Daring Deeds and Victoria Cross Tale from Front Lines
A Daily Express account relays William J. Robinson’s wartime exploits in 1914 15 including his climb from novice rider to motor dispatch driver He details a heroism tale at Hellfire Corner and the dispatch rider who earned the Victoria Cross The piece notes brutal trenches Ypres fighting and the risky perils faced by Allied troops with vivid anecdotes of snipers shells and improvised warfare
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London
Daily Express
William J. Robinson
England
Fifth Dragoon Guards
Aldershot
Ostend
Rouviers
Julian Byng
Ypres
Hellfire Corner
Menin Road
Yser Canal
Vic 1
Noydling
Robinson
Abolition Bills Rise After Argentine Murders
In Buenos Aires two bills to end the death penalty gain momentum after the execution of two confessed murderers, the first in sixteen years, sparking broad public demand. Deputy Bonifacio presents one measure in Congress.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Congress
Bonifacio
Whisky Sowed in Patch Four Miles From Girard Alabama
Law agent M. Baugha led liquor raid operations in Girard County as Deputy Daly uncovered 120 pints of whisky buried in a sweet potato patch four miles from town. Bottles showed corks blown by heat. Time since burial is unknown.
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Girard
Ala
Baugha
Daly
Bill to Abolish Death Penalty Across All Crimes
A bill to the lower house proposes abolishing the death penalty for all crimes. Senator Iberbacen has introduced a companion measure in the senate extending abolition to include military offenses.
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Iberbacen
Senate
Morgan Jr. Earns Vast Wealth From War Orders
The article notes J P Morgan Jr has amassed about 126.833 million dollars in two years, surpassing the elder Morgan’s lifetime earnings. The elder Morgan’s estate was appraised at 75.14 million, with 55.684 million going to the current J P Morgan. Much of the younger Morgan’s wealth came from munition orders and loan commissions, the firm earning a 2 percent commission on British government purchases.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Morgan Orm
Town Recovers $350 From Old Mistake
Mayor Cox received a special delivery letter with no date or signature containing $350 to be returned to the town in gold certificates. The note claimed the sum was mistakenly paid long ago and now rightly belongs to the town.
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Darlington
D. G
Cox
Street to Be Named for Gallient in Paris
Paris municipal council assigns committee to select a street or square to honor the late General Gallient with a commemorative name. The move follows an initiative to recognize his service and preserve memory in the city.
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Gallient
Paris
Municipal Council of
Grimley Uses Ferrets for Rat Control in Oklahoma
A Grimley of Kildare Oklahoma makes living by guiding ferrets to farms to rid them of rats at five cents a head. His six ferrets killed 118 rats in 40 minutes on one farm, placing the rats in a pile outside the building. He has practiced this for several months and plans nationwide trips with his animals.
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Kildare
Okla
A. Grimley
Cure for Broken Neck Reported in Duluth
J. R. Johnson of Colbyville Minn is said to be the only local case of a broken neck successfully treated here. He suffered the injury less than two weeks ago and was discharged from a hospital as practically cured. Johnson is a farm superintendent for B. S. Kempton, treasurer of the Duluth Missabe and Northern railroad, and he was thrown from a load of hay, sustaining a complete fracture of the neck.
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Duluth
Minn
J. R. Johnson
Colbyville
Johnson
Kempton
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad
Western mining and oil market prices report
Prices quoted for metals from Denver New York and Boulder include Spelter at 7.89 dollars per unit, Copper casting at 25 dollars, Lead at 6.20, Bar silver at 164 cents, tungsten concentrates at 20 to 25 dollars per 60 percent unit, and crude ores graded 60 percent 15 to 22.50, 25 percent 0.40 to 12.00, and 10 percent 7.80 to 10.00 per unit.
