Nevada taxpayer protest on state expenditures since 1864
A Reno Journal reader reprints a caustic Vegretti letter critiquing Nevada’s spendthrift public financing. It traces 1860s to 1890s appropriations for world expositions, a State Geologist turned Curator, and ongoing claims of promoting immigration, while noting population decline and urging law enforcement of existing statutes. It questions Assembly bill 77 and malfeasance laws.
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Reno
Carson
Washoe
Nevada
Philadelphia
Denver
The
Silver Association
New Orleans
Chicago
San Francisco
State Museum of Mineralogical
Assembly
Eulariea
Politics and Mud Puddles Cited as Dirt Deterrent
A brief item argues keeping politics and muddy puddles separate to prevent dirt. The note emphasizes avoiding messy associations and favorable conditions for cleaner living, reflecting a local opinion stance on public discourse.
Sharon Seeks Nevada Senate Seat From Comstock Ties
From the Nevada frontier comes word that William E. Sharon, Comstock operator and nephew of the late Senator Sharon, may seek the state Senate seat in two years. He is seen in Las Vegas circles as quietly building political support with Nevada leaders and bankers, aiming to secure a nomination and a strong legislative backing before the next campaign.
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Seo Francisco Bulletin
Nevada
John Sparks
Reso
A. L. Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
William Stewart
William E. Sharon
Comstock
Sharon
Palace Hotel
van Duzer
Newlands
McClatchy Edition Honors Sacramento Bee History
The annual McClatchy edition of the Sacramento Bee marks its forty sixth year, praised as a splendid, illustrated history of the paper and its early challenges. It lauds the publishers and founder as fearless, independent, and guiding the coast toward light, calling the Bee a deterrent to wrong and a force for good.
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McClatchy
Sacramento Bee
Sacramento
California
Sona
Pacific Coast
Sheep Bill passes Legislature and eight hour law signed
Assembly approves the Sheep Bill while Senator Freudenthal's tax list measure falls 19 to 15 in the Assembly. The Full Draw bill for brakesmen on long trains fails in Senate by a tied vote with Lt Governor casting the deciding vote. Governor Sparkes signs the Eight Floor Law setting eight hours for underground mine and mill work with fines up to 500 dollars and up to six months jail.
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Freudenthal
Assembly
Hardin
Humboldt County
Senate
Allen
Sparkes
Range Horses Up For Sale At La Jura Humane Sale
D E Newcomb of La Jura Colorado auctioned 114 head of wild horses rounded up from the San Luis valley under Humane Society authority. Average price 750 each with 75 cents added for al lcharges. proceeds to cover stock feeding and charges if not redeemed by owners.
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San Luis I
D. E. Newcomb
la Jura
Colo
The
Humane Society
Newcomb
Denver Post
Janketing Trip to Reno by Legislature and Officers
Members of the Legislature and state officers took a janketing trip to Reno. They attended the Knights of Pythian ball and banquet, enjoyed extensive hospitality, and later toured the asylum, university, and Riverside banquet, with speeches by Sparks, Jackson, Bell, and Wilson. The account is humorous and satirical about their escapades and drinking.
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Reno
Knights of Pythian
Patterson
Governor Sparks
Senator Jackson
Tom Bell
Chesterfield
Assembly
Marion Wilson
Elko
Riverside
Walter
Oscar Smith
Dr. Stubbs
Judge Massey
al Fisher
Sam Davis
Bob Fulton
van Duzer
Sparks
Carson
Janketing
Revenue bill shifts assessor pay to percentage of property value
A Nevada legislative measure would replace fixed salaries for county assessors with a percentage-based pay tied to each county’s certified assessment roll. The bill sets per hundred valuation rates by county, with existing officials preserving current salaries, and outlines a system to curb tax dodging while tying compensation to assessed wealth.
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Jackson
Ormsby
Nevada
Eureka County
Humboldt County
Lander County
Lincoln County
Lyon County
Nye County
Ormsby County
Storey County
Washoe County
White Pine County
Nevada State News Bits From Reno to Tonopah
The Gazette notes Reno youths visit side entrance saloons while the Carson Appeal mocks politicians at the Inaugural ball. Tonopah reports 150 idle miners and urges workers away from the town. The State School Superintendent reports 9,277 school age children statewide. Reno’s 800 families puzzle statisticians awaiting population estimates.
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Carson
Tonopah
Gazette
Reno
Virginia
Supreme Court Curbs Lotteries by Express Shipment Ruling
The Supreme Court on February 23 ruled that laws banning shipment of lottery tickets by express are valid and that Congress has broad power to regulate interstate lottery traffic as with other commerce.
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United States Supreme Court
Congress
Birth Announcement in Nevada in 1903
At Huntington Elko county Nevada February 4 1903 to the wife of Jake Minola a son was born for the couple.
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Huntington
Elko County
Nevada
Jake Minola
Nevada Flour
South Deans” Fork
Nevada and California Marriage Notices From 1903 1908
Notices record marriages in Reno and Austin Nevada and San Jose California from February 1903 to 1908. Individuals include DeChane Messerly Schin Hoffman Hooten White Bray Hall and others across Nye Lander White Pine and Elko regions. The clergy cited Rev Phelps and Rev Albone performing ceremonies in multiple towns.
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Reno
Nevada
Mr. Phelps
Paul DeChane
Mabel Messerly
Elio
Austin
W. Albone
William Schin
Lisette Hoffman
Mill Creek
Lander County
Charles M. Hooten
Tonopah
Obituary Notes for Two Clergy and Family Members
In San Francisco on February 14 1903 Rev Joseph Phelan aged 63 years 5 months 7 days longtime priest at Austin Nevada and a Rathdowney Ireland native. In Oakland on February 19 1903 Susanah M Brackett aged 59 years 3 months 13 days mother of Susie Woods George Brackett G D Abbott M M Brown and Lawrence and Belle Brackett born in Norfolk Virginia obituary lists their family ties.
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San Francisco
Joseph Phelan
Rathdowney
Queen's County
Ireland
Austin
Nevada
Oakland
California
Sussanah M. Brackett
Susie E. Woods
George F. Brackett
G. D. Abbott
M. M. Brown
Lawrence
Belle Brackett
Norfolk
Onions for Sale by Eureka Live Stock Company
Eureka Live Stock Company offers fifteen to twenty tons of choice onions for sale at sixty dollars per ton. A limited supply of Roberts Creek potatoes, touted as the finest in the state, is also available.
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Eureka Live Stock Company
Roberts Creek
Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry
University , California
Philip Parent
Eureka
Hylton & Williams
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Winnemuces
San Francisco Dramatic Review
Silver State
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Miners’ Union
Park City
Utah
Virginia Chronicle
William ©. Whitney
Tonopah Mining Company
Howard McKissick
Long Valley
Salt Lake City
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Mining Recorder
W. J. Landers
Thomas F. Egan
J. R. Duffield
L. Richard
NEW Today
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H. A. McKim
Schneider Drug Store
H. M. Schneider & Co
Johnson Mercantile Company Incorporated
Hiram Johnson
H. Kind
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