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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1921
Page
4
Arthur Brisbane notes President Harding's message includes reducing 1922 federal spending and proposals to curb bond issuance. He discusses Irish Free State formation, British solidarity, and a dramatic Edison fuel-wheel weapon concept. He laments bondholders and criticizes tax dodging Republicans while reflecting on Liberty bonds and seller losses.
Bernard Dixon Hynes foreman at the Elko Prince mine in Gold Circle Elko County died after a 150 foot fall through old workings while inspecting the winze Dougan Hynes supt. stepped on a defective plank causing Hynes to plunge. He suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries and died within an hour.
The Irish Free State emerges from extended negotiations in Downing Street as Ulster faces potential withdrawal within a month. The accord requires ratification by British and Irish parliaments, with a framework for self government and continued loyalty to the crown. Sinn Fein gains, Lloyd George shows leadership, and a hopeful path to peace and prosperity for Ireland and the empire is outlined.
Eureka County High School led Nevada in attendance with 98.9 percent last year, the best in the state. The district reports four and four tenths absence days per student, three tardy marks for the school, and a high junior and senior attendance in the latest month. Mary Boston, reporter.
Alfred Charts recounts Jacob Schaefer's 1876 Eureka appearance known as the Kansas grasshopper era. The tale describes a rough start with a boot blacking bag, a 500 potuta billiards match against Tony Jraker, and Schaefer fleeing by buggy toward Elko after a decisive run. The note dates from Carson City, Nevada, December 6, and is addressed to Harry B. Smith of The Chronicle.
The life story of Lord Mount Stephen traces a rise from poverty to emigration in 1950 to Canada. He helped found the Canadian Pacific Railway, led Bank of Montreal as president, and with Donald Smith and J. J. Hill built lines from St Paul to Winnipeg. He became a baronet in 1886 and a peer in 1891 before retiring to Brockett Hall. He shared much of his fortune with relatives.
In Chicago a wireless opera service enables amateur receivers to hear grand opera and stories transmitted from the Auditorium Theatre. Mary Garden directed broadcasts from Pittsburgh Newark and Springfield with weekday programs including weather reports and phonograph concerts. Sundays feature church sermons.
The piece explains how a shell creates a vacuum behind it and the air rushes to fill the space. It notes the shock and potential damage to aircraft traveling near a shell’s path and recalls wartime incidents where planes were brought down by such effects.
The excerpt describes a leaf insect called the Queer Leaf Insect that resembles foliage. It ranges from three inches to a fingernail length, hatches from square brown eggs, and blends with decayed leaf bits on twigs. The narrator notes its uncanny appearance, likening it to horror creatures.
Tonopah reports the Pahrump ranch sale totaling about 12 000 acres for Albert C Aitken of San Francisco The Pahrump Company linked to Southern Pacific executives sold amid water prospecting success including a 65 Nevada inches artesian flow from 525 feet The sale marks Nye County's largest recorded deal amid Boulder Canyon dam interest and ranch colonization plans by Aitken's buyer's party
For sale fancy packed apples Hellefeurs Pippins Pearmains and Winesapa at $3.00 a box. Parcel post prepaid EB R Elsley Box 242 Santa Cruz Calif. d 10 14 Lewitt blanks for sale at the Sentinel office.
A wandering tramp asks the farmer family for shelter in a yard near a bulldog. The dog and man size each other up while the farmer’s wife remains unsure if the dog will bite. The humorous exchange ends with uncertainty about the animal’s behavior.
A fragmented record notes an orderly discussion detailing actions to allow a set of gates or gates follow. The readable text indicates a formal meeting with unspecified attendees and dates. Additional context remains unclear due to fragmentary OCR.
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