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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1911
Page
4
A Tonopah man named Edward Lyons who left for Ely last summer has disappeared. Police in Tonopah and Ely have searched without success. Lyons is presumed dead or lost in the hills while his wife and two children endure hardship awaiting news.
A comic domestic scene unfolds as William Topnoody proclaims himself engineer of the household while Mrs. Topnoody vows she is the true butler who can blow him over and manage the chores. In a separate vignette a Scottish minister and spinster spar over a teapot’s poor pour, mockingly matching delivery with the minister’s speech.
Detroit Free Press recounts a humorous exchange on language ability as a wife is pressed about speaking French. A joking passerby notes the waiter’s pained look when she speaks, underscoring miscommunication and playful disbelief.
The London Chronicle notes the severe underassessment of land, citing Cardiff Castle and its vast park area rated at 924 pounds yearly while nearby property such as a tailor shop near the castle is valued at 947 pounds. The piece argues lands are worth millions and calls the misrating glaring.
A stuttering man asks the railroad ticket window for the cost to go to New York by freight. The agent protests while the man explains his speech difficulty and desire to avoid speaking.
Tensions rise after Esmeralda County is divided to create Mineral County. Governor T L Oddie and Senator Balzar receive threatening letters over officer appointments. Balzar’s brother in law is attacked and a saloon burns, prompting state police to Mina to investigate.
In Ely on February 23 reports say the International Smelting Company and the Salt Lake San Pedro and Los Angeles Railroad will build a 100 mile line from Tovele Utah to Ely Nevada. Surveys are complete and the route would pass through a rich mineral region and several abandoned mining camps due to ore transport costs.
The Montezuma Club of Goldfield, a famed social hub from the camp era, was shuttered after drawing thousands of young men from around the world during Goldfield’s boom days.
The Montezuma Club, once a social hub in Goldfield, faces closure and possible takeover by the Elks Club as Yontezama members hope to save it. The note recalls famed poker games and mining deals of Nevada’s early camp days. Location notices and legal blanks are offered for sale at the Sentinel office.
A New York World cartoon piece contrasts a long camel walk with a short dash. A dialogue playful about a camel’s attitude and a stroll turning into a distance joke.
A bill to amend the prize fight law was killed in the Assembly and any repeal effort will face strong opposition. At Governor Oddie’s office a State Board of Education meeting heard Ross advocate raising the school tax from 6 to 15 cents, arguing Nevada’s tax is the lowest in the Union. Nearby, about a million fish in a Truckee river pool near Derby dam nearly perished when water was briefly released to drain the pool, blocking migratory fish traveling upstream.
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