Allies modify protocol as German sign expected soon
Unofficial Paris reports say the peace protocol is trimmed to ease German objections. The Hague would decide indemnity tying fleet destruction to tonnage delivery. Evacuation of Baltic provinces and potential coercive measures post signing are dropped. Noske cautions against signing while Berlin leaders weigh American participation and the Senate’s stance emboldens Germany.
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Salt Lake
United States Senate
League of Nations
Noske
Germany
Berlin
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Paris
Versailles
von Brockdorff-Rantau
Industrial Commission to Pay Voto for Lifetime
Nevada Industrial Commission members led by Chairman Smith and Dr. MacLean returned to Carson from White Pine County where they faced a suit by Nick Voto. Voto claimed a broken back and total disability from working at the Bly copper mine pit. the jury upheld his claim, ordering monthly payments of 44 and a half dollars for life unless a new trial is granted.
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Smith
MacLean
District Court
White Pine County
Carson
Nick Voto
Bly
Voto
Caterpillar Tractors Donated for Nevada Road Work
Two 75 horsepower Caterpillar tractors donated by the War Department to the Nevada State Highway Department were loaded in Reno. The state will pay about 500 for transport. each machine cost roughly 7000 originally. One tractor will widen the abandoned railroad grade between Las Vegas and Beatty, the other for general maintenance and contractor use on state road work.
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Carson News
War Department
Nevada State Highway Department
Reno
Las Vegas
Beatty
Mine Workers End Five Week Tieup With Return to Work
Indianapolis Dec 10 The United Mine Workers general committee voted to accept President Wilsons plan for immediate return to work while a wage settlement is sought by a commission. Telegrams were sent to about 4000 locals ordering men back. Operators and officials praised the accord, foreseeing a quick resumption of coal mining and shipments beginning Monday. The strike ended amid debate between radical and conservative elements led by John L. Lewis and William Green.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
John L. Lewis
William Green
Silver prospect scramble rages in Nevada mining boom
Nevada mine owners face growing demand from New York and Eastern buyers who sweep up silver prospects without cash. Operators say many good properties will find capital locally, and no real silver mines are listed for sale. San Francisco scouts expect some extravagant winter prices for early stage prospects.
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New York
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
Fallon Bay Rate Cut Moves 35000 Tons of Hay North
The freight rate on alfalfa hay from Fallon to Utah points falls to six dollars a ton aiding sale across Utah Idaho and Wyoming where drought hurt crops. About 35000 tons of surplus hay are expected to move from Fallon with profit to local farmers. Nevada producers lament earlier high rates that kept them from competing in this market.
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Wyoming
Mortana
Nevada
Nevada State News Highlights and Local Incidents
Thomas Fitch, writer and attorney, sues for divorce in Los Angeles after deser tion, while his younger wife counters with a non support complaint. Nevada Board of Education rules teaching experience may be substituted for professional training for high school certificates. Sparks Reno Red Cross kitchen closes after 16 months serving 29 608 meals to service members. Sheriff Clara Crowell retrieves Teddy Hansen from Battle Mountain. Austin sentence 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to beating a board bill. Mrs Ella Connel, paroled from Nevada penitentiary, in poor health and feared to be unable to enjoy freedom. relatives arrival anticipated in Carson. Excerpt from suffragette speech urges independence and raising daughters to do likewise. A man’s popularity may mask him as a scapegoat.
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Goafor
United States
Banate
Netada
Los Angeles
Croex
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Sparke-Reno Red Cross
Jteen
National Headquarters
Nera
Clara Crowell
Lander County
Battle Mountains
Teddy Hansen
Austin
Justice Court
Malloy
Ella Connel
Elko
Nevada
Carson
Postmasters Issued Rules for Holiday Parcels Handling
All postmasters nationwide have received instructions to refuse any parcels from the public that are improperly packed or insecurely wrapped. The directive emphasizes security during the holiday season to prevent damaged or endangered mail.
Oil shale value beyond oil eyed for power and heat
The Bike Free Press reports that oil shale may offer far more than crude oil, with potential for massive power plants and natural gas by products. It argues shale could heat homes, generate electricity cheaper than coal, and electrify rail lines and mining camps as coal becomes costly and scarce.
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Bike Free Press
Paraphrased Life Advice Fragments From A Woman’s Era
A collection of brief, aphoristic observations on manners gender roles and social expectations. The prose discusses packing time politeness fashion education relationships and public behavior with humorous, moralizing tone and old-fashioned perspective.
Recall of Carson River log drives and Longabaugh era
Sam Longabaugh died in Carson City last week reminding old-timers of the final Carson River log drive from Alpine County to Empire. Longabaugh joined Andrew Bryant and Mayo Bros. and helped move 300000 cords of wood during the late T0s flood season. He was a major timber operator in the Comstock era.
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Sam Longabaugh
Carson City
Carson River
Alpine County
California
Empire
Longabaugh
Andrew Bryant
Mayo Bros
Comstock
Alpine
Fallon Oil Fields Deemed Wildcat Claim Not True
Gardnerville Record Courier notes that reports of a flowing Fallon well were likely an attempt to spark excitement. The paper cautions the Fallon district has some activity off the main site but stresses the magnitude is unclear and a legitimate effort would require substantial capital and interest.
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Fallon
Gardnerville Record Courier
Birth Notice in Bureks England a Daughter December 1919
In Bureks Névade December 1919 a daughter was born to the wife of James Morris9a.
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Bureks, Névade
James
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