Three Rich Men Seek to Control Country
Rudolph Spreckels denounces a trio of powerful men shaping U.S. policy from behind wealth. He warns of concentrated finance governing elections and threatens to organize a national effort to curb such power, promising details upon return to New York in October.
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New York
Rudolph Spreckels
Francis J. Henry
San Francisco
United States
Spreckele
Mr. Spreckala
Ull
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
Wall Street
Washington
Yaloen
Oats
Lehall
Elko County Republicans Face Torn Vote Split in Las Vegas Nominee Race
The Elko County Republican scene is unsettled as Mosere Tabor and Williame threaten to divide the vote. Judge Thomas of Clark County seems poised to win the nomination if Clark and Lincoln Counties yield strong support for the Las Vegas candidate.
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Elko County
Mosere
Tabor
Williame
Thomas
Clark County
Clark
Lincoln
Las Vegas
Elopes With a Hobo in Salt Lake City
Rose Foster of Pioche Nevada fled with Frank Collier after disguising as a boy to marry him. They traveled with a hobo camp south of Salt Lake City where Collier allegedly mistreated Foster. Foster’s father plans to retrieve her and Collier faces vagrancy charges.
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Salt Lake City
Rose Foster
Pioche
Nevada
Mien Foster
Frank Collier
Anys
Collier
Pischo
Tera
Salt Lake
Jon
Written orders now required for liquor shipments by rail
On July 16 new rules on Southern Madtle lines require written orders for every liquor shipment. The rules, tied to a federal act, enforce penalties up to 5000 dollars or two years imprisonment for delivering to non consigness or fictitious recipients. Applies to interstate shipments only, not intrastate.
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Madtle
Lutral
Governor Rejects Penitentiary Plans At Carson
Acting Governor Dickerson as a Board member rejected the state penitentiary plans for Carson. He wants the proposals sent to the Legislature for acceptance or rejection. He cites that the plans were not drawn by the current State Engineer and were given to him by other parties. The Engineer has recommended refusing the plans and ordering new ones. This will delay construction as the site is prepared for building.
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Dickerson
Board of
Prison Directors
Carson
Hhis
Pew
New Judgment Ordered in Buchanan Versus Truckee River G E Co
Judge Farrington of the Federal Court reduced the damage award from 19490 to 12000 in the case of Mrs Buchanan against the Truckee River General Electric Company. The court also offered a new trial as an alternative. Plaintiff Mrs Bachman has not yet decided whether to retry or accept the reduced judgment. The suit centers on damages for the death of her husband, a lineman who died amid wires on Mill Street in Reno.
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Farrington
Mabel Buchanan
Truckoo River General Electric Company
Mra
Bachaoan
Truckee River General Electric Company
Husband
Mill Street
Reno
Rockerfeller taxes to whisky coinage of a half nickel
The Carson Land Office bans colored ribbons in documents to ensure legible copies. New rules require black or green ribbons and full compliance before entries can be recorded. Office chief Cohen praises improvements while warning of risk to applicants. Ray Harris launches National Miner near Winnemucca. Rockefeller’s doctors prescribe whisky baths and early bedtimes as his routine changes. A Ely woman Mrs. El G Austin commits suicide at her sister's home after years apart from her miner husband. Location notices and legal blanks offered by Sentinel.
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Carson Land Office
Louis J. Gotten
United States Land ‘Office
Carson
United States
Land Office
Register of the Land Office
Cohen
United States Land Office
Ely
Mra
el. G. Austin
Alex Nobler
Pleasant Valley
Acros
E. G. Austin
Dolly Varden
Austins
Austin
Jarbid
Forest Service
Hazen
Labor Union Plan Seen From Denver Convention
President Charles H. Moyer of the Western Federation disclosed a probable plan to form a national labor union merging the Western Federation of Miners the United Mine Workers of America and other unorganized workers. The announcement came just before the final adjournment of the federation's annual convention in Denver.
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Western Federation of Miners
United Mine Workers of America
Stopk Workers
Charles H. Moyer
Wester Federation
Denver
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Spreckles
National Organization
Rockefeller
Ray Harris
White Pine News
National Miner
National
Winnemucca
Cleveland, Olde
John D. Rockefalier
William Robort
the Sentinel
John D. Rockefeller
Palisade
Eureka
Ruby Hill
William Zadow
Main Street
Eureka, Nevada
B. Repetto
Y. Lani
Eureka Brewery
Eurexa’s
Porutan
Main and
Clark Streets
Lani & Repetto
the University
University High School
J. E. Stubbs
Reno, Nevada
G. M. Roberts Oggo
Bartlett
Spring Street
W. Mt ML Forster
Henry E. Mitchell
W. F. Burnett
Otolaa
ItoSand
Otto T. Williams
Data
Elko
Enderson Banking Company
Hleo
Seheeline Banking & Tut Ch, Vo, Nevad
General Banking
Trust Company
Business Exchange
Savings Department
Acta
James A. Rattazzi
Phi Hill
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