Army mule triumph on the western front report
Associated Press correspondent notes American Army mules surpass horses in endurance and steadiness on the Somme front. From Missouri to Texas, mules endure shellfire with calm, aiding British and American troops. While some die, the animal’s thick skin and reliability win high regard amid veterinary care and battlefield strain.
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Associated Press
France
Flanders
Missouri
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Texas
Tommy
Somme
Mule
FOR SALE OR TRADE FARM AND LAND OFFERS
Classified ad notes multiple properties for sale or trade near San Antonio and Marlin. Entries include 1023 KE Commerce St cottage free of encumbrance, 3 acres Edgewood addition, 1206 acres mountain land 30 miles from city with 300 acres tillable, 400 acre Bandera goat ranch suitable for exchange, and a three room cottage trade option. John Bollons Realty Co. listed.
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Commerce St. CT
Edgewood
J. Talbot la Prelle
Nueces
San Antonio
E. Commerce St
W. B. Whitaker
Smlfor Exchange
Bandera
Mr. Saunders
John Bollons Realty CO
Commerce St
Texas
City
W. J. Brogan
Tex
Travis
Russians Build Dugout Hospitals Behind Front Lines
Eastern Front report from Prince Leopold headquarters details Russian officers retreating to dugouts ten yards behind trenches. German observers note these shelters shield commanders and allow quick removal of wavering troops. The piece lists captured shelter loot and a remarkable incident where seven Russian soldiers surrender to their captors, offering to become prisoners.
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Prince Leopold
Eastern Front
Smorgon
Canada Drives War Munitions Boom Under British Control
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes Canada’s munitions surge directed by the British minister of munitions with no Canadian government oversight. Canada now far outproduces most nations, save Germany, though American parts supply shells. New plants are funded by Britain, and loans may trigger more war orders, sustaining exports amid a long war demand. A phonograph novelty plays several records in sequence, repeating chosen tracks after restart.
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United States
Philadelphia Telegraph
Canada
Germany
Muntions
Prince Edward Island
Great Britain
How a Korean Sorceress Operates in Old World Lore
Dr. I M Casanowicz describes Korean beliefs in myriad spirits haunting homes and landscapes and the two main sorcerers the Pansu and Mutang. The Mutang, a lower-class woman, conducts exorcisms with elaborate paraphernalia, chants, drums, and prophesied rites to heal illness and placate spirits, with fees and ceremonies performed at home or shrines.
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Korea
I. M. Casanowicz
United States National Museum
Casanowicz
Pansu
Mutang
Tang
W. W. Rockhill
United States
China
Charters Issued and Business Permits in Texas
Texas per city notes records chartered firms including Texas Brush Manufacturing of Fort Worth with 10000 capital stock and Union Drug of El Paso with 20000. Amended charter for F O Stone Packing in Dallas to raise 75000 to 100000. Permits to do business granted to Le Roy Oil and Gas of Vincennes Indiana and John R Thompson Company of Minneapolis. Dissolutions filed for Joplin Bros Houston Grosman Dallas Texas Petroleum Houston.
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Poe Tex
Texas
le Roy Oil & Gas Company
Vincennes
Ind
Capital
Houston
John R. Thompson Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Capital Stock
Joplin Bros. & Co
Grosman Investment Company
Dallas
Texas Petroleum Co
Indiana
His Goats on the Dressing Table Challenge
Mrs Scribb demands upstairs help as a theater trip leads to a comic dispute. The exchange reveals a running joke about Mrs Scribb’s goats, now grown and resisting the nickname. Scribb’s puzzled reply highlights the couple’s quirky humor.
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Scribb
Mrs. Scribb
Delivery automo piles attachment guides car to waiting start point
A new device assists drivers by placing a mechanism at a fixed starting point so the vehicle can call at seven benefits and have the machine waiting. The system aims to ease pickup and reduce idle time for deliveries.
Plans for Galicia self government move forward
The Kurier Lwowski reports Galicia will gain home rule soon. A commission led by Count Goluchowski drafts a nearly independent crownland constitution. The statthalter will be replaced by a vice royalty titled chancellor, likely to go to Count Goluchowski.
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Vienna
Kurier Lwowski
Lemberg
Galicia
Goluchowski
Drummer Turns Side Line to a Farm on Long Island
Riverhead drummer William M. Litchard and Polish immigrant Alex Bobinski run a farming partnership on ten acres of cauliflower and fifty acres of potatoes. Litchard averages two crates of cauliflower daily, valued at 1.50 to over 2.00 each, with potential earnings around 200 dollars daily. Bobinski, who arrived in America with only a suit, now manages an additional farm and earns extra income.
