15 Feb 1913
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1913
Page
4
The Sentinel returns in eight page form featuring the magazine section that was delayed last week Readers can continue the serial The Rove in the Ring without missing any part of the story
The National Wool Warehouse and Storage Company will bring a traveling exhibit to Nevada in April to aid wool growers. A standard Pullman car will travel with samples of shrunk and unshrunk wool, combed and carded wools in various varieties, and demonstrations on breeding for better wool and proper packing for market. The display, starting from Chicago, aims to teach through simple methods and include stark examples of poor breeds to contrast with fine stock.
Captain Robert F. Scott and his party were overwhelmed by a blizzard on the return from the South Pole. The entire party perished after reaching the Pole on January 18, 1912. The Terra Nova carried the tragic news to port, with reports suggesting 66 lives lost. The expedition found Amundsen’s hut at the pole, matching documents recovered from the bodies.
In Rochester the new camp’s wells show sewage traces and are deemed unsafe. Spring water is unfit for drinking, prompting pipeline efforts from distant springs. A Nevada Pure Food official confirms contamination, while nearby notes mention a tuberculosis serum test and a Berlin physician’s travel to America.
Washington reports growing interest in a Berlin doctor F. Friedmann tuberculosis treatment. A government document summarizes a consul general’s Berlin briefing and medical witness accounts. Berlin doctors report rapid cures using injections of a living non-virulent bacilli mixture, while Berlin medical circles urge caution until broader tests confirm safety and efficacy.
Reports from Ely to Reno and Carson describe a laborer killed under an ore train at Ely, smallpox outbreaks near Deeth, illnesses and deaths in Reno and Carson, a public school bill protest by Mrs. Nixon, railroad crew enforcement actions, a prize cow death, Tramner’s murder conviction and death sentence, new power company plans for ore regions, and a fatal fire shooting in Schurz including a lamp blast cause.
Reports from the United States Geological Survey indicate paying quantities of potash exist in the Coblandes Marsh at Coaldale near Tonopah Nevada. The Government will study quantity and value for agricultural fertilizer use.
Mexico City reports say the army seized public buildings, killed adherents, and freed General Diaz from prison, with Diaz leading rebels to control of the capital while President Madero and his cabinet take refuge in the national palace. Ongoing fighting, US warship moves, and international anxieties unfold as the crisis deepens.
Lawmakers consider a bill to extend the open season for wildfowl from September 15 to August 15, while another proposal seeks to replace capital punishment with the electric chair. A third measure updates estate rules for children and heirs, and a wage protection bill targets nonnegotiable wage debts. The assembly also threads a local option gambling bill that would allow counties to permit games now prohibited, with licensing and election triggers and penalties for noncompliant officials.
Governor Oddie discussed with California Governor Johnson the possibility of California caring for 50 to 75 Nevada juveniles until a Nevada delinquents home is built. Secretary Gates proposed the plan at a conference, relayed by Mayor Lagalls after a return from California.
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