Bryan Resigns as Secretary of State at War Tension
Washington June 9 William Jennings Bryan steps out of the State Department as a note to Germany heads for dispatch. He seeks to keep the United States out of war and proposes arbitration while warning Americans not to enter the war zone. President Wilson refuses to abandon policy and accepts Bryan’s resignation with regret. Robert F Lansing acts as temporary secretary while the note is sent. Bryan’s resignation letter cites duty and disagreement over submarine policy as the cause. Wilson’s reply expresses sorrow and a shared goal of preventing war.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Germany
United States
Wilson
Robert F. Lansing
Bryan
Daniels
State Department
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Clemency Refused to Leo Frank
Atlanta June 9 The prison commission denied clemency to Leo Frank despite petitions signed by millions. Frank, convicted of Mary Phagan murder, faces execution for a crime many believe a Black suspect may have committed. Religion is cited as a factor in the conviction.
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Independent
Atlanta
Leo Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Rabies treatment urged after dog bite cases
Dr Mack of the University of Nevada asks that any further rabies cases be sent for examination to determine infection status. He cautions dog owners as several dogs and cats may be infected from a single bite. About fifteen percent bitten by rabid dogs contract hydrophobia. Pasteur treatment reduces mortality to under one percent. Authorities are killing dogs at large without muzzles. nine were shot Saturday by Constable McMurtray and others bitten have gone to Reno for treatment.
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Mack
University of Nevada
Elko
Paris
McMurtray
Board of County Commissioners
Reno
Board Refused to Revoke License in Tuscarora Hearing
At a county commissioners meeting, citizens petitioned to revoke Buck Horn's Idaho Saloon license in Tuscarora. After residents spoke for and against, the board adjourned for noon and voted unanimously to let the license stand.
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Board of County Commissioners
Tuscarora
Buck Horn
Nevada Steers Take Record Price at Kansas City Sale
F C Oxman of Durkee Oregon reported the highest price ever received for cattle as 20 carloads of hay and barley fed steers, part of 23 carloads averaging about 1250 pounds. The steers, on the road seven days over 1500 miles, earned $8.35 per cwt while three bruised ones sold lower. Oxman has five trainloads remaining. Hunter and Banks previously noted this sale in The Independent.
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Kansas City
F.C. Oxman
Durkee
Ore
Clay Robinson & Co
Nevada
Hunter & Banks
The
Independent
Railroads in operation in 1865 and 60 years later
Fifty years ago today 1865 the total railroad length in the United States stood at 35 935 miles. In sixty years those figures rose to nearly 260 000 miles reflecting rapid railway expansion and nationwide connectivity.
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United States
Kilbane Taylor and Chavez Smith boxing scheduled tonight
Johnny Kilbane faces Jimmy Taylor in a 10 round bout in Montreal. Ad Wolgant meets Kid White in a 10 round clash. Benny Chavez against Matty Smith is a 20 round main event in Denver, Colorado.
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Johnny Kilbane
Jimmy Taylor
Montreal
Ad Wolgant
Kid" White
Benny Chavez
Matty Smith
Denver
Colo
Departure Planned for Ulrich James and Father Tonight
Ulrich James and his father will depart this evening, as indicated in the fragmentary report. The note confirms travel with Ulrich James and his father, with no further details on destination or purpose provided in the readable text.
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Ulrich James
Delays grow in Charlton murder case at Lake Como
On the fifth anniversary of the Lake Como tragedy, Italian court delays loom for Porter Charlton's murder case against his wife Mrs Mary Crittenden Castle Charlton. War conditions halt proceedings. trial potentially years away. Charlton, 21, confessed to police in New York after the body of Mrs Charlton was found in the lake. The couple had rented a villa near Moltranio, with reports of cruel treatment prior to their departure for Europe.
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Washington
D. C
Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Como
United States
Porter Charlton
Charltons
New York
Knox
United States Circuit Court
Trenton
Supreme Court of the United Staes
Hoboken
Paul Charlist
Insular Bureau
District of
Porto Rico
Taft
Porter Chariton
Mary Crittenden Scott
H. S. Scott
San Francisco
H. H. Scott
United States Army
Elko
Nevada
Neville H. Castle
William J. Craig
Peacock Alley
Moltranio
Salose
Transcontinental Walker Arrives in Elko on Long Hike
Kenry Shelton the Cuban transcontinental walker reached Elko at four this morning after leaving Wells yesterday He is 54 weighs 145 pounds and averages over forty miles daily He started from New York City April 1 with a mayoral letter to San Francisco and aims to lower all records by at least ten days His journey across Colorado was halted by a heavy snowstorm and nearly cost him his life He continues tonight hoping to set a new enduring transcontinental record.
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Kenry Shelton
Elko
Wells
Shelton
United States
New York City
San Francisco
Colorado
Pioneer teamster recalls last words before mail rider murder
Alex Scott, longtime teamster from Aurora and Mono County, passed through Carson and Aurora days after a prison break about thirty five years ago. He spoke to Mail Rider Poor moments before the convicts killed him, heard pistol shots, and later led a posse along the back track seeking the missing boywhose body was found mutilated on a hill near waxrub pine.
