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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1915
Page
2
State hotel inspector J J Meyers recalls the so called nose bag tourist who travels with a sack of doughnuts and scavenges along the route from Bangor to California. He cites an example at Milford where a heavyset traveler rejected a hotel meal in favor of ice cream and a toothpick snack on the platform.
Nevada reports include Alexander C. Young's Sacramento arrest for fraudulent checks and a lawsuit against seven firms over city license payments. J Warren Sutton named to adjust Humboldt County valuations. Wool shipments to the East rise amid price hopes. W Montie Gwinn sold 42 000 pounds in Boise. Utah homesteaders settle near Elko County lines. Penitentiary records show 157 admissions in 18 months, including six Nevadans and three Indians. One Nevadan released on new trial.
Nye County presents a total assessment of 7 233 000 with Tonopah contributing 2 139 000. The tax rate is set at 2 68 per hundred dollars of assessed value.
From trusted sources the Bourse Gazette reports Emperor William via the Danish king proposed peace terms to Russia. The Czar rejected any peace negotiations, while Russia reiterates its resolve to fight to a finish and Warsaw’s evacuation is cited as evidence of Moscow’s strategic endurance. General Mikhnevetch supports Russia’s stance against German advances.
One fifth of last year’s 469 students came from California and 117 scholars were enrolled from outside Nevada. Of these 89 were from California with 66 in the regular four year colleges. The university emphasizes close faculty contact and modern teaching equipment. Opening August 30, attendance expected to exceed prior records.
Nevada boards of school trustees will buy books directly from publishers or their Reno depository, cutting costs by 15 to 33 percent. The change ends local dealer purchases and aims to reduce annual school book spending from about 10 000 dollars to 8 000 dollars.
State Printer Farnsworth and Deputy Superintendent Palmer visited Virginia City. Comerford will replace Palmer as Deputy Superintendent on September 1, and Palmer is expected to become Virginia City schools principal. Board of School Trustees to meet soon for announcements.
William H. Marsh reports 142 610 registered cars in California with two days of unusually heavy activity. At closing on August 3 total receipts reached 1 890 747 99 dollars as 24 474 motorcycles and 16 734 chauffeurs were also recorded by the department.
London reports Russia fights to break Austro German cordon in Poland while Allied forces press to open the Dardanelles. Since Saturday a steady stream of British troops landed on Gallipoli and clash continues along the Krithia road with Australian and New Zealand units aiding fresh forces to the north.
Australian and New Zealand forces advanced yesterday and tripled the area they held on the Krithia road area with northern comrades aiding but not widening progress. Meanwhile the French battleship St Louis silenced Turkish batteries on the Asiatic shore, taking five guns out of action. Reports say Von Sanders is relieved, to be replaced by the Grand Duke of Mecklenberg as Enver Pasha directs operations.
The American minister to Santo Domingo, James Mark Sullivan, faces resignation after a commission led by Senator James D. Phelan critiques his conduct. The panel cites a disparaging letter about Santo Domingo’s people but clears Sullivan of integrity charges and notes reforms he enacted.
Harry Ramsey, a prominent mining man with large Nevada holdings, dies at his Oakland home after several months illness. He owned one of Mendocino County's largest ranches and was widely known in California and Nevada for his mining interests and business leadership.
London reports wide circulation of a government rumor of military successes affecting Russia. Baltic German advances push near the Dvina from Riga to Dvinsk with Petrograd within 300 miles, threatening a major push toward the Russian capital as Austro German plans unfold.
Paris Aug 12 The civil tribunal of the Seine sequestrated the property of German millionaire Heer Jeilinek. The estate consists mainly of real estate in Paris and the Riviera and is valued at about 40 million dollars.
In France Tommy Atkins finds rare leisure moments amid war duties. A photographer captures human interest scenes beside the constant tally of wartime carnage, illustrating life behind the lines and the personal side of service.
The article offers a quiet aside on a French peasant girl selling sweets to British soldiers in France and notes about forty grape species worldwide, with over half in North America. It highlights the variety and wild growth of grapes across diverse North American regions.
Perl Mickel a deserter from the United States navy was brought to King Montello by Duke Lundell and confronted by George W. Fox who identified him as the man who had attempted to assault a woman at her home yesterday. Mickel admitted guilt when Mrs. Fox spoke and asked for an immediate hearing. He said he will plead guilty and face long confinement at the state penitentiary.
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