Outlook brightens for Coeur d Alene zinc industry
August 2 1923 report notes Anaconda Copper Mining's purchase of all zinc from the Success and Morning mines and its study of Pine Creek, signaling demand for increased capacity. It cites Great Falls zinc plant expansion, Anaconda's brass needs, and possible Kellogg zinc plant as drivers of a stronger regional zinc outlook in the Coeur d Alenes. Additional context discusses silver currency sentiment in Spokane and Star Mine timing.
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Coeur d'Alene
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Pine Creek
Anaconda Company i
Great Falls
Butte
Coeur Walene
Anaconda
Anaconda Company
American Brass Company
Bras Company
Chile
Great Brass Company
le Coeur d'Alene
Xinc Tel
Hunker Hil & Sullivan Company
Kellogg
Hanker Hill & Sullivan
Hecla
Bunker Hill
Coeur d'Alenes
Burke–Sunderlin and Burton club schemes ridiculed
The piece attacks Sunderlin and J H Burton as secretive “Republican clubs” in Idaho and anti Borah as efforts that gain notoriety but harm the party. It denounces wheels within wheels, urges openness, and predicts the movements will die, urging party members to endorse declared Republican principles.
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Republican Party
Idaho
Thomson at Home by Moscow Star Mirror Dean Thomson commended for candor on mineral deposits
The Moscow Star-Mirror praises Dean Francis A. Thomson of Idaho's University of Mines for speaking plainly on mineral deposits in the state. He warns against oil and platinum myths, notes millions spent on prospecting, and urges consulting geologists to protect public funds. His stance enhances his public role and the state’s safety from speculative schemes.
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Moscow Star-Mirror
Francis A. Thomson
School of Mines
University of Idaho
Bureau of Mines and Geology
Dean Thomson
Campaign Focused On Domestic Issues In 1920 US Election
The piece argues that the Minnesota 1920 election hinged on domestic issues rather than foreign policy. It notes voters cared mainly about relief for ordinary citizens, with leaders promising economy and cuts in armament. It mentions Harding’s expected domestic advantages and references the broader US stance on League of Nations and allied debts. It also discusses the Idaho school of mines classifier research led by A W Fahrenwald at Moscow and its collaboration with Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining.
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Europe
Minnesota
League of Nations
Harding
Fahrenwald
Rucker Hill
Idaho School of Mines
Bunker Hil
United States Bureau of Mines
A. W. Fahrenwald
Moscow
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company
Mr. Fahrenwald
Hate R. B. Elder
Bunker Hill Company
C. B. Marshall
School of Mines
County approves Union Trust bid for 300000 road bonds
Shoshone county commissioners accepted Union Trust company Spokane bid for 300000 road bonds with a premium and favorable terms. The issue features a five year option to redeem, interest paid semiannually, and aims to retire the higher rate debt via new bonds if rates fall. Road work will start with two concrete bridges between Wallace and Mullan and dam and fountain sites, followed by grading contracts.
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Union Trust Company of
Spokane
Union Trust Company
Shoshone County
City of
New York
Mullan
Kellogg
Wallace
Standard Dam
Ford Fountain
Why Limit Uncle Sam to Buying Wheat
The writer urges supporters of government aid to farmers to move beyond generalities and spell out exact measures for federal wheat purchases. He calls for concrete terms on buying, holding, and handling surpluses, then applies the same demand to cotton, corn, hogs, fruits, and other crops, arguing for a government that serves all people.
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Uncle Sam
Demand Silver Dollars Preference To Paper
The friends of silver urge more use of the metal for money by demanding silver dollars in change and preferring silver dollars over paper and larger notes. They claim Western supporters push silver but still accept damaged paper currency when offered.
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Silver
Saving Grace in Washington Described by Hamilton Holt
Hamilton Holt, militant League of Nations advocate, comments that Washington lacks courage humanity and vision. He praises patriotism as a saving grace politicians justify as needed but he argues Holt himself shows conspicuous lack thereof. The piece portrays a crisis in U S leadership with sharp critique.
