First Elko Rodeo Day Proves Grand Success
The first day of Elko's Sixth Annual Rodeo drew a large crowd and high praise. Riders excelled in bucking, with several as skilled as the world’s best, while accidents were feared but few. Highlights included exhibition rides by Mrs. Williams and a sequence of prize events such as motor cycle race, calf roping, bulldogging, and bucking horse contests.
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Elko
George Adams
Parks Williams
Billings
Montana
Williams
Wil- Hames
Elko Rodeo Ground
Georg Adams
Adams
Frank Smith
Dewey
John McKinney
al Ward
Salt Lake
Frank Horton
Bob Anderson
Ben Dobbins
Bach
Dolly
Gareia
George Dewar
Corral
Dave White
White
Charles Johnson
Chick Hebel
Tre
Hank Potts
Don Dobbins
Powe Servier
Buck Sneleon
Tuck
Erry Epeedy Bing
Not a Lincoln Highway booster report from a road trip
Charles O. Palm of the state purchasing department describes a July road trip from Sacramento to Huerfano Colorado along the Lincoln Highway. He praises California and Colorado roads but criticizes Nevada trails and misrouted forks, ending with shipping the car back as freight. The Sacramento Union reports his view.
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Charles O. Palm
State Purchasing Department
Huerfano
Colo
Palm
Sacramento
Austin
Nevada
Salt Lake
Grand Junction
California
Colorado
Fallon
Lincoln
Sacramento Union
Bulgaria Resists Peace Terms Without Annexations
Berlin anger at a peace demand without annexations threatens Central Power unity as Sofia denounces a pledge to cede Serbian districts and Dobrudja. Premier Radoslavets and Bulgarian politicians call the demand a breach of faith. Red Cross seeks sewing machines for garment making and asks loan support via Mrs. John Henderson.
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Berlin
Bulgaria
Germany
Austria Hungary
Sofia
Lokalan Aerger
Dobrudja
Vienna
Radoslavef
Red Cross
Mra
John Henderson
Remember Your Boy In The Service At Goat Island San Francisco
Fifteen hundred rookies at the naval training station on Goat Island in San Francisco Bay gathered to receive mail. A letter buoyed many spirits while several boys mourned a fallen friend, showing how home letters affect morale and the need to keep in touch with a loved one in service.
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Naval Training Station
Goat Island
San Francisco Bay
Mul
Vice Menace to U S Troops Abroad
Rev. Bimer T Clark of St. Louis warns that vice and immorality in Europe threaten U S troops overseas. He cites scattered refugees and alluring local women targeting soldiers, describing wives at home as drift risks and describing encounters with French women who woo American soldiers. He says U S victory in Europe hinges on addressing these dangers.
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ST. Louis
Europe
Bimer T Clark
St. Louie
France
Bangla
Nace
Paris
Mr Clirk
England
United States
Abe
Land Laws of Nevada Booklet by Charles L. Deady
A 1916- era booklet titled Land Laws of the State of Nevada compiled by Charles L. Deady the state land register and published by the state printing office. It includes rites regulatory guidance and a synopsis of U.S. laws for public domain disposition in Nevada and is praised as an elaborate comprehensive work.
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State OF Nevada
Charles L. Deady
State Land Register of
Nevada
Btnte Printing Office
United States
Ofee
Peady
Air Raid on Thames Kills 107 at Chatham and Wounds 86
London reports a nighttime air raid by six enemy planes along the Thames estuary causing 107 naval ratings killed and 86 wounded at Chatham near the Medway. Bombs hit the Isle of Thanet and Cherness with civilian casualties and no army losses reported.
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London
Chatham
Medway
Secretary of the Admiralty
Mense
Germans Claim New U-Boat Engine Breakthrough
Paris reports German engineers may have solved propulsion for surface and submerged operation. The system uses oxygen tanks and an integrated bath of tubes to feed fuel, recapture exhaust, and suppress carbon dioxide, replacing traditional batteries though experts doubt feasibility due to weight and supply limits.
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Paris
Basle
Mineh Crater
Sailors Fight Near Miss Before Bradley Bout
Scrappers nearly clashed last night as Sailor Maxwell and Bill Lucas prepared for a Bradley fight. Onlookers stopped a planned ditching attempt and a heated exchange ended with friends separating the rivals and a torrent of expletives.
