25 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1916
Page
1
Yale beat Harvard 6 to 4 before about 78 000 at Yale Bowl in New Haven in a landmark attendance. Army defeated Navy 15 to 7 at the Polo Grounds amid cold weather with President Wilson not present.
Postmaster H H May er reports Elko women were drawn by a Minneapolis mail order scheme offering a silk petticoat for ten cents. Washington ordered letters to be stopped and returned. Over half a million letters with dimes flooded Minneapolis and the Dead Letter Office, tying up clerks as investigations continue and warnings go out.
Private cables report a draw in the Chihuahua City battle with light casualties. Villa troops approach the city while avoiding Trevino's gun emplacements. earlier reports of Villa routing are denied as circuits fall silent.
Several thousand dollars reportedly stolen after bandits rifled the mail sack on the Southern Railway Company route in Albany last night. Police seek clues as investigators examine the scene and recover evidence.
Cleveland November 25 two masked bandits slugged Thomas Carroll paymaster of a paper box firm and escaped with 2000 as he carried the weekly payroll in a satchel through the business district.
Postmasters will aid in securing Marines recruits and receive five dollars for each accepted applicant, per an official announcement from the Major General Commandant. The post office may become a hub as young men encounter posters and the postmaster’s persistent questions about joining the Marines.
Mr and Mrs Wm Kennett of Elko prepare to relocate to Carson City for two years renting apartments in the Slingerland house at the corner of Nevada and Musser Streets They expect to depart Elko around the fleet of the month and Kennett has been elected clerk of the supreme court in the recent election.
London reports Romania lies practically helpless after entering the war with the Allies. About fifteen thousand square miles of Romania’s fifty thousand are under German control as General Falkenhayn’s army advances within ninety miles of Bucharest. In eastern Romania General von Mackensen drives toward the capital with heavy pressure.
Mrs. J. A. Covert, a longtime Elko County pioneer born in Utah, died at age sixty five in Ruby Valley and later Elko. Survived by her husband and five children Wm Covert Ton Covert Hose Robertson and John Covert and eleven grandchildren. Funeral set for tomorrow at two from Keyser Chapel.
Reports from Berlin and London detail German forces crossing the Alt River toward Bucharest and advancing in Transylvania with 800 prisoners taken. Von Mackensen secures a Danube foothold while western front activity remains muted and Greek Venizelos faction declares war on Bulgaria.
Following a visit by Gale Seaman, Y M C A national secretary, students and faculty at Nevada University contribute generously to a European war prison camp fund. Miss Livia reports nearly 150 dollars raised with more pledges due, as events and hot dog sales continue.
Mrs. A. Felz of Lovelock, age 8h, cast her first ballot in the last election. An ardent admirer of President Wilson, she went to the polling place early and voted for him, according to the Nation Standard.
The High School football team hosts a town team on Thanksgiving afternoon at three. Town players, coached by Mr. Shipp, bring experience from high school and college teams. Proceeds go to the High School Athletic Fund to cover expenses and buy equipment. Admission is 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults.
Washington reports architects and contractors started rebuilding the Dublin portion destroyed in the Sten Fein uprising last April. About 200 buildings were damaged or ruined with losses around $12,000,000 in the business district and contents.
U S officials doubt Carranza will accept the clause allowing the United States to follow border riders into Mexico in case of further depreciations. A rejection would nullify the joint commission agreement and little in current Mexican affairs justifies withdrawing General Pershing’s expeditionary force. Father Chavez will celebrate Holy Mass at Grammer School on Sunday November 26 at 10 a.m.
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