Germany's Reply To American Note Creates Dangerous Situation
Secretary Lansing and President Wilson will view the German note upon receipt and craft a reply after decoding. Officials deem the response unsatisfactory and dangerous, with no clear assurance of reparations for Lusitania victims. The Kaiser's reply is seen as asserting a new principle of international law, with possible risks to diplomatic relations.
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Germany
Shington
D. C
Lansing
Wilson
Cornish
Washington
Lusitania
Rabies Warning Spreads From Placerville to Nevada Dogs
Nevada residents urged to guard pets as rabies spreads among dogs and coyotes in eastern Nevada and northern areas. Reports say bites have occurred and several humans are at risk. Officials blame an inoculated coyote for starting the outbreak and warn owners to isolate infected animals immediately.
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Carson
Nevada
Placerville
California
Sanderwicks Visit Relatives After Sacramento Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Sanderwick arrived by touring car this morning from Sacramento to visit relatives. Mrs. Sanderwick is the daughter of S. J. Weeks of Clover Valley and Mr. Sanderwick is the son of Mrs. W. H. Hood of Reno.
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H. M. Sanderwick
Sacramento
Sanderwick
S.J. Weeks
Clover Valley
Mr. Sanderwick
W. H. Hood
Reno
Ranger Eyes Arrival of 20000 Rainbow Trout
Game Warden Moody expects 20000 rainbow trout from the state hatchery at Verdi. Humboldt County applications exceed expectations with about forty requests on file to stock local streams. Once arrival occurs the trout will be released into the Humboldt and its tributaries in Elko County.
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Moody
Verdi
Humboldt
Elko County
Self-made Nevada settler earns land and freedom
Reno Gazette highlights Thomas W. Matthews taking 52.47 acres seven miles west of Garrison, homesteading land and growing corn, wheat, potatoes, and garden crops. He owns his home and improvements, paying no rent, embodying the sturdy pioneer spirit praised by Elko Independent. The piece urges more men like Matthews to settle in Nevada and contribute to the state's growth.
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Reno Gazette
Elko Independent
Nevada
Thomas W. Matthews
Garrison
Matthews
the Gazette
Mr. Matthews
Rockler
Sagebrush
Tutt Sentenced to Extra Thirty Days in County Jail
James Tutt, who attempted to escape from the chain gang, appeared before Judge Castle this morning and received an additional thirty days in the county jail, bringing his total sentence to four months. Tutt forfeits time for good behavior and appears unfond of Elko’s hospitality.
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iHim
Supreme Court frees Oxley and Mulvaney in cattle theft case
Attorneys Go Free McNamara and Dysart report that the Supreme Court granted a writ of habeas corpus for James Oxley and James Mulvaney, discharging them for lack of corroborating evidence from an accomplice. The men faced cattle theft charges tied to a beef stolen near Metropolis. a co-defendant confessed to involvement, while the others shot him. Dysart argued the case before Justice Castle after two hearings in Carson.
New Night Clerk At Commercial
George Wayland of Salt Lake arrives to act as night clerk at the Commercial while Mr Bartlett vacations in Ruby Valley. United Press reports Petrograd announced Russians repelling forces south of Bukhara near Podrip River and capturing fifteen thousand Teutonic allies. Fighting continues north and west of Warsaw.
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George Wayland
Salt Lake
Mr. Bartlett
Ruby Valley
United Press
Petrograd
Podrip River
Bukhara
Warsaw
Automakers Enter Cars for Elko Rodeo Race
All automobile manufacturers with agencies in Elko announce they will enter cars for the fourth annual Rodeo in Elko scheduled for September.
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Elko
Woman Passes Over Great Divide in San Francisco Death
Mary Henzi aged forty killed herself by poisoning after grieving husband’s death. An empty oxalic acid bottle was found beside her bed in San Francisco on July 10.
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United Press
San Francisco
Mary Henzi
Epicurean Aviator Sues For Divorce Over Cooked Meals
San Francisco July 10 Harry Christofferson the aviator sued his wife for divorce alleging uncooked meals. The dramatic plea mixes grandiose metaphors about yeomen Pilgrims and conquistadores as if all nations builders are united in his case.
