Troubles in Nevada primaries stir party strife and graft fears
In Rano Nevada on July 30 reports detail Democratic and Silver Party delegates tangled in Nevada state contests. contention centers on seating delegates to Winnemucca and a reform candidate for Supreme Judge. Some Eureka and Reno figures clash over seats and allegiances while a Reno gambler cites open town politics. Eli Thompson wins a huge English estate claim. Mrs Walsh of Chicago inherits 50000.
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Capture of Port Arthur Amid Growing Japanese Pressure
Tokyo reports the Japanese press for Port Arthur victory, with the fortress and naval base seen as crucial. The siege tightens as batteries threaten the Russian fleet, and leaders aim to reduce casualties while forcing a surrender.
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Port Arthur
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Bass Stocking Sparks Humboldt River Debate
Bass for Humboldt River hatchery stock arrived from California Fish Commission to Humboldt County Commissioners. Stocking follows carp establishment that decimated native trout. the local concern notes large mouth bass as natural enemies to carp and potential takeover of the stream. Fry at four to six inches will soon affect carp populations.
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Hearst Loses Tammany Aid in Renomination Fight
The San Francisco Call reports New York Tammany Hall intends to oppose William Randolph Hearst in the Eleventh District renomination. Hearst vows to contest for a second term as Congress the 1908 plan. Murphy replies Hearst papers and interests provoke opposition within Tammany without friendship.
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William Gerhardt dies in San Francisco known as Curly Bill
State news recalls William Gerhardt renowned stage driver of the 1849 era who worked in Nevada during the Comstock period and gained the nickname Curly Bill. The report notes unconfirmed Reno word that District Judge B F Curler has withdrawn from a Democratic Silver Supreme Court race. A cloudburst in Esmeralda County damaged Carson & Colorado and Tonopah lines, with water depths over nine feet from New Boston to Rhodes Marsh and near Sodaville and Douglass, threatening communities.
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Indigent Aid Totals Traced in 1904 Mileage Statement
A fragment notes sums of money following amounts such as 25 40 and similar figures tied to an indigent recipient. The text references avover 1 1904 and mileage related charges, indicating a financial record of small payments or reimbursements to an unnamed person.
A P A S DONT LIKE PARKER IN EPISCOPAL CATHOLIC TIE
The American Citizen of Boston cites the Rochester Democrat to denounce Judge Alton B. Parker as aligned with a Catholic faction within the Protestant Episcopal Church. It notes Parker’s Catholic-leaning in law and mentions his son in law, Charles Mercer Hall, rector of Mission Church of the Holy Cross in Kingston, as an example of extreme Episcopal practice.
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Favor Eight Hour Law and Labor Support in Carson
The Carson Labor Unions back the eight hour workday, pass resolutions praising the law as necessary for rest, recreation, and civilized progress. They vow to oppose any candidate who opposes or votes against the law, noting bipartisan state support and recent legislative enactment for mine and reduction works.
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Bartine Resigns as State Tax Examiner
J. F. Bartine tendered his resignation to the State Board of Revenus at Carson City on July 28 to take effect August 1. He cited his candidacy for Supreme Judge and a belief he should not seek one office while holding another. The Board accepted the resignation.
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Republican Central Committee Meeting
A meeting of the Republican County Central Committee is called for Saturday August 13 at 8 pm at the Justice of the Peace office Court House Eureka Nevada to set a date and place for a County Convention and to arrange for holding primary elections in precincts to elect delegates and to transact other business. Full attendance requested.
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