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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
3
The article describes Grindell Matthews’ "light-o-mine" device using a lens and light ray to trigger TNT filled piping bombs placed in enemy trenches. Raiders deploy a line of bombs, then lure defenders with shells before detonating the mines via the light-trigger mechanism.
Private Cryster of the Washington National Guard and Miss Florence Sweeney of Duquesne Pa were married by telegraph. The ceremony occurred in Calexico and was repeated between the couple by telegram to Duquesne. Ministers witnesses and Chaplain Sulliger officiated granting a long friendship a wartime union
A British officer recalls a nighttime patrol across No Man's Land to view a German redoubt under construction. He notes a near collision with a gooseberry and a sergeant major’s morale shift. The patrol gathers evidence and coordinates with the O C to direct machine gun fire, aiding stretcher-bearers at work.
Magistrate Krotel sentenced Philip Levine eighteen to never smile or flirt with any girl in New York for life. Levine was arrested on Dora Rabinowitzs complaint that he smiled at her and blew smoke on her on an elevated train.
August F. Moeller of the New Willard asserts Washington diners prefer French on menus and will not accept English substitutions. He calls neutrality the plan and warns that gourmets would be unable to order properly without French terms. Jamais, jamais, he adds with a twinkle.
Washington inventor R S Gibson promotes a $100000 invention based on a cluster of 13 equal spheres as a universal emblem. He claims 12 balls around a central one reflect human body cells and celestial bodies and cites Christ and apostles and 18 states to justify the design. He has written to Wilson Bryan Roosevelt and others to adopt the emblem.
The War Department Ordnance Bureau studies historic armor and hand grenades to improve protection for modern troops. Techniques range from Samurai influenced breastplates to helmet designs echoing Crusader gear, with focus on face masks shoulder plates and neck protections alongside existing European styles. Engineers compare 1908 grenade concepts to current European models.
Washington faces a shrinking crab supply as ten years of dwindling catches reduce market availability of hard and soft shelled crabs. A Fisheries Bureau expert surveys Chesapeake Bay fisheries to identify causes, noting overfishing and lack of artificial propagation as factors, with commercial fishermen pursuing crabs for profit.
The 1912 War Department shoe commission designed a hob nailed, three pound seven ounce boot for Mexican service. It prioritizes smooth interior, broad heel, flexible arch, eyelets, and ankle height, but heavy weight and stiff leather reduce comfort. Use in border conditions tests practicality and may not ensure permanent adoption.
A hardware drummer on a passing train stops at a small station and asks a local where to drink. He learns the sheriff raided all taverns the previous night and confiscated booze as those who sold it are being hauled to the courthouse for testing.
Edwin Woodring, a hermit from Allen Town, Pennsylvania, forecasts a rapid collapse of Turkey. He declares the Ottoman realm will fall soon.
A droll aphorism notes that a person courting multiple girls at once risks trouble and social censure, highlighting the perils of duplicity in romance.
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