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Eter
Union News Service
Spelter
Denver
New York
Boulder
Colo
Mines and mines: new activity across Arizona outlooks
The Benson smelter will be prepared for operation after years idle. Calumet and ArizonaMining will soon sink another working shaft as ore runs $71 a ton. At Oatman the Carter mine on the 350-foot level yields gold from a $71 ore. The American Smelting and Refining Company reports $54,052,106 in gold sales for 1915. The Olly Scoundrel mine near Chal rode carries ten feet of $20 ore in Lost Basin. A 450-foot drift reaches the Carter property at Old Trails in the Oatman district. Jerome Superior Copper Company forms to develop 8,000 acres north of Jerome. Tungsten prices likely to rise, says Lewis A. Jeffs in Globe.
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Benson
Calumet and Arizona Mining Company
Carter
Oatman
American Smelting and Refining Company
Lost Basin
Choride
Old Trails
Jerome Superior Copper Company
Jerome
Globe
Lewis A. Jeffs
Idaho
Nevada
Prospecting News From Colorado Mines and Regions
A vein of blue quartz milling forty five feet thick is struck in the Columbus mine at Durango. Pleas ants and Taylor take a lease on mines in Gilpin county. Argentina shipments continue. Santiago mine draws new leases. Bruce & Co. of Georgetown receive 517 dollars for ten tons of concentrates. Leadville’s belt extension Lackawanna and Half Moon gulches draws geologist attention. Silverton installs a new flotation unit increasing capacity by fifty percent at the Iowa Tiger mill. Breckenridge ships about 45000 dollars worth of placer gold from pricks and retorts to the Denver mint. Modoc Mining & Milling in Cripple Creek holds at about 100 tons weekly. San Juan district lively with old producers full capacity, new mines opened. Tungsten price may rise from 15 to 75 dollars due to demand from England, France and Russia.
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Columbus
Durango
Pleasants
Taylor
Gilpin County
Argentine
Santiago
Bruce & Co
Georgtown
Leadville
Lackawanna and
Half Moon Gulches
Silverton
Iowa-Tiger Mill
Breckenridge
United States Mint
Denver
Cripple Creek
Modoc Mining & Milling Company
Battle Mountain
Bull Hill
John Sweeney
San Juan
Fred Carroll
M. B. Tomblin
Colorado Bureau of Mines
England
France
Russia
Mining Growth Expands in New Mexico Regions
The Phelps-Dodge Company employs a hundred men at Organ while the Bentet Stephenson mine in Organ mountains is unwatered. Guadalupe county begins copper development at Pintadacarlon and a new metals company is organized near Tucut curl. Six thousand acres are leased from the state through Land Commissioner Ervien. The Black Cloud Mining Company of Magdalena files articles with the State Corporation Commission. New Mexico mines show increases in gold and strong gains in lead, copper and zinc in the first half of 11d, per Charles W. Henderson.
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Phelps-Dodge Company
Organ
Bentet Stephenson
Organ Mountains
Black Cloud Mining Company
Magdalena
State Corporation Commission
New Mexico
Charles W. Henderson
Imesa Thought Repetition Treadmill Quote
A quotation by Lilian Whiting notes that many forms of Imesa arise from constant thinking in repetition. The mind becomes a treadmill when thoughts cycle without new input or challenge.
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Lilian Whiting
Food for Convalescent and Cooling Drinks
Advice on feeding convalescents during heat, highlighting lemon juice with egg in lemonade for nourishment, safe food choices like custards rice and milk gruels, and caution to consult physicians. Tips for babies include gentle relief methods and cooling measures, with note on individual tolerances and need for care during illness.
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Wellville
Seasonal Dishes and Sherbets From a Simple Kitchen
A collection of recipes describes peach sherbet using peaches lemon juice and sugar, grape sherbet with fruit juices and egg whites, green corn cakes with corn milk flour eggs and oil, and methods for mushy parsnips as a fried side. It also notes quince storage for weeks and date pudding ideas with oats whipped cream and garnishes.
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Royal Engineers
Dickebusch-Hollebeke
William J
Poperinghe
Morgan JR
Mining and Oil News
Arizona
Colorado
Guadalupe County
Pintadacarlon
Tucut Curl
Ervien
Ams
la Rochefou
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