Russia Forms Council Of The Empire
Petrograd August 31 United Press reports the czar has appointed a council of the empire to reorganize government departments for the Austro German threat. A bill creating an advisory committee with army powers was approved. Increasing war munitions becomes the chief task and the committee may relief refugees and oversee transport.
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United Press
Petrograd
Empire
Czar
Bes
Derlin
von Mackensen
Brest Litovsk
Galicia
Vilna
Riga
Dr Mason Copper Group on Lone Mountain Reopens
A report says Dr Mason group of sixteen copper claims at Lone Mountain will restart soon with outside capital negotiating bond and lease. The original discovery dates to 1879 with extensive past work by Dr J R Mason and the Ely Consolidated company, including tunnels, shafts, and a high grade but low copper price era.
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Dr. Mason
Lone Mountain
J. R. Mason
Comstock
Tuscarora
Ely Consolidated Company
Ely Company
Ely Consolidated
Ironsides
Ironside
Wly Company
Maxon
Mason Group
Mrs Mary Lane Dies After Fire At Elko Home
Mrs Mary Lane died in Carlin after a Sunday night lamp accident caused a fire that destroyed her daughter’s home. The 65 year old Tennessee native, wife of former Elko constable John Lane, was burned while trying to extinguish the blaze. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Mary Lane
Carlin
Ee G. Moreheart
John Lane
Constable
Elko
Ivy Rebekah Lodge
Lane
Submarine F-4 Hull Filled With Sand and Bodies Believed Buried
In Honolulu on August 31 investigators report that the submarine F-4 is filled with sand debris and mud. Bodies of 22 crew members are believed buried with evidence of hands and feet protruding from the wreckage. Identification deemed nearly impossible. Washington cites storage battery causing flood and chlorine gas as the likely cause of the disaster in Navy department findings.
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United Press
Honolulu
Naval
Furer Ie
Washington
Navy Department
Pamlico Placer Co to begin Hawthorne mining
Hawthorne Nevada—Pamlico Placer company formed by Senator Pitllman and H S Brady to operate six claims traded from Burns Blackburn and Schumaker for 20000 dollars, with 2000 due Sept 1. Operations planned at Pamlico junction nine miles southeast of Hawthorne. Plant, hoist, ore bins to be installed. three shifts, depth around 200 feet, about 50 men to be employed. expected daily output about 10 yards with ground valued at 4 dollars per yard.
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Hawthorne Bulletin
Pamlico Placer Company
Key Pitllman
Hi. S. Brady
Hawthorne
Messrs. Burns
Blackburn
Schumaker
Pamlico
Neversweat
Mawthorne
Pittman
Somnny
Pamlico Canyon
Bates Murdered by Unseen Foe at Saloon
District Attorney Carville and Deputy Sheriff McMullen returned from Canyon City to investigate the shooting of Olle Bates who ran a saloon. Bates was shot through an open window with a shotgun while talking with a man named Jack Curtis. The murder occurred between nine and ten Saturday evening from close range. The identity of the shooter is unknown. about ten people nearby are not linked to the crime. Bates left a wife and two children. body taken to Oaklay for burial.
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Carville
McMullen
Canyon City
No. 5
Olle Bates
Bates
Jack Curtis
Nore
Oaklay
Maho
Explosion Kills Three as Dynamite Train Blows Up
A dynamite shipment on a train near Oakland California exploded out of the blue. The blast blew three men to pieces and shattered nearby windows. The explosion endangered powder stored in a Hercules Pinole warehouse and was heard for miles, with reports reaching twenty miles away.
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United Prees
Oakland
Cali
Aug
Hercules and
Pinole
Cabinet Meeting Sparks Speculation In London
An unexpected and mysterious cabinet conference drew attention as David Lloyd-George was summoned from the miners' strike in Walkers to attend at noon. Soon afterwards Asquith arrived, followed by Kitchener Grey Balfour and other leaders at intervals.
