Fighting on Western Front Continues Active
Aeroplane activity, heavy artillery, and continued infantry assaults mark the western front. French forces briefly held a trench south of the Somme before it was retaken by Germany. German war planes bombed the Poepingh e camp while English troops faced bombardment between Paperinighe and Dixmude.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Berlin
Somme
Poperinghe
Paperinighe
Dixmude
Correction of Wrong Impression
Letter from G B Paine to Daily Independent editor clarifies Christian Science beliefs. Explains protection from grippe via metaphysical divine intelligence and right activity, contrasting with human mind reliance. References Science and Health, page 67, and emphasizes spiritual consciousness over corporeal.
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Grippe
Eddy
Paine
Arkangas Flood Victims Starving in Memphis Area
Memphis reports twenty nine drowned in recent floods with severe suffering and widespread hunger. Thousands are homeless and in need of food clothing and fuel as flood ranges threaten the South beyond Memphis while rivers in upper reaches fall.
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Memphis
Arkansas
Mississippi
Northwest escapes threatened floods in milder thaw
Seattle Feb 8 despite weather bureau warnings floods have not appeared yet as snow melts gradually and rains are light. Railroads take extra precautions with early morning trains preceded by snow plows to clear tracks.
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Seattle
Weather Bureau
Leap Year Ball by St Elizabeth Guild at Bradley Opera House
The Ladies of St Elizabeth Guild announce a Leap Year Ball on Monday evening February 14 at Bradley Opera House. Ladies may attend with tickets for admission at 1.00. No gentlemen admitted unless accompanied by a lady. Spectators pay the same price as dancers. Tickets available from guild members or at the door.
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St. Elizabeth Guild
Bradley Opera House
Reno Attorney in Role of Hero
Attorney A. Grant Miller returned to Reno from San Diego where floods marooned him. He acted as a hero by rescuing two women and a child from the swollen tide flowing from the Otay valley district. Miller says flood conditions in San Diego and nearby areas were terrible and caused immense damage to Southern California.
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A. Grant Miller
Reno
San Diego
Miller
Otay Valley
California
Forest Officials Hold Informative Nevada Meeting
Forest officials from Nevada and district forestry offices gathered at the Business Men's Association to hear lectures on forestry work. Attendees included supervisors and rangers from Ogden Humboldt Ruby Santa Rosa Ely and other forests, aiming to improve understanding and efficiency of the department’s aims.
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Foresty Department of Nevada
Business Men's Association
Forster
Salt Lake City
Ogden
L. F. Kneipp
A. C. McCain
Homer E. Fenn
Q. R. Craft
R. B. Gery
C. F. Smith
Ia. M. Woodbury
Humboldt Forest
Eiko
B. Arthus
M. B. Cross
H. W. Naylor
Paul Schwartz
B. B. Butler
Rangers
Ruby Forest
Deeth
J. M. Ryan
Percy White
W. N. West
Lubect
Santa Rosa Forest
Paradise Valley
W. W. Blakeslee
Alfred P. Larson
Paul L. Travis
T. A. Herrell
W. S. Kalbaugh
Nevada Forest
Ely
Geo
C. Thompson
C. P. Thompson
G. C. Larson
W. L. Farmer
S. D. Reed
Caine Ably Heads Nevada Democratic Congressional Bid
Edwin B. Caine of Elko, a leading attorney, announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress. He has broad support in Elko and eastern and northern Nevada, with a history as a school principal and proven legal ability, touted as a capable representative for the state in the lower house if successful.
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Humboldt Star
Edwin B. Caine
Elko
Caine
Nevada
Acheola
Congress
Engineer Killed in Eastern Train Wreck Near Sanford
Norfolk Feb 8 Engineer Wright was killed and a section foreman injured when the Seaboard Flyer wrecked this morning near Sanford North Carolina. The engine and three cars were overturned. No passengers were injured.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Norfolk
Wright
Seaboard Flyer
Sanford
N. C
Membership cuts shrink Nevada legislature to 45
A new apportionment cuts the legislature from 85 to 45 seats. One senator per county and 37 assembly members are allocated among Churchill Clark Douglas Elko Esmeralda Eureka Humboldt Lander Lincoln Lyon Mineral Nye Ormsby Storey Washoe White Pine. Thirteen holdover senators remain with seven Democrats and six Republicans.
