Slaton resigns as Georgia governor. Harris inaugurated amid riot fears
Special to The Independent reports Georgia governor Slaton resigns over Leo Frank sentence commuting. Nat Harris, lieutenant governor, is sworn in as governor while troops and police guard Atlanta amid mob threats. Twenty six arrests reported as would-be attackers target Slaton's estate.
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Slaton
Mat Harris
Georgia
Leo Frank
Atlanta
Leo M
Frank
Nat Harris
Kaiser closes frontier and readies move to Paris line
London report says the Kaiser ends the Belgian frontier salute and plans a large troop transfer from Galicia to the French battle line as German forces shift toward Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
London
Paris
Belgium
Galicia
Bowling Green Prepares Big Event
Bowling Green Missouri hosts the June wedding of Genevieve Clark daughter of Champ Clark to James M Thomson of New Orleans. The town anticipates a crowd of visitors and media with plans for open houses and a potential welcome arch. The event follows a Baltimore 1912 Democratic convention romance begun with Champ Clark aiding his son in law’s path to marriage and politics.
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Bowling Green
Pike
Genevieve Clark
National House of Representatives
Champ Clark
James M. Thomson
New Orleans
Specifl
Missouri
Citizens’ Committee
Honeyshuck
Clarks
Pike County
Baltimore
Thomson
Louisiana
Woodrow Wilson
Bennett Clark
Clark
Anne Hamilton Vitser
Colorado
Noon-time and June in Carson and Nevada
A Carson News reminiscence captures June pleasures on river moonlight evenings with youths and belles strolling downtown. The piece echoes Whitcomb Riley on June's romance and the season’s charm across Carson’s streets.
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Carson
Whitcomb Riley
Return of Miss Hattie Peck from Sacred Heart Academy
Miss Hattie Peck daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Feck returned from Ogden where she had been attending Sacred Heart Academy. She has one more year of school before graduation and will spend part of her vacation at the Panama Exposition.
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Hattie Peck
Joseph Feck
Ogden
Sacred Heart Academy
Miss Peck
Lockout Hits Chicago Builders After Carpenters Strike
Chicago June 26. A lockout of building trades workers began today affecting about 140000 men as a direct result of the carpenters strike.
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Chicago
Rabid Coyotes Sighted on Humboldt Ranch
Humboldt Star reports rabies in the Little Humboldt area with about a dozen coyotes killed in a month. Ranch worker Frank Langferman dispatched two after they attacked him. A hog bitten by a coyote developed rabies and died after two days. A. M. Olin family returns from Southern California and plans home in Mountain City.
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Humboldt Star
F. J. Button
Humboldt
Frank Langferman
Button
Engagement News of Miss Clark and Mr Thomson
The couple's rapid acquaintance led to an engagement announced last winter shortly after Christmas. Miss Clark, 19, active in Washington social life and welfare work, has domestic science training. Mr Thomson, 48, Hopkins graduate, West Virginia lineage, formerly Washington correspondent for Southern newspapers, later Norfolk publisher and editor of the New Orleans Item.
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Miss Clark
Summit Point
W. Va
Thomson
Pembroke Thomson
Helene Thomson
Washington
Johna Hopkins University
West Virginia
Virginia
BAA
Norfolk
New Orleans
Elko and Winnemucca to clash in Sunday game at Association Park
Humboldt Star reports Elko and Winnemucca meet next Sunday at Association Park with O'Brien Kililay behind the Winnemucca battery and Hanks Dell Manning for Elko. Schorr from Reno will play second base for Winnemucca. lineup details and local support noted.
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Humboldt Star
Elko
Winnemucca
Association Park
Charles Schorr
Reno
Wescoatt
O'Brien
Kililay
Hanks
Dell Manning
Kill Jay
Christian
Schorr
Walsh
Giroux
Avant
Erskine
Copper
Helfrich
Ryan
Manning
Merrick
Reinhart
Wright
Merithem
MelFarland
Lovelock
Fallon
Golconda
Excursion Rates to Winnemucca Draw Elko Ball Game
Special round trip by Western Pacific Elko to Winnemucca for the Elko versus Winnemucca ball game Sunday June 27. Depart 7:15 a.m. on No. 7 with No. 4 returning after the game. Round trip fare 7.50.
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Elko
Winnemucca
Western Pacific
Krupp Guns and War Munitions Dominate German Plant
The Review of Reviews notes the Krupp manufactory now devotes its entire output to guns and war munitions. Factories burn white hot, stacks emit black smoke as workers run day and night. The plant produces naval guns, siege and fortress pieces, field and mountain artillery, armor, ammunition, and related ordnance gear.
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Great
Krupp Manufactory
Krupps
Mente
Honoring Magna Charta in Women’s Journal celebration
June 15 marked the seven hundredth anniversary of Magna Charta with ceremonies in many places. The piece notes women’s equal rights advocates, including Lucy Stone, recognizing the anniversary as a victory for liberty and a cause for their celebration.
