Elko and Winnemucca Fight Hard in 13 0 Loss
The Winnemucca Silver State defeated Elko 13 to 0 in a hot afternoon football game. Lineups featured Elko players Harold Harris and Gordon Griswold versus Winnemucca standouts Henry Rucktesecler and Norman Bell with coaches and umpires noted. The halftime score was 7 to 0 and Winnemucca sealed the win in the final batt.
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Winnemucca Silver State
Elko
Winnemucca
Elko-Winnemucca
Harold Harris
Lester Wilson
Dewey Conrad
Bert Leslie
Frank Case
Maurice Mayer
Arthur Stoker
Gordon Griswold
Tom Middleton
Verne Butter
Wil Mayer
Homer Law
Raymond Law
Ellis McCormick
Rudolph Lindqulat
Henry Rucktesecler
Dave Espey
Ormand Bell
Thomas Wasson
Gus Reil
Clyde Townsend
Cecil Callahan
Plan New Route to Lake Tahoe
Plan for a new state road route to Lake Tahoe gains support from State Engineer W S McClure and Placer County supervisor. The proposed path avoids Observatory Point and aims for easier grades. Mina interests push against the current survey to enable a major land sale and a potential $150000 investment by a wealthy buyer to develop the land.
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Auburn Disputch
Tahoe
McClure
Placer
Observatory Point
Mina
Li Ia
Roonay
Bilas
Bald Mountain resident Gob Skaggs hopes for clean sweep
Gob Skaggs, returning from Bald Mountain, reports very promising conditions and believes he has a splendid chance at another big cleanup.
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Gob Skaggs
Bald Mountain
Deutschland Leaves Port After Tugboat Collision
German submarine Deutschland rammed and sank the tug T A Scott Jr as it departed for Germany. Six crew members including Captain John Gurney were drowned. The incident prompted a port return, a likely one week delay, and a government investigation ordered by Secretary Daniels.
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New London
Germany
T. A. Scott, Jr
John Gurney
Frederick Hinsch
Eastern Forwarding Company
Dubmarine
Hinsch
Koenlg
Wie
Bremen
United States
Vast Oregon Lakes Destined for Multimillion Dollar Industry
The Reno Gazette reports on C M Sain and Charles H Keith securing a state lease in Oregon for Summer and Abert lakes. Pacific Chemical Company plans to reclaim saline deposits, build evaporation plants, and store salts in Reno with 1000 plus jobs, forecasting a major Western energy and chemical venture.
Petition Filed for Recount of New Hampshire Vote
Concord November 17 Philip Faulkner chairman of the Republican state central committee led a petition for a recount of the New Hampshire presidential vote acting as attorney for the Hughes electors of the state.
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New Hampshire
Concord
Philip Faulkner
Republican State Central Committee
Hughes
Villistas closing on Chihuahua City as Carranza troops cut off
El Paso reports the Villistas are converging on the City of Chihuahua and have Carranza forces cut off from all communication. General Trevino has under a thousand troops and is believed to plan an evacuation. An attack on Juarez is also reported forthcoming.
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EL Paso
Chihuahua
Carranza
Trevino
Juarez
Nevada Names for West Point and Annapolis Appointments
Nevada leaders outline Pittman and Newlands nominations for 1917 cadet and midshipman slots. Examinations set for February to June 1917 at Presidio San Francisco and the university, with primary and alternate selections based on test ratings. Major Applewhite directs exams. Also notes a national capitol flag change and a Reno celebration involving a returned Washington flag.
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Archer W. Hendrick
University of Nevada
Annapolis
West Point
Pittman
United States Naval Academy
United States Military Academy
Presidio of
San Francisco
Newlands
Military Academy
Applewhite
Nevada
L. Applewhite
University Battalion
May Build Railroad To Serve New Evaporation Plant
Mr. Moore returns to Lake Summer to oversee evaporation plant construction while Dr. Levy stays in Reno for weeks more to continue experiments. The project is fully funded by Eastern capitalists with no stock offering. The plant promises Reno prosperity via warehouses and hundreds of jobs as trucks haul product to a loading station on the No. 0 for shipment. Plans include a railroad to the lakes once the plant runs.