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United Press
San Francisco
Harry Christofferson
England
New England
New York
South
Mexico
South America
Brown Admits Mail Fraud and Forgery in Carlin Case
Nick Brown in Elko county jail confessed to misusing U S mails to obtain money under false pretenses and forging the name Kochokon on a nine dollar money order. He conspired with Kochokon, writing to Ruth Nevada and California relatives for funds, and a railroad ticket to California was recovered. A separate steamer sinking report follows, noting one death and survivors.
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Nick Brown
Elko County
Justice Court
Carlin
Post Office
D. G. Means
United States
K. Kochokon
U.S
Means
Carson
Brown
Kechokon
Western Pacific
Kochokon
Ruth
Nevada
California
Ironing Boards and Percolators Free With Subscriptions
The Independent reports arrival of ironing boards and percolators from Portland Oregon. Ad buyers can obtain one by paying for a year’s subscription in advance. Supplies are abundant and the editor urges early action, promising delivery by morning.
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Independent
Portland
Oregon
The
Telegraph
Man
Wrath
Land Marines at Cape Haytien
United Press reports Admiral Caperton wired that the cruiser Washington landed thirty marines at Cape Haytien to protect foreigners as the gunboat Eagle moved inshore. Also notes Pasadena dispatch on Wilson mediation and Mobile bandits loot estimate of twenty five thousand to one hundred thousand dollars.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Caperton
Washington
Cape Haytien
Eagle
Robbers hold up train near Greenville Alabama
Four masked robbers stopped a Louisville and Nashville train this morning near Greenville Alabama. Reports say two hundred thousand flowers were taken but the story is unconfirmed. Railroad officials doubt the sum. conductor Phil McRae collapsed and died, likely of heart failure. Five suspects arrested, search ongoing in the surrounding country. An Orleans report ties the Greenville incident to half a million in gold for the Federal Reserve Bank.
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United Press
Greenville
Ala
Louisville and Nashville
Orleans
Spers
Alabama
Federal Reserve Bank
Echo Gomes From Jesse James Gang Cleared of Crime
Fresno July 10 C P Huntsman a real estate dealer said in an interview the Jesse James Gang murdered men in Iowa in 1868 and forced Bates Huntsman, then 70, and his father to bury the bodies and treasure. Huntsman, who heard of the crime at age twelve, says his father never revealed the treasure hiding place. He plans to go east to clear his uncle.
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United Press
Fresno
Cal
Fire roars through Otville theater. 32 horses cremated
A morning fire in Oroville California destroyed the theater at this Price Atkins stables and other property. Thirty two valuable horses were cremated. The loss is estimated at forty thousand dollars.
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Ay United Press
Oroville
Cal
Atkins Stables
Drownings in Tuolumne River During Bathing Trip
United Press reports July 10 Stockton Calif three men Taul Bright Rudolph Folkers and Elvin Chambers were bathing in the Tuolumne River while walking from Oakland to Yosemite Bright drowned and his companions dynamited the river to recover the body near Yosemite valley during their travel by foot from Oakland to the park.
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United Pre
Stockton
Cal
Voltaire Bright
Rudolph Folkers
Elvin Chambers
Oakland
Yosemite
Tuolumne
Bright
German Reply Sparks Press Interest Across Nations
Washington dispatch notes newspapers received the German reply before the president. No comment from the White House. In Balin reports, German forces advance near Lepretre Forest west of Beusejour, with German papers backing Kaiser William I’s reply.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Balin
Beusejour
Lepretre Forest
Emperor William
Rumors of Ministerial Crisis Confirmed in London
London July 10. Cabinet members met at a special reunion to discuss the recent conference with General French. War leaders and statesmen attended at Calais. The munitions question was reviewed amid rumors of a cabinet split and hard line supporters tracking from Winnemucca to a Spanish ranch.
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United Press
London
Calais
Elko County Commissioners Meet with Sprinkler and Road Bids
The county commissioners recessed and set Monday July 12 for opening bids on residence sprinkler systems and purchase of a chemical engine for Elko fire department. Weather's assessment roll report due. August 2 hearing set on Elko Water rate complaints. Smith & Company won the Secret Pass road contract at 9 980, cutting bids from 18 000. road tweaks add winter access and south exposure.
