Tungsten’s role in war pensions and lamp tech advance
The piece traces pension rolls by war, noting 109 World War I veterans, 213,775 Civil War veterans, and 81,000 Spanish-American War veterans on federal rolls, plus large widow counts. It cites a 566,000 names total and a push for $400,000 to speed claims, then shifts to tungsten history, detailing ductile filament development by Dr. Coolidge, ore sources, processing, and tungsten’s high melting point and lamp efficiency gains.
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United States Pension Bureau
Mexico
United States
Regular Army
United States Pension Lst
War Risk Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Pension Bureau
Congress
Fall
Department of the Interior
W. D. Coolidge
General Electric Company
Korea
Idaho Forest Roads Allotment For Idaho Named
The newly signed forest road funding sets Idaho’s allotment at 278 944 dollars for immediate spending, with total state allocations for the coming year beginning July 1, 1922 expected to double current funds. A note on Burma footballers and ancient temple costs appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
Forest
Idaho
Goldfield Mine Closes as 100 Stamp Mill Dismantled
In Goldfield Nevada the 100 stamp mill of Goldfield Consolidated is being dismantled after ore exhaustion marking the end of a famed gold district. The camp once home to about 40 000 people has dwindled to 400 with equipment sold and junked. Desert rats and remaining prospectors speak of a possible return as history repeats itself and some homes were moved to Tonopah by truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield | Consolidated
Goldfield
Nevada
Tex Rickard
Tonopah
Stormiest Place on Earth Cape Prince of Wales
The Detroit News notes Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska as the stormiest spot globally. It features a 2210 foot mountain and perpetual Arctic winds battering the area year round.
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North Sea
Cape Hatteras
Cape Horn
Cape Prince of Wales
Alaska
Arctic
Detroit News
Chicago Girls Blamed For Sluggish Health Say YWCA Director
Florence Lawson of the Chicago YWCA declares Chicago girls suffer from a Stenographers' slouch and laziness toward health. Mins Taw gon adds they prefer rouge to gym salts and spend years indulging, gaining fat, then blame rapid weight loss. The piece notes the earth's air envelope extending about 300 miles aloft.
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Chicago
Florence Lawson
Chicago Y.W
Alena Mining Co Reports Ongoing Prospects and Shipments
The Alena Mining Co outlines success on the 200 and 400 levels with vein continuity, ore exposure across 12 feet, and 1.9 ounces of silver plus 20 percent lead per two and a half feet. Diamond drilling north on the 400 level shows no parallel vein. expected 50 ton shipment may proceed if smelter returns are favorable. The crew details and cave work are noted as sufficient to run the operation.
Day ore likely sent to U S smelter and resumption hints
The article notes Day ore will be sent to the East Helena plant of American Smelting & Refining for reduction. It suggests possible Guggenheim involvement but leans toward a Days smelting collapse and return to the trust. Indications of planned resumption include Northern Pacific action at Frisco, new timber stalls at Hercules, and coal and powder deliveries amid a favorable lead market.
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East Helena
American Smelting & Refining Company
Guggenheims
Trust
Northern Pacific
Frisco
Hercules
Hercules and Tamarack to Resume Activity Soon
The report notes a secured price for silver and strong certainty that the excess profits tax will be repealed, together supporting the expectation that both the Hercules and Tamarack will soon become active again.
Unknown Hero Ceremony Marks Armys Unknown Soldier
The Washington ceremony on November 11 honoring the unknown American soldier will be among the city’s most impressive events, with allied dignitaries and military representatives present to honor unidentified casualties and the unflinching Allied war effort. The piece notes the obliteration of identity among missing soldiers and the vast water power comparison between the United States and Great Britain.
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Washington Star
Washington
Arlington
Notice for publication of water diversion permit Idaho 1921
Public notice of completion proof for Edward Rutledge Timber Co diversion of 20 cubic feet per second from Lines Creek in Kootenai County Idaho. Hearing before Notary C J McGough on Sunday December 1921 in Coeur d Alene. Permit No 12691 and date December 8, 1921. log flaming use. commissioner W G Swendsen of Reclamation attests completion per permit plans.
