Death of Nevada Editor Philip Triplett at 52
Philip Triplett editor of the Nevada Suite Horsid died suddenly in Las Vegas City while being treated for ulcers of the stomach. He was born in Austin and raised in Kiki and Viere, a veteran of the Spanish American War, postmaster under Wilson, and a prominent eastern Nevada civic figure. He is survived by his wife Stanforth Moore Triplett and son Charlon M. Triplett, 17, of Walls, Nev., plus his mother and late father.
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Philip
Triplett
Nevada
Horsid
Gait Lake City
Mr. Triplett
Austin
Kiki
Viere
Hike
Biko County
Company M
Elko
Jacksonville
Wilson
Stanforth Moore Triplett
Charlon M. Triplett
Walls
Nev
Joseph Triplett
Tonopah offices to move from Tonopa Belmont Co
Advices from Philadelphia say the Gemerad offices and headquarters of the Tonopa Belmont Development Company will be moved back to Tonopah by May 1. The relocation will bring significant personnel changes and restore many former employees who were tied to the office in San Francisco.
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Gemerad
Tonopa Belmont Development Company
Tonopah
Philadelphia
Offom
San Francisco
Price of lead raised to four and half cents
New York April 2 The American Smelting and Refining Company today advanced the price of lead from 4.36 to 4.50.
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New York
American Smelting and Refining Company
Roosevelt cent coin age bill introduced in House
Washington April 27 a bill was introduced in the House to authorize a new 7 cent piece bearing Theodore Roosevelt likeness with his birth and death dates. The proposal targets commemorative coinage and discusses design elements and purpose.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
House
Nevada Farms Show Increase in 1910 to 1920
Nevada's 1920 census shows 3163 farms covering 2,367,168 acres with 694,741 improved. farm value rises to 99,779,666 from 60,399,366 in 1910. White farmers total 2944 including owners 1737. mortgage debt stands at 6,618,605 with 37.7 percent of value.
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Washington
Nevada
Censua Pureag
Wheat Acreage Trends and Crop Yields in 1919
The 1919 wheat acreage reached 21 984 acres, up 54.2 percent from 1909, with an average yield of 1.1 bushels per acre. Barley area was 5 599 acres, down from 12 200 in 1909, while oats listed at 3 acres in 1919. Hay and forage covered 63 300 acres, inclining 14 678 in timothy and clover, 117 156 in alfalfa, and 177 135 in wild grasses, totaling 548 033 tons of hay and forage. Apple and peach production and other fruit yields are noted but partially cut off.
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Nevada
Ander
Farma
Former Nevada girl found dying in San Jose hotel room
Miss Margaret Heuer a 26 year old University of Nevada graduate and Alameda Schools teacher was found dying in a Vendome hotel room in San Jose California last Friday. She used an assumed name and left a sealed letter to Miss Garrison a fellow Alameda teacher. Her parents live in Detroit and authorities seek motive amid despondency and prior medical care.
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Margaret Heuer
University of Nevada
Alameda
San Jose
Cal
Miss Garretson
Miss Huer
Detroi
Mine safety violator fined in Gold Hill case
Virginia Onty reports Louis Toles died April 11 at Imperial shaft when cage lacked gates. R M Hardy, United Comstock Mines manager, fined 250 dollars by Judge Pollard after coroner and state mine inspector findings of negligence. Hardy pleaded guilty and paid the fine.
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Virginia Onty
Imperial
Gold Hill
Louis Toles
R. M. Hardy
United Comstock Mines Company
Pollard
Hardy
A. J. Stinson
Toleft
Old Webster Ming Near Grantsville Taken Over
The Webster ming near Grantsville Nye County has been taken over by lessors. They plan to treat forty tons of ore deftly and the property carries a record of several hundred thousand dollars in bullion from the early seven.
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Grantsville
Nye County
California Fighting Transportation Act Observed by Growers
C C Teague of the California Fruit Growers Exchange calls the 1920 Transportation Act the most vicious federal statute, saying it compels railroads to earn on worthless lines and raises rates 25 to 33 percent during and after wartime control. He warns Pacific coast fruit industries face crippling freight costs as rail tonnage falls and shippers bear six percent earnings on mixed capital.
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Pacific Coast
C. C. Teague
California Fruit Growers Exchange
California Walnut Growers’ Association
Teague
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Nevada Wins Suit Against Miller Estate
Washington April 25 Nevada today won its suit to compel the heirs of Henry Miller formerly of San Francisco to pay the tax on the transfer of stock in the Miller Lux Nevada corporation. The case went to the U S Supreme Court on appeal by the Miller estate after Nevada Supreme Court ruling in its favor. Attorney General Fowler and Edward T Treadwell argued before the court as to inheritance tax collection. The amount involved is about 46000 to 48000 dollars. State Controller George Cole, who brought the suit, seeks to use the money once collected and he argued the law was sound.
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Washington
Nevada
Henry Miller
San Francisco
Miller & Lux Nevada Corporaton
United States Supreme Court
Miller
Nevada Supreme Court
Edward T. Treadwell
Miller Estate
Fowler
Treadwell
Reno
Robert Richards
Tonopah
Carson
George Cole
Elko Grammar School installs wireless plant
Seventh and eighth grade pupils install a complete wireless outfit on the school roof. They have sending and receiving apparatus ready and will start sending and receiving messages by midweek. The system will reach Salt Lake City Reno Winnemucca and possibly San Francisco.
