Deportation of Anarchists Clouded by Immigrant Debate
The United States deports a group of anarchist aliens en route to a Russian port amid calls for stricter immigration laws. The Salt Lake Tribune praises the deportations as Congress passes a bill to remove aliens tied to anarchist organizations. Critics warn of harsher citizenship rules and broader suppression of radical groups as a cleansing effort accelerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ellis Island
America
Salt Lake Tribune
Congress
House of the Immigration Committee
Goldmans
Berkmans
Martenses
Emptying the Prison In Elko Board Parole Debate
Nevada press argues the pardon board will soon be idle as the state penitentiary empties with one more board meeting. It questions court decisions to send criminals to prison and suggests the Legislature tighten pardon board powers after cases fail to receive parole or clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko Free Press
Board of Pardons
Pardon Board
Mining Taxes Count Heavy for 1917 Revenue
Humboldt Star reports mining industry taxes in 1917 totaled about 770 million dollars, roughly five percent of national corporate taxes. It notes excess profits and war taxes may add nearly 200 million more once the revenue department interprets laws, underscoring mining's value to the union and western labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt Star
Revenue Department
Union
West
High Prices Hit the Press in Gardnerville
Gardnerville Record Courier notes rising costs hit newspapers as newsprint and mills push higher rates. editors warn consumers and merchants yet to fully pass expenses along while operations strain under sustained price increases.
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Gardnerville Record Courier
Local Brevities From Eureka District
James Slack seeks a business location in Carlin while Ulysses Lani visits Eureka relatives from Biko. Numerous residents arrive, depart or travel for holidays, with mining talks, new heat system at the Eureka Theatre, a Nob Hill Fire Company masquerade, and a near mishap when a child drinks coal oil.
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James Slack
Carlin
Burka
Ulysses Lani
Biko
Eureka
Miss Rose Curto
W. R. Gray
W. Molter
Holly Extension
H. Santina
Elke
Vinnie Mernaldo
Oakland
California
Ray Swick
Lamoule Valley
Joseph Connor
Tonopah
al Dees
Nob Hill
Lyman Fulton
Stanford University
Eureka Theatre
Eureka-Nevada Mining Company
Liberty Tunnel
Prospect Mountain
Clotilde Biale
Tony De~paoli
Polytechnic Business College
Nob Hill Fire Company
I. T. Handley
New York
England
Wesmoreland
J. C. Guerran
Guerran
Tuscarora
F. H. Bird
Holly Extension Company
W. A. Moore
George
Newark Valley
How Our Milk Is Used in U S Agriculture
Estimates by the United States Department of Agriculture show that 7.905 billion pounds of milk produced annually are used in this way. Forty four and a half percent goes to human food, 36 percent becomes butter, 4.5 percent desserts, 4.5 percent canned milk, 4 percent for ice cream, 4 percent for feeding calves and hogs, and 2.6 percent is lost to shrinkage and waste in dairying.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Nevada State News highlights and incidents in Fallon Reno and state
Nevada State News reports Nels Lene of Grand Point fined 160 for selling homemade goods. Fallon Fraternal Hall plans a large lodge. Cold spell delays Fallon drilling. Dr W L Kistler of Sparks undergoing Pasteur treatment after rabid dog bite. Holden Mining to build a 250 ton mill at Tuscarora. Reno police target mothers of I W W and others. Mrs Candido Mestraina of Austin burned to death in a store fire caused by gasoline explosion. Census taker pay debate limits applicants in Southern Nevada per Mrs Murdoch. Oscar H Grey former Nevada Secretary of State read in Washington. Lovelock creamery under review by Fay F Dean of Santa Clara. Sixteen cattle drowned near Lovelocks in Humboldt River during extreme cold. Eight year old Iride Silyavist dies in Reno hotel after arriving from Italy. Southern Pacific inspectors support tuberculine cattle fund adequacy. Since October state paid nearly 10000 to farmers for losses after inspections.
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Nevada State News
Nels Lene
Grand Point
Fraternal Hall Association of
Fallon
W. L. Kistler
Sparks
Reno
Holden Mining and Milling Company
Tuscarora
Candido Mestraina
Austin
Nevada
Mra
Murdoch
Goldfield
Oscar H. Grey
Virginia City
United States
Washington
Treasury Department
Lovelock
Fay F. Dean
Santa Clara
Cal
Frank Tessier
Humboldt River
Lovelocks
Ariak
Tessier
Italy
Iride Silyavist
Southern Pacific
Truckee
Special
War Time Farming by British Army Proved Profitable
A British army agricultural report shows home forces occupied 6658 acres thriving with $50 per acre profits. In France soldiers cultivated vast tracts yielding vegetables worth over $2.5 million, Mesopotamia irrigation fed self sufficient veg crops and grain valued at $16 million, while Saloniki fronts harvested crops saving about 62 000 tons of shipping by supplying their own needs.
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British Army Agricultural Committee
Home Forces
France
Saloniki
Railroads to be returned to owners March first
Washington reports that government control of the nations railroads will end March 1 unless Congress fixes an earlier date. President Wilson issued a proclamation setting March 1 as the return date and dissolving the American Railway Express Company by March 1. Congress leaders generally approve the move despite pending legislation.
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Washington
4 & War Mendure
Congress
Wilson
American Railway Express Company
Adams, American
Wells Fargo and Southern
White House
Nevada to grow cotton next year in Southern Nevada
Southern Nevada will begin commercial cultivation of Egyptian long staple cotton next year. Director Norcross of the Agricultural Extension Division notes strong farm demonstration yields in 1918 and 1919 and states that Pima long staple cotton can be grown over large areas in the Moapa, Las Vegas, and Virgin River valleys. A cotton-growing company in the Imperial Valley has acquired land near Las Vegas to plant 300 acres in 1920, with more planted by others in the Moapa valley.
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Nevada
Norcross
Agricultural Extension Division
Moapa
Las Vegas
Virgin River
Imperial Valley
California
Winterwood
Merrill
Moapa Valley
Goodyear Company
Los Angeles
New British Steel Discovery Sparks Secrecy Clash
A British subject claims a novel steel making method enabling a harder alloy and weapons potential. The inventor, Professor John Oliver Arnold, seeks confidentiality while American metallurgists race to patent a superior molybdenum steel, with officials wary of wartime advantages and secrecy.
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Harding Steel
Great Britain
John Oliver Arnold
British War Office
Nevada 1919 Crop Report Highlights Sharp Declines
The 1919 Nevada crop report by M. M. Justin notes an auspicious start but later drought and high temperatures reduced yields. Oats and potatoes fall furthest below average, spring wheat acreage drops push down value, alfalfa prospers, hay less affected, and Humboldt upper country suffers most. Stock and lamb conditions steady. calves scarce and wool bounty higher than prior year.
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Nevada
M. M. Justin
Utah
Humboldt
London Dance Hall Charges Sixpence For Partners
London faces a novel feature as a West End hall offers dance partners at sixpence each. Large enclosures are reserved for girls without partners while male dancers select partners for a half hour of dancing.
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London
West End
Water wagon now used only for sprinkling
The water wagon is designated for sprinkling and not for riding. This change restricts its use to irrigation tasks and maintenance duties. No riding or passenger transport is allowed, aligning with safety and equipment care policies.
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J. R. Tognant
Red Cross
American Legion
F. L. Torres
Eureka-Croesus Mining Company
Europe
Gion of
Reikeay
Broadway
Rnlroads
NOB Hill Fire CO
Dave Morris
Morse Robert Lucey
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