War Report: Fronts Shift in Dobrudja and Somme
Western sources describe fighting in Dobrudja between Russian Romanian forces and Teuton Bulgar allies while British and Serbian reports claim gains in Macedonia against Bulgars and Teutonic forces. French troops repulse a German attack near L Abbe wood north of the Somme as Zeppelins strike London.
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Dobrudja
Struma
Jeamita
L’abbe Wood
Somme
Mediterranean
Berlin
Teutons
Bapaume
London
Teuton
Carranza
Villistas
Tuxpa
Topila
Galveston
Tex
1918 Meeting Chosen For Butte International Carpenters
Butte Montana was selected as the 1918 meeting site for the International Brotherhood of Carpenters. The report notes labor disputes and security concerns tied to the selection, reflecting postwar organization activity.
War Department to Form Special Board on Machine Gun Situation
Secretary Baker announced a special War Department board will study the machine gun situation. Agriculture warns dealers against interstate shipments of polluted oysters to bulk them up. Postal savings set a record gain in August with deposits up nearly five million dollars. Wyoming and Wisconsin National Guard cavalry units and Kansas troops ordered to the Mexican border. Western railroads suspend bedding car charges for now. Flood disaster in China leaves nearly a million homeless. Red Cross aid and a large reclamation loan are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Wyoming National Guard
Kansas Cavalry
Wisconsin Cavalry
Southwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
China
American Red Cross
Foreign notes from the era reflect war lending and political shifts
Canada subscribes 180 million for a 100 million war loan while U S minister to China Dr Paul Samuel Reinsch welcomes a son in Peking. Amid war news Thomas Nelson Page faces shell fire, opium probe figures exonerated in Shanghai, and shifting leadership in northern Mexico as Hidalgo Day prompts a possible command change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Peking
Paul Samuel Reinsch
United States
China
Thomas Nelson Page
Shanghai
Diverse sports wrap bursts with events across nations
Harvard opens season with a 10 to 0 win over Colby in Cambridge Massachusetts. Round-Up festivities feature Indian yells, cowboy calls, and horse racing as Pendleton hosts its seventh annual event. Loveland High School trains 21 players for the Northern Colorado interscholastic football title bid. Star Hawk, an English bred three year old colt owned by A. K. Macomber and trained by W. B. Jennings, wins the Louisville Cup carrying 120 pounds. Bernard J. Webster of Rapid City dies from injuries after a car crash at Sturgis County Fair. Miss Molla Bjurstedt wins the New Jersey women’s tennis championship at Montclair, defeating Ina Kissel 6-4 6-2, with Bjurstedt and Harold Throckmorton taking the mixed doubles 6-0 10-8.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Colby
Pendleton
Ore
Loveland High School
A. K. Macomber
W. B. Jennings
Louisville
Sturgis
S. C
Bernard J. Webster
Rapid City
Webster
Molla Bjurstedt
New Jersey
Montclair
Ina Kissel
Miss Bjurstedt
Harold Throckmorton
Florence Ballin
G. L. Wyeth
Multiple World Events Span Violence Riots Trials and Disasters
Reports include William S McCartney found impaled at Utica a munitions plant. Amy Archer-Gilligan indicted for five murders in Windsor. Miss Mary Pinter robbed in Chicago. James Darnell may win liberty from Leavenworth. Duca d Abruzzi battered by cyclone. New York car strike rioting with arrests. Knights Templar to meet in Philadelphia in 1919. Brazil’s Lauro Muller returns home. Mexican conference at New London moves toward settlement within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Singerly McCartney
Harvard University
Utica
N. Y
Hartford
Conn
Amy E. Archer-Gilligan
Windsor
Mary Pinter
Chicago
James Morrison Darnell
Leavenworth
Kan
Milwaukee
Duca d’Abruzzi
New York
Mitchel
Philadelphia
Knights Templar
Lauro Muller
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Mining and Metal Price Report from Western Mines
New York prices for metals list Bar silver at 68 3 4 cents per ounce lead quoted 6 90 to 7 10 dollars per hundredweight and spelter at 94 to 9 ¼ cents. Boulder Colorado tungsten concentrates 60 percent valued at 18.00 to 23.00 per unit Crude ores 60 percent 15.00 to 20.00 25 percent 9.40 to 10.00 10 percent 7.80 to 9.00 per unit.
