Strike ends in San Jean district mining area
The San Jean District Miners Association session at Ouray Colorado on November 30 ended the strike in the district. it began September 1 1900. President Charles H Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners says the strike was called off because Telluride district posted notices granting an eight hour work day and a minimum daily wage of 3 dollars starting December 1. He notes no conference with owners or operators and predicts most mines and mills at Telluride and Ophir will be running at full capacity with the best workers in the West within sixty days.
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San Jean
Miners’ Association of Session
Ouray
Col
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Miners’ Association
Telluride
Ophir
Suit Over Money Lent Draws-New York Sensation
Herbert D. Newton of Brookline Massachusetts sues Mrs Cassie Chadwick of Cleveland Ohio for 190800 claiming she borrowed money with promise of repayment aided by alleged 5 million in bonds placed in trust by Reynolds Wade Park Banking Company secretary treasurer. Several banks join with total 267500 in claims. The case attracts wide attention.
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New York
Herbert D. Newton
Brookline
Mass
Cassie Chadwick
Cleveland
Chadwick
Newton
Looks Bad for Weber as Cash Found in Shed
A November dispatch reports $6000 linked to the Placer County bank robbery found buried in a five-pound Jard can in a cow shed on Adolph Weber’s property. Weber is charged with parricide and now with bank robbery. ownership of the recovered money remains disputed as part of the Weber estate until proven otherwise.
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Weber
Auburn
Cal
Placer County
Weber Place
Adolph Weber
Preacher Fires at Judge in San Francisco Court
A street preacher named A. E. Selby entered Judge Hebbard's San Francisco courtroom last Monday and fired at the judge, missing by about half an inch. Weeks earlier Hebbard had granted Mrs. Selby a divorce from Selby, who then threatened to kill the judge.
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A. E. Selby
Government raids crack fake medicines in Chicago
Chicago reports federal detectives and Chicago police raiding outfits that makeshift medicines claim to heal. Five arrests follow as doctors and chemists show triethylate and aristol substitutions proved dangerous. Inspector Campbell warns the fraud is nationwide and many lives may have been lost.
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Chicago
Washington
Chicalf Police
Virgil Coblentz
Columbia University
Campbell
Stuart
Jews Aid Danes Help Russian Emigres to America
A Copenhagen dispatch reports Herr Cludestadt and other Jews form an organization to assist Russian Jews emigrating via Danish ports. Funds are raised to support passage and provide start up upon arrival, with an estimated 10,000 emigrants leaving Denmark this year. The Hamburg-American line plans a new service to Copenhagen Gothenburg Christiania and the Norwegian coast to ease the traffic. The Salvation Army buys Lytton Springs in Santa Rosa Valley Sonoma County California for 10000 dollars to subdivide into small fruit farms for poor families following Soledad and Amity plans. Commander Booth Tucker aims to place families on farms to relieve city congestion, asserting the cosy program will work if payments are kept up.
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Copenhagen
Herr Cludestadt
America
Denmark
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Gothenburg
Christiania
Norway
Lytton Springs
Santa Rosa Valley
Sonoma County
Cal
Salvation Army
Booth Tucker
Soledad
Amity, Cole
Cosy
Lolita Armour Returns From Europe Nearly Cured
New York dispatch reports Lolita Armour the Chicago heiress arrived back from Europe today after treatment by Dr Lorenz for congenital hip dislocation. She is almost entirely cured with her limp barely perceptible.
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Lolita Armour
New York
Chicago
Lorenz
Europe
Large pension roll tops Civil War era records
The report notes over one million names on the pension roll, the largest total since the Civil War. It cites a San Francisco vote total of 67 770, 24 024 more than three years ago, and mentions Mrs Rosa Snyder arrested in Denver on warrants charging her with buying votes. It also covers a French appeal to resume New Year card exchanges, a tidal wave disaster near Celebes, California tax amendments, and other international notes.
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San Francisco
Rosa Snyder
Denver
Col
Port Arthur Assault In Progress As War Rages
Chinese and Japanese dispatches from Chefoo and Tokio report ongoing assault on Port Arthur begun November 26 and continued November 27 with severe fighting. Chinese claim a train of wounded reached Dalny and all prisoners captured, while Japanese HQ notes progress from trenches toward the summit and a fierce battle ongoing into the night. The capture of 203-Meter Hill is announced in a later Tokio update.
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Chefa
Port Arthur
Dalny
Tokio
Imperial
No Freight For Tonopah In Western Rail Shutdown
From Reno last Monday comes a notice that after November 29 the Southern Pacific Company will not receive freight destined for Tonopah or Goldfield except for essential mining camp needs. The move follows severe congestion between Reno and Tonopah, with 300 cars idle on sidings and more waiting. Tonopah Railroad has added cars but cannot meet demand, risking winter food supply for thousands in the camps.
