Nevada News Roundup: Estates, Volcanic Talk, and State Banking
Meyers dies in Reno leaving a 7099.90 estate to Stanford Wilbur after 27 years friendship. Elko County may get a new power plant supplying Ely Round Mountain and Bullion. Mt Elgin volcano active pending investigation. Las Vegas and Parama Valley land trades grow. Round Mountain Mining dividend delayed by Sphynx claim. Miner Dave Hickey dies after rockslide rescue. Reno council blocks Belle Isle liquor ordinance and outdoor vote. State Bank dispute heads to Supreme Court as Governor forwards letters.
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Carson
Meyers
Reno
Stanford Wilbur
Free Press
Elko County
South Fork
Clayton Ranch
Ely
Round Mountain
Bullion
Clark County Review
Mt. Elgin
Nevada
Las Vegas
Parama Valley
California
Round Mountain Mining Company
Sphynx Company
Dave Hickey
Silver City
Hickey
Belle Isle
State Bank
Langan
Wildes
Supreme Court
Nevada Critique in a California Cartoon Sparks Debate
The Tonopah Bonanza denounces a Sacramento Bee cartoon that depicts Nevada with rattlesnakes and desert neglect while praising California as a land of plenty. It argues the drawing misrepresents Nevada and mischaracterizes regional relations, urging fairer portrayal.
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Sacramento Bee
Nevada
Indiana
California
Arthur Buel
Oddie
Desert
Joshua
Ralston
Arizona
Express Rates Ordered Reduced by California Commission
The California State Railroad Commission cut Wells Fargo Express rates by 750000 dollars annually and abolished all existing California rates. New rates for a ten mile zone take effect October 1, with six months under the commission’s rates. The order targets a 16 percent below previous earnings, while noting Wells Fargo profits of 842097 dollars on 613283000 property value. The decision labels the company a parasite on railroads and questions the need for higher terminal equipment. It also highlights intercompany dealings with Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe and Southern Pacific as contributing to perceived fraud.
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San Francisco
State Railroad Commission of California
Wells-Fargo & Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Express
Commission
Express Company
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Edison reports reduced costs for processing low grade ores
Thomas A. Edison has completed a new concentration process claimed to cut ore handling costs by about 40 percent after two years of work. A letter announcing the completion is with Henry B. Clifford of Denver, noting the process suits very low grade ores with fine slimes and requires ore specific preliminary experiments.
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Denver
Colorado
Thomas A. Edison
Henry B. Clifford
Edison
Orange
N. J
Water famine in Alaska alarms Nome miners
Nome Alaska August reports from Seward peninsula districts report severe water shortage threatening placer mining. Summer rainfall totals run about one inch, the lightest in LM years, with a very dry river and idle miners. Most mining suspended as dredges few. Many men head to Seattle.
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Nome
Alaska
Seward Peninsula
Squirrel District
Seattle
A Helping Hand and a Silent Choice in A Street Car
A stout woman leaves a car, a young man retrieves a stray bundle and offers it back. The woman insists it is not hers and advises surrender to police with a lawyer. The scene shifts to a poem praising quiet duty and steady labor by George Newell Lovejoy.
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Ti Delonga
Sterling
Newark News
School skirt rule prompts for leniency
A fragment describes a student wearing a skirt to school and facing rule enforcement. It notes peers or authorities resisting strict dress codes and hints at restrictions for certain garments. The text portrays school authorities debating policy and potential leniency.
Cost allowances for municipal staff and contractors
A record lists sums to be allowed to named municipal personnel and suppliers including janitor Ab Laird, justice clerk F B Leonard, carpenter W C Straten, woodworker Willan Dougherty, architect C Straten, printer Sars Bes Sentivel, water works items, drayage, bridge work, cash advances, supplies, and various payments to individuals and firms such as The Cash Store, John Swan, Hob Pilawre, and W Ebert.