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Churchill Clark - Douglas
Elko
Esmeralda Eureka
Humboldt . Lander
Lincoln Lyon
Mineral Nye
Ormsby Storey
Huseman
Douglas
Hesson
Fernald
Eiko
Eliot
Esmeralda
Thatcher
Eureka
Bradshaw
Humboldt
Lemaire
Lander
Lee
Lincoln
Harrington
Ormsby
Kenney
Storey
Huskey
Washoe
Eleven Million for Armor Plate Factory
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs voted nine to three to recommend the Tillman bill approving eleven million dollars to acquire armor plate factories for the U S government. Armor plate producers warned they would raise prices by two hundred dollars per ton if the bill passed, but the committee proceeded with its favorable recommendation.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
United States
Penrose
Earl Derby to Succeed Kitchner as Secretary of War
London dispatch reports Earl Derby will succeed Lord Kitchener as England's secretary of war while Kitchener likely takes command of British forces in Egypt. The Reno Gayotte authority cites fourteen democratic and nineteen republican newspapers in Nevada.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
World This
Earl Derby
Lord Kitchner
England
the World
Kitchner
Egypt
Reno Gayotte
Nevada
Republican senators threaten 10 force intervention
Washington, D. C., in February reports that Republican senators again threaten to renew action on Mexican intervention unless the administration hastens information on the Mexican situation. Carranza has failed to secure a Wall Street loan, and Oregon is on the verge of breaking with Carranza.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington, D. C
Carranza
Wall Street
Oregon
General Miles Opposes Militarism and Preparedness
General Nelson A. Miles told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the current U S submarine fleet suffices to block any landing. He compared coastal fortifications to the Dardanelles and argued navies fail against land defenses. He urged rejection of militarist doctrines like Garrison's continental army program.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington, D. C
Nelson A. Miles
House Committee On Naval Affairs
United States
Dardenelles
Europe
Secretary Garrison
Continental Army
Senate panel backs 500000 Mare Island yard funds
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee this morning recommended passage of the house bill appropriating $500,000 for improvements at the Mare Island navy yards in California.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington, D. C
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
House
Mare Island Navy Yards
California
Lusitania Gage Practically Settled
The president and cabinet discussed the Lusitania case with Secretary Lansing's analysis of Germany's latest proposals. Officials indicated no decision yet on accepting Germany's proposals, but no break is feared and further negotiations may follow. Lansing meets with Ambassador Bernstorff to align language interpretations. The administration says the situation looks very favorable.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Lansing
Germany
Lusitania
Bernstorff
More British Soldiers Arming Reported
Pac and Int l News Service from London states that ten thousand more volunteers under Lord Derby have begun reporting. About 250000 single men aged 23 to 26 are involved and will be drilled three to five months before deployment to the front.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
Ten.s
Lord Derby
Large rise shown in Nevada sheep industry 1915 report
Nevada State sheep commission reports 1915 year end figures totaling 1 037 400 sheep ducks and goats in the state with a valuation of 3 438 148 Elko county leads with 300 831 sheep Humboldt Washoe and other counties follow disease declines attributed to strict inspection and owner cooperation with 18 079 infected sheep treated in the year and 13 673 01 spent on inspection and department work leaving 3 092 23 in treasury
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G D. Wolfensparger
Nevada
Elko County
Humboldt County
Washoe County
White Pine
Lander
Eureka
Churchill
Lyon
Mineral
Douglas
Lincoln
Nye
Ormsby
Esmeralda
Storey and
Clark Counties
Department
State Treasury
Villa threatens border crossing to halt trains
Jaurez reports Carranzista officials say Villa will cross the United States border to seize American trains in an attempt to force intervention. The warning comes as tensions rise and the region awaits further actions.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Jaurez
Villa
United States
Quaredaro Declared New Capital of Mexico
Ambassador Arredondo reports Carranza designates Quaredaro as Mexico’s new capital and begins moving records from Mexico City. Figures and dates reflect dawn of a shifting national seat of government.
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Washington, D. C
Arredondo
Carranza
Quaredaro
Mexico
Mexico City
Delightful Auction 500 Social Hosts Abloom
A refined social evening led by Miss Tesale Craine featured seven tables at Auction 500 with dainty refreshments and prizes awarded to Joseph Snelson and Mrs. R B Hesson. Notable attendees included Mesdames Carville Hood West DeArmond Hosson Thatcher Lothrop Armstrong Snelson Littlefield Montia and Carville among others.
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Tesale Craine
Joseph Snelson
R.B. Hesson
P. Carville
Hood
West
DeArmond
Hosson
Thatcher
Lothrop
Armatrong
Snelson
Littlefield
Montia
P. Carvile
List of Names in a Historical Notice
A line of named individuals appears in the document, including Honson Armstrong Allen McBride B J McBride C Miller F C Monnot Morley Griswold Roy Merithen Roy Corbett Joseph Snelson Chester Littlefield Dr Weat and Dr A J Hood. Misses Mollie Curler Jessie Harrin Dorothy Paul.
Berlin Warned to Expect Reprisals
Berlin issued warnings to western and northwestern cities to expect reprisals for recent London and Paris Zeppelin raids. Patrols scour the skies at all times with searchlights active all night and automobile aeroplane guns manned and ready at a moment's notice.
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Pac
Int'l
Amsterdam
Berlin
London
Paris
Abandoned steam schooner Excelsior sighted off San Francisco
UGS hunting the abandoned steam schooner Excelsior after a collision with the Harvard. The vessel drifted seaward and lies three fourths under water, posing a menace to shipping. Many ships wait outside the Golden Gate for fog to lift before entering.
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By .Pac. and
Int'l News Service
San Francisco
Tuga
Excelsior
Harvard
Golden Gate
County Commissioners Raise Coyote Bounty
At yesterday's board meeting the bounty on coyote scalps was raised from fifty cents to one dollar. The action was taken under police powers following a Winnemucca conference on the rabies situation, with representatives from several counties in attendance.
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Board of County Commissioners
Winnemucca
Allied Cruisers Seek Tewton Submarine Supply Base
Allied cruisers scour the Mediterranean and east Atlantic seeking German submarine supply bases. Commerce raiders supply provisions reportedly seized on a Grecian Archipelago island, seen as ground support for submarines.
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Tewton
Pac
Int'l News Service
Rome
Mediterranean Sea
East Atlantic
Grecian
Swedish Steamer Texas Afire Near Kirkwall
The Swedish Steamer Texas of 3953 tons, en route from New Orleans to Christiana, drives into Kirkwall with her cotton cargo burning. Fire crews battled the blaze as the vessel entered harbor in February.
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Kirkwall
Norway
Texas
New Orleans
Christiana
Unsettled Weather With Rain Likely In Northern California
The forecast for northern California calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with probable rain. The report notes continuing wet and cool conditions across the San Francisco area into midweek.
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San Francisco
California
State Agrees to Uniform Bounty of One Dollar
Attorney General Thatcher issued an opinion that the commissioners may raise the bounty using police powers without any legislative enactment, aligning with a uniform one dollar bounty.
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Thatcher
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