Bar Association Recommends Nevada Constitutional Reforms
At the annual meeting in Reno the Nevada Bar Association urged a four year legislature with a single house, an appointive state government, and longer terms for Supreme Court justices and district judges. Other proposals include barring officials from profit positions during terms and one year cooling off before any new employment. Cole L. Harwood elected president with Campbell and Chandler as vice presidents.
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Nevada Bar Association
Reno
Constitutional Amendment
Nevada
Supreme Court
TR. G. Withers
Withers
Prince A. Hawkins
E. F. Lunsford
Association
Executive Committee
Assembly
Supreme and District
United States
Cole L. Harwood
J. L. Campbell
Winnemucca
C. R. Chandler
A. Grant Miller
E. W. Cheney
Land Appraisers Prepare 1914 Humboldt County Report
The Love Lock Review Miner notes W. Noteware and J. N. Sitton, appointed appraisers, have examined Humboldt County lands under the stipulation with the Nevada Tax Commission. They prepare reports on classification and values for 1914, to be reviewed by Judge Ducker who will fix valuations at 60 percent of cash value with a $1.46 per $100 rate. final decision rests with Judge Ducker.
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W. ©. Noteware
Humboldt County Taxpayers’ Association
Nevada Tax Commission
Humboldt County
Lovelock Review-Miner
J. N. Sitton
Churchill County
Tax Commission
Atill
Ducker
County Board of Equalization
Loveloen Valley
Te Tax Commission
Visits Elko After Thirty Years Absence
Dr George Halford, a pioneer of Elko who came with his parents in 1872, returns after a 30 year absence. He visits old landmarks, meets acquaintances, and stays with Alfred Bruce before continuing an overland trip. The article notes family losses and local longtime residents.
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George DR. Halford
Elko
Mr. Hafford
Texas
Texan
Tie
Alfred Bruce
Hufford
Schar
Join Yowell
Frank Lane
Long Mont
Colorado
San Francisco
Sullivan
Jack Creighton
Exposition
Germans Repulse Allied Troops on Western Front
The German high command announced they repulsed Allied forces on the western front and recaptured the French sector northwest of Givenchy. The statement said English were repulsed north of Loos in a hand grenade fight and that heavy bombardment targeted the Champagne region southwest of Sounon while German artillery checked enemy advances. positions near Vauquois in the Argonne were blown up.
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United Press
Berlin
Givenchy
Loos
Champagne
Sounon
Argonne
Vauquois
French Explode German Train North of Verdun
Paris reports French artillery destroyed a German train north of Verdun near Ornes. It notes heavy bombardment in Artois and Champagne with nightlong bombardments and torpedo fighting at Quennevieres Vie-Sur-Alene and the Plateau of Louvron. Artillery exchanges continued near Verse Grande Navarian Farm and Soua on Hin.
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United Press
Paris
Verdun
Ornes
Artois
Champagne
Sol
Quennevieres
Vie-Sur- Alene
Louvron
Verse Grande
Navarian Farm
Souaon Hin
Why One Feels Mean From a New York Health Service Bulletin
The bulletin notes the average adult man endures about 14 tons of atmospheric pressure at sea level on a pleasant day. A drop of an inch or more in the barometer to 29 and below reduces his load by a half ton or more, yet he feels disturbing and depressing effects. He must adjust to this change from normal tension to unusual relaxation.
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New York Health Service
Red Sox Look Better Than Phils in World Series Clash
New York report compares Red Sox and Phillies players for the upcoming world series. Key names include Fred Luderus, Bert Niehoff, Bobby Byrne, David Bancroft, George Whitted, Beals Becker, George Paskert, Cactus Caraway, Dick Hoblitzell, Del Gamor, Jack Barry, Larry Gardner, and Everett Scott. The piece notes late-season averages and veteran status, with overall sentiment favoring Boston’s lineup.