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United Press
London
David Lloyd-George
Walkes
Asquith
Kitchener
Grey
Balfour
Boy Dies Saving Gold Fish in Park Lake
In Los Angeles on August 31 Walter Ford aged 14 lost his life while trying to rescue an injured gold fish adrift in Park Lake. He went beyond his depth and drowned. his body was recovered after divers searched the area.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Park Lake
Walter Ford
Woman dies by own action in Los Angeles
United Press reports Mrs. Rose Smith, wife of a street car conductor, committed death by her own action in Los Angeles. She announced her intention of dying before shooting as she lay in bed in Lillie’s Park addition.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Rose Smith
Lillie’s Park Addition
Mr and Mrs Jukes Return From Month Long Trip
M R and Mrs Jukes, popular photographer, return from a month's trip reporting an enjoyable vacation. They visited the exposition, Seattle, and Vancouver with relatives. Jukes notes strong Canadian war patriotism, volunteer troop buildup, and belief that the allies will prevail. He resumes work in his studio today and remains highly regarded.
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M. FP. Jukes
Jukeson
New Regulations On Parcel Post Rail In North Elko County
Postal department rules take effect tomorrow charging third zone rates on parcel post shipments in the first and second zones more than 300 miles from origin. Postmaster Doughty says the change will curb heavy parcel post shipments to northern Elko County disrupting flour grain and vegetable imports from Idaho while boosting local Elk production and purchases.
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Postal Department
Parcel Post
Doughty
Elko County
Idaho
Elke County
Ogden
Elke
Nampa
Owyhee
Three Men Die In Powder Explosion At Pinole Plant
Oakland Cal August 31 three men were killed this morning when two cars of powder exploded at the Hercules Powder company plant in Pinole. The dead are Harold Bennett engineer Bert Talbott and an unknown laborer.
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Oakland
Cal
Welsh strike ends in victory for men
London reports the Welsh strike concluded with operators yielding all demands. Work will resume tomorrow in Cardiff with ratification of the agreement expected on that day. Also noted are domestic travel highlights of Mr and Mrs A D Taber and their daughter Nellie Wilkerson.
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London
Cardiff
A. D. Taber
California
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Nellie Wilkerson
University of Southern Calfornia
Visiting editors to receive keys during Rodeo week in Elko
Elko will host Nevada editors for their annual convention during Rodeo week. On arrival each editor will get a badge serving as a sesame to pass anywhere and season tickets to Rodeo ground theaters prize fights and other venues. The town expresses pride in hosting journalists who publicize Nevada to the world.
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Nevada
Elko
Ea Ayer
Boom Goethals for Vice President Rumor in 1916 Ticket
Sacramento dispatch says a political rumor of a San Francisco boom during Col. Goethals visit to the exposition and a push to nominate him for vice president on the Democratic ticket in 1916.
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Boom Goethals
United Press
Sacramento
Cal
San Francisco
Goethals
Examinations and Registration Schedule Announced
A college notices exams begin today for entrance, tomorrow for re-exams, and late arrivals filled trains last night. Tomorrow and Wednesday are set for registration, after which regular classes resume.
Bulgaria Keeps Out of European War Assuring Neutrality
The Bulgarian legation reports an Athens dispatch stating Turkey signed an agreement to guarantee Bulgaria's neutrality, though the dispatch remains unconfirmed. The note comes amid European tensions and efforts to keep Bulgaria neutral.
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Bulgaria
United Press
London
Athens
Turkey
Assemblyman D. A. Pate Dies at Austin Supper Table
Lan der county assemblyman D. A. Pate collapsed at six o clock Wednesday evening in Austin while at the supper table. Heart failure is listed as the cause. The death came as a sudden shock to family and friends, with no prior heart trouble known.
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D. A. Pate
Lander County
Austin
The
Daily Independent
University Opens With More Than Two Hundred Students
The Reno Journal reports the University of Nevada Reno opens its fall semester with over 200 students from across the state and parts of California. Students arrived days before classes and are settling into campus quarters while returning or new to campus.
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University of Nevada In
Reno
California
Reno Journal
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