Traveling Piter Performs In Cinday City
James Radcliffe arrives in the city wearing overalls and a cap marked Traveling Pieter. He carries a tin whistle and claims 60 years of weight and 126 jails. Police remove him after a loud, disorderly performance and unclear claims about his past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Radcliffe
James Radelitte
Jamies
Mabel Vernor
Bretty
Elko
George
James
Doughty
Hal Kok
Richard Newell
Atman
Gilbert
Hiddoon
Newell's
Damelty
Big Interests Buy Into Elko Shale Lands
The Crane Shale Oil Corporation has been acquired by H. G. Humphries and associates. The firm owns the Crane process for extracting gasoline from shale and plans to develop about 2000 acres at Watson, Utah. The deal advances a Nevada University of Nevada demonstration plant and cites experts from the US Bureau of Mines praising the process.
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Crane Shale Oil Corporation
H. G. Humphries and Associates
Crane
Watson
Utah
David T. Day
United States Bureau of Mines
United States
C. T. Stevenson
Wm. Woodburn
J. W. Davey
Alex M. Boyle
H. G. Humphries
James T. Goodin
George A. Bartlett
Jay Clemmons
Leumpany
Nevada Engineering Works
University of Nevada
David Ty Ting
AG. Crane
France
Scotland
United States Geological Survey
David T. Thy
BG Woodruff
U.S. Geological Survey
Green River
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Ruad
Ells
Scotld
Cen Ler
Bureau of Mines
Geological Survey
Nevada
Reno Newaletter
War Cloud Now Over Italy New Blow Will Soon Fall
British line advances along a broad front between the Somme and Avre rivers west of Morlancourt. British positions near Le Cona and the Lawe river improved after local fighting. Meanwhile the British withdraw from Essalt east of the Jordan in Palestine, with German and Turkish losses. French repulse a German bombardment near Amiens. Allies push five hundred yards on a four thousand yard front between Locre and Drancourt. Austria signals a colossal Italian push with Emperor Charles on the front. movements rise in Trentino Tyrol and Piave line amid political unrest in Vienna.
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London
Somme
Avre
Morlancourt
Haig
Lecona
Lawe River
Lys
Flanders
Locre
Drancourt
Scherpenberg
Montrong
Vienna
Charles of Austria
Trentino
Tyrol
Italian War Office
Piave
Charles
Austria
Chicago society leader Mia Palmer dies in Florida
Sarasota Florida May 6 Mia Potter Palmer of Chicago renowned society figure died at her winter home in Sarasota. Palmer led Chicago social circles and was widely known for her influence in the Windy City. Her death marks the end of an era in Chicago society elites.
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Sarasota
Florida
Mia
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Windy City
Senate passes anti W. W. act in war change bid
Washington May 6 The bill declared to be aimed against the W. W. and other outlaw organizations using violence to effect governmental, social, industrial and economic change during the war was passed by the senate and sent to the house for final action.
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Washington
W. W
Senate
House
Air Mail Service Scheme Proposed Between Dawson and Skagway
Dawson Yukon May 6 Air mail rumors say a passenger carrying flying machine service may operate between Dawson and Skagway Alaska via Dyea Chilcoot passes White Horse rapid and Yukon river routes. Details are not yet received from the coast.
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Dawson
Y.T
Klondike
Skagway
Alaska
Dyea and
Chilcoot
White Horse Rapide
Niles Canyon
Yukon River
Casualty List Reports Eighty-Eight Names
Washington dispatch reports eighty eight American casualties with killed in action wounded in action missing in action and other categories. The list tallies four severely wounded forty eight slightly wounded two died of wounds and fifteen missing among the names released.
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Washington
Shoo
Kres
Informal peace suggestions reach Britain via neutral nation
London May 6 Foreign Secretary Balfour told the House that no peace offers had been made by the enemy. He said a representative neutral nation has made tentative informal suggestions of peace negotiations to England.
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London
Seert Jary Balfour
House of Commons
Knogland
Tuscarora Turkey Brings S10 For Red Cross
The Tuscarora dance hall benefit for the Red Cross drew Elko residents to a Saturday night event. The Elko Home Guard band performed as crowds donated, with Judge Taber and John Henderson addressing the gathering. A midnight luncheon and a turkey raffle raised substantial funds for charity.
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Tuscarora
Elko Home Guard
Elko
Red Cross
Harry Mayer
Frank Wheeler
Frank
Mike Spath
Elko Band
Mr. Spath
Diaapaf Us
Taber
Yescribe
Harry
Jack Creek
John Henderson
Charles B. Menderson
Washington, D.C
Mr. Henderson
Barney Torn
Hil Doyte
Commercial Hotel
Turk
Walter F. Vane
Brob. Taber
Georgia Young
Ry W Hoston
Mra
Otto Nelson
A. McGinty
J. C. Harrix
Arthur
Mra. Muller
Carevon City
Mea
Additional Billion Requested for Aircraft Production
Washington May 6 The War Department asked for an extra one billion dollars for aircraft production. This sum would be added to the prior appropriation of 6.04 million dollars already spent.
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Washington
War Department
Ireland Still Fights Conscription Speech Rally
London May 6 Anti conscription speeches were delivered by John Dillon Nationalist leader and Professor Edward De Valera head of Sinn Fein on the same platform today Dillon urged a united stand for two more weeks to defeat the conscription bill and appealed for frank cooperative spirit across Ireland.
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London
John Dillon
Edwin Devalera
Sinn Fein
Dillon
Ireland
Senate Defeats Woman Suffrage Amendment Motion
Washington May 6 By a margin of one vote the senate defeated the motion to proceed next Friday to consider the House woman suffrage amendment to the constitution. The vote stood forty to twenty one just short of the two thirds needed.
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Washingto
Senate
President Orders Aircraft Investigation
President Wilson ordered the department of justice to probe charges about aircraft production raised by sculptor Pid Mutton Lorglim. Howard Coffin, former Aircraft Board chairman, urged the inquiry to protect the reputation of an innocent man amid the accusations.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Howard Coffin
Aircraft Board
Supreme Court upholds dismissal in Army habeas case
Washington May 6 The federal court ruling ending habeas corpus proceedings by Robert Cox of Missouri on behalf of National Army members facing deployment to France was sustained today by the United States Supreme Court.
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Washington
Federal Court
Robert Cox
Missouri
National Army
France
United States Supreme Court
Elko boys escape death in near wreck on rodeo grounds
Paul Winstead of Lee Nevada and Jesse Harris son of Sheriff J C Harris narrowly avoided serious harm on a race track when Wins ted’s Buick 6 cylinder roadster went out of control smashing the cement wall and overturning several times. Harris suffered cuts and bruises while Winstead had a badly bruised leg. The wreck left the car badly damaged and Winstead planned to have the body placed back on the chassis after repairs.
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Paul Winstead
Lee
Nevada
Jesse Harris
J. C. Harris
Rpedo
Wipstead
Winstead
Joe Hennen
Joe
Studebaker
Lamoille
de Palma
Harris
Rodeo Grounds
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Cinday
Uoge Doughty
Wiese
Miagniy
Mamie Aleswa
Maneive
Sioughty
Charles Bord
Septerday
Boyd
Elko Shale
Paramount Picture GO
Vitagraph
Corinne Griffith
Italy
Kaiser
Palestine
Essalt
Jordan
War Office
Amiens
Paris
Aachin Farm
HMS
Germany
Chicago Society
AIR Mail Service
Great Britain
Tusgarora
Turkey
Hunt's Candy Shop
Elko Boys
Bermuda
Sunkist
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