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Womans Journal
Friends of Equal Rights For Women
Lucy Stone
Ahatt
Bunker Hill
Essor Weathers appoints deputies for field work
Assessor W Weathers names deputy assessors W E Orr Leslie Jones and Chester Woodward to conduct field work. Orr lives in Elk o Mountain City hosts Jones son of Commissioner Jones. Nevada woman for governor why not Miss Anne Martin travels east to support suffrage in unpassed states then plans return to build fence for gubernatorial bid.
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W. E. Orr
Leslie Jones
Chester Woodward
Weathers
Mr. Orr
Elko
Mr. Woodward
Mountain City
Mr. Jones
Commissioner Jones
Nevada
Anne Martin
Carson News
Miss Martin
Counties Not Holding Back State Tax Money
Carson Appeal reports ongoing tax receipts show outside counties paying in fulls and more. State Treasurer Ed Malley notes seven counties sent second installment figures totaling over 165 000 by June 10, rising to about 230 000 with additional sums from Lander White Pine Churchill and Storey counties.
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Lander County
White Pine Coun
Churchill County
Storey County
Western Pacific Versus Federals Tomorrow at 2 P M
Elko's Federals host Western Pacific in a 2 PM baseball game with lineups listing Dore Chris Luan Ole Rice Pultz Morton Lang Smith for WP and Miller Roberta Carville Campbell Whalen Merrick J Miller J McNamara J Austin for Federals. Also notes land sale, stage departures, and legal matters from local Nevada notices.
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Western Pacific
Dore
Chris
Uan
Brezee
Ole
Rice
Pultz
Morton
Lang
Smith
Miller
Roberta
Carville
Campbell
Whalen
Merrick
J. Miller
J. McNamar
J. Austin
Did She Get the Skirt and Garela Case Update
A woman entered G S Garela shop yesterday with a fifteen dollar leather skirt order signed by an unknown man. The store declined to accept the graft as the woman was a stranger. Separately Q J Duscher faced an assault with intent to kill charge. arraignment noted, he claimed unlawful arrest in another state and kidnapping, time extended to Monday at 2.00.
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G. S. Garela
Garela
Q. J. Duscher
Carville
Jacob Zundell
Montello
Taber
Tie
Tme
Busy Week in Ruby Valley Punctuated by Picnics and Travel
Wells Herald notes a bustling Ruby Valley week with social visits, a Fourth of July picnic planned at Smith's ranch, and various locals traveling to Tobar Cave Creek and Mound Valley. An auto party enjoyed Cave Creek outings while mail service to Arthur and Ruby Valley is contracted to Stanley Wines.
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Wells Herald
Short
Rose McMullen
Starr Valley
PF. Gedney
Ruby
Chandler
Smith
Lewis Sharp
Tobar
Ira D. Vines
Cora Younger
Newman
Carter
John Hawkins
J. Hawkins, Jr
Tadlock
Cave Creek
Benson
Hangar
Roy Vaughan
Butte Ranch
Dott
Elko Hide and Junk Company
Stanley
F. Snare
Ld. Short
Arthur Short
John Jasper
Chester
Elko
Neva
Miss Sharkey
Miss Phillips i
Sam Wines
Mins Sharkey
Rose Smith
Ethel Smith
J. W. Smith
Vaughan
Mina Moon
Mra
Lewla Sharp
Mra. J. Sharp
Fd. Short
Miss Phillips
Sid Ireland Surges From Battle Mountain to Commercial Hotel
Sid Ireland moves up from Battle Mountain and appears at the Commercial Hotel for an event or gathering, drawing attention from locals and visitors alike. The notice notes his presence at the hotel and marks a notable appearance in the town.
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Sid Ireland
Battle Mountain
Giant
Commercial
Call Issued for Sewer Bond Election in Elko
County commissioners in a special session annulled the July 3 order and set July 28 for a sewer bond election to enlarge the bond scope to 30000 dollars for sewer system repair. Judge Castle will open registration from Monday until 6 pm July 17, with 20 days of prior book openness.
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Board of County Commissioners
Elko
First ever register of Elko sewer bond voters listed
Seventy two women registered in Judge Castle’s Elko office for the sewer bond election. About one third were Nevada born, many aged over 21, with 38 from the first ward and 34 from the second. The list includes full names and local addresses, marking the town’s first voter registration for any election.
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Elko
Anderson
Nellie L
Pine
Bacon
Mildred
Court
Castle
Mary E
Nevada
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Mra. Hastings
George Taylor
North Fork
Mrs. Hastings
No. 20
Wells
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Tratory
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Elko County
C. H. Hale
California
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Mr. Hale
County
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Cox
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Crane
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Lola
Curler
Daisy D
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Violet Bruce
Idaho
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Cannon
Ermie F
Caine
Mac E
Cleala
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Doughty
Minnie
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Erculina
Engler
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Juniper
English
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Elbrecht
May A
Fith
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Gheen
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Greathowse
Helen R
Griswold
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Gedney
Cora
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Goldy
Hood
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Haws
Estelle
Hawkins
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Hopeley
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Oak
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Sunset Grocery Company
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