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Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1916

Page

10

War Report: Serbians Capture Town Near Brod and More Front News

Western fronts see Serbians seize Velyeselo near Brod in a drive toward Monastir. Russians repulse Teutons near Narayavka. British gains on the Somme admitted by Berlin. Greek fleet seized by Entente. Greek crisis continues as landings increase in Athens and Piraeus. Military losses tallied. Galicia and Dobrudja battles persist. Versailles-style tallying continues.

Velyeselo Brod Monastir Narayavka Somme Berlin Bucharest Transylvanian Brosteni Bistritza Galicia Petrograd Greece Athens Piraeus von Mackensen Dobrudja London

Swiss census of army motor vehicles announced

The report notes Switzerland will count vehicles suitable for army use. Von Ludendorff joins von Hindenburg in opposing harsher submarine warfare. French troops seize a square mile near Tien Tsin. Austrian premier Count Stuergkh shot in Berlin during dinner by Ludwig Adler. Mme Gomeno Sanches condemned for spying by a Marseilles court martial. Mexican elections produced decisive victories for governmental candidates. U S and Mexican forces clash near San José in the Big Bend. no American losses. Emperor William declares resolve to fight on and asks God to aid Germany.

Switzerland von Ludendorf Marshal von Hindenburg Tien Tsin Carl Stuergkh Berlin Vienna Ludwig Adler Marseilles Mme Gomeno Sanches Maria Liberdall Dusseldorf Mexican Republic Carranza Queretaro San José Big Bend Funston Joseph Gaston Amsterdam William

News Briefs Span Crime Weather Politics and Tragedy

Reports from Bayonne to Phoenix note strikers back at work and Roosevelt speaking. Hurricane damage raises Mobile death toll to four and losses near $100,000. Missouri bandit slays Walter Switzer during an interurban hold up between Webb City and Carthage. Seattle clerk Leo G. Pratt is shot and killed by a banker’s wife, who then takes her own life. El Paso hosts the International Dry Farming Congress with Frank M Forbes as first vice president. Henry Miller estate tax runs into millions with an estimated value of 20 to 40 million in San Francisco. Wichita dealer F P Cahill seeks forced marriage as punishment for alleged faithless wife.

Bayonne N. J Roosevelt Phoenix Ariz Mobile Ala Alabama Walter Switzer Webb City Carthage Leo G. Pratt Canadian Bank of Commerce Seattle Wash Edwin C. Hobel Henry Miller San Francisco F. P. Cahill Wichita Kane

Army to push lighter-than-air craft and balloons program

Army aviation officers prepare to extend their air service campaign to balloons and other lighter-than-air craft. Senator Warren of Wyoming is placed on a special honor roll with a $10 monthly pension for heroism beyond the call of duty. Twenty one women’s groups vow to back a national employment system for women and girls, reaching 6,000,000 members. Panama canal authorities open a large dry-dock at Balboa, seen as a key naval asset.

Senator Warren Wyoming Department of Labor Anthony Caminetti Panama Canal Balboa Pacific

Trask wins Georgia Rail Way and Power cup at Grand Circuit

At Atlanta the two mile trot feature delivers Mabel Trask the 2 08 victory as part of the Grand Circuit meeting. Also noted University of Wyoming wins its first conference game at Logan Utah defeating Utah Aggies 23 to 10.

Mabel Trask Georgia Railway and Power Cup Atlanta University of Wyoming Logan Utah Utah Aggies Roan Hal Hal Boy National Association Jacksonville Fla George E. Cook Washington, D Franklin Field Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State College

Federal mediators step into mo tormen and conductors strike

The federal mediators have intervened to help settle the strike of motormen and conductors on New York transit lines. Reports detail related incidents from including a miner entombment rescue in West Virginia and a Rockefeller estate manhunt, alongside various financial and crime notices.

New York St. Paul Minneapolis The American Fisheries Society New Orleans

Late Market Quotations From Cattle Hogs and Produce Prices

Market list shows bids for cattle including steers and cows, hogs and lambs with grain fed prices and grassers. Buying prices cover Colorado and Nebraska uplands, timothy and alfalfa hay, oats and corn products, standard flour and various produce rates for eggs butter poultry fruit vegetables and potatoes.

Market round up metals prices and crude ore values

The column lists metal market prices for Bar silver Spelter and Lead per 100 pounds at St. Louis and New York. Copper casting price is given as 26.87. Concentrates and crude ores with varying percentages are priced from 17.50 to 20.00 per unit with 60 percent values noted.

St. Louis New York

Butter Eggs and Poultry Prices in Chicago Market

Butter Creamery quotes 30 844%4c. Eggs Firsts 30% 31c and ordinary firsts 28% 29% cat mark cases 224%2 29%c. Potatoes Minnesota Dakota Ohips 1.20 1.30 Minnesota Dakota white 1.20 1.30 Wisconsin Michigan white 1.05 1.20. Poultry fowls 7c springa 17c.

