War News Roundup From Fronts Across Europe and Americas
German counter attacks on Thiepval and gains at Gaudecourt noted as British casualties in the Somme soar. Russian push toward Lemberg reported with heavy losses. Romania defeated in Transylvania. Combles now allied hands. new revelations of Villa era battles in Chihuahua with 80 Villistas killed.
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Thiepval
Somme
Gaudecourt
Lemberg
Berlin
von Falkenhayn
Hermanstadt
Combles
Bapaume
Transylvania
Rumania
Thrrough
McCutcheon buys island south of the Bahamas
Cartoonist John T. McCutcheon has purchased an island in the South Atlantic near the Bahama group. A Mason City dispatch notes a separate local weather of tall corn in Northern Iowa could hide an automobile for six weeks without detection. A San Francisco case concerns Theodore Fain, an imprisoned suspect in the murder of John A. Hunt, a prominent oil dealer and clubman, a former Denver mining man. At Nowata Oklahoma a mob lynched two black men accused in Deputy James Gibson’s killing during a jail delivery. In Detroit a crash between a Grand Trunk switch engine and a Detroit United cross-town car killed 15 and injured 25. T. W. M. Boone, former president of the failed American National Bank in Fort Smith Arkansas, was found guilty in federal court of a large shortage.
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John T. McCutcheon
South Atlantic
Mason City
Iowa
Theodore Fain
San Francisco
John A. Hunt
Denver
Nowata
Okla
James Gibson
Detroit
Mich
Grand Trunk
Detroit United Railway
T. W. M. Boone
American National Bank
Fort Smith
Ark
Death of Senator James P. Clarke at Little Rock
Reports confirm the death of United States Senator James P. Clarke at his home in Little Rock Arkansas. Other items note tariff suspensions on iron and steel exports, the Bremen captured off Scotland, August explosives exports at 74 million, the Mexican border troop movements, and Italian ships sunk with no American casualties.
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United States
James P. Clarke
Senate
Little Rock
Ark
Chicago
Pittsburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Bremen
War Department
Funston
Horst
Barcelona
Spain
State Department
Benpark
Nitolo
Warship boom grips Belfast postwar era
A wide range of international notes reports Belfast preparing for a shipbuilding boom after the war. Other items note time changes in Britain, political resignations in Germany and Austria, Shackleton’s return, Japan’s wartime ship launches, a Saskatoon robbing incident, and General Lucio Blanco's treason conviction.
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Belfast
Great Britain
Rocky Ford Defeats La Junta In Friday grid clash
Rocky Ford High scored 33 to 6 at La Junta as a large crowd supported the team. The Colorado Aggies crushed Wyoming 40 to 0 at Ft Collins, while the old grads halted Colorado University in Boulder game 0 to 0 after four periods. Western league unofficials crowned Butcher of Denver champion at .377. Watson led base steals with 49 and Kiug tied at 34 sacrifices. Dyer of Denver led home runs with 16. Butcher won total bases at .520. Kirkham and Rebel Oakes of Denver tied for runs at 205. Denver led club batting at .304.
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Rocky Ford
la Junta
Colorado Aggies
Ft. Collins
Wyoming University
Colorado University
Boulder
Butcher
Denver
Watson
Sioux City
Kiug
Omaha
Dyer
Kirkham
Rebel Oakes
Hughes Reaches Twentieth Thousand Campaign Mile in Eight Weeks
In Hornell New York Charles E Hughes logged his twenty thousandth campaign mile within eight weeks. A Southern Pacific year end report shows a dramatic rise in net income from 420 570 319 to 30 885 254 for the fiscal year ending June 30. Policeman William J OBrien reports four hours sleep daily since the New York strike began planning a decisive day. He inherited a $40 000 farm. Jacob Henkel offers to marry Miss Anna Kehnel amid her $50 000 breach of promise suit, a likely first such document in New York. Revision of neutrality laws discussed at New London conference aims to curb U S participation in Mexican factional conflicts. Twenty four hours after a general strike call no responses logged by police. strike leaders claim 140 000 quit. Mrs J E Owen Phillips says women will improve Philadelphia by taking part in municipal housekeeping. Rioting breaks out in Yonkers over transit cars entering the subway system, injuring 53 with seven serious. Eliseo Arredondo arrives in Laredo en route to Mexico City for talks with Gen Carranza.
