War News Roundup From 1916 Fronts and Frontiers
Reports from various fronts describe Kronstadt fall, Persian revolt, and British naval pursuit of a German sub. Vil listas forces deny Carranza raid claims near Chihuahua City. Danish estimates claim Russia lost 6,000,000 men in two years. 1,250,000 in this year's offenses. Submarine activity off U S coast and Somme gains bolster Allied advances in Balkans. Romanian entry into Bulgaria occurs via the Danube. Caucasus fortifications captured. Grand Duke Nicholas notes Black Sea coast repulses.
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Ispahan
Persia
Constantinople
Newport
R. I
Francisco Gonzales
Carranza
Villistas
Santa Ysabel
Chihuahua City
Russia
Berlin
Imperial German Navy
United States
Nantucket Shoals
Balkans
Bulgaria
Danube
von Falkenhayn
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Caucasus
Black Sea
Bank bombed and robberies across towns headline chaos
The State Bank at Rutland was blown up by yeggmen and robbed of 6000. Manuel Esquerdo, a bandit who robbed the Miami Arizona branch of Gila Valley bank, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Williams. Sioux City bakers plan loaf price hikes. J F Connell, former Insmont postmaster, convicted of first degree murder and given life. Hiram C Clardy of Farmersville killed wife and then himself. Tramps in Topeka failed to take a farm wagon ride, choosing no transport at all.
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Rutland
Manuel Esquerdo
Miami
Arizona
Gila Valley Bank
Williams
Sioux City
J. F. Connell
Insmont
Colo
Sidney
Neb
Ira C. Paup
Sunol
Hiram C. Clardy
Farmersville
Ill
Elizabeth Clardy
Topeka
Kan
Four Battleships Bids Due. Immigration Up. Postal Shift
Leopold L Lovell of Second Maine Infantry stationed at Laredo Texas was shot and killed while walking from a store. The parcel post limit to Panama rises to twenty pounds Oct 15 per Postmaster General Burleson. Navy to open bids Dec 6 for four giant battle cruisers under the expanded building program. Immigration to the United States rose Aug 1 to Oct 4 reaching 177.7 percent of last year. Railroads protest Burleson policy changing mail pay from weight to space basis effective Nov 1. Georgia Artillery Alabama units and DC troops arrived at El Paso and camped near Fort Bliss.
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Leopold L. Lovell
K Company
Second Maine Infantry
Laredo
Texas
United States
Panama
Burleson
Navy Department
Congress
Department of Labor
Georgia Artillery
Alabama
District of Columbia
el Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
World Briefs from the Front and Foreign Capitals
Tokios Terauchi named prime minister succeeding Okuma. John Barrett sails to New York after weeks in Europe. Mexican minister Romero meets the Japanese emperor. Nine million Chinese live outside their country per a commerce ministry census. Rome announces former deputies lose free letter postage. Emperor Francis Joseph reported ill in bed with bronchitis. A Canadian private’s trench dash description reaches Ottawa. Britain reports nineteen neutral ships sunk by mines this year. Barrett says LatAm trade drive grows in France and England. Waterford leader Redmond urges safe home rule for Ireland and opposes conscription.
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Tokio
Marshal Terauchi
Count Okuma
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
New York
Paris
England
France
Col
Manuel Pere Romero
Japan
Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture
Marcora
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Vienna
Geneva
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Francis Joseph
Ottawa
Ont
Lafayette
All America
Waterford
Ireland
John Redmond
Nebraskan routs Drake in season opener at Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska overwhelmed Drake University Des Moines Iowa scoring 53 points to none. The game featured early dominance by Nebraska as Drake failed to score and Nebraska took command throughout.
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Nebraska
Drake University of
Bankers estimate large funds move from New York to London
Between seventy five million and one hundred million dollars in banking funds were transferred from New York to London last week and the movement continues. The Hawkshead steamship reached Newport News under its own power after a harbor collision with City of Norfolk. William C Wyatt and Daisy Joe, a Chinese merchant’s daughter, were married in Ensenada and head home to Tulare California by auto. George A Joslyn, president of the Western Newspaper Union, died at his Omaha home after a paralytic stroke on October 4. The car strike toll for New York railroads tops five million dollars. Batteries A and B and other New Jersey units departed for Seagirt New Jersey. Mrs Victoriano Huerta laid roses on her husband’s grave in Concordia cemetery El Paso.
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New York
London
Hawkshead
Newport News
Chesapeake Line
City
San Francisco
Ensenada
Lower California
Wyatt
Tulare
Cal
George A. Joslyn
Western Newspaper Union
Omaha
New Jersey Field Artillery
New Jersey Cavalry
New Jersey Hospital Corps
Douglas
Ariz
Seagirt
N. J
Victoriano Huerta
Concordia Cemetery
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Denver Market Report Clears Livestock and Grain Prices
Western Newspaper Union shows steers from good to choice at 8.60 to 9.00 and 8.00 to 8.50 for various grades. Cattle ranges include cows and calves with prices from 4.75 to 7.60, hogs at 8.90 to 9.25, and sheep from 6.75 to 7.25. Hay and grain prices list Colorado and Nebraska upland and Timothy values plus wheat and oats buying prices.