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William M. Litchard
Riverhead
L. I
Brooklyn Eagle
Litchard
Alex Bobinski
America
Alex
Bobinski
Poor Reputation and Veracity Question at Trial
In a court appearance, Lise Williams faces a complaint from a broken bargain. Witness Steve Collins testifies about the defendant's reputation for truthfulness with a humorous reply, implying unreliability.
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Lise Williams
Steve Collins
Collins
Waal
Steves
New York Times
Weather Bulletin March 12 1917 Observation Note
Weather bulletin from the U S department of agriculture records 7 am observations on Monday February 12 1917 with wind under ten miles per hour and precipitation under .01 inch noted as below zero. Meteorologist Allen Buel signs the bulletin.
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U. & DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEATHER + BULLETIN
Wholesale price shifts in local markets on Monday
Wholesale provisions changed across several items. Dry salt extras rise to 17 1 2 cents. bacon extras to 19 1 2 cents. dry salt bellies 14 16 pound average at 19 4 cents. bacon bellies 14 16 pound average at 2s. pure lard 18 cents. California yellow onions up to 11 dollars per hundredweight. beans and meat prices rise. navy beans to 13 per hundredweight. blackeye pease to 7. pink beans to 8 3 4. lima beans to 10 per hundredweight.
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California
Navy
Iima
Wholesale produce and supplies price list overview
A dense catalog of wholesale prices for fresh vegetables fruits nuts canned goods and related commodities. It lists California Florida Colorado and other regions with per unit and per weight rates for items such as potatoes onions cabbage cauliflower lettuce peppers carrots beets tomatoes cranberries apples bananas oranges grapes limes peaches apricots dates raisins and more along with rice coffee flour Meats canned goods and seeds. Prices are given per hundredweight per crate per dozen per pound and per box with regional variations and bulk versus job lot terms.
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California
Colorado
Florida
Texas
Jonathan
Ben Davis
Arkansas
Delaware
Satsuma
L. BM
Aocre
Appl&j&s
Illinois
Maine
Maxwell House
Japan
Choice
Honduras
Texus
Tspe Northern
Triumph and
Cobsae
Sudan
Chestnuts and Jokes Spark Faint Domestic Insight
Brief quip exchange contrasts chestnuts and cracked jokes with a wife’s complaint about sacrifice. The dialogue features playful wordplay on love and life, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Irregular Northern Cattle and Hog Markets Reported
Fort Worth and Chicago markets showed mixed results with cattle 6 to 10 cents higher at Fort Worth while Chicago eased and Kansas City was steady to lower. Hogs overall stronger, Fort Worth up 10 cents. sheep steady, Chicago receipts totaled sixty six thousand hogs. Local yard receipts cattle 1025 calves 54 hogs 265. Fort Worth cattle 5500 hogs 1000 with top hogs at 11.76 and cattle steers 6.50 to 9.50.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Tex
Chicago Livestock Prices Feed Midwest Markets
Chicago market notes show hog receipts 66 000 with steady and notations for prices from 11 80 to 12 40. Cattle receipts 22 000 with native beef cattle 7 80 to 11 20 and western steers 7 85 to 10 25. calves at 10 25. Sheep receipts 20 with wethers 10 60 to 11 80 and lambs listed.
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Chicago
de Pacis
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City market notes show receipts around 15 000 with steady prices. Cattle include prime fed steers 11.25 12.00 and cows 5.50 9.50 with feeders 7.00 9.50. hogs quoted at 11.00? 13. So-called lambs and yearlings traded near 12 to 14. Prices are incomplete due to garbled OCR but reflect mixed cattle and lamb markets with variable regional figures.
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Kansas City
Cattie
Eipta
Naan
Livestock Receipts and Prices Reported in St Louis
St Louis report shows hog receipts 13 500 with prices from 9.25 to 12.65 per hundredweight and steady cattle market. Native beef steers and yearlings range 7.50 to 11.75 while cows and calves move 4.25 to 9.00 and stockers 6.30 to 8.50. Sheep market noted with lambs around 6.50 to 14.75 and yearlings near 13.25.
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ST. Louis
Rico
Texas
Rtue Southern
Hearings On Natchez Freight-Rate Discrimination Resume
Natchez Mississippi, February 12. Hearings of complaints by the Natchez Chamber of Commerce alleging discrimination in railroad freight rates are resumed before Special Examiner Gibson of the Interstate Commerce Commission. About twenty five railroads operating in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas are involved. Shippers seek rates no higher than those for points in Louisiana.
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Natchez
Miss
Natchez Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Gibson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana Railroad Commission
Senate proposal for Texas branch farm loan bank
Senator Sheppard introduced a bill establishing a branch farm loan bank in Texas west of the 98th meridian and above the 30th parallel. The service area matches a West Texas college bill, prompted by Panhandle residents unable to get proper eye care from the Houston Farm Bank.