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New York
East St. Louis
Boulder
Colo
Ore strikes and mine progress across Arizona territory
The Warner group reports the first lease in Oatman has begun operations with two veins of ore three feet wide in the New State mine on the Hassayampa, gold valued at $80 per ton. Aztec shaft at Tom Reed, Oatman, exposes rich ore with twenty tons on the dump valued at $32 per ton. Ohio Mines Company resumes Little Jessie mine in Chapparal after unwatering to 350 feet. high gold silver and copper values appear as the True Blue tunnel on Victor Copper Company property reaches 160 feet with copper ore in the last fifteen feet.
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Oatman
Warner Group
Hassayampa
Tom Reed
Ohio Mines Company
Little Jessie
Chapparal
Prescott
Victor Copper Company
True Blue
Waiapai Mountains
Mining notes from Colorado region show shifts and new strikes
The Lord Byron tungsten mill in Boulder district to run three shifts. Capital mine Georgetown assayed 1,190 oz gold per ton. Western Zinc Oxide Co in Leadville finishes four furnaces. San Antonio property development resumes between San Juan and Ouray. Strong mine sinking temporarily suspended at Victor. La Plata shipments of low grade carbonate for a drainage project. Mt Champion mines eyed for sale at $1,000,000 from Leadville. Columbine mine at Robinson reports rich ore with 80 gold, 786 silver oz and 10 percent lead per ton. Granite mine levels 1,400 and 1,500 foot locate ore bodies. Port land Gold Mining Co territory affected. La Plata flake high grade gold-silver ore. Valley View plant to test flotation after litigation over a $1,000,000 strip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Leadville
Western Zinc Oxide Company
San Juan
Ouray Counties
San Antonio
Victor
W. E. Bowden
la Plata
Mt. Champion
Robinson
Columbine
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Granite
Portland Gold Mining Company
Valley View Company
May Day Company
Mining Firms Admit Operations in New Mexico
The Octo Mining Company of Arizona gains the right to do business in New Mexico. The Rio Grande Oil and Mineral Company files incorporation with offices in Santa Fe. The Oaks Company at Mogollon reports a productive raise from Clifton tunnel and Eb erle headings yield pay rock. Louis Gramas of Gold Eagle at Mogollon plans resumed operations as 400 feet of tunnels and 80 feet of shafting progress. recent shipments show ore valued at 14 to 16 dollars per ton. Socorro Mining & Milling shipped about 70,000 ounces bullion in August, Mogollon Mines output over 50,000 ounces, totaling more than 3% tons of gold and silver plus several tons of high grade concentrate.
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Octo Mining Company
Arizona
New Mexico
Rio Grande Oil and Mineral Company
Santa Fé
Clifton Mine
Oaks Company
Mogollon
Clifton
Eberle
Louis Gramas
Gold Eagle Group
Custom Mill
Socorro Mining & Milling Company
Mogollon Mines Company
Oil Boom Expands Across Grass Creek Basin
The Midwest starts five new wells in Grass Creek while Elk Basin hosts the Ohio company running three strings and delivering 800 barrel wells regularly. Sixteen miles east of Casper lies the Big Muddy oil field, a promising dome in oil circles as Frannie ships three trainloads of oil every twenty four hours to Greybull refinery.