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Elko Grammar School
Salt Lake City
Reno
Wienemucca
San Francisco
NDS IN DEMAND Walker River irrigation bonds sell to San Francisco buyers
San Francisco agencias have taken $237,000 of Walker River irrigation bonds. The issue is pledged by farm valuations from a top Nevada section, making the investment highly sought after.
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Walker River Irrigation
San Francisco Agencias
Nevada
Canada to Run Province Liquor Trade Under New Act
Vancouver April 15 The British Columbia government announces a sober future with a monopoly on liquor sale starting May 1 under the moderation Act. Tourists and residents face permits and confinement, near beer is abolished, real beer sold only by state stores, and public drinking banned except for hotel guests. Bars fear revenue loss as clubs struggle to adapt.
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Vancouver
B.C
Pacific
St. Lawrence
Mexico
Yukon
British Columbia
American Exchange
Retail Reductions Not Keeping Apace
Washington reports that Department of Commerce studies show retail price cuts are not keeping pace with wholesale reductions. Secretary Hoover announced no apparent remedy at this stage and said the inquiry will continue.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Hoover
Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Ranch Foreman
On complaint by L B Nance superintendent of Miller and Lux ranches Clancy Roelsma was jailed by Sheriff Brady. The justice court charges felonious embezzlement of Pacific Livestock Company sheep, Roelsma being foreman at Alder Creek ranch.
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L. BE. Nance
Miller & Lux Ranches
Clancy R. Roelsma
Sherif Brady
Woman accidentally shoots herself in Tonopah camp
Mrs Louis Haviland of Tonopah accidentally shot her right forearm while cleaning a pistol. Her husband, who had left the camp with the firearm, returned and the weapon discharged during cleaning, causing a painful wound.
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Louis Haviland
Tonopah
Placer Ground Reopens in Manhattan District
Dry Wash Wilson, a noted mining man in the Manhattan district, plans to resume operations on his placer ground. He is credited with extracting over 50000 dollars in placer gold from Manhattan holdings. A 1920 census note states there are 333000 cooks in the country, excluding married cooks.
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Dry Wash" Wilson
Manhattan District
Wilson
Manhattan
5000 Girls Lost Annually in U S A
Washington April 37 sixty five thousand girls disappeared last year in the United States without leaving a trace. The number was reported to the National Congress of Mothers and Parents and Teachers associations in convention. Lieutenant Catherine Van Winkle urged creation of a central bureau to locate missing girls. A campaign against loose morale was planned, including dress codes and restrictions on dances and indecent films.
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Washington
United States
National Congress of Mothers
Catherine van Winkle
District of Columbia Police Department
White collar prices drop with new sale in San Francisco
San Francisco April 26 prices on white collars fell as a leading haberdashery announced three nationally advertised makes would be sold at 15 cents or two for 25 cents.
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San Francisco
Tonopah Hospital Filled to Capacity After Accidents
The Tonopah county hospital is filled to capacity due to a sequence of accidents. The matron says if more applications arrive, the county must seek alternative accommodations.
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Tonopah
Food Saving with Summer Boarders Feels Prosperous
A brief dialect glimpse shows Ezrt recounting summer boarders success with three couples in love and one dyspeptic guest, describing it as the best season yet and noting the lively household rhythm.
Indictments Returned By Federal Grand Jury at Carson
Indictments were returned by the Federal grand jury at Carson in the cases of Charles Hansett C E Gehring J H Bachenberg and A Capitini all of Reno charged with violating the Federal dry act. Rich old men write stronger love letters than wills.
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Carson
Charles Hansett
C. E. Gehring
J. H. Bachenberg
A. Capitini
Reno
Notice of dissolution of Ro mano and Penrose co partnership
We, the undersigned partners of Ro mano and Penrose, dissolve the partnership by mutual consent on April 19, 1921. No one shall have right to contract for the partnership. All accounts due to the firm are to be paid to Tony Romano and all debts will be assumed by and collected from him. First published April 30, 1921. Last published May 14, 1921.
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Romano & Penrose
Tony Romano
Discount on All Linen in Groceries and Hardware Stores
All linen in groceries hardware and mining supplies will be sold now at ten percent discount for cash.
Nevada freight-rate dispute seeks coal shipping cuts
A heated session before the Interstate Commerce Commission heard Nevada officials and business leaders urge lower coal freight rates from Utah. Data show Utah to Reno at 7.34 per ton, while the San Francisco corridor 244 miles farther costs 7.25 per ton. Goldfield and other Nevada routes faced higher charges, with Las Vegas and Castlegate also cited. The Reno Chamber of Commerce and state managers pressed for rate reductions to ease transportation costs.
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Sentay
Camia
Nevada Public Service
Utah
H. W
Reno Chamber of Co
Nevada
Reno
San Francisco
Goldfield
Castlegate
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
John Landa Meat Market Slashes Eureka Prices
The John Landa meat market in Eureka declares a general cut in meat prices and lists updated per pound rates for hind quarter full loin and rowdy cuts. Prices include pork sausage 35 cents, Bologna 25 cents, blood sausage 25 cents, boiled sliced ham priced, and whole ham at 60 cents. The notice notes prices are received twice weekly and applies to customers with quantities of ten pounds or more. Main and Silver Streets, proprietor John Landa.
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John Landa Meat Markt
Eureka
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Charles B. Henderson
Washington, D. C
United States Senate
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California Fighting Transportation Act
Canada
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Tonopah Hospital
Just
Mercantile Department
A. Berolo
Main Street
Nevada Coy
Pioneer Soda Factory
S, J. Brossemer
Main and Gold Stree
Morrison & Cox Ranch
James S. Morrison
John Landa
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