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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1913
Page
1
J J Hill, a trusted Wall Street commentator, urges calm amid loan difficulties and stock market dips. He predicts strong crops and a ten billion dollar rise in U S wealth from new harvests, and defends Washington leaders as well meaning and capable of guiding the nation.
W H Mciee by attorney Byington files a $25 000 damage suit against the Mexican Mining Company and $26 000 against each direct ore in the first line of actions in the ongoing contest for control of the Comstock lode as reported by the San Francisco Journal of Commerce.
An Italian entomologist Dr Silvestri discovers a parasite that attacks the house fly. The plan uses glows tubes to transport live wasp like insects to California. State Insectary in Sacramento will cultivate the parasite and release swatters into fly breeding areas to reduce populations.
The Reno Gazette reports eight U S surveyors in Nevada field work led by Surveyor General Matthew Kyle. A new map will cover field forces this season, with Gr J Kirkpatrick as assistant supervisor. Surveys focus on homesteads to aid settlers, 78 townships slated for summer work, and varied weekly progress from 2 to 60 miles.
Mary Coyne and Francis Leach, two young women walking from Denver to San Francisco, report safer travel alone than in department stores. They left Denver May 12 and Grand Junction, Colorado, en route via the Midland trail, planning months on the coast and a return. They note few assaults, describe armed defense, and reveal plans to tour Europe and Asia after resting at the Pacific, while praising kind treatment from men encountered along the way.
A dated verse fears stricter dress codes may curb fashion. The speaker urges caution as styles tighten around the knee and beyond, warning of mishaps and public blushes. The piece suggests a shift to pants to avoid exposure and peril.
Washington reports a severe horse shortage for the army with about 1000 horses available, far below needs. The War Department spent 100000 dollars and seeks another 175000 dollars starting July 1, as prices ease but supply remains limited. Most horses come from Missouri with efforts to source at Winchester Virginia for a cavalry camp next month. The quartermasters corps funds breeding stations on Indian reservations, and Major R G Paxton established them at the Cheyenne agency in South Dakota.
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