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Midwest
Grass Creek
Elk Basin
Ohio Company
Casper
Big Muddy
Frannie
Greybull
Record US exports top half a billion in August trade
United States exports in August reached 510 million dollars, a world record and 35 million higher than May. Imports were 199.25 million, down 47 million from June but above any prior August. Over the year, exports totaled 4.75 billion and imports 2.3 billion with a favorable August trade balance of 311 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Arizona State News Briefs Highlight 1916 Events
Arizona events include Grand Canyon meetings New Mexico Bankers Association Prescott and Tucson fairs Phoenix draughts. The superdreadnought Arizona to be commissioned Oct 15. Chinese tigers raids in Tucson. University of Arizona enrollment tops 350. William Jennings Bryan spoke to 3000 in Tucson. Brown store theft at $1500. Levy Brothers close Denver Bisbee offices. Oatman sentiment leans toward incorporation. Over 71,000 voters registered this year. Gold Range set to join Oatman properties. Phoenix headlight dimmers to be required. Mrs. Fannie Fry found dead near Kelvin. Copper Queen to start 2500 ton mill on Sacramento hill. Goldroad Bonanza shows rich strike. Oatman North Star resumes with full mining force. Jerome United Verde Consolidated earns notable interest. Southern Arizona Fair date moved to Oct 27. Army aero plane flight from Columbus NM to Douglas in 115 miles in 1 hr 35 min. Pioneer Home admissions for married pioneers denied due to funds. Republicans list state office candidates. Democrats list ticket for primary.
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Arizona
Blind Tigers
Tucson
University of Arizona
William Jennings Bryan
Levy Brothers
Denver
Bisbee
Oatman
Phoenix
State Fair Association
Safford
Nogales
Prescott
Yuma
Columbus
N. M
Douglas
Thomas
Bowen
Carl Spates
C. R. Osborn
Board of Control
Joseph H. Kibby
U. S
Henry L. Eads
Congress
O. J. Baughn
Supreme Court
Thos. E. Campbell
Joe V. Prochaska
Doane Merril
John A. Campbell
John L. Grist
H. E. Mathews
J. H. Cloonan
Norman J. McKenzie
George H. Smalley
Fate of Combles Sealed as Allies Strike Somme
Allied forces assault a fifteen mile arc from Martinpuich to the Somme and push toward Combles. British and French troops capture Les Beuiefs Morval Rancourt and parts of Fregicourt while sealing Combles fate. Berlin reports Russian setbacks and a new Russian offensive follows.
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Teutons
Somme
London
Martinpuich
Combles
Les Beoufs
Morval
Rancourt
Fregicourt
Bouchavesnes
Canal du Nord
Berlin
Volhynia
Galicia
Carpathians
Wolf Skins Sold for Caps for British Soldiers
English agents buy 9,400 wolf skins at St Louis sale as part of a 2 million dollar fur auction. The skins, from US and Canada wolves, fetch an average 4.50 with total 50,000. they will be used to make caps for British soldiers this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States
Canada
Competition of Brains in Business at Lyric Theater
President Wilson urged a new spirit for American business at the Lyric Theater Baltimore addressing the National Grain Dealers Association. He spoke on a competition of brains not exclusion and not selfishness but excellence driving growth.
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Lyric Theater
Baltimore
Wilson
National Grain Dealers’ Association
Finlay Shepard’s Mother Dies in New Haven
Mrs. Peter L. Shepard mother of Finlay Shepard and Helen Miller Gould died in New Haven at age eighty six.
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Finlay Shepard
New Haven
Conn
Peter L. Shepard
Helen Miller Gould
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Des Moines Iowa woman says four years ago illness nearly required surgery and her husband objected to operation. After using the vegetable compound she recovered, became strong enough to do housework, and recommends it to others as a health restorer. She notes her husband believes she would have died without it and urges contacting Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Blanche Jefferson
Lyon St
Could Not Corner Mike A Sermon Sleep Tale
Mrs Flaherty urges her husband contractor to hear Father Burke at St Patrick s church. He stays awake five minutes then dozes off during the sermon. He explains he only watches new hands to judge efficiency. The tale ends with his excuse about staying alert only briefly.
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Jane
Father Burke
Mike
Everybody's Magazine
War uproots sixty thousand London workers
In a wartime scene a character notes that sixty thousand women in London lost their jobs. Another character quips whether the war halted bridge whist, reflecting civilian humor amid hardship.
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London
Patrice
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Charles Clark
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United Verde
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Henry F. Ashurst
Carl Hayden
Henry D. Ross
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Sidney P. Osborn
David F. Johnson
Wiley Jones
C. O. Case
Amos A. Betts
C. H. Bolin
Chas. R. Howe
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Free Skinner Mfg.co
U.S.A
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Dept
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