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Sailor Maxwell
Bill Lucas
the Bradley
Locals and Rodeo News Fill Elko Headlines
Local notes report newborn daughter of John S. Hawkins wife at Smith Creek home. Assemblyman Fairchild arrives from his Tuscarora ranch to say haying is finished. Elko hosts many beer buyers during Rodeo time and visitors from county and state arrive for events. Ruth Smith of Ruby Valley ill with typhoid fever. Manuel Lopez injured near Verdi Lumber yards. The Paige car in auto race has 100000 miles. Buck Snehan and Sabeno Gavie are notable entrants with predicted finishes.
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John S. Hawkins
Smith Creek
Ruth
Mee
JW Smith
Ruby Valley
Paige
Buck Snehan
Sabeno Gavie
Hazard
Snelson
Dodge
Whitesides Dental Co. Doctors to Close for Vacation
Dr. C. E. Whitesides and Frank Russell of The Whitesides Dental Co. will close their offices from September to September 20. Dr. Whitesides travels to Chicago and eastern cities while Mr. Russell goes to San Francisco. They will visit clinics and offices to obtain new ideas and methods.
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C. E. Whitesides
Frank Russell
Whitesides Dental Co
Whitesides
Chicago
Mr. Russell
San Francisco
Adv Teé
University of Nevada Registration Opens for Students
The University of Nevada in Reno announces registration for students on Thursday Friday and Saturday September 16 7 and colleges of arts and sciences mechanical electrical mining and civil engineering agriculture and home economics and state normal school offer opportunities for efficient preparation for the real work of the nation. For catalogue and railway rates apply.
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University OF Nevada
Eleathen
Atate Normal School
Dros University of Nevada
Reno
Nevada
Beaver Hold Up U S Mail Delays Noted at Wells Bridge
Beaver activity at Bishop Creek near the Wells Metropolis bridge disrupts daily mail runs. Contractor Jensen reports frequent obstructions and damming that undermines abutments, prompting temporary bridge clearance efforts. County authorities consider the problem as wildlife protection laws complicate removal.
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Wells Herald
Elko County
Jensen
Wells-Metropolis
Wells End
Bishop Creek
Drunk Defendants and Ordinance Violations Before Judge Doughty
Judge Doughty sent one man to thirty days after he resisted Officer Olant and showed a razor. The other two drunken defendants had cases dismissed. Three street ordinance violations were heard. two involved visitors and all were dismissed.
Sheriff Harris Returns From Jarbidge Murder Inquiry
Sheriff Harris arrived back from Jarbidge after summoning witnesses in the murder case and aiding the investigation.
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Harris
Jarbidge
Darbidge
Mrs Chapin Visits Relatives From Ely for Two Weeks
Mrs N H Chapin formerly Miss Dollie Russell arrived from Ely for a two week visit with relatives. Mr Chapin plans to come mid month and the couple will return home together.
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N. H. Chapin
Dollie Russell
Ely
Bank Examiner Ross Travels Through Elo and Wells
State Bank Examiner Ross spent Saturday night in Elo. He traveled to Wells and will proceed to the southern part of the state for further duties and inspections.
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State Bank
Ross
Elo
Wells
New York Metal Quotations Report Summary
Copper spot prices and electrolytic data for September and later are provided by the Associated Press. Lead and spelter figures are listed with smelter settlement context and regional references to St. Louis.
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B. St. Louis
Italian Bombs Cause Great Destruction at Pola
Rome Sept 4 Nine tons of bombs were dropped on the Austrian naval base at Pola by thirty Italian airships causing terrible destruction and a large fire. Also news from the Seventh street crossing reports Mica Annie Philippini recovering from injuries after a bakery delivery auto crash with an Espee passenger train. She is in a plaster cast with a weight off her foot and hopes to sit up within a week or ten days.
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Pola
Rome
Mica Annie Philippini
Prench
Seventh Street
Hiss Philippini
Death in Auto Crash Near Dutch Flat Colfax
H W Duncan of Winnemucca cashier of the Winnemucca State Bank and Trust Company was killed in an automobile accident on the road between Dutch Flat and Colfax. His car rolled on the grade crushing him beneath the steering wheel and his body was taken to Colfax.
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Dutch Flat
Colfax
H.W. Duncan
Winnemucca
Winnemucca State Bank & Trust Company
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KM. Mall
World Film Corporation
Carlyle Blackwell
U. S
Thames
Assemblyman
Fairchild
Tuscarora
Chas. Pratt
Judge Doughty
Manuel Lopex
Verdi Lumber, Company
Beaver
New York
Associated Press
Sunset Grocery Company
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