Town News and Labor Day Festivities Planned in Tuscarora
Nevada brief reports a Park's Station proprietor injured with several broken ribs after a Saturday assault. Tuscarora residents announce Labor Day games literary exercises and races inviting all to join. Goldfield Consolidated Water secures Rabbit Springs control boosting city supply to 100000 gallons daily, surpassing former Columbia Water output. A large artesian well near Minden on the Dangberg tract yields 200 gallons per minute and 140 foot depth promising irrigation for 100 acres. Sugar beet viability noted in Humboldt valley with Nova Sugar chief Fred Heinze urging 600 acres of beets for Lovelock factory. Italian track worker J Monui killed in Elko area while riding a speeded railcart. A dynamite blast damages Mina residence of Jacob Ready. Austrian Camille Valentine admits planting the device as a joke and had robbed the house.
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Tuscarora
Goldfield Consolidated Water Company
Goldfield
Rabbit Springs
Columbia Water Company
Carson Valley
Laybourn
Minden
Dangberg Company
Jacob Ready
Mina
Ready
Tone
Camille Valentine
Valentine
Fish deaths spark dam controversy near Beowawe
The Eureka County game warden case escalates as reports claim a dam on the Bombolde river east of Beowawe lacks a fish ladder and that dynamite explosions on a nearby side track killed hundreds of fish. A railroad worker corroborates no ladder and says dynamite blasts occurred under the dam, fueling claims of environmental harm.
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Eureka County
Beowawe
Bombolde
Aleu
Eiko
Lnter
Kareks
Japansae
Eiko Free Press
Midland 40 pathfinder sets transcontinental route to Pacific
W A Peck head of the Midland auto party reports the 9045.5 mile Midland 40 pathfinder completed the route from the Mississippi River to San Francisco in 14 hours 87 minutes averaging 215 mph. The journey charted a road via Denver Glenwood Springs Eureka Ely Reno to Sacramento opening a new coast to coast highway for motorists attending the Panama Pacific exposition in 1919.
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Sanrink
W. A. Peck
Eareka
Midland 40
Transcontinental Pathfinder
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Moline
Clinois
Midland Motor Company
Plain Roads
Midland
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Tennessee Pass
Holy Cross Forest Reserve
Bosca Vista
Glenwood Springs
Grand Janction
Utah
Utah Desert
Ely
Eureka
Nevada
Reno
Sacramento
Indians Wanted in Public Schools Debate at Lovelock
In Lovelock Nevada November August 17 the Indian Department asks local trustees to admit Piute children to public schools with white students, facing white parent opposition. Government Agent OC H Ailender circulates a petition and promises another teacher if integration proceeds.
Bank Receiver Laments Value of Nye & Ormady Assets
Thomas G. Lockhart, receiver of the defunct Nye and Ormady County Bank, says in a Goldfield Trip interview that he sees no way to aid depositors or recover assets. He describes most claims as worthless, notes loans secured only by IOUs, and recalls prior asset plundering. He admits hopes of saving depositors faded as he investigated reckless lending.
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Nye & Ormady County Bank
Thomas G. Lockhart
Positors
Big Alfalfa in Elko County sparks county pride
South Fork rancher J. J Hylton grows alfalfa over five feet long on land cultivated 10 12 years. Elko Independent notes Nevada shows what it can do and invites ranchers to compete. An average of one auto passes Eureka daily between the coast and inland.
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Elko County
Squiers
South Fork
Elko
Nevada
J. J Hylton
Bin
Eureka
Carnegie Emerges As Key Player In Steel Trust Deal
W C Temple of Pittsburg testifies before the Senate Steel Trust inquiry detailing monopolistic aims and exact business shares. He reveals Carnegie offered Frick 160 million for steel plants, Morgan rejected it, and six months later the trust paid Carnegie 500 million to buy him out. Temple notes Carnegie’s nerve and foresight, calling him the true hero as the committee adjourns to October with Carnegie and Morgan set to testify again.
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W. C. Temple
Pittsburg
Senate
Steel Trust
Stel Plate Association
Steel Plate Association
Combine
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie
Frick
J. Pierpont Morgan
Temple
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Morgan
Saalt Lake
Dividends Reward Nevada Miners Amid Comstock Hope
Goldfield Tribune notes two Nevada miners recently paid dividends to stockholders after years of neglect. One company associated with Manhattan camp and another linked to the Mexican on the Comstock lode each distributed profits, marking the first time Mexicans received a dollar in such profits on the Comstock. The measure is seen as a sign of revival and a climax to earlier hopes.
