipated.
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Decatur
Ill
United States
Illinois Grand Army of the Republic
Home Rule Plan Favors Ulster Exclusion
London reports from the Evening Standard say the premier’s plan advances home rule for Ireland at the earliest moment with Ulster excluded. A temporary Irish advisory government may be proposed by ministers from both parties. In Commons a full list of Acts behind the Irish rebellion will be read. Asquith aims to clear American misunderstandings and push the statement forward. An American sentenced to ten years by a Dublin court martial for rebellion was originally to be hanged.
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London
Evening Standard
Ulster
Ireland
House of Commons
Asquith
America
Jeremiah C. Lynch
Dublin
Dickens Case Goes to Jury
Boulder court closed arguments in the Dickens case at a night session. The jury retired Monday night after an hour of voting without an agreement and went to a hotel for the night.
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Boulder
Dickens
Wyoming Girl Killed Under Auto
Casper reports the death of 16-year-old Nora Lester when a car driven by a friend rolled over on Douglas road one mile east of Casper. The fatal accident occurred instantly and details are provided by local authorities.
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Wyoming
Casper
Nora Lester
Douglas Road
Young Women Urged to Use Pinkham Remedy for Pain
Buffalo New York reader Testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for monthly back and side pains. Ad advises young women with irregular periods headaches indigestion or fainting spells to seek the remedy and write to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts with confidential correspondence.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Matilda Kurtzweq
High St
Buffalo
N. Y
Sreman
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Persistent Canada Thistle Root Causes Its Hardiness
The long cordlike perennial root drives eight to fifteen inches or more into soil and sends up leafy shoots, making patches a single plant. The root survives winter and drought, and fragments moved by plows can establish new patches when conditions warm. Cutting leafy stems prompts new shoots to replace them, repeating until the root is exhausted after multiple cycles.
Virtuous Youth Keeps Moral Time in Provincial Tale
A young man in a provincial town anxiously checks his watch at a street corner while a girl with Covent Garden attire arrives and teases him. He sighs that she kept him waiting, claiming he has waited since last night, highlighting a humorous clash over punctuality and promises in a quaint, moral vignette.
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Covent Garden
Maud
Colored Help in Harper's Magazine
The prompt quotes a dialogue about color coded help in Harper's Magazine. It presents a humorous exchange on the color and kind of assistance, implying a satirical take on evolving support tones. The snippet suggests playful language rather than a full news item.
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Harper’s Magazine
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Imoukst
Lake Ilsen
Pereira Reis
Almeida
Lisbon
Switzerland
Mira
Mediterranean
Toulon
Antonio Maceo
Canuto Reyes
Chihuahua City
Trevino
Carranza
Fiume
Duartzo
Albania
Paris
Enrique Henriquez
Santo Domingo
Western
SPORT
Uds
Lincoln
Wichita
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Ene
Des Moines
Omaha
Sioux City
St Joseph Seeee
Weaver
Fielder
Trenton
N. J
Wilson
St. Louis
New Jersey
Wescott
Baltimore
Charlotte
N. C
General Conference
The
Holiness Christian Church
Elwood
Ind
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Arizona State News
Chloride
Douglas
Melville C. Hawkins
Chamber of Commerce of
Arizona National Guard
Tom Reed
Arizona
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Francisco Rodriguez
Black Range Mountains
Lost Basin
F. E. Young
C. G. Walker
Jessie Williams
Thatcher
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Arizona
Ruth Moody
Dessa Branham
Thatcher Canning Club
Pope
Alfonso
Madrid
U. S
Kaiser
Munich
Neueste Nachrichten
Great Britain
Germany
Joseph C. Grew
Berlin
Frederick VIII
Copenhagen
Christiania
Grew
Europe
Emperor William
Erin
Mrs. Kurtzweg
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