18 Nov 1916
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1916
Page
1
St Paul November 18 Official tally shows Charles E Hughes carried Minnesota by a small margin of 396 votes. Final count lists Hughes at 179,401 and Parker at 179,005. The close result reflects a tight statewide race and full tabulation completion.
Report from El Paso notes General Trevino leads about 2000 Carranza soldiers toward Chiapas to face Villa, leaving El Paso lightly defended with 200 troops while Chihuahua nears Villa’s reach. The Sparks Tribune also covers Nevada history acquisitions, museum pieces, and a divorce suit filed by Thomas L. Ray against Ida L. Hay, with Judge HOU Castle serving as counsel.
William Kennett thanks Elko County readers for their votes as the 1916 Nevada Legislature session opens in January. Sparks Tribune notes a Democratic governor and mixed control. expect reforms, budget relief, and debates on eight hour day for women, county road bonding, rural school upgrades, and legislative leadership contests.
In New London on November is, the Deutschland faces a libel for $12,000 from the T. N. Scott Co., owners of the tug sunk yesterday with five lives lost.
San Francisco on November 16 reports Hughes secured only alytgenine votes in the official canvass, with most precincts counted and little remaining to change the result. Republicans face fading prospects as the tally nears completion.
Brown University defeated Harvard in Cambridge as Yale topped Princeton with a 19 to 6 score in Princeton. The report notes local figures, including Harry Deatheridge arriving from Tuscarora and George H. Calligan, Elka County beef buyer, highlighted for his long career and sizable beef payments.
William Jennings Bryan launched his bid to make the Democratic Party dry with a conference of prohibitionists in Indianapolis. The meeting plans to endorse the Women's Christian Temperance Union and align with suffragists in a mass gathering.
Reports from multiple fronts detail German setbacks in Macedonia and Romania with Falkenhayn pushing into Romanian territory amid heavy snows. Western front sees limited German air activity and downing of six necrolanes, while Berlin and Serbian sources dispute gains around Monastir as trenches shift near the fortress. Romanian progress reported in Transylvanian Alps and Romanian defense holds in broader Carpathians.
Justice agents raided two large storage firms in Chicago seizing books and records for examination. The district attorney plans to present findings to the Federal grand jury probing food price hikes and storage practices. Records will show how long products were stored and related data.
New York judge Hughes refuses to admit defeat. His offices in the Astor Hotel have closed and he has left with his wife for Lakewood.
Nov 18 Paral incident confirmed by arriving refugees. Five Americans were killed at Paral by Villistas, according to the refugees who arrived today. The report states the victims perished during clashes at Paral El Vaso with Villista forces.
Venison's Week ly reports Adna Ferrin, a major Metropolia rancher, traveling to Elkote on business. The dialogue touches abandoned farms, quarry rights sold, golf links surface leased, and the idea of wireless air leases possibly transforming cultivation profits. A light examination of modern farming economics and property use.
The article describes the daily Retreat ceremony at the Punitive Expedition camp near Columbus New Mexico where 5000 soldiers halt, salute the flag, and play The Star Spangled Banner as dusk nears. It notes General Pershing leading the ritual and outlines its historic origins and strict discipline. It also covers Senator Key Pittman leaving Reno for Washington, his plans to visit Carson City, and his anticipated push in the next congress to rehabilitate the Carson mint and related Nevada interests.
Readable fragments show a cryptic note about a thinker named George and a reference to Washington. The text mentions a friend and a possible physical or symbolic left beat, with garbled phrases suggesting a historical or personal diary snippet from Kanane City Star.
Santa Monica November 18 Eddie Pullen in a Mercer Turtle led a Grand Prix at 110 mph when he tried to pass Resta. A Marmon driven by Lewis Jackson and his mechanician collided with a pole, killing Jackson, a woman, and L. P. Jenkins of Keystone Film. Pullen escaped injury. a spark ignited gasoline causing his crash.
A 400 strong labor delegation led by Gompers will travel by special train from Baltimore to Washington this afternoon to thank the president and hear his position on the Adamson law amid current turmoil. They expect to return to Baltimore tonight.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.