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New York
Red Sox
Phils
Braves
Philadelphia
Fred Luderus
Philly
Phillies
Cubs
Bert Niehoff
Cincinnati
Herzog
Bobby Byrne
Fred Clarke
Pirates
Clarke
Dolan
George Whitted
Sherwood Magee
Avera
Beals Becker
George Pasker
Dick Hoblitzell
Cincinnati Reds
del Gamor
Boston
Detroit
Jack Barry
Connie Mack
Eddie Collings
Mack
Earthquake Severe at Winnemucca and Kennedy
The Humboldt Star reports a severe quake centered near Kennedy causing major damage in Winnemucca with many brick buildings, chimneys, and the Winnera hall affected. Kennedy and Pleasant Valley suffered the worst destruction, ground fissures and sunken roadways appearing along foothills.
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Humboldt Star
Winnemucca
Kennedy
Winnera Hall
San Francisco
County Bridge
Residences
Thie
B. Reinhart
Diehl
Uridge Street
New Overland Hotel
Pleasant Valley
L. St. DeRoylance
Roylance Reduction Company
Porter Charlton goes on trial in Como for murder
Porter Charlton, an American, stands trial in Como Italy for the 1910 murder of his wife Mary Scott Castle. The defense claims insanity, while the crown argues sanity. Sentences range from life imprisonment with brutal solitary confinement to twenty years for non deliberate murder.
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Porter Charlton
Alice Rohe
United Press
Como
Italy
Reas
Lake Como
Charlton
America
New York
Mary Scott Castle
San Francisco
William B. Craig
Waldorf-Astoria
Genoa
Mary
Legnazzi
Molirasio
Prinzens Irene
New York Harbor
Paul Charlton
United States Supreme Court
Chariton
Famous case goes ten trial in Los Angeles murder case
David Caplan and M A Schmidt go to trial in the superior court on a charge of murder connected to the 1910 Los Angeles Times building dynamiting. Ortie McManigal, the confessed dynamiter who became key witness, disappeared twice while under state protection. Prosecution says Caplan aided in buying the dynamite and Schmidt operated the launch that carried it to the coast. organized labor largely absent in defense due to funds and lawyers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Universal City
District Attorney’s
Caplan
Grant
Times
Schmidt
California
New York
Oregon
A. H. van Cott
New York District Attorney's Office
Allies Prepare to Meet New Enemies in Balkans
United Press reports Allied preparations to face a new Balkan foe continue as Europe awaits Bulgaria's reply to a Russian ultimatum. No word from Sofia since the deadline. Petrograd and London papers say Bulgaria likely ignored the demand and the Russian minister may have left Sofia. War seems imminent without further parleys.
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Balkans
United Press
London
Europe
Sofia
Petrograd
Bulgaria
Rome
Athens
Odessa
Sebastopol
Russia
Germany Disavows Sinking of the Arabic Letter Clears U S Ties
Count Bernstorff handed Secretary Lansing a letter disavowing the sinking of the Arabic and resolving Lusitania differences. The German government regrets the act and will pay indemnity for American lives lost. The State Department and White House expect informal discussion of the Lusitania and prompt dispatch of an American protest on British interference with commerce.
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United Rrees
Washington
America
Bernstorff
Lansing
State Department
White House
Bernsterff
Schneider
Nevada Battleship Nears Trials at Penobscot Course
The battleship Nevada, 27 500 tons displacement with ten 14 inch rifles and four 21 inch torpedo tubes, is nearly ready and will depart Fore River yards in Quincy Massachusetts for official trials. Trials begin October 18 on the Penobscot course. the vessel is similar to the New York in armament but 600 tons larger.
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Nevada
Fore River Shipbuildings
Quincy
Mes
Penobscot
New York
Bulgarian Revenue Cutter Shells Greek Vessels in Aegean
Athens reports a Bulgarian revenue cutter chased and shelled Greek sailing ships in the Aegean. The barks escaped unharmed but the incident sparks great excitement in Athens, seen as the possible start of war.
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United Press
Athens
Aegean Sea
Bulgarian coast war hopes dim as Romania aid wanes
On the Bulgarian coast reports from Bucharest suggest dwindling Allied expectations that Romania will assist if Bulgaria enters the war. Recent dispatches indicate little confidence in Bucharest backing, signaling cautious strategic reassessment amid regional tensions.
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Romania
Bulgaria
Bucharest
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Gardner
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Bluffton
Ind
Duffy Lewis
Speaker
Hooper
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Ty Cobb
Cobb
Borston
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