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Washington, D. C
Farm Loan Bank
Texas
Senate
Sheppard
West Texas
Panhandle
Houston
Sierra Blanca State Bank Granted Texas Authority
A certificate of authority to do business in Texas was granted to the Sierra Blanca State Bank of Sierra Blanca in El Paso county. Capital stock is set at $30,000.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Sierra Blanca State Bank
Sierra Blanca
el Paso County
Fire destroys 4000 tons of cottonseed in Wynnewood warehouse
Fire of unknown origin in Wynnewood Oklahoma destroyed 4000 tons of cottonseed valued at 200000 dollars stored in the Southland Cotton Oil Company warehouse. The building loss was 50000 dollars and fully insured.
Red Globe Light Proves Mosquito Deterrent in Tests
Recent tests show a light covered with a red globe helps deter mosquitoes, though any light attracts them. The finding notes the red globe may reduce insects while acknowledging overall light exposure still draws mosquitoes.
Shippers Market Prices and Poultry Rates Noted
Shippers market reports indicate steady prices for shipped goods with no commission changes. Poultry prices show large hens 7.50 to 9.00 dollars, mediums 6.00 to 6.50, small 4.50 to 5.50, large fryers 6.00 to 7.00, mediums 5.60 to 6.00, turkeys 21 to 22 cents per pound, geese around 18 dollars per dozen, 165 dollars per pair.
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Texas
Texas Creamery
Country
Daily Chicago market quotes for dairy eggs and produce
Butter and eggs firm with creameries at 32 42c and 44% 46c for firsts. Receipts total 2629 cases. Potatoes steady at 42 cars. Washington Colorado Idaho whites at 2.38 2.40. Wisconsin whites 2.30 2.40. Poultry unchanged with fowls 2c and springs 22c.
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Chicago
Washington
Colorado
Idaho
Wisconsin
Springs
Market Prices Report from Kansas City
Kansas City market prices update show butter at 42 cents for creamery, firsts 40, seconds 37, packing 26, many first 40. Poultry lists hens 18 cents, roosters 15, turkeys 25. Potatoes at 2 dollars 60 cents.
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Kansas City
Spot Cotton Prices Hold Steady in Liverpool Market
Liverpool spot cotton shows firm prices with Good middling at 10.854 cents, middling 10.764, low middling 10.57. Trading active with 8000 bales sales, including 1000 for speculation and export. No receipts recorded.
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Liverpool
Futures quotes from Liverpol market update
Futures firm with contract bids listed for February 10 38d and successive monthly spreads from February to March through December-January. The report shows shifting values across the year with small daily fractions and yearlong adjustments.
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Liverpol
Money Markets in San Antonio Mexican Exchange Rates
Trading in Mexican money in San Antonio on Monday showed live quotations for peso exchange. Dealers reported active demand from importers and investors amid steady peso values.
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San Antee
Lincoln Birthday Closure Shuts U S Exchanges
The Board of Trade and other leading exchanges nationwide closed today in observance of Lincoln's birthday in Chicago.
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Chicago
United States
Lincoln
Provision Markets Local Packing House Quotations
Local packing house quotations for Monday show dry goods at 1940s levels with bacon prices around 28c for fancy breakfast and ham bellies 14-16 pounds averaging 21c. American cheese at 28c per pound and yard goods at 18c reflect current commodity rates.
New York Dry Goods Market Faces Narrower Cotton Prices
In New York the gray goods sector shows lower prices for print cloths and sheetings with declines around 1 cent to 1 1/2 cents a yard. Wide drills and cotton duck firming. colored cottons steady. jobbing branded goods unchanged. Fall orders accumulate as mills report strong backlogs through September amid ongoing export inquiries and nominal quotations.
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New York
Gray Goods
Anne
Southern Standard
Iron and Steel Great Activity Shows in New York
Great activity is seen across steel branches in New York. Car and locomotive makers have contracts for about 190000 tons of rolled forged and cast steel with orders extending into early 1918. Marine steel commitments rise for 1918. rail mills take 75000 tons of standard and light sections from domestic roads. Foreign demand is strong with 300000 boxes of tin plate closed and war munitions mills securing 100000 tons for export.
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New York
Army Officers Relieved and Transferred in Southern Department
Major Howard H Bailey medical corps relieved from temporary duty and from Army Service Lines. Major Hansen Ely details to inspect Indiana National Guard in Indianapolis. First Lieutenant P L Harvey medical reserve corps relieved in southern department and to accompany corps to Washington. Captain George O Michia transferred from Thirtieth to second Infantry.
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Howard H. Bailey
Medical Corps
Southern Department
Army Service Lonos
Eeeenworth
Perese Rose Pete A. Major
Hansen
EB. Ely
Antry
Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis
P. L. Harvey
Medical Reserve Corps
Geroe O. Mich Ia
Second Infantry
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