British and Mesopotamian War Updates Spark Global Tensions
Western Newspaper Union details British offensives on the western front near the Ancre and gains across multiple villages. In Mesopotamia, British forces capture territory from Sannaiyat to Kot El Amara, with heavy Turkish losses and thousands killed or captured. Reports note sinking of ships by German submarines, prisoner counts, and strategic movements across Europe and the Middle East.
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Union News Service
Ancre
Mesopotamia
Sannaiyat
Kot-El Amara
Fifth
Ohio Infantry
el Paso
Tex
Fort Wayne
Mich
Admiralty
Berlin
Salonik
France
Ligny
Thilloy
Lebasque
Warlencourt
Pys. Miraumont
Petit Miraumont
Grandcourt
Puieux-Au-Mont
Serre
Gommecourt
Gueudecourt
Bapsome
Agua Prieta
Denmark
Holland
Germany
Holmeleden
Sweden
Thomas Coffey
Baltimore
Frost
State Department
Frederick VII
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Halifax
Copenhage
Ontario
Hearst
J. W. Johnson
London
Vive P Amerique
Vive Wilson
Allen Tucker
Orleans
Bordeaux
Cunard
Yner Laconia
von Hethmann-Holmes
Reichstag
Wilson Inauguration Opens Second Term Parade
Woodrow Wilson takes the oath for a second term as president with Thomas Marshall sworn in again as vice president. Washington glowed with lights, flags, and a largely military parade reflecting strong foreign affairs concerns and national pride.
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Marshall
Edward B. Clark
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Thomas I. Marshall
Wilson
White House
Capitol
Congressional Committee
General Charze
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Penneylvania Avenue
Senate
Joint Committee On
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
House
Sen
Executive Mansion
Hugh ©. Scott
S. Army
George R. Linkins
Robert N. Harper
United States Marine Band
Second
United States Cavalry
Culver
West Point Cadets
Annapolis
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Union
Onal Guard
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington Monument
Western Mining and Oil News highlights from the era
A dense field report notes price quotes for metals and active mining interests across Arizona New Mexico and Colorado. It cites Vulture mines near opening, gold shipments to a smelter via Kingman and sustained ore shipments from Copper State mill. It details Colorado mines El Oro Cripple Creek and Gibson Hill developments plus Portland mine output and dividends. New Mexico reports oil sands at Roswell and Mogollon district tunneling with copper leaching progress.
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Arizona
United Eastern
Kingman
Arizona-McGinnis
Nevada-Arizona
Music Mountain
Hackberry
Copper State
Copper Creek
Jerome
Colorado
Black
Eagle County
el Oro
Eclipse Bulch
Cripple Creek
Pioneer Consolidated Mines Company
Gibson Bill Developments
Westchester Mining Company
North Star Mountain
Kokomo
George R. Thompson
Golden Queen
Portland
Rainbow Leasing Company
Montezuma
Keystone
Chamberlain Sampler
Breckenridge
Washington On Nizger
Chamberlain Sample
Rilla Gold Mining Company
Blue River District
New Mexico
Toltec Oil Company
Roswell
Mogollon Mines Company
Burro Mountain Copper Company
Tyrone
Cooney
Mogollon
Admiral Dewey Group
Washington Interests
D. E B. Bearup Group
Mitchell and Campbell
Mogollon District
Oaks Company
Harry
Golden Rule
Oil firms develop land and form in Wyoming region
Wyoming reports Midway Oil Company advances in Salt Creek holdings while Ohio Oil builds a temporary camp at Big Maddy for its workers. Yale Wyoming Oil and Gar Company, capitalized at 1.5 million dollars with its main office in Casper, has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state.
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Wyoming
Midway Oil Company
Salt Creek
Ohio Oil Company
Big Maddy
Yale Wyoming Oil and Gar Company
Casper
Arizona gains about 10 million copper trade value in 1916
Western News recounts Arizona copper output hitting 675,000,000 pounds with an estimated value near 10,000,000 dollars. It notes related mining expansions, investments from old copper districts, and new ventures in the Globe Jerome and Bisbee regions. Also covered are educational training bills, tax measures, and population estimates of 14 counties led by Maricopa.
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British Isles
Sir Arthur Lee
London
Germany
Sporting News
Fred McMullin
Los An
Chicago Americans
Sox
Comiskey
Walley Schang
Philadelphia
Strunk
Bush
Welker Cochran
Chicago
G. Butler Sutton
Cochran
Hattie M
Peter the Great
Glory
Union News Rerview
Parker
Miami
Globe
Senate
Prescott
House
Flagstaff
Campbell
Lowell Observatory
Venture Hill Company
Jerome
Arizona
Maybelle Craig
Tucson
Golden State Limited
Apache
Andrew Jackson
Wickenburg
Harcavar Range
Globe, Jerome
Bisbee
Patagonia Mountains
Tres de Mayo
Maria Flores
Associated Press
Phoenix
Rough Riders
Arizona Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Dwight B. Heard
Clay Leonard
Lloyd B. Christy
van der Veer
Judge Parker
J. W. Atwood
J. R. Jenkins
F. E. Shine
State Tax Commission
Maricopa
Cochise
Coconino
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Mohave
Navajo
Pima
Pinal
Santo Crug
Yavapal
Yuma
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless cure for indigestion, heartburn, sourness, and gas. It claims dramatic relief within minutes and encourages keeping a supply at home for family comfort and nighttime attacks. The piece concludes with a comic quote about a public figure's wife and a Missouri reply.
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Pape
Barefoot League Formed by Sacramento Businessmen
Sacramento California businessmen form a Barefoot league aimed at health and amusement. Cit Gall notes health benefits, while T observes the amusement aspect as another brother steps on tek.
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Cal
Sacramento
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W. W. Price
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Prederick Funston
Carl Vrooman
Austria-Hungary
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Coruna
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Jack Crawford
Wood Haven
Long Island
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Maud de Craky
Maud Howard
San Francisco
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Elizabeth Clark
Rappahannock River
Harry K. Thaw
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
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Thaw
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St. Paul
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Atarme
Congressional Committee On
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United States of America
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