Oregon direct primary and pledge laws for guiding Senate picks
The Sacramento Bee outlines Oregon statutes allowing electors to influence U S Senators via direct primaries and a pledging system for legislators. It argues these laws curb corrupt practices, align local and statewide votes, and could inspire California reforms while noting constitutional hurdles to national direct election.
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Oregon
United States
Sacramento Bee
Nevada
California
Bessiam
Salem Journal
D. R. Drager
Ha! 9
Patton
Union
New Copper Handbook Volume VII issued by Horace J. Stevens
Horace J. Stevens of Houghton Michigan releases the New Copper Handbook Volume VII. The 1228 page octavo edition adds about 180 000 new words and nine extra chapters while retaining much of the previous material. It covers history geology chemistry mineralogy mining milling hydrometallurgy pyrometallurgy electrometallurgy alloys brands grades uses substitutes terminology geography copper deposits mines minerals and glossary with a full index. Price five dollars.
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Horace J. Stevens
Houghton
Michigan
Famous Dancer Maud Allen Revealed as Durrant Sister
American dancer Maud Allen is exposed as the sister of Theodore Durrant, the San Francisco church murderer executed 13 years ago. While abroad she boasted of success, prompting the family to confirm she paid her own way, denying support from Adolph Sutro.
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London
Theodore Durrant
San Francisco
Maud Durrant
Europe
Adolph Sutro
Polytechnic
Miss Durrant
Skaggs challenges Bartlett for Democratic Congress nomination
Nevada politics report Elko County candidate Robert E. Skaggs announces his bid against George A. Bartlett for the Democratic nomination at the upcoming convention. He accuses Bartlett of betraying constituents by backing the Police bill and vows victory and election. Virginia City lawyer Clayton Belknap dies of pneumonia at 58 leaving a widow and brother Judge C H Belknap. former U S Surveyor General of Nevada. Mina jailer Thomas MacGuire bound over to Esmeralda Grand Jury on bribery during an escape plot involving eight inmates.
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Elko Free Press
Robert E. Skaggs
Elko County
George A. Bartlett
Congress
Clayton Belknap
Virginia City
New York
C. H. Belknap
Belknap
United States
Nevada
Thomas MacGuire
Mina
Esmeralda County
Grand Jury
McGuire
Understanding the Electoral College in Brief
A primer explains that voters elect electors, not the president directly. States appoint electors equal to their senators and representatives. Electors meet in January, prepare three lists, and ballots are sent to federal officials before the February congressional count.
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United States
Congress
United States Senate
Eight Escapees Recaptured in Goldfield
Eight prisoners broke free by exploiting a door mechanism and escaped, but all eight were recaptured in Goldfield shortly afterward. Authorities said the staggered breakout exposed security gaps that allowed the men to flee before being pursued and halted. The incident prompted renewed vigilance and a review of confinement procedures at the facility.
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Doors
Goldfield
Simple Way of Testing Boys Elko Murderer Gets Life
George Dove pled guilty to murdering Tom Bean near Gold Circle mining camp in Nevada. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Nevada State Penitentiary after waived trial considerations. Dove, formerly of Carson City, lured Bean then killed him for money, narrowly avoiding a lynching as officers intervened.
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George Dove
Tom Bean
Colorado
Gold Circle
Elko
Brown
Nevada State
Dove
Carson City
Dave
Bean
Local papers face strict post office neglect and lost exchanges
Editors in Rawhide describe heavy local workloads as the post office tepidly handles second class mail by burning it. The paper notes it has not received any exchange for weeks, illustrating a breakdown in interpaper distribution.
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Rawhide
Local Notices and Legal Blanks Available at Sentinel Office
Public sale and legal notice blanks offered by the Sentinel office for notices, advertisements, and filings. Contact the Sentinel for forms, blanks, and guidance on how to publish required notices.
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Sentinel Office
Lost Baby Boy Found Dead After Two Day Search
In Nevada, five year old Donald Prekham, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Prekham of Reno, wandered to Mount Davidson near Virginia City and died after exposure. A large search by hundreds had followed. the body was found near a flagpole, and burial will be in Reno. A $100 reward offered by the parents remains unclaimed.
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Virginia City
Nevada
Donald Prekham
James Prekham
Reno
Mount Davidson
Western Sheepmen to Form Protective Trust
A Salt Lake City dispatch reports 4000 sheepmen across Utah Wyoming Montana Nevada Colorado Arizona and New Mexico totaling 20 000 000 sheep valued at 80 090 000 will unite as a federation to press wool buyers for higher prices. The Utah Wool Growers Association leads the plan with letters to all members urging wool retention and warehouses will be built along major rail lines for storage.
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Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Nevada
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah Wool Growers’ Association
West
Weston
Youth Invents Burlingame Telegraphing Typewriter
Elmer Burlingame of Los Angeles unveils a seasable telegraph typewriter. At a demo a 250 mile resistance coil carried messages from sender to receiver as if by carbon copy. He predicts wide business use in months ahead.
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Los Angeles
Burlingame
Young Burlingame
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