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Wits Alsowen Aveust
Ab. Laird
F. B. Leonard
Justice Pence
Beret
P. Lob
Ots
William Johns
Moharles
Rickey
Inti Co Te Frog
Stampa
M. Mahoney
A.B Burch
Pete Schuster
J. Lucey
Moyle
Haris
Crooker Gu
St Irehe
John Swan
Pilawre
W. Ebert
Interstate Commission Grants Major Express Rate Reductions
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered reductions costing express companies about 26 million dollars annually, roughly 16 percent of gross revenue, to take effect by October 15 1913. Executives warn clerical limits may prevent full compliance and seek possible time extension.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Dunan L. Roberts
United States Express Company
Roberts
Express
Big Irrigation Pact Ends 13 Year West Walker Suit
In Lyon County Nevada 125 water users accept two thirds of water stored in Alkali Lake reservoir ending a 13 year lawsuit costing millions. Rickey interests now Humphrey Moffatt and Union Cattle and Land gain remainder. Farmers pledge 50000 to irrigate 110000 acres as the reservoir starts. US Bureau of Mines conducts underground electricity tests for mining equipment.
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Reno
Nevada
Lyon County
Rickey
Humphrey & Moffatt
Union Cattle and Land Company
Humorous Anecdotes and Moral Reflections From Humble Speech
A temperance speaker recalls finding a drunken man in the gutter and offering care, sparking a listener’s approval. The piece also recounts Louis Agassiz’s prank with his wife’s stockings containing snakes and a family dinner moment where a boy teases about Mr Jackson, causing embarrassment.
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Louis Agassiz
Queen Mary Ends Gambling on Buckingham Palace Staff
Queen Mary halted a lottery for selecting maids to sail with her on the royal yacht at Cowes after unrest among servants. The housekeeper warned of possible mutiny as workers opposed lot drawing, which the Queen had previously endorsed. The order was rescinded and only two winners were among those chosen by the Queen.
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Mary
England
Buckingham Palace
Cowes
Lot
Lota
The Phantom Fire Ship of Cha leur bay
The London Telegraph reports a phenomenon near Cha leur bay New Brunswick described as a glowing airship seen before storms. Scientists offervanished explanations from St Elmo fire electrical phenomena to a local mystery with unclear cause and timing.
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Chaleur Bay
New Brupwick
St. Elmo Fry
Clileur Bay
London Telegraph
Instructional recital tip and plaster nail guidance
An old New York Post note jokes about a teacher guiding a scholar to bow on tiptoe to avoid waking the audience. A National Magazine snippet then describes driving a nail into plaster with two notches and glue for firm results once it hardens.
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New York Post
Notice of Homestead Claim Publication in Eureka Nevada
Department of the Interior land office notice from Carson City dated July 29 1913 announces William Sweeney of Eureka Nevada as a homestead applicant for a 79.45 acre tract in Sections and townships described, with final three year proof to extend the claim. Names Bart Cerratl William J Ebert John Blair Williams and Louis J Cons listed as witnesses with dates August 9 and September 18 1913 for publication and filing in Eureka County Clerk’s office.
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Department of the Inter U. & Land Office
Carson City
William Sweeney
Eureka
Nevada
Metes and Hounds
Copenhagen
Clurk
Kureka
Nevelo
Ax Wittesson
Bart Cerratl
Zoreka
William J. Ebert
John Blair Williams
Blair Nevada
Man at War Seizes British Officer as Shield
During the retreat to Charleston in the American Revolution Manning of Lee's legion cornered a fleeing British officer. He grabbed the officer by the collar and wrested his sword while using his body as a shield under heavy fire. The officer tried to name his titles before being declared the target.
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Harper's
Charleston
the Revoluton
Manning
Lee
Legion
Portions
Henry Barry
Bia
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State News
Calfornia State Commission
Wells-Fargo
Edison Patents
George Newell Lovejoy
Toacher
United States Bureau of Mines
Europe
America
Onuenki
Toowitc
McCiakies
Ulerk
Interstate Commission Acts
Grace
Jackson
Atom
Fred
Freddie
Mr. Jackson
Louw J. Cons
Rewister
Angelo Berrolo
Prop
Clace Kiveme
Pest Oiler
Eureka, Nevada
Eureks
Palisade
Aedana
Saterden
Pallande
H. D. Kesst
Roreks
Bureka& Palisade
Parcenters
Tate
Emarke
Bareks
Welmsdaye
Feidaya
Pamengers
Mineral Hill
Bastar
Paliande
Bureka Tassitays
Tluredays
Daturdays
Beltst
Zalow
Plummer Bros
MEW
THE
Eureka Brewery
Eurexa’s
Porutan
Main and
Clark Streets
Lani & Repetto
Pre
People’s Meat Market
Muton
Rudolph Zadow
Nevade
P.H. Hils
Mai Stuxer
Fuurxa, Nevana
Kareke
Leary
Onah Stare
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