10 Feb 1906
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
1
The boycott against American imports from China widens as Chinese merchants demand changes in U S exclusion laws. Threats of violence against those who defy the boycott escalate, with notes circulated in Shanghai and warnings to merchants dealing in American goods.
A colossal log raft built from about 10,000,000 feet of spars and 120 tons of iron chained together forms a cigar shaped floating cradle near San Francisco. The 9000 mile tow to Shanghai, China, will use powerful seagoing tugs and heavy hammers to join the logs, valued around $500,000, as crews prepare for the Pacific crossing.
Salt Lake Herald notes the American Smelting and Refining Company trails rivals in ore treated. United States and Utah Consolidated smelters process more ore daily, with larger facilities and wider ore variety, signaling competition growth ahead.
A Wyoming producer in Uinta County sought rail rates for exporting three hundred barrels daily for five years. Despite promises, Standard Oil blocked the request, keeping Wyoming's vast oil lands undeveloped and its wells shut to outside markets. The article argues this throttling by a powerful trust harms Wyoming's economic potential and compares oil to other resources.
Esmeralda County Recorder George Bradigan wins a suit limiting search access by a records searcher who must show beneficial interest before he may inspect county books. The ruling increases Bradigan and assistant fees as they retain all search fees. A Tonopah inquest into Union member Frank Ganahl’s death concludes the gunshot wound by J H Hennessy with criminal intent caused Ganahl’s death, autopsies confirming the wound and pneumonia as contributing factors. Subscribe for the Serine.
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded for international harmony and lasting peace efforts. Hertha von Suttner, author and Austrian delegate, is highlighted for her influence and the peace congress work. Alfred Nobel’s will funds the prize, directing support for significant scientific and societal contributions toward global peace and cooperation.
Baroness Bertha von Suttner, widow of Baron Gundaccar von Suttner, long fought for pacifism after personal losses. Born in 1843 at Drague, she witnessed war’s horrors, inspired the novel Down With Arms, helped spark Russia’s first peace conference, and continued literary activism with her late husband’s support.
Instructions to dismantle soak and wash harness in lukewarm soft water or hard water with sal soda, dry thoroughly, then oil with neatsfoot or butter. Warns against cheap oils. Provides recipe for blackening using boneblack linseed oil sulphuric acid treacle gum arabic and vinegar.
A West State congressman recounts a constituent letter begging for bound volumes of obituaries of deceased members. The mail item, quoted in Harper's Weekly, shows a humorous craving for death notices as reading fare. The Reno Journal reports a circulation exceeding 3000.
Harris a hazing victim delirious for two days was taken home by his mother from Nevada University in Reno. She will send him to Bullfrog where brothers mine, claiming the state school is unsafe. Alexander and Perini, hazed last week, faced a faculty inquiry after Perini allegedly drew a revolver. both declined to speak. Faculty vow to halt hazing and expel guilty students.
The automobile lines raise passenger fare from 15 to 20 dollars between Tonopah and Manhattan as travel to the new camp continues. A Percheron stallion died at a Sonoma ranch near Winnemucca last week after an ice accident. Reno's Gazette lists city figures with numerous businesses and professionals. A rock fall at the Gould and Carry mine in Virginia City endangers workers. one man is missing. John C Bryant, a Reno carpenter, dies after a fractured arm leads to blood poisoning. he was 52 and survived by a wife and two stepchildren.
The Missouri Agricultural College study finds fattening calves yields higher profit per thousand dollars invested than older cattle. Ottawa Canada data show calves lead in profit per 1000 pounds live weight, with older groups showing progressively less return under equal feed cost. The trend holds across Middle West practices, where two-year-olds dominate feeding rounds.
Will Be all A Ber auning gourums wes avan be issued from Salt Lake City with Fitz Moo the noted mining authority and writer as editor Volney B Leon ari who has made success at Goldfield Nevada in handling mining properties and stock will be the owner of the new publication which will be a weekly The first issue will appear Feb 15 and it will be devoted to the mining interests of the entire West.
An Eureka Cash Store advertisement touts L W Harper Whiskey as suitable for drinking or medicinal use, claiming it is the kind your grandfather used and offering it for sale.
State Treasurer D M Ryan reports total receipts for 1905 at 678079.24 with year end cash balance 850221.23 after 723294.08 disbursements. Bonds issued for University and Schools Funds total 1 098 700 with state bonds outstanding 633 700. Counties contributed 545952.19 to state support led by Washoe Elko and Humboldt. Ephraim D Turner named postmaster at DeLamar Lincoln County.
The American National Livestock Association Convention in Denver endorsed the Hepburn Rate Bill now before Congress. The Executive Committee urged support from Representatives and Senators to curb discriminatory railroad rates and practices, praising the President’s push for protective legislation. The pledge was delivered as part of convention resolutions amid other remarks.
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