Ice Harvest Under Way At Carlin Nevada
IGE HARVEST UNDER WAY Elko Free Press. The ice harvest at Carlin is in full swing with 100 men filling the Western Pacific icehouse for 6000 tons this week then 150 more to work. Carlin will be headquarters with a 150,000 ton capacity and shipments of at least 500 carloads to icing stations. The 16 acre pond, four feet deep, is pumped from Humboldt river and Maggie creek from November, lit by electric bulbs, and employs 30 men during the season. Modern methods showcase the yield and make a trip to the pond worthwhile.
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Nevada cold wave grips Elko for five nights
Elko reported five consecutive below zero nights with Monday dropping to 22 below. The Virginia Chronicle ponders how many Nevada landowners sent Merry Christmas cards to the Tax Commission. Charles Stopher, after three months in placer mining near Battle Mountain, was taken to California by San Mateo County Sheriff after an arrest by Humboldt Deputy for child abandonment. Adolph Meyers and H E Mould, Tonopah power substation operators, were killed by an electrical short circuit on Christmas morning while attempting to operate a control. Meyers left a wife in Oregon, Mould's wife had just returned from the East.
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Platt Gaine Has Narrow Lead In Ballot Count
The Reno Gazette reports Platt Gaine has gained 41 votes across Tonopah Elko Lincoln and Storey districts, narrowing Newlands lead to one vote in counted ballots. Final tally awaits full review at the office where legal blanks and mining locations are filed.
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Progress Of The War From Sundays Salt Lake Tribune
The article reviews a week of fighting on all fronts. Allied assaults against German defenses from Nieuport to Alsace face heavy losses. Russian defenses hold near Warsaw while German pressure ebbs. German air activity raises English fears. British ships bombard Nieuport but avoid heavy battleships. Austrian naval actions strike at French targets. a French submarine is sunk in Polo harbor. Russia cedes Sakhalin for heavy siege guns. Bombing across Poland and Nancy causes casualties.
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Auto Kune but Won't Go
Dr. W. T. Gleason delivered a speech reported by the Ely Expositor that clashed with the board of censors. He started his car, jumped in and engaged gears, but the vehicle would not move as water in the gut ter froze and anchored it. About thirty minutes of salt and hot water freed the machine.
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Woman Assaults Man After Christmas Drink Spree
Frank Skinny Williams, a ranch worker, was slashed in the throat with a pocketknife by Billy Brown, a miner, at the Silver State bar on Saturday. Williams staggered three blocks before leaving the scene in a bloody state. The report also notes a new process for copying documents that prints photographs directly on paper without a negative.
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Panama Canal anticipated to boost western Canada trade
The New York Commercial notes Canada and Britain overlook the canal's impact while Royal Colonial Institute discussions foresee Panama Canal easing Pacific trade for Alberta Saskatchewan and British interests. It cites two CPR routes to Vancouver with coal fields and cheap fuel oil aiding grain exports and warns of vast potential from wheat shipments and immigrant settlement fueling western North American development.
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Tuscarora Mill Fire Destroys Dexter Mill in Tuscarora
Reports from Elko say the Dexter mill at Tuscarora was completely destroyed by fire on Wednesday. Incendiary origin is suspected as the mill had not been used for months and was reportedly locked. The mine town guards the site amid rising tensions. The plant, built years ago, saw $65,000 spent on machinery and cyaniding equipment under Haskins. Loss estimated at $150,000.
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Officers Worsted in Snowball Fight With Local Students
A snowball fight broke out between the Silver City schoolboys and town peace officers when marshals and deputies tried to escort teachers to school. Truant officers retired from the field, leaving the youngsters triumphant.
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Hog Raising Pays for Small Ranchers in Nevada
Rancher Frank Carpenter of Jackson Mountain proves hog raising can be profitable for small farmers. He started with 14 hogs and sold 50 five month old pigs at six dollars each this year, with 75 more pigs fattening for market. Alfalfa feed from his own ranch supported the operation, illustrating a profitable model for others to follow.
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Maps of Eureka Mining District Adds Windfall Mines
The Senriwen offers new black and white prints of Eureka mining district including the Pardy map plus Windfall and adjoining mines in Secret Canyon. Price per map one dollar, mail order six cents extra.
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Parcel Post Doss Big Business in 1914 Volumes
Post office officials estimate 100 million pounds of parcel post during the Christmas rush and project nearly one billion parcels post for 1914, signaling a large growth in mail traffic.
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Nevada Inspector of Mines reports two year period
Edward Ryan, Nevada State Inspector of Mines, issues the biennial report for 1913 and 1914 transmitted to Governor Tasker L. Oddie. It shows department expenditures of 9234.19 in 1913 and 9330.77 in 1914, reviews mining growth since 1899, county production data, safety notices to companies, and a detailed account of all fatal and non fatal accidents in the period.
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Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada
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Blackmail Charge Tied to Reno Letter Threats
Charles Hall of Mason allegedly sent a letter to Reno clothing merchant H. Leter threatening to segment him if $5000 was not deposited at a location. Hall has been arrested and will face federal blackmail charges, sworn to by Postmaster Inspector Donald G. Means.
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Charles Hall
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Donald G. Means
Tax assessor or railroad spook cow story headline
A Pennsylvania farmer with a fine Alderney cow meets a stranger who asks the price. The farmer, pausing to think, retorts with a cautious quip about whether the man is the tax assessor or if the cow has been killed by the railroad, in a humorous local anecdote.
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Reading the Barometer Explaining Weather Signs
A London Answers passage explains barometric interpretation. A steady rise suggests fair weather or frost in winter while a rapid rise signals unsettled conditions. A fall of half a tenth or more in an hour warns of a storm. Continuous impact from wind and thermometer changes forecasts rain or snow.
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Alarm clock plays favorite tune via built in phonograph
A new alarm clock integrates a phonograph to awaken a sleeper by playing his preferred music instead of a traditional ringing bell. The device blends audio playback with timekeeping, aiming to personalize wakeup sounds and reduce morning jolt.
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