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Elko
Elko County
Elko Water Company
Public Utilities Commission
Secret Pass
Halleck
Ruby Valley
Smith & Company
Salt Lake
Boyd
Vacations to visit the fair and local departures
Miss Ruth Johnson and Miss Muriel Litefield left for San Francisco to see the fair. Mrs Grace Martin visited Palo Alto, Will Mayer takes Miss Johnsons place at the George Russell Company store, and Mrs Lambert Henderson replaces Mrs Marlin. The group plans a two week summer vacation. Victor Malinve, foreman near Redwood City, was arrested in San Francisco for killing an unidentified workman after a quarrel. He said the man got fresh.
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Ruth Johnson
Muriel Litefield
San Francisco
Grace Martin
Palo Alto
Will Mayer
Miss Johnson
Lambert Henderson
Marlin
George Russell Company
United Press
Victor Malinve
Redwood City
Fourth of July tragedy in Nevada City injures children
In Nevada City California a belated Fourth of July celebration ended when a sky rocket struck a crowd of children. Five year old Bert Waller suffered a fractured skull and is expected to die. Three other children were slightly hurt. The report also notes a Fresno item where W G H Godfrey is held on charges of wife abandonment and bigamy based on testimony from two wives.
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United Pre
Nevada City
Cal
Bert Waller
United Pri
Fresno
W. G. H. Godfrey
Christian Science Regular Sunday Service and Reading Room Hours
Regular Sunday service at 11 at the church on 222 Fifth Street with subject BACRAMENT and Sunday school at 12 30. A tenth menial service is held each Wednesday at 8 pm. The reading room is open daily except Sundays and holidays from 2 to 4, where the Bible and authorized Christian Science literature may be read or purchased.
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Fifth Street
German spies plant nine bombs in sugar cargo
New York dispatch reports nine bombs found hidden in sugar bags on the British steamer Kirkoswald after discharging at Marseilles, crew blaming stevedores. vessel loaded in Brooklyn. Separately, notaries filed bonds with Clerk Hunter including John P. Phatan and H. K. Luse. Taber seeks reappointment.
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United Press
New York
Kirkoswald
Marseilles
Brooklyn
Clerk Hunter
John P. Phatan
Currie Station
Vada
Cobre
Ely
H. K. Luse
Contact
N. S
Taber
Carpenters Settle Strike for Seventy Cents Hour
Chicago July 10 carpenters strike settled this morning workers receive seventy cents an hour under a new three year contract affecting about one hundred thousand men. Sewer Inspector Von Valkenburg tests hose city condemns 850 feet and recommends ordering one thousand feet of new hose and a chemical engine for the town.
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United Press
Chicago
von Valkenburg
Frank Huber Granted New Trial in Elko County Case
Frank Huber is released from Carson Pen and ordered confined in Elko County Jail pending further orders. In the Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Taber presiding, Huber’s defense is by James Dysart and J M McNamara with District Attorney Carville. Sheriff Harris to escort Huber from Carson, awaiting a new trial on the life murder of William Billings of Mountain City.
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Frank Huber
Carson
Elko County
Fourth Judicial District Court
Judge Taber
James Dysart
J. M. McNamara
Carville
Harris
Huber
William Billings
Mountain City
Gold Rock Attracts Jarbidge Prospectors Near Bourne Property
Henry Kensinger arrived from Surbidge with a quartz sample claiming gold flakes as large as a ten dollar piece, appearing plastered on rock near the Bourne property. Kensinger eyes a bright future for Jarbidge as mining men Joseph Durkee and Charles Magill of Oakland, Calif., rode the Tuscarora stage north this morning.
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Henry Kensinger
Surbidge
Joseph Durkee
Charles Magill
Oakland
Calif
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James Mulvaney
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Milford Haven
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Peterhead
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Pasadena
Universalist Convention
Bandits
Mobile
Echo Gomes
Jesse James Gang
Tuolumne River
Kaiser
Stanley
Winnemucca
Smith
Christian Science
Notaries
Wm. Billings
WELCH
Underwood
Box Ltd
Bakers Chocolate
Pau
SAN Lucia Cigars
Pioneer
Blue Bird
Sunset Grocery Company
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