Forger Johnson pleads guilty in district court
In Montello district court E P Johnson admitted guilt to forgery after posing as a sheepman and passing checks for about 30 dollars. He used false names, a torn check book was found, and he faces a fourteen year sentence. Officials praised for securing a confession and sparing county expense.
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E. P. Johnson
Montello
Johnson
Johnson Mercantile Company
Third
Aifalr
Whitten
AL Newre
Fhe
Chicago Police Chief Arrested for Bribery
Chicago's state’s attorney Moyne says he has strong evidence against Police Chief Henry after an arrest at his home. The chief faces charges of conspiracy to defeat justice extortion and accepting bribes. Moyne vows to expose a graft ring spanning top officials and well known politicians.
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Chicago
Jan Maclay Flayne
Henry
Moyne
Healy
Hoyne Clame
Hoyne
Elko Debuts Superior New Fire Engine
Elko's new fire engine underwent a thorough test at the bridge to the Rodeo ground last Sunday. Two hoses, a straight nozzle and a spray, produced streams up to eighty feet high and two hundred feet long, and sixty feet high and one hundred fifty feet long respectively, despite opposing wind. The system generated one hundred fifteen pounds pressure and performed flawlessly for twenty minutes with no overheating. The testers lauded Elko as possessors of a premier chemical and pump fire engine, among the best in the state and superior to many large cities.
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Elko
Rodeo Ground
Kentucky Governor Leads Prison Fire Rescue
In Frankfort a prison fire trapped inmates as Governor Stanley, aided by convicts and guards, entered the burning cell house. Two prisoners died and several were seriously injured while rescuers forced entry with crow bars amid heavy smoke and heat.
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Franfort
Frankfort
Stanley
Wally
Hfort
Cearry
Women on Next Jury Drawn by County Commission
County commissioners selected three hundred fifty names for trial jurors for the upcoming term. Among those listed, about thirty were women, marking a notable inclusion in the pool for juror service.
Lawson Juge les With Congress Messy Leak Probe
Washington report covers Thomas W Lawson’s heated testimony before the House Rules Committee as he accuses leaks across official Washington alleging a cabinet officer and a congressman connected to the leak. A near clash with Rep Chipperfield is described along with calls for a congressional investigation.
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Washington, D. C
Thoas W. Lawson
House
Lawson
Chipperfield
Iaweon
Washington
D.C
Thomas W. Lawson
Lst
House Rules Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
Cabinet
White House
Funeral Arrangements Draw Elko Visitors for Mrs Adams
Arthur Crown and H E Cassidy with spouses arrived in Elko Monday to attend the funeral of the late Mrs Ella Adams. They stayed at Mayer hotel along with the Cassidy party joining the Cayaldy family from Lee. C C Crown and Forest Ranger Morris Crosse also traveled to attend the funeral and the land classifier project details.
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Arthur Crown
Lee
Ella Adams
Elko
H. E Cassidy
Adams
Mayer Hotel
Cassidy
I. B. Cayaldy
Adame
C. C. Crown
South Fork
Etko
Adam
Morris Crosse
Oxden
Wilson rebukes women’s party over suffrage petition
President Wilson in Washington declined to alter his stance on the proposed constitutional amendment granting women the vote pending a shift in the party position. He criticized the delegation for praising Inez Milholland Boissevain as a martyr and blaming him for the amendment’s outcome.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Inez Millholland Boisevain
Legislature Busy With Politics In California
Sacramento Calif Jan 9 Both houses recessed to name committees and schedule the week. Real business of the legislature expected to begin next Monday. Peace overtures renewed between administration forces and the twenty six who refused to endorse the Johnson regime.
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Sacramento
Cal
Johnson
Elko County Pays School Bonds In Coupon Notes
County Treasurer Miller today handles principal and interest payments for Elko county school bonds. Total disbursement listed is 12 679 50 with figures for Starr Valley Wells Carlin Elko Montello Lamoille Deeth districts and coupon payments including interest totals.
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Miller
Elko County
Starr Valley
Wells
Carlin
Elko
Bond
SSS
Montello
Eee Lamoille School
Starr Valley Seh
Deeth
Wilson peace note promises a prompt reply from London
Jan 9 report from semiofficial sources says a satisfactory answer to the Wilson peace note is being prepared and expected within forty eight hours. Jim Rios preliminary hearing for the stab ing of Cowboy Bill set for Jan 11 in justice court with likely trial in higher court. Under Sheriff Lamon leaves for Detroit to seize a prisoner for embezzlement while Minnie Andy is sentenced to sixty days for drunk and disorderly conduct. Lee J. Mahoney, Dunphy Knoch manager, visits Elko today staying at the Commercial Hotel.
