Recount Bid, Appointments, and Trials Across Nevada
J A Buchanan requests a Nye County Assemblyman recount after a seven vote loss. Frank D Pyne named assistant Secretary of State by George Bradigan. Rumor swirls that State Railroad Commissioner Thurtel will resign to join the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington DC. Governor Dickerson appoints John Creighton to fill Moody’s vacancy. Adolph Lebtan and J A Byrne jailed in Tonopah for the November killing of Carl Flash. Deputy Reese of Lander County under suspicion. Five Tonopah Austrian quarter buildings burn from coal oil. Goldfield ban lifted. schools may attend public gatherings. scarlet fever and whooping cough epidemic fears ease. Nye County delinquent tax list spans two pages. Manhattan and Rhyolite mining property prominent. State mining firms rush to file corporation tax reports. penalties for lateness noted. Mrs Vanita Rangel burned in Las Vegas tent explosion. husband rescues her, tent destroyed. Collision near Las Vegas kills Francisco Periz and injures Portfolio Brava on hand-car vs work train. both Mexicans. Ed O'Brien, released from county jail, arrested for attempting jewelry store break-in in Goldfield. John Deal and Bert Doubitt, 18, bound over to Grand Jury for grand larceny after pistols at Pistinat’s saloon in Rhyolite. illegal gambling probe expands. Chinese Senate passes edict to end queue. Chinese subjects worldwide must cut pigtails.
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J. A. Buchanan
Nye
Frank D. Pyne
Tonopah
Goldfield
George Bradigan
Thurtel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Dickerson
John Creighton
Elkor County
George M. Moody
Adolph Lebtan
J. A. Byrne
Carl Flash
Lewis Reese
Lander County
Reese
Lebtan
Byrne
Flash
Nevada reserves 15 changed in Toiyabe National Forest
Taft signed a proclamation reallocating 65 755 acres from Toiyabe to adjust boundaries of the Nevada forest and adding narrow timbered strips along the bases of the Toiyabe Desatoya Toiyabe and Monitor ranges. Gillis mountains division transferred from Mono to Toiyabe. Unappropriated lands will be restored to settlement after local notices.
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Taft
Tolyabe
Desatoya
Toiquima
Gillis Mountains
Mono National Forest
Toiyabe
Lauing
County Judge Rules Carlin Nuisance Abatement Favoring Elko County
In Carlin a series of county initiated suits aimed at removing buildings and fences from streets and highways were decided in favor of Elko County. Judge Mitchell ruled the county can abate nuisances and open highways after earlier orders and disobedience led to actions by the district attorney. The Buckles et al case was reviewed, with Poett prevailing on the county’s right to compel removal.
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Mitchell
Carlin
Elko County
J. W. Poett
Poett
Brown
Elko
Governor Denver 8 Dickerson Narrow Escape on Christmas Night
Governor Denver 8 Dickerson narrowly escaped being burned to death on Christmas night while playing Santa at the Executive Mansion. His cotton clothing caught fire from a candle on the tree and flashed into flame, leaving him slightly burned before the flames were put out.
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Denver
Dickerson
Santa Claus
Executive Mansion
Judge Sweeney Sets Stand Your Ground Rules in Murder Cases
Nevada Supreme Court reverses Esmeralda County murder conviction and lays out new jury instructions on self defense. The opinion, by Judge Sweeney and joined by Justices Norcross and Talbot, clarifies that a person attacked without provoking or inviting the attack may lawfully stand ground and kill in self defense, guiding future district court rulings.
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Sweeney
Nevada Supreme Court
Sweeney Nn
Norcross and
Talbot
District Court
Esmeralda County
Grimmett
Edward Baker
Mina
Nevada
Ocaraon News
Henderson Bank Secures New 4000-Pound Safe in Nevada
Eiko Nevada December 31 reports Henderson Banking Company unveils a new Mosier safe weighing 4000 pounds. Its circular door and hardened steel make drilling futile. It is the second safe installed by the bank to protect lands. Last July the old safe time lock failed and took two days to break, causing minimal cash exposure.
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Eiko
Nevada
Henderson
Joint Quarterly Statement December 31 1910
The document records a joint quarterly financial statement as of December 31 1910 prepared by County Auditor H Gorman and County Treasurer BK McCharles. It lists official names and roles and details fiscal figures likely covering revenues expenditures and balances for the county.
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Eureka County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board of Health
Nye County
Manhattan
Uncle Sam
Las Vegas
Vanita Rangel
Francisco Periz
Portfolio Brava
Brava
Ed O'Brien
B. Shemanski
Sullivan
O'Brien
John Deal
Bert Doubitt
Pistinat
Grand Jury
Empire
Nevada Reserve
Henderson Bank
George Cole
Toopah
Henry Cutting
Deady
H, Gorman
County Auditor
McCharles
Fexadounty & Fishy Fund
Pum Fond
Bureka
Pallaed Moral
Hoownwe Jeverel
Asi
Bo Eno
Justice Court
Zell Desa
Kaneation
Pinta Bohook
Joseph Flynn
Aimee
Tulsa
Han Road
Ureke County
State of
Henderson Banking Company
Leo
Seheeline Banking & Inst Ch. Reno, Nevad
General Banking
Trust Company
Business Exchange
Savings Department
SW. P
P. I. Hjul
Eureka, Nevada
Hotel Zadow
Louise 8. Zadow
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