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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1910
Page
2
A notice records an entry at the postoffice in Rureke 44 referring to Second Class Master, indicating postal status or classification. The fragment suggests a formal mail or service designation linked to a local office.
In Congress an effort by railroads and allied interests to defeat the long and short haul clause faces opposition from commercial bodies. The Commercial Club of Honolulu forwards a telegram to Senators Newlands and Nixon and Congressman Bartlett urging passage of the clause, stating it vital to the state's welfare.
President Taft received from Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York a letter accepting a bid for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Five minutes after the letter was handed to the President, the nomination was sent to the Senate, which had adjourned for the day.
Reports from Washington say the Senate will not officially hear the designation of Governor Hughes to succeed the late David J. Brewer until tomorrow. It is expected Hughes will be confirmed with little delay and will remain as New York's Chief Executive until October, taking the oath when the Fall term of court opens in October.
J. G. Driscoll, discharged as supervisor, has filed formal charges with the asylum commissioners against Dr. Gibson alleging misappropriation of lands mismanagement graft cruelty and neglect of patients. EL. Bingham accuses Gibson of brutal mistreatment. The Board delays action while an investigation is promised after a five day window to file formal charges.
The Eureka Mining District maps have added Windfall and other updates to the existing Pardy map. Limited black and white prints are now available, expanding coverage of the district's mining geography for investors and prospectors.
A reminiscence on Samuel Langhorne Clemens Mark Twain noting his painless death at 6 30 pm after grief over his daughter's death and chronic pain. It traces his literary beginnings in Nevada and Virginia City with the Territorial Enterprise, mentions colleagues Dan De Quille and James Townsend, and recalls Twain’s humor, works like Roughing It, and famous anecdotes with Artemus Ward and others. The piece asserts Twain’s lasting value as a writer and thinker.
The water outlook is strained as Sierra snowpack remains well below average. Little Valley and Marlett Lake show most of the snow disappeared except patches. Westward, snow exists but totals are far short of a normal winter, signaling a likely reduced water supply for the season. Local headwaters near Blue Lake area noted.
The Denver News reports rising London and New York silver quotes driven by proposed international silver dollar schemes tied to Indian bazaars and Chinese banks. Canada plans a silver dollar, Sir Moreton Frewen urges a universal coin, while the US federal commission weighs central bank plans as London exports to India and China rise despite higher British tariffs.
Notary J. 8. Henderson of Goldfield has been appointed a notary public for Ormaby County. The report covers multiple Nevada items: deaths in Manhattan mining district since July 11, 1909 averaging nearly one per month. railroad employee transport, and a Denver or Pacific Coast move. It notes mining, census work, a San Pedro route repair in Meadow Valley, a Tonopah strike impact, and local court and social changes. Several notable individuals and towns such as Lovelock, Carson Valley, Dayton, Ely, Reno, Goldfield, Tonopah, and Meado w Valley are referenced with varied events.
Convict Frank Everett, life prisoner for the Malone murder at Mina railroad shops, is to leave St George Hospital Reno after skull surgery. A needle once in his brain caused insanity at times and spurred the homicide. Friends seek a pardon, arguing mental condition at crime. Attorneys appointed will file for clemency. local notices advertise sale blanks at the Seward office.
In Eureka Nevada on April 20 1910 a wedding connected to Antonio Florio was reported. A groom married his wife described as a man’s spouse within the Florio family circle.
Notice to file claims in the Third Judicial District Court of Nevada Eureka County. The State of Nevada through Attorney General D. S. Dickerson, W. Belford, A. D. Witcher and Chas S. Spragne as members of the State Banking Board of Nevada, versus Boreks County Bank Corporation, One J Ming Bert Smith and John Hancock Se as directors. unreadable portions omitted.
Court in Nevada under a 1900 act orders all creditors of Eureka County Bank in receivership to file claims with Receiver Spencer Reynolds within 50 days, expiration June 11, 1910. Publication to appear weekly in Eureka’s Daily Sentinel prior to that date. District Judge Peter Breen signed April 22, 1910.
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