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Alex Scott
Aurora
Mono County
Dridgeport
Mr. Scott
Carson
Mall Rider Poor
Scott
Voor
Weung Poor
Wacrub Pine
Carson News
Makers Day feature bakes huge bread at exposition
The largest loaf of bread in captivity will be exhibited on Makers Day at the Pan-Pacific International Exposition. The loaf, claimed to be the biggest yet, will use 200 pounds of flour and measure forty by three by two feet, highlighting the sobriety and boastful behavior involved.
James G Ford Dead at Bishop
James G. Ford pioneer Nevada sheepman died last night at Bishop California after a two month illness. He was 65 years old and had lived in the region for over 40 years. He founded the Eureka Land and Livestock Company and was a leading citizen in Tonopah. Survived by widow and seven children: Claude Ford Eureka Nevada. Mrs John Wheeler San Francisco. Mrs W H ONeil Reno. Mrs S D Foreman Tonopah. Mrs Robert ONeal Bishop. Leland Ford Los Angeles. James T Ford Tonopah. Funeral services set for tomorrow afternoon under the direction of the Marons at Bishop with burial in Bishop cemetery.
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James G. Ford
Nevada
Bishop
Cal
Ford
Eureka Land & Livestock Company
Tonopah
Claude Ford
Eureka
Nev
John ‘J. Wheeler
San Francisco
W. H. O'Neil
Reno
D. Foreman
Robert O'Neal
Leland Ford
Los Angeles
James T. Ford
Marons
Bishop Cemetery
Mann to Visit Nevada Monday June 14
H G Maxson announces James R Mann, Republican leader in the House, will be in Nevada Monday June 14. He is expected to address Reno voters that evening on national issues and the political condition, with possible visits to Virginia City and Carson during the day.
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H. G. Maxson
Nevada
James R. Mann
Congress
Virginia City
Carson
Reno
Beauty Train Coming West to Universal Expositions
A luxury Universal Beauty Special train departs Chicago with fifty girls from the East and Midwest bound for Universal City and California Expositions. Chicago crowds cheer as the procession drives the city streets. the train features compartment cars, waiting maids, manicurists, and a Victorola with 1000 records. Denver will see western girls board for the coast journey through the Grand Canyon. Mrs Champ Clark, wife of the famed politician, is noted as a disappointment in the excursion context.
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Chicago
Universal Beauty
Far East
Middle West
Universal City
Ciicaxo
Denver
Far West
Grand Canyon
Champ Clark
Studebaker 6s In Demand Across Purchases
The A. W. Hesson company reports two more Studebaker sixes sold yesterday to Mrs. C. E. Noble and Pete Garagay proprietor of the Star Hotel. Both buyers previously owned Studebaker fours. This year’s Studebaker sales by Hesson are larger than ever with several carloads already disposed of.
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A. W. Hesson Company
Studebaker
Lands Listed in National Forest for Foremaster and Cutler
In the Nevada National Forest 32.08 acres are listed for John P. Foremaster of Sharpe Nevada. Cultivation prospects include alfalfa potatoes and fruit with an estimated post-improvement value of 20 dollars per acre. A 90.90 acre tract about 125 miles from Ely near the railroad is listed for Warren Cutler. After cultivation it should be worth 50 to 75 dollars per acre in T. T. Fairchild. A social entourage accompanies a trip with Mrs Anne Hamilton Pitzer and other notable women from Cleveland and Denver as they travel to Denver to meet western beauties including Nevada’s Miss Hoopes.
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Nevada National Forest
John P. Foremaster
Sharpe
Nevada
Warren Cutler
Ely
Anne Hamilton Pitzer
Slater
Clark
Washington
Pauline Smart
Cleveland
Frances Wayne
Denver
Denver Post
Far West
Miss Hoopes
New York
Marriage Offer At Carson Opera House Stage
Hoallard of the Grand Theater in Carson City offers to fund a marriage for a respectable couple. One partner must be a resident of Ormeby Douglas or Storey county and marry on stage during a regular billed moving picture show. He will pay the marriage license minister fees and provide two round trip tickets to San Francisco.
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Hoallard
Grand Theater
Carson
Ormeby
Douglas
Storey County
Grand Opera House
Carson City
San Francisco
Mrs Lowe McClure Dies in Oakland
Mrs Lowe McClure, wife of Lieutenant McClure, died yesterday in Oakland California after her baby’s death. The McClures had returned from China. the husband was with the 16th Infantry en route from the Orient. She was formerly Miss Aileen Towle and had ties to Governor Boyle’s wife.
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Oakland
Lowe McClure
McClure
Annapolis
Carson City
Cal
China
Orient
16Th Infantry
Jinless
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Woodrow Wilson
Genii
Jame G. Ford
Mann
Beauty
National
T. T. Fairchild, Or
Libby
Dee
Sunset Grocery Company
Telephone
FN ST
Mrs. Lowe M'Clure
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