Local items note travel, holidays, and business updates
On Saturday August 25 1917 Martin Etchemendy returned by train from the East with a shipment of spring lambs. Paul Irwin arrived from Duckwater last Saturday with fruit. Governor Boyle of Nevada proclaims Wednesday September 5 a legal holiday and urges saloon closures. J A Bailey and family visit from Garden Valley, with Mrs Amelia Fletcher and grandchildren. W A Moore reportedly buys the Raymond Gang dagilia ranch near Buck Station, 35 miles from Eureka. Gannon Hart advertising painting and decoration work for the Brown Hotel. Charles Priest returns to Eureka to review school openings set for September 4. Lowell Brossemer undergoes two surgeries in San Francisco for rib tumor and healing continues at the Children's Hospital with hopes to leave soon.
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Martin Etchemendy
Paul Irwin
Duckwater
Sentinel
Boyle
Nevada
J. A. Bailey
Garden Valley
Amelia Fletcher
W. A. Moore
Raymond Gangdagilia
Buck Station
Newark Valley
Eureka
Gannon & Hart
Elko County
Brown Hotel
Lowell Brossemer
Children’s Hospital
San Francisco
Soldier Boy Takes Bride in Elko Romance Wedding
A romance started in Elko when Clarence Smith of the California National Guard wed Miss Gard Ner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alex Gasdeen. The ceremony took place in Elko on Friday, tying together a couple whose courtside tale began months ago amid military life.
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Elko
Clarence Smith
California National Guard
Ee Gardner
Alex Gasdeen
Duty Lies in the East War Manifesto by Richmond Hobson
Richmond P Hobson argues for a factual war inventory of both sides to maximize US resources in the war. He outlines enemy strength, resources, and mobilization, lauds France at Marne, criticizes British behavior, and urges an American-led eastern front strategy with submarines, air power, ships, and cooperation with China and Russia to unite democracies under a global brotherhood.
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Richmond P, Hobson
United States
Roumania
Russia
Belgium
France
Europe
Balkans
The
Marne
von Kluk
England
Italy
Japan
America
China
Mediterranean
Proclamation by the Governor decrees Sept 5 1917 holiday
Governor Emmet D Boyle proclaims Wednesday September 5 1917 a legal holiday to honor Nevada communities sending contingents to the Army. He urges patriotic demonstrations, calls for all saloons to remain closed, and designates the day to recognize soldiers serving for Liberty.
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Nevada
Emmet D. Boyle
Emmet D. Boye
Nevada Press Comment and Farm Notes Highlight Nevada Progress
Nevada gains in agriculture and mining are urged to attract focused press coverage. Carson Weekly calls for publicity of agricultural prosperity and more local jobs. Nevada voters seek sufficient bullion to justify a mint refining plant, boosting employment. Elko Free Press notes fears of potato market over-supply but says current prices offer growers some protection.
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Carson Weekly
Nevada
Elko Free Press
United States
Allies Victorious Everywhere In Europe War Report
Daily dispatches show Allies advancing on multiple fronts with German forces pushed back near the Kiel canal and Wilhelmshaven. Italian gains at Isonzo, Verdun resistance held, Lens attacks by Canadians praised, and Romanian defenses at Fokshani Ocna cited as a lesson to Austrians.
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United States
Europe
Kiel Canal
Wilhelmshaven
Reno Gazette
Isonzo
Triest
War Office
Rome
Verdun
Petain
Lens
Fokshani
Ocna
Jassy
Moldavia
Tyrol
Swiss Alps
Wallachian
Germany
Once Overs and the Hidden Blame Within Families
A reflective piece argues that every family hides sins and that people who gossip about others often ignore their own misdeeds. It condemns harsh judgment and urges self examination of private faults before judging friends or relatives.
Train Wreck Blame Placed on Three Crew Members
A committee probing the Hafed head-on wreck near Sparks last Tuesday assigns responsibility to Engineer F A Cruse Conductor J Ewing and Engineer Louis Rasmussen. The disaster killed four crew members including L Rasmussen Ed House Griffen and T J Dwyer among others.
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Hafed
Sparks
F. A. Cruse
Ke J. Ewing
Louis Rasmussen
L. Rasmussen
En Fener
Ed House
Hi. F
Griffen
T. J. Dwyer
New York Cen Discloses War Time Measures and Events
Nations heat up as the New York Cen reports a Siberian residence for Nicholas Romanoff, dock fires in Brooklyn causing a million dollar loss, and warnings on draft evaders. Crowder shifts National Army dates to September 19 and October 3.
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Nicholas Romanoff
Tobolsk
Siberia
Brooklyn
Logg Cherry
New York City
Virginia City draft board certifies 21 men for service
A local draft board in Virginia City has certified 21 men for U S Army service from two calls. The action reflects the community’s contribution to military mobilization and marks the number successfully processed for enlistment from the period.
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United States Army
Virginia City
Elko County issues second call for 400 men
Elko County issues a second call for 400 men to meet its quota of 150. The first call for 90 men failed to reach the required half, prompting renewed recruitment. Readers are invited to subscribe to the Sentinel at 3 dollars.
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Elko County
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Man
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Chicago
Forest Service
Washington
Arthur M. Allen
Department of Justice
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Hiram Johnson
Senate
Senator Johnson
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Gannow & Hart
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