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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
2
Entry recorded at the Eureka Post Office as a Second Class Matter. The notice lists the name Foruiwed Evert Artemat St BB Seilimann and notes mailing handling within the Second Class category.
The Ely Mining Expositor prints a 36 page holiday edition highlighting White Pine County resources and development with maps, colored inks, and views of Ely and nearby mines. The White Pine News and Reno Journal also issue festive retrospectives on mining, industry, and Reno prosperity. Jeff Webbes Gaming Debt: Charles Stout and Charles Miller sue James Jefferies for 2500 tied to a July 1905 promissory note for a flyer at a Reno roulette wheel during the Hart-Root fight referee event.
Nevada Smelters and Mines Corp and E L Fletcher recently bought the Tybo mines for 260000 and plan dewatering pumps to reach 200 foot levels. 700000 to 800000 tons of ore are blocked out, expected to yield over 25 per ton, with a railroad to run within four miles. The property is described as a large potential producer with silver lead and some gold. Separately, Internal Revenue orders halt sale of denatured alcohol by druggists, affecting retailers of spirits.
Washington December 24 The War Department ordered that in purchasing horses for the cavalry the use of white or grey animals be prohibited as their colors interfere with dress and equipment. Specialists for eye ear nose and throat Drs Barkin and Sowall are now located at 1700 California Street corner Van Ness Avenue San Francisco California
President Roosevelt on his Panama trip kept to a practical style, eschewing formal gear. He walked the canal site in rubber boots, spoke with laborers, and observed tools from shovels to the massive steam shovel removing earth.
President Roosevelt climbed into a giant machine to inspect its workings and rode a work train through the Culebra cut. He then visited the battleship Louisiana, speaking with the crew and shoveling coal in the stokers’ quarters where his first try spilled coal on an officer’s uniform.
Bakersfield California December 22 L B Hicks the miner trapped 60 feet underground for fifteen days in a Edison Electric Power tunnel was rescued at 1125 p m He and five fellow workers were buried by a cave in thousands of tons of earth and rock Hicks survived by sheltering under a steel car and drinking milk through a pipe His companions died and he reported subsisting on chewing tobacco in the final days of confinement
Butte Montana reportedly hosts 10 800 workers in mines and smelters with Roosevelt issuing a famine relief proclamation. New York banks pay extra dividends from a high money market rate while Harriman associates push control of a railroad. A St Petersburg court martial condemns Admiral Nebogatoff and five aides to death. New Orleans reports a blocked Southern Pacific gateway. Taft names a board to pick an automatic pistol design. Farming influx grows near Searchlight Lincoln County with 4000 potential residents and new lands available.
Officials and mine owners confront a clash of unions the Western Federation of Miners and the I W W over Nevada miners. High grading thefts fuel demands for change room provisions and stronger protections for owners stockholders. Investors require lawful order to preserve Nevada’s mining prosperity and confidence in the state.
A December Kings County Grand Jury presentment urges ending home study for pupils aged around 16. It calls for adding one daily school hour and reforming curricula to emphasize supervised study, arguing current methods overtax intellects, harms memory, and reduces rest necessary for healthy growth. It stresses school as the proper setting for study and warns against rushing children.
Citizens of Yerington and Lyon County subscribe 500 to pay for a Fitz-Mac write up. A carpenter who nailed a Goldfield hash house joint was fined 25 for the job. Goldfield Review publishers begin on a new two and a half story plant. Government agents probe reclaimed land entries in Churchill county for legal compliance. Over 100 freight cars arrive at Las Vegas to Rhyolite after rail completion. Washoe Grand Jury dismisses murder charge against Fred Fine in Wichmane case. Rosebud Development Company tent in Humboldt robbed of several hundred in coins, thief fled on a stolen horse.
The Tribune presents broad West and national news in a confident era tone. It promotes its leadership, reach from Denver to the Pacific Coast, and offers subscription rates a month for daily and yearly options with a sample copy available.
In Goldfield Nevada two masked men robbed the Columbia Hotel lobby bar at about 10:80 last night. They seized 825 dollars from gambling games but missed 6000 in the safe. They escaped via the rear entrance, leaving 20 witnesses unsettled. One robber appeared experienced while the other seemed nervous. The crime was swift and decisive.
Reno Nevada December 24 Postmaster Dawson reports mail in the local office is four days late leaving for outside points and at least five days behind in city distribution. Much letters from five days ago are only now being handed to recipients. Insufficient staff hampers prompt processing in the largest backlog the office has seen. National Bank for Austin The Comptroller approves the Austin National Bank of Austin Nevada with a capital of 25000. Incorporators include Earnest Pitney Hogan Easton Bray and P walah.
Mrs Blaine was granted a divorce from Blaines Jr after a complaint alleging non support and desertion. The hearing before Judge E G Smith began at seven and by eight the decree was granted. The couple left by train for the East and Blaine is noted as the scion of a Maine family with a history of escapades.
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