Postal Savings system praised after early operation
Postmaster General Hitchcock reports on 48 postal savings banks from January 3 to February 28, 1911. In two months 3925 accounts opened and 6861 deposits averaging 21.50, with 3664 accounts open and a net on deposit of 199,569. Projections suggest about 200,000,000 after one year with broader expansion plans and 250 more banks. Leadville leads in open accounts and total deposits. Globe tops average balance, Newberry lowest accounts, Clifton Forge lowest average balance.
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Colorado
Globe
Arizona
Newberry
Clifton Forge
Reno divorce mill tale stirs New York readers
Miss Lo Curtis returns from Reno where she says she lived as a divorcee to collect material for a book titled The Reno Divorce Mill or The Diary of a Divorcee. She claims to have gathered many confidences and will publish names. Elko County to get state police headquarters with four officers to patrol the north county.
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Miss Lo Curtis
Miss Curtis
New York
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Poughkeepsie
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In & Company
Loft
Miss Curtin
Quao
Shees
Pahe
Elko County
Eiko
Leset
Elko
Elk for Elko County herd from Wyoming reserve
Government to present a herd of sixty elk from a Wyoming reserve to Elko County for relocation to the Independence range. Officials say winter range is insufficient, hundreds have perished, and shipment is offered free of cost. Rangers will monitor the herd for several years to ensure survival.
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Wyoming Reserve
United States
Kiko County
Wyoming
Tremewan
Fitzzerall
Elko
Independence Range
Elio County
Advertising Pays: Major Firms Boost Newspaper Spending
A survey lists large annual ad budgets from firms like Pacific Railroads, National Biscuit, Standard Oil, Coca Cola, and Procter & Gamble. The totals show $1.25 million to $1 million ranges, with many others near $200k to $800k, arguing strong payoffs for newspaper advertising this coming year.
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Tioion Pacific
Southern Pacific
National Biscuit Company
Standard Oil Company
Coca Cola Company
O. W. Post
Washhurn-Crosby
van Camp Packing Company
Quaker Oats Company
Kellogg
Goodyear Tire Company
Karo Corn Syrup
Procter & Gamble
Ner
Cluck, Peabody & Co
American Radiator Company
New York Contral Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Aeolian Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & Railroad
Chicago & Northwestern
Ceeeenee
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Cssivveeee
International Harvester Com
Will NOT MAKE TROUBLE Harry Preacher asserts no Shoshone warpath
Harry Preacher chief of the Shoshone Indians in Elko says reports of whites fearing Shoshones might attack are unfounded. He notes Indian Mike and his Bannocks were angry at the Shoshones, and he suggests their removal may ease tensions.
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Elko
Wells Herald
Elko County
Mike
Gang
Posse
Harry
Nevada Divorce Law Signals Six Month Residency Rule
Governor Oddie signs new divorce bill to require a bona fide six month Nevada residence to file for divorce, detailing necessary conditions for entitlements and procedural steps within the state. The measure tightens residency criteria and aims to standardize grounds for divorce filings.
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Nevada
Oddie
Champ Clark Supports Central Bank Opposition in April Columbian
Champ Clark voices firm stance against Aldrich central bank plans. He argues a national bank would centralize capital, cites Andrew Jackson and Secretary Shaw, and notes 1907 panic showed spread of money centers lessening crash impact. Clark aligns with Jackson and Shaw, opposing Aldrich’s cohort.
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Shaw
United States
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Solnds
Aldrich
General Jackson
Ooe
Chicago
St. Louis
Kanse City
New York
United States In the City To Be Designated As the Seat of the Central Bank
Vald
Champ Clark
West Nevada People Resent Collier's California Link
An editorial from Collier's Weekly discussed by Nevada readers defends the West against imputations linking it to California. It praises Western towns, outdoor life, education, and civic tolerance, noting miners and loggers, libraries with classic authors, and a Free Masons sentiment supporting diverse churches.
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Nevada
Collie
Weekly
California
Collier's
Denver
Gollen Gate Park
San Francisco
Alaska’s Wonderful Possibilities Outlook in Territory
The census shows Alaska with 64,856 people and 86,000 whites, the report warning that railroad growth hinges on coal. Governor Clark urges railways and coal, plus roads and coast protection. Fishing and mining dominate employment, with salmon valued at 24 million. Alaska’s ocean trade reaches 50 million annually, while reindeer herds rise. The governor seeks education and relief for destitute whites, sanitation, and better infrastructure as Alaska begins to expand toward a brighter future.
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Alaska
Great Popper Belt
Grewood
Clark
Alska
New Exam Method Gains Ground In Penn System
A number of professors in the University of Pennsylvania English Department favor oral exams with carded questions. Students choose three, five, or ten questions and are graded immediately upon completion. The Wharton School uses an honor system with fraternity boards auditing scholastic standing and coaching delinquents. Some fraternities extend the method to other departments. Poison from mushrooms often causes illness and death.
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University of Pennsylvania
Old Penn Weekly Review
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Ite
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