Local Notes and Social Roundup from Elko
J J Hylton visits from Mound Valley while George B Russe Jr heads to Winnemucca for business. Elks welcome new members Harry Duke and Howard Bryant as the Masons host a Bradley theater party. Mrs Mary L Bradley departs for San Francisco for the holidays. Alvin McFarlane improves at Littlefield hospital and may be out soon. Firemen Ball preparations unfold for New Year’s Eve at Bradley theater. district court actions involve Carey Van Fleet and Joe McNamara. Slacker film screens at Bradley theater to strong reception. Mrs Broadley praised for presenting timely city pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin McFarlane
Littlefield Hospital
Bradley Theater
Mnute
Kik Cafe Evening Specials and Sunday Dinner Offer
A fragment lists daily Kik Cafe specials from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a Sunday dinner featuring roast goose and suckling pig. It also advertises Oriental goods shop M. Lamey at 425 Railroad Street offering kimonos, silks, and textiles wholesale and retail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kik
Madeira
M. Lamey
Railroad Street
Mavértised Article in Local Paper Advertising Faith and Goods
A compact note on advertisements in the paper, asserting merchants gain safety by patronage, claiming ads reflect up to date goods rather than shop worn. The piece hints at trust in advertised merchandise and reader confidence in merchants.
Savannah harbor master flies rescued flag on Sundays
Captain Thomas J. Laird, Savannah harbor master, raises a beautiful American flag from his residence balcony. The flag was saved by his son Gilbert from the ship City of Memphis, where he served as first officer, when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanah
Thos. J. Laird
Savannah
Gilbert
Memphis
Laird
Colored Lawyer Faces Serious Federal Charge
In Memphis Tennessee on December 27 Cornelius Jones a Negro lawyer is charged with defrauding many African Americans who trusted him regarding tax money paid on cotton during the Civil War. Jones sought 368 million from the government in a suit against Secretary McAdoo that the Supreme Court later set aside.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cornelius Jones
Jones
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
United States Supremane Court
Camouflage Class At University Of Oregon
A camouflage art course has begun at the University of Oregon under Dr. A. B. Caswell in the physics department. Students learn to make objects unseen when placed, with many applying to join the camouflage unit of the American Engineering Corps.
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Eugene, Ore
University of Oregon
A. Be, Caswell
Department of Physics
American Engineering Corps
Dayton Welcomes 12,000 Newcomers Amid Housing Push
Dayton report from December 27 notes 12,000 newcomers expected to reside in the city in coming months. The Greater Dayton Association cites housing pressures as Dayton eyes a role as the nation’s aviation center. President Lee Warren James urges real estate professionals and builders to unite to supply more dwellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Greater
Silver price fixed at about one dollar per ounce
Washington reports a government price for silver in agreement with western producers. The figure, about one dollar per ounce, is said to satisfy producers and will be announced soon.
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Washington
Palestine as a battlefield through the ages in world wars
The essay argues Palestine rivals Flanders as a long standing theater of war. It notes Amarna era Habiru disturbances prefigure Hebrew ties, lists great conquerors who fought there, and frames Palestine as a bridge between empires rather than a sole prize, shaping strategic balance among Germans, British, and French.
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Palatine
Belgium
Holy Land
Rhine
Italy
Palestine Record
New York Evening Post
Palestine
Hannibal
Caesar
Genghis Khan
Theothere
Remeses
Alexander the Great Pompey
Abu Leki
Omar
Tanmraine
Napoleon
Thor
Flanders
Campaigns Across Palestine Echo Ancient World Battles
The article contemplates Gen. Allenby advancing from Jerusalem and Jaffa toward northern Palestine and Syria, comparing routes with ancient invasions along the Philistine coast. It notes possible clashes near Haifa, Galilee, and Jezreel, and highlights railway lines as staging areas for a tank movement if resources permit.
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Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
Mediterranean
North Sea
Allenby
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Teuto Turco
Palestine
Syria
Egypt
Philitia
el Arish
Gaza
Acre
Tyre
Damascus
Ramies
Alexander
Mace
Gilboa
Tabor
Galilee
Mount Carmel
Esdraeion
Creel
Waterloo
Megiddo
Thorthmes
Gideon J
Saul
Josiah
Judes
Kleber
Haifa
Sea of Galilee
Gen- Allenby
Ladd
Jala
P of Sharon
Nablus
Shechem
Jezreel
Jordan
Mecca Damascus
Babylonia
Beersheba
Hailfa and
Teirat
Allen
British naval plans for Haifa and inland advances in the Middle East
The article discusses using Jaffa as a base to reduce Sinai transport difficulty and the potential roles of British cruisers and gun boats in supporting land advances. It contrasts naval power against fortified positions, cites the Gulf of Riga as a counterpoint, and considers implications for Haifa and the Mediterranean ports if Turkish defenses differ from European standards.
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Thothmes
Jaffa
Sinai Desert
Gulf of Riga
Mediterranean
Haifa
Esdraejon
Jordan
Beirut
Damascus
Campaign implications in Asia Minor and fate of Berlin Baghdad
The fragment hints at grave consequences for the broader campaign in Asia Minor and the ultimate outcome for Berlin and Baghdad. It suggests strategic stakes, potential shifts, and pivotal moments affecting allied operations and territorial control.
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Asia Minor
Berlin-Bagdad
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J. J. Hylton
Mound Valley
George B. Russe Jr
Winnemacer
Harry Duke
Howard Bryant
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Ogden Lodge of Elks
Mary L. Bradley
San Francisco
Carey van Fleet
Joe McNamara
Eureka
Masons
the Bradley
Messrs. Harris
West, Dysart
O. M. Lamon
Mesers
McNew
McDermitt
Lamoille
Bradley Theater Orchestra
Edward Carville
Louvenia McDowell
Idaho Street
Laura Emma Butler
Charles Butler
Forest Service
Hale
Butler
Whitesides Dental CO
Tle
Jess Money
Atga Farmer
Silver St
W. P. Round House
T. E. Jones
Elko
Fred C. Voight
Nevada
Rep
Mayer Hotel
P.O
Nwt
Bissinger & Co
E. J. Lyng
Coe
United States
Geo. Russell Co
Awa Ball
McDermott
Adams Express
Blair
French Baking Company
Eiko
Eiko, Nev
R. C. Toombs
First National Bank
Elro, Nevada
J. A. Sewell
Cc. F. Williams
A. E. Kimball
E. E. Efiner
Carload
Elko Lumber Co
Elko, Nevada
Commission House
Silver Street
Western Pacific Railroad
Ed Carville
ELEO
Wate Nour
Dabon
Elko Transfer Company
Parker & Paul
Elko Hotel
A. Puccinelli & CO
Ayer
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