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Hornell
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
Southern Pacific Company
William J. O’brien
New York
Jacob Henkel
Anna Kehnel
New London
Conn
J. E. Owen Phillips
Equal Franchise Society
Philadelphia
Yonkers Railroad Company
Yonkers
First Presbyterian Church
Johnson City
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Laredo
Tex
Washington
Mexico City
Gen
Carranza
Western Mining and Oil Prices Report
Copper electrolytic quoted at 27.00 to 28.50 per unit. Lead 7.00 to 7.15. Spelter 83% at St Louis delivery 9Kc. Copper casting 26.37. Tungsten concentrates Boulder 60% at 17.50 to 20.00 per unit. Stude ores 69% 17.50 to 20.00. 25 percent 9.40 to 10.94. 10 percent 9.00 to 9.10 per unit.
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New York
East St. Louis
Colorado
Bay Sgliver
ING Mets Oeelg
St. Louis
U S Soldiers Held in Mexican Jail Reported
26 American troops are reported captive in Mexico with details unclear. The incident involves the detainment of U S soldiers and authorities seeking information on their status and location. Officials from the U S and Mexico coordinate to verify the event and work toward resolution.
Capt Wilson shot in Nogales sparks border riots
Reports from Nogales say twenty six American soldiers and drivers are prisoners in a Mexican jail after riots that followed Capt. Wilson of the Idaho garrison being shot. Mexican officials call the shooting accidental and say Wilson’s wound is not serious. Carranza authorities arrested the Mexican shooter as Washington reports the incident to Gen Funston.
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el Paso
Tex
Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Wilson
Idaho
Washington
Second
Idaho Infantry
War Department
Funston
Carranza
Rich ore found as Verde district flota tion expands near Ajo
Rich ore discoveries mark expansion of mining activity in the Verde district. Jerome Daisy Copper Company emerges as a leading new operator, with Kingman’s fossil mine reactivated and Corley property near Wampo Springs sold to a $1,000,000 capital firm. Churn drilling on the Durham ranch south of Florence reaches 300 feet as old properties prepare to resume operations. Gold ore from $50 to $75 per ton reported on Mulcahy Whitman and Shepherd claims near the Apex mine Winkelman.
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Jerome Daisy Copper Company
Kingman
Corley
Wampoo Springs
Johnson Gold
Tear Weaver
Durham Ranch
Florence
Ray District
Mulcahy, Whitman and
Shepherd
Apex Mine
Winkelman
Mines resume and new ore strikes across Colorado districts
At Idaho Springs the Summit mine has resumed operations after years idle. Near Lake City new development expands ore shipments while Highland Mary near Silverton ships to North Star mill. Ledge mill in Chattanooga ships concentrates to Durango. Beam process to be added at Little Fred near Salina in Boulder County after sale for 25000 dollars. Rico adds modern machinery for lead silver zinc and gold copper with monthly shipments around 1250 tons. Ouray reports a Governor mine strike in Mount Sneffels district yields 1129 ounces gold and 679 ounces silver per ton, valued at about 23048 dollars per ton, supporting 22580 for gold and 468.51 for silver concentrates. A copper ore strike in St Paul mine Red Mountain reveals a 60 foot wide solid mass of copper ore over 35 percent enargite in the old shaft workings.
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Idaho Springs
Summit
Lake City
Highland Mary
Silverton
North Star
Ledge
Chattanooga
Durango
Little Fred
Salind
Boulder County
Kansas
Rico
Ouray
Governor Mine
Mount Sneffles
St. Paul
Red Mountain
Yavapai
American Mining Institute of Engineers
Globe
Clark
Peterson
American Bay
Patagonia
Chandler
United States
Yuma
United Verde
Prescott
Arizona
Oil Prospects Brighten in Wheatland District
Mitchell and associates start two new wells in Grass Creek. Mountain State Oil Company in Elk Basin down 2900 feet awaiting more pipe. Grass Creek production could exceed 7000 barrels daily if refinery capacity exists. Midwest in Little Buffalo down 1700 feet with a collapsed ten inch casing. United States Petroleum Company incorporated with capital stock 1,000,000 and headquarters in Rawlins. Elk Basin to Frannie pipeline cannot handle growing output. Gosher Oil and Gas strikes oil in Gosher district 55 miles north of Cheyenne at 700 feet.
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Wheatland
Mitchell and Associates
Grass Creek
Mountain State Oil Company
Elk Basin
Midwest
Little Buffalo
United States Petroleum Company
Capital Stock
Rawlins
Frannie
Gosher Oil and Gas Company
Gosher
Cheyenne
Rumanians Invasde Bulgaria Amid War News
Rumanian troops cross the Danube to the southern shore between Rustchuk and Tur tukai as war fronts widen in Europe. Reports note tension between Sweden and the Entente over neutrality and mail seizures while Austro Hungarian advances near Orsova and fighting continues around Lemberg and on the Somme. A Zeppelin raid over London leaves one dead, one injured, with a dirigible shot down and crew perishing.
