Cobb and the Fake News Paducah tale and more
A column recounts Cobb the humorist and a Paducah phase where fake stories circulated under a Paducah date, noting a former telegraph editor's claim that Cobb’s stories were fakes yet one true tale. It includes anecdotes about Hoke Smith, Voorhees, and a New York restaurant sting, all in a clipped, ironic newspaper voice.
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Cobb
Padaeah
Taducah
Paducah
Middle West
Wald
Telegraph
St. Louis
Lood Cobb
Cincinnat
Times-Star
Accusations Against Eureka County Officials Unfold in Nevada
Reno Journal reports July 11 on John Hancock under custody and habeas corpus petitions amid Eureka County bank closure cases. Indictments from a supposedly packed grand jury draw contention from Hancock and others as Supreme Court weighs bail and legality.
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Reno Journal of
John Hancock
Gefond Ecreks County Bank
Wos
Goldfeld
Reno
Qvear J. Smith
Supreme Court
Banking Board
Breen
Hancock
Hill
House
Grand Jury
Peter Breen
District Court
Eureka County
Smite Police Ia
Nevada State Police
Eureka County Grand Jury
Alex Fraser
Spig
Brean
Supreme Court of the
State
Supreme Court of
State of
Nevada
United States
J. P. Donnelly
Aaid
J. P. Donelly
Beate
Thas
Third Judicial District Court
Nevads
Peter Broce
Jory
Peter Broan
Glysn & Spirit
Egilitvacr
Arson Trial Concludes in Tuscarora
After weeks of testimony a jury in Elko County returns a verdict in the arson case tied to the Sewell store fire in Tuscarora. William Dye pleads guilty while Arthur Primeaux and Roy Primeaux face forthcoming trials for allegedly hiring Dye to burn Sewell’s store amid a rivalry between the two Tuscarora firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aftar
William Dye
Tuscarora
Eto
Nevada
Arthur Primeaux
Roy Primeaus
Antone
Roy Primeane
A. W. Sewell
Primeauxe
Dye
Johnson
Henderson
Elko
Lenera
Reno
Gedacy
Elko County
Witcher defends Banking Board's arrest actions in Nevada dispatch
A. B. Witcher says the Banking Board acted justly in closing unruly banks after Governor Dickerson's term began. He argues states that no warning would have wrecked many banks and notes disputes over the Eureka County Bank as political. Witcher asserts the board would repeat the same course if faced with similar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Tribune
Kiy
Nevada
A. B. Witcher
Dickerson
Reno
Banking Board
Eureka County Bank
Breen
Toxtead
Breco
Pancakes and Pumpkin Pies By M QUAD
Aunt Sally Warner endures a string of misfortunes then mentors a tin peddler who recalls praising her cooking. He seeks luck in New York and asks about her pies and pancakes noting a peculiar twist that could attract attention in the city.
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Sally
New York
Aunt Sally
Sally Warner
Ube
Sab Jy
Beorcher’s Boy Displayed as Echo of Father
A Harper's Weekly illustration remarks on a boy described as the image of Beorcher, noting the resemblance and the ongoing fascination with inheritance and lineage in this periodical mockup of family likeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beorcher
Harper's Weekly
Maps of Eureka Mining District Prints Available
The SENTINEL reports a limited run of new black and white maps of the Eureka mining district including the Pardy map plus Windfall and other mines neighboring Secret Canyon. Price per map is one dollar with six cents extra for postage and handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Mining District
Sentinel
Secret Canyon
Ouail
Lost Items At Opera House Ball Reported
Found a lady's black ankle alater from the Opera House after the Race Hope Company's ball on the Fourth. owner can recover at the Strines office. Lost a pair of steel framed eyeglasses in a case in Eoreke. floder asked to leave them at the Szntiwer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reacne Hope Company
Stvrines
Eoreke
Szntiwer
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