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Coeur d'Alene
Edward Rutledge Timber Co
County of Kootenai
State of Idaho
Iyi
W. G. Swendsen
Commissioner of Reclamation
Notice of Assessment for Jack Waite Mining Co Limited
Notice to stockholders of Jack Waite Mining Company Limited Spokane Washington dated September 13 1921. Board levies one cent per share on one million shares payable by October 26 1921 to Chas E Chamberlain Secretary and Treasurer. Delinquent shares by October 25 1921 will be sold November 22 1921 in Idaho. Postponed to December 21 1921 at same time and place.
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Jack Waite Mining Company, Limited
Spokane
Washington
Chas. E. Chamberlain
Madison Street
Great
Idaho
Jack Walte
Jack Waite Mining Co. Ltd
Chas, E. Chamberlain
Ieee
Amway
Anwald
Bloom
Frank
Balducci
Bottinell
Chas
Augusta
Bernard
Buck
Storey
Brown
Mane
Acaimen Brown
Condon
Cairn
Tarearet
Aemnepe
Eee
Nee Sheen
Flint
Alva
Freeland
Inaelteneeanat
Paceman
Grostern
Gallagher
Farsi
Harmon
Carrie
Hughes
Ane
Harvey
Chester
Joe Harvey
Chester H
Johnson
Arl
Jones
Larson
Oscar
Sieben Lawrence
Lucas
John
Munier
Matt
Jon
Murphy
Jos
Storrer
Harry W
Matelka
Toney
Martin Jos
McGeelan
Storre McGeelan
Cholts
Valentine
Nicholls
Welch
Nicholle
Harry
Nic’ Ts
Wallace
Emma
Young
Kore
Norling
Aaron
Many Owen
Aug Peterson
Sweet
Wallace, Sweet
Ajax Mining Co
J. A. Hartghorst
14Th Avenue
Belmont Mining Co
Frank J. Hess
Guelph Mining & Milling Co
Lev
Galena Mining Co
D. A. Callahan
Imperial Mining Co
Milla
Homer G. Brown
Jack Waite Mining Co
EB. Chamberlain
Wash
Lookout Mining & Milling Co
W. L. Penny
Kellogg
Notice to Delinquent Stockholders at Imperial Mining
Office of the Imperial Mining Company in Wallace Idaho issues a notice to stockholders delinquent on payments dated November 9 1921 seeking settlement of overdue shares and penalties to avoid further action by the company treasury.
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The
Imperial Mining
Mining and Development Firms of Coeur d Alenes
A payroll of levied taxes on numerous mining and development companies in the Coeur d Alenes region listing each firm, levy amount, payable date, treasurer or secretary treasurer, and delinquent sale date. Entries include Ajax, Amazon Dixie, Belmont, Copper Chief, Cedar Creek, Darby, Friend, Guelph, Galena, Imperial, Lookout, McKinley, Mayflower, Mammoth, Rockford, Tarbox and others with Spokane, Wallace, Kellogg, Mullan, Kellogg and Wallace addresses.
Big Creek Mining Co Special Meeting Notice
Stockholders of Big Creek Mining Co meet at 613 Bank Street Wallace on December 12 at 7 30 p m to vote on proposition to increase the company capital stock W Smith secretary
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Big Creek Mining Co
Bank Street
Wallace
W. Smith
Daily Metal Quotations Basis of Settlement for Markets
The Engineering and Mining Journal compiles daily quotes for silver lead zinc and copper used in smelter settlements. Quotes reflect cash New York and St Louis values, with silver in cents per ounce and others in cents per pound. Copper delivered terms include seller freight to destination.
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Engineering and Mining Journal
New York
St. Louis
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Uncle Sam's Soldiers
Idaho Forest Roads
Burma
King Solomon's
3Alena Mining CO
Cal I-L. Co.ns
Cal
Zeto
U. S
the Unknown Hero
Great Britain
Mining and Development Companies
Coeur d’Alenes
Amazon-Dixie Mining Co
J. Ross
Copper Chief Mining Co—t
J. WH. Taylor
Cedar Creek Mining & Dev. Co
Wm. Becker
Darby Mining Car
C. Miller
Mullan
Friend Mining Go
William Schielding
Lindelle
Independence Lead Mines
W. EB. Wullen, Jr
McKinley Gold Mining Co
A. H. Polson
Measurer
Mayflower Mining & Dev. Co
Wilcox
Mullas
Mammoth Mining Co
John F. Ferguson
Rockford Mining Co
Walter H. Hanson
Tarbox Mining Co
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