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London
Jim. Rios
Justice Court
Carson
Justice of the Peace
Doughty
Minnie Andy
Lee
J. Mahoney
Dunphy Knoch
Elko
California Floods Hit Alameda Inundation Swamps Bay Area
A mud levee breach near Alameda bay released floodwaters flooding the town. Homes were carried away and property inundated as three families were rescued from their houses by rowboats. Police saved residents stranded in windows. Many structures were torn from foundations during the surge.
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Alameda
Cal
Warrant of Arrest for Harry Thaw
A warrant of arrest for Harry K. Thaw was issued after grand jury indictments charging assault in the second degree and attempted kidnapping. The kidnapping involves Frederick Grump Jr., a Kansas City high school boy, allegedly taken at a Broadway hotel in New York City. Thaw, said to be near Philadelphia, is accused of beating the boy with a whip on three occasions, including a Christmas night assault where the boy was tied to a bed post.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Frederick Grump, Jr
Kansas City
Broadway
New York City
Thaw
Long Beach
Cal
Philadelphia
Husband Cannot Mortgage Alone If Home Involved
Supreme Court in First National Bank of Ely v Meyers reversed lower court, voiding a husband’s mortgage of the home without the wife’s consent. Case remanded for a new trial. Justice Coleman dissented.
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McCarran
Supreme Court
First National Bank of Ely
H. E. Meyers
Dora Meyers
Coleman
Dry banquets end as liquor bans force abstinence in Savannah
In Savannah on January 9, the Hibernian Society cancels its St Patrick's day banquet and the Scotch St Andrew's society drops its annual feast, deeming a dry event unworthy and a wet one illegal. Elsewhere, South Fork cattlemen meet Forest Supervisor Metcalf to discuss grazing rules on public lands with attendees Drown Griswold Martin Arthur Drown Pd Ogilvie Drown Burton McKee, all South Fork residents. Roy L Primeaux, Tuccaro real estate figure, appears as a visitor seeking county insights.
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Savannah
Hibernian Society
St. Andrew's Society
Lee
South Fork Cattlemen's Association
Metcalf
Drown
M. Griswold
2. Martin
Arthur Drown
Pd. Ogilvie
Burton McKee
South Fork
Russians Gain Ground In Blizzard Battles Near Berlin
Berlin Jan 9 The war office reported Russians gained ground during a raging blizzard and captured the island of Glausen north of Mluxt. Germans conceded Russians unleashed heavier artillery fire than expected at that point.
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Berlin
War Office
Glausen
Mluxt
District of Columbia Votes Dry in Next Election
Washington DC moves toward prohibition as the Senate passes the Sheppard bill by fifty five to thirty two. The measure abolishes liquor in the District next November, making the national capital a dry spot for residents and social figures alike.
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Washington
PD. C
National Capital
District of Columbia
Senate
Wisconsin town offers homes to newcomers
Port Washington urges new residents to relocate by offering warm, well lit, modern homes to incoming families. The village advertises housing to attract workers as demand for labor here becomes unprecedented.
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Port Washington
Wis
Jun
New Hampshire Man Sentenced to Death for Wife's Murder
Oliper New Hampshire January 9 The trial of Frederick L Small ended with a guilty verdict. He was brought before the court for sentence and given the death penalty. Small was condemned to be hanged on January 18, 1918. If carried out the sentence provides time for preparation.
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Oliper
N. H
Frederick L. Small
Small
Grace Roberts murder case deepens with new evidence
Philadelphia January 9 new evidence in the Grace Roberts murder case deepens the mystery. Five investigations are being conducted to determine guilt. The strongest link to the affair formerly rested on Lewis whose death by his own hand after the girl’s death raised questions, though new clues suggest he was not the murderer.
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Philadelphia
Grace Roverts
Lewis
Commercial Hotel Arrivals Feature Numerous Guests
The Commercial Hotel reports a list of arrivals including B. Comer, J. Mahoney, Dumphy, FP, J. Strubble, James Sins, J. BE. Williams, Lee, Lloyd Thomas, San Francisco, Barney Hiera, Aura, Roy I. Primeaux, Henry Peterson, and Lee from Tuscaloosa among others.
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Kh. B. Comer
J. Mahoney
Dumphy Tanch
J. Strubble
San Francis
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