Terrific Combat in Caures Wood at Verdun
An officer recounts the February Verdun fight for Caures wood led by Lieutenant Colonel Driant. German bombardment, decimated shelters, and night counterattacks left troops isolated. Driant stayed behind with his men as retreat began, last seen amid shells and never recovered.
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Alear
Paris
Verdun
Caures Wood
Chasseurs
Driant
Wiiant
Beaumont
Unumont
Caures
Renouard
Vincent
Hamel
Maumont
Woman chokes rats in barrel of chick feed
In Atchison Kansas Mrs T A Garvey killed six large rats found in a barrel of chick feed by grabbing them by the neck as they poked through a canvas cover hole. The incident contrasts with typical female reactions. Australia reports its sheep herd now comprises about one sixth of the global total.
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Atchison
Kan
T. 8. Garvey
Australia
Candy for Young Thieves Infanta Ran Off With Horse and Buggy
Richmond police learned a horse and buggy were stolen from North Seventh Street. Two youths, Jesse Smelser and Jack Simelner, were found in Boston with the outfit. Chief Goodwin treated them to candy before turning them over to anxious parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Infanta
Richmond
Tod
Mratt Smith
North Seventh Street
Boston
Elx Oillek
Chief Goodwin
Jesse Smelser
Jack Simelner
Jesse
Goodwin
Note on Egg Cost and Parcel Post Fraud
In Wheeling West Virginia a local merchant paid $5.76 postage on a crate of eight dozen eggs marked by bardis o. the crate claimed to carry a message I will be up Saturday the box was opened at the Wheeling post office for inspection and weighed under first-class postage rules as a potential parcel post fraud case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renevard
Renouard
Wheeling
W. Va
Bardis
Wheeling Post Office
Orst-cluas
Graduates Share Keepsakes From Kenton Ceremony
A Kenton graduate, along with O Floyd Lyman and a fellow class member, considered starting a new venture amid thoughts of gifts. The memory of receiving 50 pairs of socks as a graduation present stands out from the frugal but cheerful event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sooka Kenton
O.floyd Lyman
Kenton
Marathon Soldier Recounts Mexican Captive Plea Before Execution
Sergeant L Sturm Wald of Troop A Fourteenth Cavalry describes the Bogguillas raid aftermath. He recalls escorting Mexican prisoners to Marathon, sharing meals, and the detainee Torres pleading to be shot rather than hanged. Sturm reflects on pity versus duty and his oath.
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Marathon
Tex
L Sturmwald
Fourteenth Cavalry
Alvarez
Manuel Torres
Bogguillas
Rio Grande
McKinney Springs
St. Alvarez
Torres
Deemers
Gringo Land
Army Grows Its Potatoes In War Time
The army has started to grow its own potatoes as war demands grow. War Office instructions are being sent to commands to plant seed potatoes, with digging crews assigned at camps. Prices to the public have nearly doubled due to limited naval potato supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Bureey
Western Mining and Oil News Updates and Prices
Metal market prices list spelter copper and lead with values from St Louis New York and Boulder. Inspiration declares a 2.00 dividend per share payable July. New machinery for the Andew mine on Red Mountain hauls to the site. Venus group mining claims near Wickenburg attract activity. Hosey mine renamed Pinal in Santa Rita. Three mine readies a 100 ton oil flotation mill. Big Jim face on 485 foot level near Xineman yields 52 per ton. Big Stick claims in Santa Maria sold to Tulsa operators. Shaft contract for Andrada group near Casa Grande let. work to start. Venture Hill Mining reorganized to push Jerome copper belt development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Wickenburg
Hosey
Santa Rita
W. R. Ramsdell and Associates
The
Pinal
Three
Big Jim
Xineman
Tulsa
Okla
Big Stick
Santa Maria
Andrada
Black Range
Casa Grande
Venture Hill Mining Company
Jerome Copper Belt
Colorado Mining Revival Across Multiple Districts
Colorado reports ongoing mining activity with leases secured at Mineral Farm southwest of Ouray and new operation at Franklin tungsten plant in Rollinsville. Logan mine at Crisman open to leasers while Leadville remains the leading Colorado camp with metals prices high. Sugar Loaf district gains momentum, Red Oak mines on Democrat mountain to reopen, $25,000 raised for development, Georgetown revival strengthens, and Colorado Central mine poised to restart. Nankervis and associates ship milling ore near Idaho Springs, Marshall tunnel being retimbered, and older properties reopened despite lower silver prices.
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C. Rk. Wilfley
H. C. Branch
Ouray
Rollinsville
Franklin
Leadville
Colorado
Sugar Loaf
Red Oak
Democrat Mountain
Georgetown
Colorado Central
Marshall Tunnel
Nankervis and Associates
Edgar
Idaho Springs
Oil borings and mining deals reported in New Mexico and Arizona
Oil borings in Meadows field San Juan county and Farmington progress satisfactorily with strong indications of oil. Gratifying May cleanup at Gocorro Mining and Milling Company yielded twenty five bars of gold and silver bullion. a third one percent dividend was paid June 1. Progress Mining Company of Arizona plans to take over adjacent Carlisle mine in Steeppreek district Grant county. Col P R Smith and associates acquire San Miguel property in Sandoval county seven claims in Jemez range north of Albuquerque about seventy five miles.
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Meadows
San Juan
Farmington
Gocorro Mining and Milling Company
Progress Mining Company
Arizona
Carlisle
Steepbreek
Grant County
Col. P. R. Smith
San Miguel
Sandoval
Jemez Range
Mountaing
Nuacivento Wining Diy
Albuquerque
Why Women Write Letters About Health and Relief
A concise appeal explaining why women write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. The passage asserts all letters are truthful with full consent, praising Vegetable Compound for easing female ailments such as displacements, inflammation, irregularities, nervousness, and stomach troubles, and restoring health and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
London area expands over seven hundred square miles
A garbled line notes London covering 700 square miles with references to Red Cross, a laundress, and grocers. Likely a clipped local-item snippet. preserves the core geographic scope and scattered named entities.
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Portugal
Duchess de Wiseu
Anita Stewart
Rhinelander Stewart
New York
ARMY
Western Mining and Oil
Gatern Newspaper
Tinton News Service
St. Louis
Barallver
Boulder
Cole
Inspiration
Red Mountain
Boulder County
Crisman
New Mexico
Amilel
Beli
Dean
Henry Geler
Banta Fe N. Mex
Doan
Firus- Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Gen Murray & Lanman
Florida
Dewariste
Barnphe
Jet, “Meanty
Ath
Arin Man & Kemp
Alee
Ringhamton
Denver
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