Maastricht Frontiers of War In Holland and Belgium
An account of Maastricht near the Belgian frontier in August 1914 during the early stages of World War I. The piece describes border defenses, refugee flows, German patrols, and the mood of locals as 10,000 Belgians seek shelter, while Dutch fortifications and flood plans shape Holland’s cautious stance.
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Holland
Maastricht
Ronning
Los An
Liege
Limburg
Pat Dee Ater
Ita
Belgium
Meuse
End di
Aachen
von Ba Mich
Verviers
Vise
Wise
Germany
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
the Hague
England
Lisge
German Empire
Smeermaes
Double Veld
Netherlands
Westchester
Tts
Zuyder Zee
Tower Vaults Modernized In Public Display
London reports that the Tower of London dungeons have been opened to the public for sixpence. The Office of Works has whitewashed the keep dungeons and installed electric lighting, stripping away historic illusion. The Yeoman Warder cannot restore the sense of old grandeur as the modernized cells appear ordinary. A dark hole known as the Little Base remains but seems a mere passage to Whitechapel beside the new equipment.
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London
Office of Works
Whitechapel
Western Mining and Oil News highlights and prices
Western Mining and Oil News reports metal prices in New York and St. Louis for lead at 7.50, bar silver 76.5 cents, spelter 17.00, copper casting 28.64, and lists Boulder prices per unit. It notes the Three R mine sale at Tucson for 500000 and April Bisbee district smelter output near 22000000 pounds. Shattuck at Bisbee sees new copper and lead ore, with dividends totaling 787500 so far this year and a 437500 second-quarter distribution following a 50 cent plus 75 cent dividend.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
New York
St. Louis
Tucson
Bisbee
Homer Wood and Partners
Pittsburg
Prescott
Yavapai County
Oatman
Mohave County
Shattuck
Tungsten boom spreads through Colorado mining districts
Leadville district shows activity with no surplus labor. Portland Gold Mining Co to build a tungsten mill near Nederland. Rich tungsten discoveries in Silverton and Gilpin County promise a busy season for prospectors as tungsten belt expands into Jefferson and Clear Creek. Ward district ore Presents gold values but is not valued for tungsten in smelter sales.
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Leadville
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Portland Gold Mining Company
Nederland
Rice
Buckhorn
Newman Hill
Pro Patria
Gilpin
Jefferson
Clear Creek
Apex
Gilpin County
Rollinsville
Fitch and Loughlin
United States Geological Survey
Ward
Boulder County
New Mexico Mines Update Near Lakewood and Jarilla Districts
New Mexico figures show BK Doheny probing a potential deposit near Lakewood while the Porterfields push operations at Chloride Flat south of the Mogollon road with shipments to a distant point. Following Boston Hill work by Robert Kirchman, manganese ore moves daily to eastern smelters. M W Porterfield and W C Porterfield report extensive talks with eastern manganese users and have begun shipping ore. Geo B Moffett notes Jarilla district activity. Paso emelters, overwhelmed with ore, reduceJarilla production immediately. Each mine in the district sets monthly shipment limits to the emelter.
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BK. L. Doheny
Lakewood
Porterfields
Chloride Flat
Mogollon Road
Boston Hill
Robert Kirchman
M. W
W. C. Porterfield
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Rulna
Lyne Bay
Stewart Davie
Heaven
Western Mining and Oil News
Boulder
Cole
Arizona
West
Silverton
Holman and
Grimes
Maggie Guich
New Mexico
Tanglefoo
Theo
Thum Co
Doan
Wyoming
Cody
Foster
URN CO
Lem Y Emands Co
Dex
Gelp Ian Op Ome
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