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Reno
Southern Pacific Company
General Freight
San Francisco
Tonopah
Goldfield
Mound House
Jumbo Mining case moves to Supreme Court in Carson
The Jumbo Mining Company litigation advances as the Supreme Court in Carson issues a writ of certiorari and prohibition seeking to review Judge Murphy’s receiver appointment. Judge Murphy must appear December 31 to show cause why the receiver order should not be vacated while the prohibition is refused. Ford v Taylor seeks transfer to the U.S. District Court in Carson, date pending.
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Jumbo Mining Company
Supreme Court
Carson
John McKane
Kenrick
C. D. Taylor
Esmeralda
Murphy
J. G. Ford
D. Taylor
United States District Court
Cavern in Nevada Attracts Explorers Of Hidden River
E L Magruder of Sioux City exploring a vast cave along the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railroad line about 60 miles west of Caliente Nevada. He reports towering stalagmites and stalactites, six to seven crystalline chambers, and a deep abyss with running water. He plans to measure depth and trace the river source for Harriman and Senator Clark.
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Nevada
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Calientes
Lincoln County
E. L. Magruder
Sioux City
E. H. Harriman
W. A. Clark
Montana
Magruder
State News Briefs From Nevada and Nearby Areas
William H. Rouse a former Oakland commission merchant died at Goldfield last Sunday. Attorney General Sweeney of Carson bought a $1300 lot on Main Street during a Goldfield visit. Nickel properties south of Lovelock in Humboldt County resume after a two year rest. Father Morrissy of DeLamar Lincoln County died in Queenstown Ireland en route home. Seven Sumpter Oregon livery teams pass Winnemucca bound for Tonopah to start a business. San Francisco Underwriters issue new lower insurance rates for Elko. Jesse Winters daughter, about years old, accidentally shot her foot at White Rock Elko County. Milo Rippett mental illness and confinement after sickness, Lincoln County. James Grant, former Elko resident, died at Sandstone Colorado. he lived with daughter Mrs James Beese last Summer. Piute Indians take over vacant houses in Wadsworth after Southern Pacific cut the line. The Chicago Record-Herald notes a senator refusing to buy votes with a post office. Postmaster General bans guessing contest schemes from mail as lotteries.
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William H. Rouse
Oakland
Cal
Goldfield
Sweeney
Carson
Main Street
Lovelock
Humboldt County
Morrissy
DeLamar
Lincoln County
Queenstown
Ireland
Sumpter
Oregon
Winnemucca
Tonopah
San Francisco
Elko
Jesse Winters
White Rock
Elko County
Milo Rippett
Salt Lake
James Grant
Sandstone
Col
North Fork
James Beese
Tut
Colorado
Coyote Bill De Ford Arrested for Cattle Stealing in Elko
South Fork trapper William De Ford known as Coyote Bill is jailed in Elko County on cattle stealing charges. He reportedly shot at a cow, then killed a steer owned by Hardesty Brothers, skinned and partly burned the carcass, and discarded ears, waddle, and brand later found by Charles Crane to be used as evidence.
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William de Ford
South Fork
Elko County
Coyote Bill
Elko
Free Press
Hardesty Brothers
Charles Crane
DeFord
Waddle
Brand
Mr. Crane
Secretary withdraws lands for irrigation in several states
The Interior Department announces land withdrawals for irrigation across multiple states. Nevada gains 23,040 acres, California 15,440 acres, Wyoming 15,760 acres, and Montana 46,000 acres withdrawn from disposal. The action covers all forms of disposal.
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Nevada
Secretary of the Interior
California
Wyoming
Montana
North Star Mining Wins Court Favor in Carson
The United States District Court at Carson ruled on Monday in favor of North Star Mining Company in a long-running dispute over the Toropah property and title. Judge Hawley delivered the decision, ending years of litigation.
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North Star
North Star Mining Lang
Toropah
Jude Hawley
United States
Carson
Orig Star Mining Company
Death of Mrs A M McDonald on Prince Ward Island
Mrs A M McDonald of Chevy Creek died in Boston pneumonia after returning with her husband to Prince Ward Island. She resided in White County for years and is survived by her husband, a son, a daughter, and a sister, Mrs Alice McDonald of Ey. Born in a Street Car a baby girl was born in a San Francisco Fillmore street car Sunday night to Annie Jennings on her way to Al Maternity Hospital.
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A. M
A.D. McDonald
Chevyl Creek
Prince Ward Island
Boston
White County
Alice McDonald
San Francisco Fillmore
Mn Annie Jennings
1750
Strees
al Maternity Hospital
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