Lane plan to reclaim western arid lands for work and power
Former Interior Secretary Franklin K Lane pitches a government funded drought era reclamation program. He urges damming streams in the West to irrigate desert lands, create farms for returning soldiers, and generate hydroelectric power financed by tax exempt bonds secured by land and power contracts. He cites Roosevelt dam results and argues bonds would be tax free and self supporting.
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United States
Franklin K. Lane
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Colornado
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
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Becaus
Mr. Lane
Roosevelt
Phoenix
Salt River
Still discovered in Tonopah cabin. two men jailed
Dan Heineman and Morris Masters are in Nye County jail under $3000 bail each after officers broke into their cabin in the northern district and found a copper still and corn mash in a hillside cave beneath the floor. Heineman owns multiple houses in Tonopah as location certificates and mining claims are offered at the office.
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Dan Heineman
Morris Masters
Nye County
Officere
Heinman
Tonopah
Woolgrowers Plan to Build Woolen Mills in Utah
The Tonopah Times notes the wool growers backing a woolen trust for in house manufacture. It argues the plan mirrors successful private capital mills in the West and stresses the value of genuine all wool goods free of shoddy. It compares marketing of raisins in San Joaquin as a model for organized demand.
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Tonopsh Times
Woolen Trust
Utah
Minnesota
Wisconsin
San Joaquin Valley
Pacific Coast
Lord Reading Bakes a Bit of Wartime Money Aid
London reports Lord Reading says the United States opened its treasury reserves to send silver to India during the war. Editorials praise the gesture as American good will aiding Britain in a critical period. Also noted is the sudden death of Winnemucca physician Dr. Wilbur T. Liggett at age 67 from heart failure, leaving a wife arriving from the East.
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Lord Reading
London
India
Union
United States
Unite States
England
London’ Times
The
Telegraph
Wilbur T. Liggett
Winnemucca
Goldfield Mines Open to Leasers in Expanded Activity
Goldfield, Feb 14. Seven teen leased blocks in Goldfield Consolidated mines are being developed and inquiries from former employees and lessees spread across western states. Leases yield 10 percent to 20 percent royalties with minimums, and production is expected to rise with several new lessees shipping in February. Compressed air from Florence, ore treated at Millers plant, and a minimum 30 shifts monthly rule govern operations.
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Goldfield Consolidated
A. H. Lawry
Ing
Consolidated
Silver Peak
Red Top
Poffenberg and
Dunn
Attu
Florence
French and Royal Bread Bakery Ad Eureka Nevada
Mrs Kate Tognoni proprietor advertises bakery and confectionery items in Eureka Nevada. Fresh homemade bread every Saturday with ice cream fresh cakes cookies doughnuts and snails. Candy cigars cigarettes and soft drinks also available. Main Street store serves residents and visitors.
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Elko
Kate Tognoni
Main Street
Eureka
Nevada
Optimistic view calls for value to restore business faith
The piece argues that resuming chip ping and home purchases will revive business only if big business offers a full dollar's worth for a dollar. It condemns profiteering by shoe sellers, wartime price gouging by railroads, and wage suppression, urging a genuine price/value return to restore confidence and demand.
Rockefeller income tax figure from 1918 revealed
Washington reports Internal Revenue Bureau figures show John D. Rockefeller was taxed on income around 650 million in 1918. Including exempt capital, wealth likely between 800 million and 1 billion, possibly near that figure currently.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
John D. Rockefeller
Henderson Banking Co Ad Promotes Savings and Services
Henderson Banking Co offers four percent per year on savings, safety deposit boxes from $3.00 annually, drafts on major cities, fire and life insurance, Travelers' checks, and steamship tickets with Cunard Line. Customers are encouraged to view deposit rules and hold their own keys to safety boxes.
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Cunard Line
Darky preacher parable of the Good Samaritan scene
A satirical reprint from the New York Tribune relates a darkey preacher retelling the Good Samaritan parable with a tavern keeper skeleton in the doorway, implying debt payment upon return. The Mason Valley News reports two Indian boys ages 12 and 14 killed in a Smith Valley gravel pit collapse while playing, their tunnel cave-in ending in instant deaths.
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Good Samaritan
Dern
Bone
Samaritan
Tevers
Brethern
New York Tribune
Harry
Ernest Robe
Smith Valley
Mason Valley News
Draying and General Jobbing
Marco Venturino is noted for draying and general jobbing work. The listing highlights available services and contact details for hiring. The entry emphasizes local standard trades and a handyman model without extraordinary claims.
Nevada Transportation Co Notice Bulletin 3
Notice from Nevada Transportation Co announcing railroad carriers must not deliver freight until all tariff charges are paid as mandated by the Railroad Act approved February 29 1920. Agents will enforce the law and prosecutions will follow for violations. General Manager Be Sexton signs the notice.
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BE. Sexton
Nevada Transportation Company Demurrage Notice Begins 1920
The Nevada Transportation Company announces that starting January 1 1920 demurrage will be charged on all cars held over free time. This notice appears as an advertisement by B Sexton.
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Nevada Transportation Company
Sexton
Notice to Peddlers and Meat Dealers
Notice to peddlers and meat dealers prohibits slaughterhouse keepers or cattle buyers from purchasing or selling bovine meat without presenting and recording the animal hide with brand marks buyer name and purchase date. Violations carry fines from 180 to 500 dollars and up to 250 days' imprisonment.
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Bis
Notarized Instrument In Eureka Nevada 1921 Signature Acknowledgment
In Eureka County Nevada Tony Romano and John Penrose sign a document dated January 1908 as presumed executors. R Reynolds, a Nevada public official, attests their identity and acknowledges they executed the instrument freely for the stated uses and purposes. Official seal affixed.
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RO & Penrose
Eureka
Nevada
Hureka
Tony Romano
John Penrose
R. Reynolds
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