Light Rays New Aid in Warfare
Paris reports H Grindell Matthews claims a light detonation device called light o mine. A lens guided light triggers a clockwork battery to detonate TNT filled trench bombs laid in a pipe line across No Man's Land during raids. Italian tests cited as fake. daylight operation possible if lens points at sun.
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Paris
H. Grindell Matthews
Grindell Matthews
No Man's Land
John Hayes Hammond, Jr
Valatt
Ostia
Rome
Grinnell Matthews
Two Alabama women in killing incident at Clarksburg
William Green, a colored coal tanner from Alabama, lies near death in a Clarksburg hospital after being stabbed in the back amid a dispute over marriage with two visiting women. The incident began when Molly Smith and another woman confronted Green about selecting a bride.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Alabama
William Green
Green
West Virginia
Molly Smith
Miss Smith
Miss Soolth
Cows Have Their Hopes Say Senator Roberts in Marquette
Marquette reporter records State Senator Alton T. Roberts discussing dairy welfare. He jokes cows deserve meals in courses with an appetizer and dessert. He clarifies no alcohol is given to cattle and notes a red table beet is used as an appetizer in experiments.
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Marquette
Mich
Alton T. Roberts
Farmers plan major river realignment in Kansas
In McPherson and Reno counties the Blaze Fork bed is to be straightened over 18 miles to prevent flooding. John Schrag and others have diked Big Basin lands, diverting water south. Recent rains push formation of a drainage district to bid for the project and save hundreds of acres for farming.
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McPherson
Kan
Reno
Big Basin
Blaze Fork
John Schrag
Schrag
Wedded in War by Telegraph Tie Calexico Bride, Soldier
Private J. P. Cryster of the Washington National Guard and Miss Florence Sweeney of Duquesne Pa were married by telegraph with ministers and witnesses at Calexico and Duquesne. Chaplain H C Sulliger officiated in Vancouver Washington. The ceremony was repeated by telegraph between Cryster and his bride in Pennsylvania. The couple had been friends for years and a mail proposal preceded the telegraphic marriage.
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Calexico
Cal
J. P. Cryster
Washington National Guard
Florence Sweeney
Duquesne
8. C. Sulliger
Vancouver
Wash
Pennsylvania
Cryster
Miss Sweeney
Counterfeiter Bill Behind Bars, News Circles
A whispered remark claims Bill earned fast money and quit, while the tale confirms he is in the penitentiary serving time for counterfeiting.
Farmer Discovers Hidden Silver on Nacona Farm
A Nacona area farmer named Palmer uncovered silver bars on his land worth between 100000 and 280000 dollars. He plans to send the bars to the Denver mint for analysis. Residents believe the bars were left by Spaniards centuries ago during conflicts with Lodians.
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Nacona
Tex
Palmer
Denver
Bumblebee causes car to crash in Indiana ditch
Mrs. W. L. Abbott and Mrs. L. M. Cross rode in a closed autos when a bumblebee entered. In trying to drive it out, the vehicle left the road and overturned in a ditch. Both women escaped with minor bruises.
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Elwood
Ind
W. L. Abbott
L. M. Cross
Youth Cannot Smile or Flirt Ever in New York City
Magistrate Krotel sentenced Philip Levine aged eighteen to never smile or flirt with any girl in the city as long as he lives. The conviction followed a complaint by Dora Rubinowicz alleging Levine smiled at her and blew smoke at her aboard an elevated train.
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New York
Krotel
Philip Levine
Levine
Dora Rubinowicz
Woman Lands Giant Lake Manitou Bass in Indiana
Mrs Frank Emerick of Indianapolis caught a large mouth bass weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces on Lake Manitou near Rochester Indiana. The fish is described as one of the largest bass ever taken by a woman from the lake, highlighting notable angling achievement.
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Ridgway
Patrick Deering
Deering
Patrick
Laurel Mill Pool
Pat
Rochester
Ind
Lake Manitou
Praok Emerick
Indianapolis
How to Introduce Milk to Picky Youngsters
The piece outlines methods to ensure a child past age three consumes a quart of milk daily. Tactics include using colored glasses, milk via a straw, cocoa with milk, milk in vermicelli, milk with vegetables and cereals, milk cooked puddings, and egg and milk combinations served warm.
Orange Snow dessert with whipped cream topping
Slice the oranges and remove seeds then sprinkle with powdered sugar. Mix six oranges with whipped cream kept cold until stiff like meringue. Beat four egg whites with powdered sugar, top oranges with the mixture, chill, and serve very cold.