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Goldfield Tribune
Nevada
Manhattan
Comstock Lode
Comstocks
Potash Industry Emerges in Nye County Nevada
Nye County Nevnan plans a new potash mining industry near Blue Eagle, with 96 Goldfield Tonopah men funding a $7000 drill to test surface ore. Ground sits two miles from the Locke ranch, water available for purification, and 120 claims have been taken. Congress has funded $10,000 for Nevada potash research as demand rises for fertilizer and smokeless powder. Potential large water-rich deposits could spur Ely Goldfield railroad development.
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Nevnan
Blue Eagle
Aail
Joe Saboro
Martin Horton
Ralph Irwin
Eugene Locker
Tonopah
Locke Ranch
Germany
Congress
Nevada
Railroad Valley
Ely-Goldfield
Drowning of Southern Pacific Foreman At Sparke
HL E Masten foreman for Southern Pacific yards at Sparke drowned Sunday afternoon in the Truckee river near Vista below Sparks. He waded into a deep hole and was pulled under as water filled his rubber boots. His body was recovered from the pool later. He leaves a widow in Sparks.
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HL. E. Masten
Southern Pacific Yarda
Sparke
Truckee
Vista
Sparks
Nevada Copper Company reports dip in quarterly production
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company of Ely Nevada reports for the quarter ended June 30 1911 a deficit after dividends of 6133. The deficit follows payment of 749 889 in dividends and 136 991 depreciation. Net earnings 266 and surplus after dividends before depreciation 136 878. Production fell to 10 077 005 pounds from 15 803 748 in prior quarter and 15 698 595 in late 1910. Ore milled averaged 1.59 percent with low grade ore kept to avoid waste. A write down of 25 826 from the metal price reserve to 194 cents low er than current prices contributed to the deficit. First basic lined converter slated Aug 1. Undivided profit 2 159 410 and surplus 9 059 158. Boston News Bureau.
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Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
Ely
Nevada
Boston News
Bai Au
Means Much to All Ore Treating Plants
Arthur B. Parson, metallurgical expert for the Tonopah Mining Co, traveled from Tonopah to Salt Lake City to confer with Attorney White about Alden H. Brown's patent suit. Brown claims a cyanide ore stamping and leaching process infringes his patent, with a commission expected to seek testimony in the case in the coming weeks. If Brown prevails, mills nationwide could face tributes, a claim echoed by engineers noting the process has long been in use without patent.
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Arthur BR. Parson
Tonopah Mining Company
Salt Lake
Tonopah
White
Philadelphia
Alden H. Brown
Brown
Parsons
Brown Waoaeada
Mill
Almont
Deseret News
Pastor Beaten Then Leaves Goldfield on First Train
Rev L Snyder former Goldfield Presbyterian pastor was attacked by miner Erwin Baker who struck him with a pistol and threatened to shoot. Police intervened and both Baker and his wife were arrested. Baker declined to prosecute as he and his wife reconciled. Snyder agreed to depart town on the fast train. he had been dismissed from the Goldfield church weeks earlier amid scandal.
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Iolaneia
Nevasa
Ang
Redding L. Snyder
Goldfield Presbyterian Church
Erwin Baker
Snyder
Baker
Partion
Ely Workers Set for Big Pay Day Saturday
The White Pine district expects a substantial payroll boost as mines at Ely and Motil disburse around 250000 in coin. Nevada Northern Railway plans to add 25000 to its workers on Tuesday, signaling rising employment and improved conditions along the line.
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Ely
Motil
Nevada Northern Railway Q Company
Miners Wage Increase At Bisbee Morenci
Phelps Dodge and Co advanced miners wages in Bisbee and Morenci from 1.50 to 3.75 per day effective August 1. The Old Dominion Co of Globes followed with a similar raise. The Bisbee and Morenci mines had suspended Sunday work previously, and the wage rise aims to offset this. Legal blanks for sale at the Schwartz office.
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Arizona
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Bisbee and
Morenci
Olt Dominion Co
Phelps Dodge
Old Dominion Co
University of Nevada Reno High School Prey to Certificates
Fragmentary text references University High School and Nevada roles with certificates, mentions J.B. Stublin in Reno and general supervision by faculty. Content is unclear but points to a university and school certificate context in Reno Nevada.
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University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Witdress Preidgy J.B. Stublin
Reno
Nevada
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