Bishop Hunting Story Shows Courage in Virginia City
The Elko visitor bishop Hunting once faced three robbers in Virginia City during its rough days. He challenged them and fought, ending with two men knocked down before escaping. He preached the next morning with a bruised eye and a steadfast sermon showing his courage and devotion.
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Hunting
Elko
Ely
Nevada
Ely, Episcopal Church
J. Munting
Virginia City
Episcopal Church
Old International Hotel
Fgb
Li Iop
Guy
Jim
Wade
Comstock
Indians Sign Up In Nevada Under Draft Regulations
Nevada Indians largely complied with registration for the selective draft. About 560 Indians could be drafted nationwide based on a one percent factor, with around a dozen in Ken registered and twenty young men at the Stewart Indian school in Carson. Reservations had registrations carried out by superintendents as tribes show willingness to serve if needed.
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Nevada
Carson
Stewart
Fragmentary line on registration objections in wartime draft
The text shows a fragment stating that no objections to registration or hostility toward military service were noted among individuals described as not Indian in the state. It reflects a section of a draft related report with incomplete context.
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Miliitary Service
Friendship between Canada and United States celebrated at Chautauqua
Lecture by Arthur Walwin Evans nephew of Lloyd George recalled lines on friendship and trust between Canada and the United States. The speaker urged amity across the border noting three thousand miles without a fort and calling for nations to prove they can be brothers.
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Arthur Walwin Evans
Lloyd-George
Canada
United State
Amity
This Is Your War As Well as His Liberty Bond Appeal
A Henderson Banking Co. notice in Elko Nevada urges citizens to support the war effort by buying Liberty Bonds. It frames the public as sharing risk and sacrifice, urging even small donations at 314 percent on the safest security in the world.
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United States
Buy Liberty
Taian Bond
Henderson Banking Co
Elko, Nevada
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Patronize the Merchants Ad Vertising Note
A brief nudge to readers to support local advertisers who fund the paper, with a reminder they will treat customers well. The message emphasizes community commerce and loyalty to merchants listed in the publication.
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Henderson Banking Company
W.M. Doyle
Verdi Lumber CO
Commercial Street
G. S. Garcia
Harry Duke Victor Parus Steele
Idaho Street
Lamoille
Elko Cleaning & Dyeing Works
Nev
M. H. Cooper the Tailor
A. W. Hesson & Company
Graham Flour
Bran
Lowell Grain & Milling GO
Hotel Mayer
W. R. Mayer
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