Tomato Savory Recipe Note
Take one half pound of tomatoes skin them slice them and cook with one ounce butter pepper salt for about ten minutes. Add yolks from two fresh eggs and stir to a thick paste. Serve on slices of fried bread.
Oyster Cocktail With Grapefruit Serve
A first course oyster cocktail served in a grapefruit shell as an innovation. The grapefruit is prepared unsweetened, then filled with several small oysters topped with tabasco and horseradish dressing in the hollow left by removing the seeds and pulp.
Freshen Rusty Black Lace With Vinegar Rinse
Instructions describe using vinegar and water to refresh rusty black lace. Mix two tablespoons vinegar to one part water, soak or rinse, then rinse and iron between flannels or bath towels to dry.
Window Shades From Indian-head Noon Fabric
A newspaper item notes white shades can be made from Indian-head Noon fabric priced at 12 or 15 cents per yard. It instructs to tack one end on the roller hem the opposite end and insert the curtain stick for a durable shade.
Tarnished brass cleaned with vinegar mixture
A tarnished brass tub is cleaned using a vinegar based paste applied evenly then left to dry. The surface is washed with warm soapy water and dried with a soft cloth for a polished finish.
Western Mining and Oil Prices Summary
Western Mining and Oil News Service reports metal market prices. Spelter in Denver at 5.26, copper casting at 20624, lead in New York at 6.70, bar silver at 0.684. Tungsten concentrates 60 percent range 18 to 23 per unit, crude ores 60 percent 18 to 23, 125 percent 9.40 to 10, 10 percent 7.80 to 9 per unit.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver
New York
Boulder
Colo
Rich ore strikes reported at Maid of Sunshine and Oatman
In Arizona a rich strike is noted on the 20 foot level of the Maid of Sunshine mine near Courtland. At Oatman the Arizona Central shaft at 360 feet hits a feeder to the main vein. Wallapal Metals starts development east of Kingman while Gold Dust at Oatman reports a big strike and Goldroad Bonanza shows promising ore in andesite.
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Maid of Sunshine
Courtland
Oatman
Arizona Central
Wallapal Metals Company
Kingman
Enterprise Mines
Mining Activity Updates in Colorado Mines and Districts
The Molybdenum Mines Company is incorporated in Denver. Camp Bird tunnel near Ouray surpasses 2,000 feet. A 100 top ore plant rises three miles north of Minturn. Breckenridge shipments run 115 to 120 carloads monthly. A strike at Red Mountain in Leadville yields 5 120 gold per ton. Cresson mine Cripple Creek to pay $122,000 monthly dividends. Ward Nelson mine produced tungsten concentrates 6% last month. St John Mines Co buys Revenue mining property in Mount Suffels district. Keystone Mining near Boulder builds a 50 ton mill. U S Portland Cement plant in Concrete under major upgrades. Cadiz Mining Co formed by Wood Walker Bender with 100 000 capitalization. Bond and lease on Bismark mine near Caribou secured by Carlson and Wilimzik. ore runs forty ounces per ton. Livingston mine Sugar Loaf cleanup nets 38 pounds gold bullion and 12 pounds base bullion. yearly total near 50 000. Mount Champion mine in Leadville area eyed by eastern capitalists. valuation near 1 000 000.
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Molybdenum Mines Company
Denver
Camp Bird
Ouray
Minturn
Breckenridge
Red Mountain
Leadville
Cresson
Cripple Creek
Nelson
Ward
Mount Sueffels
St. John Mines Company
Fred C. Wood
Stanley M. Walker
John H. Bender
Cadiz Mining Company
Bismark
Caribou
Fred Carlson
August Wilimzik
Copper and Gold Output and New Mines in New Mexico
In August Mogollon Mines Co processed 2019 tons of ore yielding 1600 pounds of gold and silver. Abe Cajon Copper Mining Co fies incorporation in Torrance county with 150000 capital. Sully prepares for American Institute of Mining Engineers meeting in Silver City to tour New Mexico copper camps. F G Smith reports a copper strike at Burro mountains eight miles west of Cutter with ore eight feet wide and 10 percent copper in both oxide and sulphide.
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Mogollon Mines Co
Abe Cajon Copper Mining Company
Mangana Mountains
Torrance County
Sully
China Copper Company
Silver City
American Institute of Mining Engineers
New Mexico
Arizona
F. G. Smith
M Paso
Burro Mountain
Cutter
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Michigan
Kansas
Washington National Guard On Border
Western Mining and Oil
Colorado
Keystone Mining and Reduction Company
United States Portland Cement Company
Livingston
Sugar Loaf
Mount Champion
Lackawanna Gulch
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