Bank of Austin Closes Its Doors
The Bank of Austin halted business amid a July run and a lack of外outside funds while awaiting help from New York and San Francisco. Cashier J A Miller Jr stated deposits exceed debts to his father though loans secured by ranches and city property total about 281000 with 20000 cash on hand. Local merchants still accept Bank of Austin checks and confidence remains high as plans to reopen unfold.
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Austin
Bank of Austin
J. A. Miller, Jr
New York
San Francisco
Miller
Wingfield accused of bigamy after California marriage
San Francisco dispatch reports George Wingfield, Nevada millionaire, wed Miss Maude Murdock after a quiet ceremony at her father Robert Murdock’s home. A rival wife, Mrs. Wingfield No 1, claims she is the true spouse and that Wingfield abandoned her eight years ago. She threatens revenge and places a home at 133 South Whitney Avenue, San Jose, in dispute.
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San Francisco
Stewart Hotel
George Wingfield
Los Angeles
Nevada
Maude Murdock
Robert Murdock
United States National Bank
Wingfield No. 1
Stewart
Wingfield
Miss Murdock
St. Francis
Suggestion For The Next Legislature Nevada Statute Reform
The Virginia Enterprise urges Nevada to appoint a commission of capable lawyers to untangle the state statutes and harmonize the code. It argues that frequent amendments create misinterpretations and negligence, citing registration law as a recent example. A close vote could cause legal complications in a presidential year.
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Virginia
Nevada
Mining Dividends From 60 Mines Reach 24 Million This Year
Mining World tabulates seven months of 60 U S metal mines and works paying dividends totaling 24,894,541 amid low prices and reduced consumption. These firms with capitalizations from 100,000 to 100,000,000 have distributed 483,056,078 to shareholders since formation, producing a 121 percent return on issued capitalization of 398,481,630.
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United States
Harriman System Net Earnings in California Reach 15 Million
Southern Pacific Company told the State Board of Equalization that the Harriman system earned 15,382,200 dollars in California for the year ending March 1. Central Pacific showed a surplus of 6,573,184 dollars after expenses, contributing to the total Harriman earnings.
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Sacramento
California
State Board of Equalization
Southern Pacific Company
Central Pacific
Harriman
Inland Freight Route Plans Hit Nevada Ditches
Rend Aug 5 If plan by N R Fitzpatrick Assemblyman of Chorehill County Nevada goes ahead irrigation ditches will deliver homesteaded Government land freight competing with the Southern Pacific railroad Main ditch and tributaries would place about 400000 acres in direct touch with markets Southern Pacific currently runs a branch to Fallon in Oberehill County and is said to be highly profitable.
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Rend
N. R. Fitzpatrick
Chorehill County
Nevada
Southern Pacific Railroad
Fitzpatrick
Churchill County
Southern Pacific
Oberehill
Fallon
Harrinva Interesta
J Pierpont Morgan Receives Yale Honorary Degree
J Pierpont Morgan, noted financier and philanthropist, was awarded an honorary LL D at Yale commencement. Morgan wore cap and gown, greeted the moment with a hearty “Bully, bully,” as speakers praised his role in stabilizing business after a fall.
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J. M Pierpont Morgan
Yale
Roosevelt
Morgan
Uadrey
Alexander Magnus
Mong
Morgan Receives Honor Amid Crisis and Romance Revealed
The report describes Mr. Morgan earning public praise during a financial and military crisis while wearing a blue doctor’s hood at Yale. He sails for Europe after the event, confident on swift financial improvement. A later anecdote recounts a dramatic meeting with his second husband after tragedy and romance.
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Mr. Morgan
Dr. Hadley
Europe
Yale
Former Governor Budd Dies in Stockton
James H. Budd, former Governor of California and noted Democratic figure, died at his Stockton residence after a two week illness. Born in 1851 in Janesville Wisconsin, he moved to California as a youth, served in Congress from 1883 to 1885, and governed California from 1894 to 1898. White Pine News reports local support for W. N. McGill as a Republican governor candidate.
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Budd
Stockton
California
James H. Budd
Janesville
Wisconsin
Cafornia
White Pine News
White Pine
W. N. McGill
Smelter Trust To The Rear In Goldfield Nevada
The Rhyolite Herald says the Consolidated Company at Goldfield has developed a new process to extract gold from refractory ores. A $750,000 reduction plant is under construction, potentially making $3 ore commercially viable in Nevada and freeing the state from dependence on smelters.
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Consolidated Company
Goldfield
Nevada
Sagebrush
Why Mrs Sothern Seeks Divorce in Reno
In 1906 Virginia Harned raced from Atlanta to Chicago after a Grand In Atlanta show. She tried nightly calls to E H Sothern and learned of his attention to a beautiful actress at the Annex. Christmas revelation sparked a scene and the resulting Reno divorce suit.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Dispatch
Virginia Harned
Chicago
E. H. Sothern
Reno
Nevada
Miss Harned
the Grand
Camille
Sothern
A Stern Problem For Young Men
Hundreds of young men stand at life’s threshold seeking guidance on whether to squander talent or pursue work and education. The piece urges preparation, purpose, and persistence, warning that choosing a vague path leads to failure while opportunity exists everywhere to improve and succeed.
States receive 25 percent of forest receipts total 447063
Announcement shows that states containing National Forests will receive 25 percent of gross receipts, totaling 447063.79 for the year ended June 30, with Nevada allotted 4577.95. Funds are to be spent by counties on public roads and schools, offsetting reduced tax bases from forest lands.
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Nevada
Congress
Novel Water Supply From Desert via Animal Sweat
A Death Valley prospector describes a novel water harvesting method by letting burros perspire and collecting their sweat after covering them with blankets. He claims this yielded water for cooking and drinking during the trek. Governor Dickerson vows punishment for those who wrecked the State Bank. Truckee Carson farmers complain of insufficient time to pay for new land and water. Senator Nixon intervenes to seek better terms.
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Death Valley
Truckee-Carson Farmer's Association
United States
Truckee-Carson Irrigation Project
Nixon
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Pyrrpont Morgan
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Mrs. Sothern
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Roberts
Ormsby County
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the Brown Hotel
A. C. Florio
Scheeline Banking , Trust Co
H. Lewere
Milo C. McMillan
Ast
Richard Ryland
Daniel Meyar
Traut
Henderson Banking Company
Vior
Cashigr
Hleo
Eureka Brewery
Eureka’s
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
Hiram Johnson
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