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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
1
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The exchange between Mr. Newlands and Mr. Sibley in the House Committee of the Whole centers on the Newlands irrigation bill. Sibley argues against funding this Western project now, urging it meet future needs, while Newlands questions fiscal policy and Western development amid broader urgent-deficiencies measures.
A Washington dispatch says Star route bidding is being exploited to dodge Postoffice Department orders. Speculators recruit local residents on routes to bid while promising bonds. Real bidders face liability. locals risk penalties. The piece notes potential harm to service and hints at a Reno public building project tied to the story.
The 1902 property tax rate in Elko and Washoe counties stands at 1.60 per 100 valuation, Reno levies 2.70, while Elko adopts 1.60, the state’s lowest. Nevada JURIS: prominent Reno figure J J Quinn dies, noting his roles, burial in Reno. Carson News reports a Tonopah gold ore display valued by rock assays over 40 dollars per pound from the Tonopah mine. The Pinte Indians plan a five day pow wow at Winnemucca starting February 21. A San Francisco drummer Bloch provokes a confrontation with Mrs Henderson Green. West, Winnemucca insurance man, is jailed in Ogden for embezzlement and destroying a letter. The Carson News installs a notype press, improving appearance. The Salt Lake and Tonopah Mining Company pays 21,000 on recent Tonopah property.
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