Chicago Minnesota Dakota Wisconsin Michigan Springa

Chicago Grain and Provision Prices Report

Chicago price list shows Wheat No 2 red 1.67 to 1.69 and No 3 red 1.57 to 1.66 percentage. No 2 hard 1.70 to 1.74 and No 3 hard 1.65 to 1.69. Corn No 2 yellow 96 cents. Oats No 3 white 48 to 49 percent. Rye No 2 1.39. Barley 75 cents to 1.18. Clover 11 to 15. Pork 28.50. Lard 15.75. Ride 13.75 to 14.25.

Chicago

Constanza Fort Falls to Teutons and Metz Bombed

London reports Constanza, major Romanian seaport, captured by Teutonic allies as advances push toward Bucharest. French air squadron drops four tons of bombs on blast furnaces near Metz and on rail stations, while Boelke adds two aircraft destruction. Allied airships losses tallied at twenty-two.

Paris Metz Thionville War Office Rombach

Fifty Die as Great Lakes Gale Sinks Vessels

Detroit reports confirm over fifty lost in the Lake Erie storm of the 20th. The Merida crew of twenty three is believed dead. Bodies and lifebelts bearing Merida are found by W. B. Mathews and Charlotte G. Breitung. Waleback James B. Colgate and D. L. Filer also reported lost.

Detroit Mich Great Lakes Lake Erie Merida Buffalo W. B. Mathews Charlotte G. Brieving H. L. Jones James B. Colgate D. L. Filer Marshal F. Butters Mathews Toledo Sandwich Ont Detroit River Charlotte G. Breitung Breitung

Ex President Roosevelt in Denver Adresses at Auditorium

Ex-President Roosevelt spoke in Denver on Tuesday delivering two addresses at the Auditorium. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt drew crowds and discussed ongoing national issues during his appearances in the city.

Roosevelt Denver Col. Theo. Roosevelt

Public Utilities Commission Appeals ICC Over Car Shortage

The Colorado State Public Utilities Commission urged the Interstate Commerce Commission by wire to aid shippers as freight car shortages cause thousands of dollars in losses daily across the state.

New Mexico Colorado Fair Rates Association State Corporation Counsel of State Public Utilities Commission of Colorado Interstate Commerce Commission Intermountain Denver The State Public Utilities Commission

Composer Karl Strakosch Dies in Hartford Hotel

Karl Strakosch, noted composer and husband of famed opera singer Clara Louise Kellogg, died suddenly at a Hartford hotel. The event ends a notable marriage linking classical music and theater circles in the region.

Clara Kellogg Hartford Conn Karl Strakosch Clara Louise Kellogg

Arizona State News Highlights Local Events and Crimes

Arizona reports forthcoming Southern Arizona Fair in Tucson and Arizona State Fair in Phoenix. Duncan fire causes $40000 damage. Globe builds new Catholic church. Yuma captain recovering from centipede bite. Douglas child injured by rooster. Tucson names Prof E P Taylor new extension director. Jerome resident duped of $2000 in Los Angeles. Mountain States plans El Paso to Benson line. Salvador Cruz confesses robbery in Tucson. Mesa sets cotton sale record with six bales sold for $1000. Phoenix bootleggers escape Cochise camp. Tombstone miner Ramon Morales shot dead. Gila Bend killing exonerated. mining and forestry notes across state. University of Arizona observatory gift $60000 under secrecy. Judge G W Shute to resign Dec 1. Army investigation after campfire shooting near Douglas. Bisbee and Pima County legal actions unfold. Tombstone bootleggers delivered for road work. United Jerome company formed to develop nearby claims. Oatman paystreak uncovers gold values up to $23 per ton.

Duncan Globe Pullman Company Arizona Tombstone Tod Douglas Fred Ruhan Jerome Los Angeles Mountain States Telephone Company el Paso Benson Salvador Cruz Tucson P. C. Brena Fred C Weeks Mesa Phoenix Navy Cochise Ramon Morales Yavapai County Sever Noland Arizona Hospital Negro Club Parker Consolidated Mining Company Billy Mack Sonora Geronimo Mining Company Geronimo Keystone Chloride Board of Regents University of Arizona J. F. Ryan Sheriff Wheeler Bisbee Extension United Jerome Pittsburg Jerome Black Range Dave Wright Oatman

When the Home Team Lost

A lighthearted exchange unfolds as Mrs Torkins questions the umpire’s decisions, asking if he follows the majority and Charley affirms belief that everyone does, prompting the suggestion he should rely on crowd consensus more often.

Charley

New Fish Bait Declared Good

The United States bureau of fisheries reports on the last Fish Hawk cruise in Chesapeake Bay that crayfish meat brine packs were given to crab fishermen and dealers to test as a bait substitute. Fishermen report the crayfish as a very good bait.

United States Bureau of Fisheries Fish Hawk Chesapeake Bay

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