Hurricane devastation hits Western towns and Cincinnati toll
Cincinnati reports the worst storm in decades striking around 9 20 pm lasting about half an hour. about 35 people died and property losses reach half a million to a million dollars. rail and street services crippled with thousands of wrecked trees roofs and signs. nearby Newport Covington Fort Thomas and Fort Mitchell report collapsed houses and suspended streetcar service. horse fatalities include nineteen Latonia race horses killed. two caretakers and 19 others injured. separate notes include land uptake in Nevada National Forest by Thomas W Matthews adding 52.47 acres seven miles west of Garrison.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Newport
Covington
Fort Thomas
Fort. Mitchell
Clifton
Avondale
College Hill
Pennsylvania Railroad
Latonia
Terrace Park
Nevada National Forest
Thomas W. Matthews
Garrison
Matthews
Fire Destroys Elko Dwelling in Elko
A dwelling owned by Thomas Drago in Elko was destroyed by fire due to low water pressure. Firefighters fought the blaze but the hose stream was barely enough to prevent spread to nearby buildings. Estimated loss is 1500 dollars. Smokes In Garage Santa Rosa California July 3 A E Moulton of Navarro badly burned face and head and his garage and a 2500 touring car destroyed when the gasoline tank exploded while he filled it with oil and smoked a pipe.
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Elko
Thomas Drago
Free Press
Santa Rosa
Cal
A. E. Moulton
Navarro
Moulton
Tonopah Mail Carrier Wins Tonopah Hot Creek Route Contract
Joe Williams of Tonopah receives a $100 monthly contract to carry mail and passengers between Tonopah and the Hot Creek country with weekly trips. Silver quotes in New York stand at 474 cents per ounce, copper at $20.50, and lead at $5.75 per 100 pounds.
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New York
Joe Williams
Tonopah
Hot Creek
Military motor cars pass through Eureka during Lincoln Highway tour
Eight military Cadillacs set from Chicago June 10 aiming for San Francisco. In Eureka they paused overnight at Pinto Station after 9 30 p m. Cadets from Northwestern Military and Naval Academy led by regular army officers conducted inspections and prepared detailed reconnaissance gear for scientific travel reports to Washington on car performance and military use of autos.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Eureka
Zadow Hotel
Consul Hoag
Lincoln Highway
Ely
Rudolph Zadow
Pinto Station
Austin
Fallon
Reno
U.S. Army
Northwestern Military and Naval Academy
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Washington
Ross
Colt
Quartermasters
War Department
Morgan's Assailant Kills Himself in Mineola Jail
Frank Holt, the language professor who shot J Pierpont Morgan and set off a Capitol bombing, died by his own hand in his Mineola jail cell after a prior suicide attempt. Investigators report a likely head-first plunge from a trellis left him with a fractured skull and brain hemorrhage. A dynamite trunk and Holt’s Long Island bomb factory were later found nearby. Authorities describe the suspect’s injuries and autopsy findings, while police details trace the sensational aftermath.
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New York
Frank Holt
J. Pierpont Morgan
National Capitol
Mineola
Morgan
Holt
Central Park Village
Long Island
Arthur Woods
Tunney
Scull
Harvard
Progress of the War from Sundays Salt Lake Tribune
A roundup of early WWI fighting details with naval actions in the Baltic and North Sea. German efforts to outflank Russians near Courland and Riga, sub attacks, and Allied exchanges. Key fronts include Galicia Poland Verdun and the Isonzo region with Italian and Balkan movements. Ships, ports and strategic targets like Brest Litoveki, Warsaw, Kritnia, Gorizia, Scutari, Durazzo, and Aviona feature prominently among named places and forces.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Baltic
Windan
Gulf of Riga
Courland
Riga
Petrograd
Gothland
Windau
Borkum
North Sea
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Athens
Sea of
Marmara
English Channel
Newport News
England
Washington
Galicia
Poland
Lublin
Warsaw
Brest Litoveki
Gallipoli
Kritnia
France
Verdun
Tolmino
Gorizia
Isonzo
Scutari
Durazzo
Adriatic
Italy
Aviona
Albania
Increased Mining Activity In Nevada 1915 Outlook
United States Geological reports from W. C. Heikes note improved conditions in Nevada mining, with over 100 carloads of ore monthly from Yellow Pine and heightened activity across districts. Tonopah silver mills run 10,000 tons weekly. fresh ore from Comstock reaches deep levels. Rochester ships silver bullion. Ely mill operates at full capacity. Thompson Mason Valley smelter idle. Seven Troughs and Goldfield show activity, but Gold output may not exceed 1915 levels.
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United States Geological
W. C. Heikes
Nevada
Yellow Pine
Clark County
Tonopah
Comstock Lode
Comstock
North End
Rochester
Nevada Consolidated
Ely
Thompson
Mason Valley
New Day Bills Passed County Commissioners Meeting July 6 1919
A 1919 county proceedings item notes new day bills approved by the county board at a July 6 meeting. The record lists named individuals and sums requested, indicating routine financial authorizations and allocations for county affairs. The fragmentary text names several figures and authorities, reflecting a formal budget action.
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Yaar
The
Sentinel
Board of County Commissioners
Eureke
McCharles
Board of County
Winwil
Palisade
Ford Automobiles
Eureka Garage and Supply CO
Onvenmo
Oma
M. Roberts
Laird
Esos
L. W. Cromer
R ‘van Lantu I
Athen
E. Leonard
Preemie
Saad
W.P. Jones
Corumer
W. Hawkine
Bailey
N. A
Wick
Orig Steel
I. F. EI
George Etaell
Ealge
W. Jc
Oxoenen
Tor B. Lani
Iys
Rootwaues
Iuktsa
Standard Oil Company
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