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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1904
Page
2
The Argus of Alameda argues against bias in hiring married female teachers. It contends education benefits from the best teachers regardless of marital status, wealth, party, religion, or birthplace, and warns against favoritism by school managers.
The Los Angeles Examiner headlined Nevada Democrats for Hearst with an imaginary Reno convention image, producing yellow journalism. An East Lake Tribune note mocks Nevada governor staff dress uniforms, likening them to a dress parade and urging better conformity.
The Nevada State Journal presses warnings and bold boasts after a late Virginia City convention. It questions Washoe County Republicans dominance while Tonopah and Goldfield praise reforms. The piece warns against traitors to Fusion and forecasts a strong Republican majority statewide despite factional doubt.
A Sodaville correspondent notes a lively scene as the Tonopah railroad nears completion. Freight cars brim with pianos oranges spuds and washboards while bicycles and wheelbarrows arrive for workers and locals. The San Francisco Argus estimates Miller Lux holdings in land and cattle across Nevada California and Oregon at 200 million.
A man named Chauncey Griswold killed William Norton amid a dispute over sheep on land leased near Toano Elko County. Norton died of a gunshot wound, an inquest ruled the death a murder, and Griswold was released on $10,000 bail as further inquests were planned.
Receivers sold White Pine County assets in Nevada for 400000 to satisfy liabilities of 166000. Vice-Chancellor Pitney dissolves the company in Jersey City. A new Nevada Mining and Reduction Company, capitalized at 2000000, is formed with Loring & Son financing. Shares are distributed and sold to creditors and stockholders to cover advances. operations expected to resume under new management.
The Nevada State Department of Education issued a formal directive to County Superintendents Census Marshals and trustees outlining census reporting duties for 1904. It requires removing nonresidents and those outside the county from census returns, prohibits adding names, and enforces penalties for false or negligent reporting to improve statewide accuracy and equity.
The Pacific Coast Miner of San Francisco has suspended publication. Ason, wife of Congressman W R Hearst, was born in Washington on April 23. Wyoming's wool clip is about 26 700 000 pounds from 4 100 000 sheep. San Francisco paid 4500 to cover witnesses travel and hotel costs for the Cordelia Botkin murder trial. Hearst faced resistance before a House Judiciary panel. Mrs Edward McCormick died at Chillicothe Missouri after a lip pick led to blood poisoning and meningitis and death.
Fred Floyd Benson aged 16 years 8 months native of Carlin Elko County died at the Odd Fellows dance in Winnemucca Wednesday about 1 o clock. He collapsed at his partner's feet and died three minutes later from venacular heart disease despite his physician's advice to avoid dancing and overexertion. He was stepson of Constable J LaVoy of Winnemucca.
Work on dismantling Wadsworth began last week as part of preparations for the shift to Sparks City. Many houses costing thousands are being razed to relocate to the new division point, with the change due in about four weeks. The Wadaworth townsite will lie two miles off the main line.
Governor Sparks issues a proclamation prohibiting bringing any sheep from Idaho and Utah into Nevada for ninety days due to disease concerns. The edict aims to prevent ecab infection from neighboring sheep districts.
Raby Hill School presents the April Ball of Honor listing students Purmany Deranment Dewey McNaughton Vivian Hicks Clara Hosevear Dan McNaushtan Arcee Rosecran with teacher Graumag Gnavs Eddie Moyle Wille Hicks Telfer Williams Thomaes Willisins Alden Hicks Grace Hicks Bennett Moyla Annie Eccles Philip Martin Principal J. V. Browaxan. Tee in retailing at 8 center pound at De Lamar Lincoln County.
Following is the Rall of Honor for the month ending April 22 listing students Tred Esther Sigio Genoli Mary Cavills Victor Borgna Eddie Berryman Lene Cagilia Therem Borgna Ernest Affranchino Albian Gibellini Rowle Moderalli Angelo Borgna Althes Kather Gindita Borgam Jessie I Diawoxp Teacher.
News from Reveille Nevada reports T J Lynch of the O Meara Lynch line has sold the Last Chance mine at Tonopah to an unnamed party for about 150000. The deal closed mid month amid competing bids. Prospectors flock to the camp as new railroad progress spurs expected ore shipments and revival of Tonopah’s mining prominence.
The Central Pacific posts steel mail cranes at fog stations while irrigation canal construction fuels business growth in Wadsworth. Tonopah reports an epidemic similar to smallpox with about 100 cases but no deaths. A Reno to Lake Tahoe electric railroad project is planned pending snow clearance for surveys. A Fallon village near Fallon, Churchill County, features fifty cabins with numbered streets and family sizes marked above doors.
Indications of a looming cattlemen versus sheepmen war emerge in Lassen County California. James Talbot a leading sheepowner has surveyed ten square miles of prime pasture and plans fencing. Sheepmen back him, cattlemen protest claiming loss of public range. Both sides vow to stay firm and anticipate trouble if either asserts claims.
Ernest Dalzell pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received three months in the county jail plus a $100 fine. Two Woods brothers who admitted receiving stolen goods under $50 were given sixty days each. Harvey Blackwell, who turned State's evidence, had his name stricken from the docket and was freed.
In St Petersburg on April 25 the Finance Ministry decided to supply the Manchurian administration with bars of silver to redeem bank notes on demand, a move linked to stabilizing the price of the double.
A small boy inspects his newborn brother and laments the odd appearance, asking where the baby came from. An adult explains an angel brought it, and the boy jokes about paying with a pup from Johnny Green, showing playful family banter.
In Eureka Nevada on April 19 1904 a son was born to the wife of John Clendening At Prospect Eureka County Nevada on April 20 1904 a daughter was born to the wife of Tony Tambini In San Francisco on April 2 1904 to the wife of F X Murphy of Winnemmon Nevada a son was born
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