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Hamilton Holt
League of Nations
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
United States
Holt
For and against Borah in Idaho politics
The Nampa Leader-Herald notes an unusual surge of easybodys in the Republican ranks this season. It recalls C. A. Sunderlin’s attempt to form Borah clubs statewide and questions why Borah clubs would be more common than other groups, hinting at internal party dynamics.
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Nampa Leader-Herald
Republican Party
C. A. Sunderlin
Fine Zinc Lead Ore Showings At Sidney Drift
Fred W. Callaway reports zinc lead ore in two Sidney drift faces after a 700 foot vein cut. Ore runs about four feet wide with assays around 24 percent zinc and 10 percent lead, daily development pushing east and west. Pine Creek mining area grows toward prominence despite market hurdles.
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Fred W. Callaway
Sidney
Pine Creek
Shonts Heads to California for Tax Inquiry
Shonts, a mining engineer, leaves this week for California to inspect mining companies as the representative of the federal revenue department. He will be absent about a month while examining income and excess profits tax adjustments.
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Shonts
California
Federal Revenue Department
Made Fortune in Le Roi W N J Harris Brief Visit to Coeur d'Alenes
W J Harris, a prominent early Coeur d'Alene figure in mining and railroad work, visits the area to renew old friendships with Tamarack mill workers and Spokane connections. He left in 1889, moved to Rossland, B C, aided by the Lord mine profits, which were sold to an English syndicate for 4 million dollars after years of hard work and near pay roll shortfalls. He then pursued mining across the West and now owns Spokane property where he resides.
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WN. J. Harris
Coeur d’Alenes
Coeur d'Alenes
W. J. Harris
Harris
Rossland
B. C
Lord
Harrin
Lerd
Spokane
Hauling Ore From Sunset Mine To Bunn Station
George K. Garrett hauls ore from the Sunset mine to Bunn loading station on the railroad near Nine Mile forks. The ore, mined last winter by A G Bachman who recently died, was under his lease. About 200 tons are slated for shipment to the Bunker Hill smelter. The article also notes unusual man faced crabs in inland Japanese seas with a body about an inch long.
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Sunset
George K. Garrett
Bunn
Nine Mile
A. G. Bachman
Bunker Hill
Japan
Dawn and longing poem by Grant in Arkansas Gazette
At Dawn by T. Davis in the Arkansas Gazette expresses enduring love for dawn and the road ahead. The speaker recalls winding paths, daybreak imagery, and faith in daylight while acknowledging memories of past loves and dreams, set against shifting landscapes of dawn noon and night.
Showdown in postwar Ruhr pressure escalates
Berlin seeks multiple compromises with Brussels London and Rome while clashing with Paris over reparations. The piece accuses Britain of wavering, praises France for pressing Germany, and argues unity among the Entente is essential as France confronts Germany in the Ruhr and the US is urged to demand payment.
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Berlin
Brussels
Ruhr
London
Paris
Germany
Rome
Europe
Foch
Great Britain
England
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Stanley Baldwin
British Board of Trade
Downing Street
Baldwin
Napoleon
Herlin
France
Thyasens
Stinneses
Britain
Palestine
Irak
Mesopotamia
South Seas
United States
Black Bear Mines Fight for Control
The Black Bear company asserts its tunnel rights generate about 15,000 in cash and 20,000 shares of Senator Mining stock since 1921 while facing owed sums from Flynn Group and Senator Mining. It warns against a rushed 15-cent deal, noting pending payments totaling tens of thousands and alleges Weniger never requested a meeting.
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Black Bear Company
Senator Mining Company
Flynn Group
Flynn Company
Flynn
Senator
Weniker
Black Bear
Weniger
Former Wallace Boy Joining Anaconda Copper Company
Mr and Mrs Enoch Barnard of Anaconda Montana visit Barnard family in Wallace Idaho He is metallurgical staff at Anaconda Copper Mining Company with direct charge of a department at Washoe smelter Barnards are Idaho School of Mines graduates now holding high positions with the Anaconda company
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Wallace
Anaconda Company
Enoch Barnard
Anaconda
Barnard
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Great Washoe
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A. J. Dunn
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Union Trust CO
LEROI
Co. T. Davis
Arkansas Gazette
Philadelphia Public Ledger
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