Gold Strike Threatens Niquoia Reservoir Project
Brouillard and Grislow uncover a placer gold find on the upper canyon bar tied to massingale as Steve Massingale pressures for railroad speed. Washington orders the project to stay neutral while private capital schemes loom and a looming leak could flood the valley with ore and chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehu
Brouillard
Victor
Murray
Steve Massingale
Leshington
Massingale
Harding
Amy Massingale
Grislow
Smith
Steve
Niquoia
Massingales
War Arrow Pass
Niquota
Ford
Reclamation Service
Stephen Massingale
Susan
Niquola Improvement Company visits Brouillard camp
Brouillard faces Hosford the Niquola Improvement Company manager in the camp HQ. Hosford pushes for access to power dam plans and warns of Washington backing. Grislow hints at a larger scheme including sawmills, quarries, a new town, and a regional transportation network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brouilt
Jesley Cartwright
Genevieve
Cartwright
Brouillard
Washington
Buckskin
Anson
Griffith
Hosford
The
Niquola Improvement Company
Department
Grislow
Victor
Niquoia Improvement Company
Chigringo Avenue
Hophra
Quesada
Washington Wins Confederate Veterans 1917 Reunion
Washington secured the 1917 United Confederate Veterans reunion after a close vote at the closing session. General George Harrison of Alabama was elected commander in chief, succeeding General Bennett P. Young. Tulsa and Memphis followed Washington in votes. other officers were named for regional commands and consolidation of veterans groups was approved with joint committees to report next reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harrison
Alabama
Veterans
Birmingham
Ala
Washington
United Confederate Veterans
Bennett P. Young
Kentucky
Young
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Tulsa
Okla
Memphis
Tenn
Department of the Army of Tennessee
John P. Hickman
Tennessee
trans-Mississippi Department
K. M. van Zandt
Texas
Department
Army of
Virginia
John Thompson Brown
Adjutant General
Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Brouillard Faces Hosford in Tumultuous Clash
Brouillard plans a decisive move to sideline Hosford who stirs trouble. The outcome hinges on whether Brouillard can outmaneuver his rival without triggering a counterstrike, leaving the confrontation unresolved until a final showdown.
Flood Control Bill Passed by House in Washington
The flood control measure cleared the house on Wednesday authorizing up to 45 million dollars for Mississippi River flood control and general improvement under the Mississippi river commission and 5.6 million dollars for Sacramento river work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Mississippi
Mississippi River Commission
Grocers Pick Toledo as 1917 Convention City
New Orleans selection fell to Toledo Ohio as the 1917 convention site by the National Association of Retail Grocers at the closing session. John H. Schaefer of Davenport Iowa was elected president of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Toledo
Ohio
National Association of Retail Grocers
John H. Schaefer
Davenport
Iowa
Chinese Slaughter in Mexican Town Sparks U.S. Troop Withdrawal
A bandit gang killed 12 Chinese merchants in San Antonio, Mexico after American troops withdrew from the area. The raid followed the withdrawal of the U S base, underscoring ongoing unrest in the border region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
N. M
San Antonio
Mexico
United States
Beaumont Oil Gusher Hits Sour Lake Har din County Lease
Beaumont Texas Tower Oil Company struck a 2000 barrel oil gusher on the Hardin County lease at Sour Lake. The well is within 150 feet of Humble West’s recent discovery, reported Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Tower Oil Company
Hardin County
Sour Lake
Humble-West
School of Musketry Closes at Fort Sill
The school of musketry at Fort Sill Oklahoma, the only one of its kind in the United States, closed indefinitely on Saturday as most students left to join their regiments on border service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
School of Musketry
Fort Sill
United States
Bond Issue Approved for Beasley ISD
The attorney general's department on Wednesday approved a $12,000 bond issue for the Beasley independent school district in Fort Bend County, Austin, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Beasley Independent
Fort Bend County
Renovine Heart and Nerve Tonic Market Note
A brief ad notes Renovine heart and nerve tonic claim to rectify weak fainting spells and hysterics. The price is listed as $1. AM.
Pa and friendlines in trenches questioned as neutral
A Neutral. "Pa, what is a neutral?" "One who has friends is both trenches."
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Francis Lynde
Shutin Valley
Mount Chigringo
Campfirea
Jack’s Mountain
Chigringo
J. Wesley Cartwright
Congress
Buckskin Ford
Chicago
Niquola
Jobson
Brillard
Chapter
Gineer
Canyon
Der
Waco Public Square
Waco
Jesse Washington
Lucy Fryer
Fifty-fourth District Court Room
Robinson
Grocers
Tanglefoo
Journal of the
Michigan State Medica Society
Thas
Michigan
O. & W. Thum Co
Grand Rapides, Mich
Uss
Boalta Farm
Kraymere
Hanford
Hanion Tite
Hunt
A. B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
Young & Young
Ottawa
W. H. Brown
McCane’s Detective
Houston
General Hardware and
Pe Hte Butidersa Hardware
Ces
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Universal Detective Correspondence School
Automatic Grinding Co
Ww. N
U. Houston, NQ
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