Fire at Bel mount Mining Company boarding house kills three
A Friday night blaze at the Bel mount Mining Company boarding house, nicknamed the big ship, costs three lives. John Claussen, 38, Swiss born and Ohio division worker, dies. F Johnson, Swedish-born naturalised resident, and A Swanson of Sparks Minnesota, plus Angosta from Spain, are among the missing or deceased. About sixty men slept inside when flames trapped many on the second floor, forcing jumps to the ground. Estimated loss reaches 10,000, insured. The Labontan Nevada oil well shows progress, down 1900 feet.
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Belmont Mining Company
John Claussen
Switzerland
Ohio
West End
Sparks
Angosta
Spain
Pacific Mail to resume San Francisco New York passenger service
Pacific Mail Steamship Company plans a January 3 inaugural direct passenger run from San Francisco to New York lasting 25 days. Four vessels Ecuador Colombia Venezuela and Santa Ana Grace will operate at 18 day intervals carrying passengers and California freight with calls at Los Angeles Manzanillo Mexico San Juan Guatemala Acajutta La Libertad Salvado Havana Baltimore and Norfolk. Westbound service excludes Baltimore and Norfolk with New York terminals at Pier 33 Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn and a New York office to be staffed by a San Francisco manager.
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San Francisco
New York
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Panama
T. A. Graham
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Santa Ana
A. W. BR
Grace
Pacific Mail
California
Los Angeles
Manzanillo
Mexico
San Juan
Guatemala
Acajella
la Libertad
Salvado
Havana
Baltimore
Norfolk
Pier 33
Atlantic Terminal
Brooklyn
S Man
Turning Over 2 New Leaf For New Year
A light exchange notes the new year arriving with a humorous misquote about turning over a new leaf. The playful line hints at fresh beginnings as the year starts.
Rise of the Mountaineer fuels White Mule moonshine trend
In a Washington background piece the spread of moonshine from Appalachian hills to nearby cities is described. Prohibition boosted profits as mountaineers downslope into the plains, with sheriffs, preachers, and storekeepers all sharing stake. White Mule prospers as demand grows in Chattanooga Birmingham and New York.
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Anti-Gabcon League
Prohibition Enforcement Department
Appalachian
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Washington
New York
Postmaster at Cobre Arrested for Embezzlement
George Hall postmaster at Cobre was arrested by Federal officers and taken to Elko charged with embezzlement and issuing money orders with no funds in the office. Bond set at $500 per count. He allegedly gambled away funds and wrote five $100 money orders to a game keeper when attempting to cash them. Embezzlement count noted as shortage in accounts. details not disclosed at hearing.
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George Hall
Cobre
Elko
United States
W. W. Booker
Carson City
Elko Free Press
Large hay crop shipments from Fernley Nevada rise
Fernley Nevada reports a large hay crop this season totaling 186 carloads or about 2700 tons with potential shipments exceeding 250 cars before the season ends. Growers receive prices from 8.50 to 11.50 per ton. Seven cars of potatoes have shipped this year with similar volumes expected. next year 300 acres will boost potato production in the district.
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Fernsey
Nevada
Fernley
Wheat Yield Record At Swope Ranch Near Stillwater
Dick Swope has started hauling wheat from his Stillwater ranch to Fallon mill with a five-wagon tractor set. He raised about 70 tons of wheat on 40 acres of turkey red Winter wheat averaging 1.75 tons per acre, roughly 5 percent bushels per acre. his Spring wheat yielded 1.25 tons per acre.
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Dick Swope
Stillwater
Fallon
Swope
Swopa
Sierra Clay to Erect Tile Plant in Reneass
The Sierra Clay Products Company of Reneass announced plans to start production of tiles and bricks soon. Terra cotta pottery and other side products will also be undertaken.
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Sierra Clay Products Company
Reneass
Daughter of Eve by Edith and Lamprey
Hester Malone nurses a crowding scar on her left cheek as Jed Baxter and Jamie Boyce vie for her heart on a windy autumn day. A tale of pride, unspoken love, and mistaken insecurities unfolds around a left-hand drive car and a scar that may drift the lovers apart.
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Hester Malone
Ber
Pnne
Hester
Jed Baxter
Jed
Arma
Heater
Lis
Jamie Boyce
Jamie
Eirnet
James
Sis
McChure
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R. C. Kelley
J. B. Rebaleati
Kelley & Rebaleati
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Michelin Tires
Main Street
Eureka Garage & Supply
Eureka, Nevada
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MRS. H. M. Schneider & CO
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Washington, D. C
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Veterans’ Bureau
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W. B. Moffat
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W. L. Merithew
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Reno
OLD Pioneer Banking House
Humphrey
F. M. Rowland
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Stadtmuller
G. H. Taylor
C. W. Mapes
Rudolph Herz
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