New Gas Smelting Method Promises Cheap Ore Refining
John 8. Loder of Reno unveils a gas fueled smelting process claiming low cost and high efficiency. A Reno plant handles ton per hour, using gas from crude oil at 20 cents per 1000 feet, reducing fuel costs to about 80 cents per ton, with potential for further reductions and broader use in Nevada.
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Reno
Loder
Leadville
American Smelting and Refining Company
Smelter Trust
W. A. Tamney
Herald
Mr. Tammey
Goldfield
Consolidated People
Nevada
Catholic Weddings Restricted by New Parish Rule
A pastoral letter from Bishop Danevan of Pittsburgh and other bishops will enforce Pope Pius X rescript restricting marriages to within parish boundaries. Marriages outside the residence parish will be illicit without a dispensation, effectively curbing elopements and Catholic–non Catholic unions, per church officials. The anti gambling law in New Mexico began January 1, triggering Knights of the Green Cloth to celebrate by killing a stuffed tiger, leaving Nevada as the only licensed gaming state.
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Pittsburg
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Prus X
New Mexico
Knights of the Green Cloth
Albuquerque
Nevada
Union Men Denounce the Action of Sparks
Reno Nevada January 9 Fully 1000 union men held a mass meeting to express Reno unions view on Goldfield labor unrest Resolutions supported Governor Sparks troop call but failed amid his men The body then declared troops unnecessary and aimed to depress wages and strike at organized labor in Nevada State legislators who spoke were denounced as enemies of union labor for backing the call
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Nevada
Goldfield
Sparks
Nevada Jeweler Blew Bankruptcy Totals Reported
D Payne of Tonopah files for bankruptcy listing 10587.90 in debts and 48537.20 in assets. A string of local obituaries and notices follow, including the death of Mrs Ira D Vines of Ruby Valley and a Reno–Rhyolite death by cyanide fueled by despondency.
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Ruby Valley
Elko County
Palo Alto
Cal
Lehi
Utah
Martin ©. Toole
Telegraphers Eight Hour Bill Faces Constitutional Challenge
The legislature enacted an eight hour limit for telegraph operators on block signal railroad systems with a $100 fine per offense. Half of fines go to the State educational fund and the informer receives half. Railroads doubt the act’s constitutionality, noting constitutional provision would divert all penalties to education. Reno Gazette.
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Reno Gazette
Tax cases set for Saturday hearing in Reno bank suit
Attorney General Stoddard will assist District Attorney Moran in three Reno district court cases where the state sues Farmers and Merchants National Bank over three years of back taxes. Demurrer arguments will be heard before Judge Orr on Saturday, January 25. The bank argues as a national institution it should not pay state taxes, contending such a tax is unlawful.
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Rano Gasotte
Bold Robbery at Searchlight Nevada Ends in Shootout
Three men William McVey Thomas Nolan and William Kellogg from Goldfield were caught in a running gunfight with Deputies Bodie Howe and Consult at the Brown Gosney Co store in Searchlight Nevada early today They had blown open the outer door of the safe secured $850 and were preparing to blast the strong box containing over $5000 A nitro glycerine charge was placed inside the broken dial and $345 in bills with a Colt revolver were found later by a bystander, with inspectors linking the trio to a Las Vegas post office robbery
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Thomas Nolan
William Kellogg
Goldfield
Otto Bodie
John Consult
Bodie
Conault
Howe
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Star
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Effort to Advance the Price of Silver in Nevada
Tonopah residents report companies in Nevada and nearby states plan to pay workers with half silver and half gold, using half-dollar coins. The scheme aims to boost silver demand and influence government purchases, a tactic reportedly unprecedented, drawing close scrutiny of its impact on silver prices and coin circulation.
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Tonopah
Nevada
Dean Badie Unfrocked by Ecclesiastical Court
Dean Jean B. Eddie, once rector at Carson, was deposed from the Protestant Episcopal Church in Salt Lake last week after a public sentence by Bishop Spalding for immorality. Supporters wept as Eddie claimed his trial was unfair and that key witnesses, including choir boys from St. Mark's church, were coached.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Salt Lake
Spalding
Dean Eddie
St. Mark's Church
Episcopal
Carson
Western Pacific Route Change Rumor Circulates
The Tuscarora Mining News reports a persistent rumor that the Western Pacific plans to alter its Wells to Carlin route. The new line would skip Humboldt River, run through Starr Lamoille and South Fork valleys, rejoin the river at Carlin, and place division headquarters there.
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Western Pacific
Wells
Carlin
Humboldt River
Starr, Lamoille
South Fork
Reno Mayor Kirman to Open Carson Bank Within Days
Mayor Kirman of Reno and associates will open a Carson bank in a rented building with capital of 25000 dollars to serve local business men. It will start as a National bank if papers arrive on time. otherwise the change will be made promptly upon receipt.
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Carson
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