San Salvador Destroyed by Earthquake and Volcano
Reports from San Salvador indicate the capital and nearby towns suffered total destruction after a major earthquake and volcanic eruption. Dispatches mention San Miguel and several suburbs heavily damaged with fires, while a white volcano eruption confirms widespread devastation within a 30 mile radius.
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San Salvador
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Republic
Salvador
San Miguel
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Queaxaltipeque
Nejapa
Suchichoto
Paisnal
Armenios
Mejicanos
Washington
Long
Eveluele
Btalee
Rontrol
Ban Juan
I 20
Ofelock
San Juan
Hundred Aviators Arrive in France
One hundred American aviators have landed in France. The arrival marks a new air link and signals strengthening allied air power as efforts continue on the European front.
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France
Washington
Lave
Pronce
Good Road Plan For Jarbidge Seeks Year Round Travel
County highway board directs dollar for dollar federal match to build a new Jarbidge road, with local residents contributing about 10000 dollars. Estimated total cost around 60000 dollars, funding from forestry and forthcoming federal funds. The route will avoid snow most of the year and connect Deeth and Elliston as main shipping points, benefiting the wider county.
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Jarbidge
County Highway Board
McBride
Elkora Mines Co
Forestry Department
Federal Road Fund
Camp i
Sumaer
Biko
Vodtt Id
Anson County Clerk Questions Liquor Import Permit
Denver June 8 A sober cleric asks to import liquor for a church mission and faces a court clerk's wary response. The exchange centers on whether a license covers sacramental use and ornamental purposes in a clerical garb scene.
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Denver
Stranger’s body found near Eagle Rock identified by scarce clues
Justice of the Peace J C Doughty and Undertaker Keyser recovered a decayed body about three miles from a George B Williams pasture between MMe Creek and Ganz Creek. The man, 25 to 40, six feet six, wore new overalls, had one upper front tooth missing, and left no identification. An inquest yielded little to identify him. Jesse Snyder offered tip that may help.
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Justice of the Peace
J.C. Doughty
Undertaker Keyser
Eagle Rock
George B. Williams
Mme Creek
Ganz Creek
Jesse Snyder
Taylor Canyon
Elko
British Capture Large Number of Prisoners
British headquarters in France reports about six thousand German prisoners reaching the collecting stations since yesterday's Belgian drive. The British hold their captured territory as Von Hindenburg rushes fresh troops to stem the torrent, while the battle of Messines looms as a prelude to larger actions on the western front.
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France
Associated Press
Belgium
von Hindenburg
Lttle
Messines
Town C council to pay for keeping prisoners and rooms
City Council and Board of County Commissioners meet over housing town prisoners in the county jail and renting two basement rooms in the county courthouse as a meeting place and for police court. The county sets 75 cents per prisoner per day and 50 dollars monthly for the rooms, asserting the courthouse is county property and town expenses should be paid separately.
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Board of County Commissioners
Three Generals Nominated for Major General Ranks
President Wilson nominates Brigadier Generals John F Morrison William J Sherbert and Charles Morton for promotion to major general in Washington.
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Washington
Wilson
E Rals
John F. Morrison
William J. Sh Bert
Charles Morton
Confederate Army Memorial Unveiled at Gettysburg
A Virginia memorial to Confederate fallen is unveiled at Gettysburg with Governor Henry L. Stuart delivering the address. The monument features Lee on Traveler and seven figures representing Confederate arms, amid remnants of battle debris and a sculptor from Richmond, W. William Sievers, leading the design.
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Gettysburg
Army of the Confederacy
Virginia
Henry ©. Stuart
United States
Baker
Robert E. Lee
Richmond
Virginia Commission
Stuart
Two Months Jail For Denouncing President
Sam Tschappat claimed Swiss citizenship and denounced the president and cabinet in Rieptown. He refused to register, was jailed for disturbing the peace, and given two months in county jail despite magistrate regrets over the short sentence. Notables White Pine News and officers are named, with a Virginia General Assembly appropriation of $50,000 for a memorial referenced.
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Sam Tschappat
Switzerland
Collins
Whitely
White Pine News
Coleonel W. Gordon McCabe
Richmond
Thomas Smith
Warrenton
H. A. Edmondson
Houston
Stephen P. Read
Palmer Springs
Virginia General Assembly
Russian peasants call for army discipline in revolutionary Russia
A congress of peasants in Petrograd on June 8 adopted a resolution urging the army to submit to discipline and defend revolutionary Russia amid ongoing factional divisions.
Wood Fleet Originators Dismissed by Goethals
Washington June 8 General Manager Goethals who heads the emergency wooden fleet program has dismissed assistant general manager F A Eustis and F H Clark, the engineers who originated the wooden fleet idea. The action follows charges that Goethals was holding up the ship building program.
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Washington
Goethals
F. A. Eustis
F. H. Clark
Colonel Goethals
Board Increases Prisoner and Patient Board Ten Cents
County Commissioners approved a ten cent raise to eighty five cents per prisoner per day after considering a twenty five cent request. The increase grants Sheriff Harris and Hospital Steward Taber a modest monthly rise, with others such as Mr Tayber and Mr and Mrs A Laing arriving from North Fork for the Chautauqua.
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Board of County Commissioners
Harris
Taber
Justice of
Board of Prisoners
Tayber
A. Laing
North Fork
Spanish Sweet Peppers Pace Green Chile and Olives
Fragmentary retail note lists Spanish sweet peppers and green chile with mention of ripe olives and pricing around 12¢ and 10¢. No clear event or full context.
Pershing Arrives in England with Staff at Landing Stage 4
Major General Pershing and his staff arrived in England after an Atlantic voyage escorted by U S destroyers. A Royal Welsh Fusiliers guard welcomed the party on landing stage 4 with a fanfare and the Star Spangled Banner. Pershing said the trip was delightful and they would soon play a large part on the western front.
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Pershing
Atlantic
United States
Perabing
Guard of Honor
General Pershing
Associated Press
America
London
Ten Will Graduate Elko High School
The Elko County High School commencement exercises are set for June 24 at Bradley Opera House. The class motto Not on the Heights but Climbing and the class colors blue and gold frame the event with a list of graduates led by Keith Mae Smith and Harold B. Harris.
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Elko County High School
Bradley Opera House
Lst
Eith Mae Smith
Harold B. Harria
Hannah Florance Brown
Wendell M. Porter
Delphia M. Jewel
Nevada Seeks One of Sixteen Army Camps
Citizens across Nevada push for a War Department training camp to be built in the state. The Liberty Loan committee in Tonopah discussed the plan, informing Senators Newlands Pittman and Representative Roberts. Tonopah favors a site away from main rail lines, while Nevada argues the state offers a suitable location for a tent city camp.
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Nevada
Tonopah
War
Commonwealth
Lamp
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Elko Mercantlile CO
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Anson
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Aiety Theatre
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Frank Keenan
Triangle Keystone
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Liberty Brand
del Monte
Pace de
Sunset Grocery Company
Fifth Street
England
Elko High School
Bradley
Vivian Martin
Oliver Morosco
Paramount Pictures
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Footlight
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