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Eleniss
Oates E.cics
Pmroides
Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Colorado
Nebraska
South Park
Choice
Beieve
San Luis Valley
Gunnison Valley
Copper and Lead Prices in New York and East St. Louis
Market notes show electrolytic copper at 27.00 to 28.50 dollars per unit in New York. Lead is quoted at 7.00 to 7.10 dollars. Spelter delivered to East St. Louis is priced at 9.14 to 9.50 dollars, including a 9 1/2 cent spread.
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New York
East St. Louis
Commodity price list for metals and ores
Bar silver at 67 cents per ounce. spelter 8.90 per 100 lbs in St. Louis. lead 7.00 per 100 lbs in New York. Copper casting 26.37. tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 18.22 per unit. Crude ores 60 percent 17.50 to 20.00. 25 percent 9.40 to 12.00. 10 percent 7.80 to 10.14 per unit.
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Borneo
Aia
Denver
Broilers Estes Saistasisierieen Sinh
Springs
Eeevece
Eevece
F. B
Colo
St. Louis
New York
Boulder
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices Overview
Chicago price readings for grains and provisions list wheat, corn, oats, rye, timothy, clover, ford, lard, and ribs with bid prices and ranges. Figures show No 2 red wheat at 1.62 to 1.63 dollars, corn No 2 yellow around 89 to 90 cents, oats No 3 white about 48 to 49 cents, and lard near 14.97 dollars per hundredweight, among others.
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Chicago
Gas Attacks and Submarine Visit Dominate Front Pages
Western Union News Service reports Lansing to confer with the President over German submarine raids off the U S coast amid concern of grave implications while noting no breach of international law yet. London press highlights the submarine visit and gas attack gains near Ancre as fighters clash on the Somme and Romanians retreat in Transylvania. Newport reports five American destroyers with 285 aboard reach port after torpedo attacks, and Boston beats Brooklyn 2 1 in 14 innings to win the World Series game.
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Long Branch
N. J
Lansing
Germany
United States
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Ancre
Somme
Cerna River
Bucharest
Trentino
Berlin
Transylvania
Newport
R. I
Nantucket
Ericson
Jensen, Drayton
Balch
Benham
Port
Boston
Brooklyn
Braves’ Field
Red Sox
Decree Prohibits Bullfighting Across Mexico
General Carranza signs a decree banning bullfighting nationwide as part of a cultural drive to elevate morals and civilization. At El Paso border towns rumors arise that Constitutional garrisons may defect to the Legalista faction to depose Carranza, with Villa allegedly seeking Carranza’s downfall. The uprising date was set for October 18.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Constitutionalist
Mexico
Legalista Party
Carranza
Legalista
Cientifico
Diaz Party
Villa
Denver Woman Shoots Herself Near Lyons
Mrs Edna Seaman 35 of Denver shot herself at Camp Angeline residence of John Neble a wealthy mine operator and Neble Mining Company president. She was taken to Longmont in critical condition and refused to explain beyond saying Noble was responsible for her attempt at death.
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Longmont
Edna Seaman
Denver
John Neble
Neble Mining Company
Camp Angeline
Lyons
Buster
Noble
Typewriter Attachment Feeds Envelopes Fast
A new attachment for typewriters automatically feeds envelopes or cards into a machine to save the operator’s time. Also mentions laundry, Red Cross bags, and consumer goods like laundry, groceries, and an odd ad line about a badger’s sour look and pride.
The Darker Side of Car Culture
A motorist reflects on car ownership, admitting it helps only modestly to make friends. He notes occasional bonds formed by giving rides, but more often he arouses pedestrians’ hostility by flaunting speed. The passage highlights social downsides of driving.
Stability of Character and Brand Loyalty Clash
In a terse exchange, one speaker claims Cholly lacks stable character while another argues he has willpower. The defense hinges on Cholly's unusual steadfastness, citing seven years of loyal cigarette brand use as evidence of character.
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Cholly
Castoria Ad Reassures Mothers on Safe Remedy for Children
A vintage ad urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of gearly JELCAUA and notes its use for over 30 years. It claims children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, highlighting trusted infant remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
The Bluff That Failed
A frigid maid refuses marriage to JT but a practical youth proposes tying the knot above the clouds with an aeroplane and a sky pilot. Her bluff collapses as she strikes the pedestal and falls into his arms.
Age Is No Barrier in Learning Says a Scholar
Grandma Fisher quotes a man who learned to read at forty-two for love, while William retorts of a man who became a fool in two days after college. The humorous exchange contrasts patience and rapid changes in life choices sparked by relationships.
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Grandma Fisher
William
Double Trouble and Powdered Shoes
In a brief aside a speaker notes his wife has busy days keeping her white shoes powdered as well as her face. The Canadian crops of 1915 are valued at about 800 million dollars.
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Canada
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Home and Abroad
Unionews Service
Kronstadt
Western
Washington
SPORT
Robins
University of Colorado At Laramie
University of Wyoming
Wyoming “Cowboys
Colorado Agricultural College
University of New Mexico
Colorado College
Washburn Field
Colorado Springs
Flagle
Tigers
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Denver Markets
HAY and Grain Market
Carland Price
Idaho
Ioc
Standard
Ford
Kaiser
Angre
The
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Mexico City
Mex
General Carranza
Red Cross
Dean
Louis Johnson
3D Ave
Durango
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Blunderby
Dicky
Carter
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harrisburg
Penn
Frank Knost
Ton St
Alber Lea
Minn
Hera
F. E. Yost
Water St
Albert Lea
Pittsburg
Clementina Dvuerrine
Gardner St
Troy Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
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