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London
Bulgaria
Danube
Rustchuk
Turtukai
Rumania
Dobrudja
Sweden
Entente
Orsova
Galicia
Lemberg
Somme
Eaucourt l’Abbaye
Woman Guilty of Manslaughter in Pueblo Trial
Mrs. Sadie Lawson found guilty of manslaughter in the Basquez case from Aug 15. Jury out over five hours and urged leniency. It is the second such verdict this week in District Court, following Martha Gallimore’s manslaughter conviction for Albert Long.
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Pueblo
Sadie Lawson
Maximo Basquez
Lawson
Martha Gallimore
Albert Long
Colorado National Guard to Camp at Deming Border
The Denver Battery B and Colorado Springs Battery C of the Colorado National Guard will proceed to Deming New Mexico for camping upon arrival at the border, as announced by military headquarters.
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Colorado
Deming
el Paso
Tex
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colorado National Guard
N. M
High grade ore found in Eureka Mogollon district claim
High grade ore discovered in face of No 3 tunnel on the Eureka claim in Mogollon district. Socorro Mining and Milling Company pays a one per cent dividend, the fifth of its kind this year. Eberle mine in Mogollon has 600 feet of sinking and raising and 1450 feet of drifting. ore shipped during development valued over $2000 per ton.
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Eureka
Mogollon
Socorro Mining and Milling Company
Eberle
Arizona Land Official Dies
Thomas F. Weed, registrar of the United States land office and founder of Brownsville Tennessee, dies in Phoenix. A Democrat, he served as Florence Arizona Blade Tribune city editor and previously worked for the Kansas City Times and Omaha Herald.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas F. Weedin
The
United States Land Office
Brownsville, Tenn
Florence, Ariz
Blade- Tribune
Kansas City Times
Omaha Herald
Bootleggers to Work on Highways in Arizona
Arizona officials announce bootleggers will be put to work on state highways. County Engineer J C Ryan says twenty five violators are assigned to road building from Bisbee to Tombstone. A camp for 100 prisoners is set up at Solomonville to work on the Clifton to Solomonville highway.
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Douglas
Ariz
Arizona
J. C. Ryan
Bisbee Tombstone
Solomonville
Clifton
Arizona News Highlights From Western Union Dispatches
Arizona reports upcoming events across the state and developments in mining, agriculture, and public works. Flagstaff plans a new hotel while Tombstone divests land. copper and zinc mines near Bisbee and Wickenburg show activity. cotton labor shifts draw Papago and Yaqui workers. the Northern Arizona Fair and Desert Mine deals are noted.
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Phoenix Fair
Flagstaff
Tombstone
Six Years of Suffering Ended by Pinkham Remedy
Columbus woman Mrs. J. S. Barlow describes six years of illness with female troubles and nerve pain. She states a 9 pound recovery after ten days on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and ongoing use, crediting the product with restoring her health and appetite.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. S. Barlow
South 4Th St
Theatergoer Demands Refund After Long Intermission
Characters debate a refund as one patron vows to reclaim money while another jokes that ten years pass between acts leading to interest on the loss. The exchange highlights audience frustration with prolonged pauses and delayed performances.
Smile on wash day with Cross Bag Blue
Advertises Cross Bag Blue as the wash day solution promising whiter clothes and a brightening effect for laundry. Claims broad availability at all grocers.
No Fun in That Fling Sparks Domestic Row
A heated quarrel ends with confession of playful kiss misread as offense. A fiancee imitates a movie queen and kisses her partner under the ear triggering tense exchange and claims of hurt feelings. The episode highlights escalating friction over affectionate gestures.
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Matias Ramos
Mex
Ramos
Western
von Wandel
Lidj Jeassu
Abyssinia
Addis Ababa
Menelik
Mulzer
Munich
Vossische Zeitung
Vienna
Baron Burian
Ernest Shackleton
England
Santiago
Chile
Funta Arenas
Elephant Island
Japan
Caron
Moose Jaw
Sask
Bank of
Hamilton
Lucio Blanco
Blanco
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Tim
Western Novamier Union News Service
Ajo
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Scottish Rite
Tucson
Twenty-second Infantry
Camp Greenaway
State Law and Legislative Reference Library
Sonoita
Tucson Civic League
Arizona Federation of Women’s Clubs
Yavapai County
Copper Queen Hill
Bisbee
Russell T. Johnson
Eugene Caruthers
Gila Bend
Salt River Valley
Guy E. Pierson
J. G. Dugan
Lost Basin
Wickenburg
Golconda
E. K. Cumming
Orient of Arizona
Refugio Lemos
Luis Diaz
Arizona Hall
Desert
Los Angeles
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Foster-Milburn CO
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