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Reno Gazette
C. M. Sain
Charles H. Keith
Oregon
Messrs
Sam
Keith
Chemical
Jason C. Moore
New York
Riverside Hotel
Reno
Pacific Chemical Company
Oren
Ated
N. A. Levy
Columbian University
Hendrick
M. Adams
Chemical Department
Moore
Dr. Levy
Mr Moore
City
Lake Summer
Levy
Eastern Capitaliste
Anle
No. O
Youth Kills Self After Hughes Loss in Missouri
William Cluster eighteen years old killed himself with a revolver in a Wellsville jewelry store. Friends attributed his death to disappointment over Hughes defeat.
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Mexico
William Cluster
Wellsville
Hughes
Cluster
Allies Close In On Monastir In Snowbound Push
London dispatches report Monastir is almost captured as four allied columns press the Macedonian city from east and south amid blinding snow. Serbian forces advance from the east while French Russian and Italian troops close in from the south. In Constantinople the war office says Turkish forces defeated the Russians and captured Bidjar.
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London
Monastir
Siloniki
Mons
Constantinople
War Office
Bidjar
Roosevelt Plans Second Hunting Expedition Abroad
Theodore Roosevelt announced a two month trip starting in February to the Fiji Islands and the Samoan group in the South Seas to hunt and collect specimens. Mrs. Roosevelt will accompany him on this expedition and they will study local animal life and interior regions.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Fiji Islands
South Seas
Hughes Family Plans Lakewood Visit and Political Return
Charley E. Hughes and his wife along with Mr and Mrs Wilcox depart for Lakewood New Jersey where Hughes will rest for weeks. Chal man Wilcox of the Republican National Committee will come back to New York after the presidential election to wait until results are settled. Cash Smith from the State Engineer's office has returned to Elko on official business.
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National Capitol
M. P. McInerney
Secret Service
Storey County
Mr. McInerney
Washington
Reno
New York
Charley E. Hughes
Wilcox
Lakewood
N. J
Hughes
Chalman Wilcox
Republican National Committee
Wilson
Cash Smith
State Engineer's Office
Elko
President Wilson Issues Thanksgiving Proclamation
President Wilson issues a Thanksgiving proclamation urging the people to contribute largely to relief of Europe from our abundant means. He says the nation should be doubly thankful for the blessings of peace and unbroken prosperity.
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Washington
Wilson
Europe
Nevada loses rivals of the Woman's party
The Star notes Mabel Vernon and Anne Martin are heading out from Nevada as the Woman's party faces strong opposition. The piece argues Nevadans are glad to part with these leaders and their movement after election day.
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Mabel Vernon
Anne Martin
Nevada
Rochester Paycrack
Woman's Party
Star
California Residents Sue Nevada Life Insurance Eight Suits
Eight suits filed in Reno District Court against Nevada Life Insurance Co request cancellation of promissory notes exceeding 25000 dollars. Plaintiffs allege misrepresentation secured the notes and failure to honor terms. Plaintiffs listed as Standiah and Lassen County California residents.
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District Court
Reno
Nevada Life Insurance Company
Platotina
Standiah
Lassen County
California
Irishman mocks beggar with joke in London street
An Irishman named Pat gives a copper to a beggar, who wishes “May every hair on your head be a candle,” prompting Pat to quip that when the bald time comes there won’t be much of a procession.
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London
Pat
Free Lecture on Christian Science at Bradley Opera House
Charles J Ohrenstein will speak on Christian Science at the C. B. Bradley Opera House on Tuesday evening November 2191 at 8 20. Public invited.
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Charles J Ohrenstein
B. Bradley Opera House
Wal
War Will Last Another Year Says Palmer
Frederick Palmer, famed war correspondent, returning from Europe, predicts the war will endure at least another year. He cites England’s willingness to sacrifice up to a million men and notes a 24 hour Somme casualty spike of 150,000 with total killed and wounded near 1.5 million in the engagement.
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New York
Frederick Palmer
Europe
England
Palmer
Somme
Heavy freight boom expected on Southern Pacific
The Sparks Tribune reports heavy business for the Southern Pacific with intense railroad traffic and large wage payouts planned tomorrow. Despite a prior eight hour retrenchment, workers quickly moved to nine hours as shops and road crews struggle to meet the anticipated winter workload and freight to be moved requires extra crews and many trains.
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Sparks Tribune
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