County division dominates Elko County politics and assembly race
The Elko Free Press reports rising support for county division across Elko County, with moves to carve a new Eureka and Lander line and shift county seats to Battle Mountain and Carlin. Affected towns include Bullion Carlin Gold Circle Tuscarora Edgemont Whiterock Aura and Wells. The plan faces opposition but could alter the assembly seats with four to be elected and Senator Heston aging.
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Gold Circle
Car- Im
Tuscarora
Assembly
Wells
Eike County
Eureka
Bike
Lander
Idaho
Lander County
Austin
Battle Mountain
Eureka County
Carlin
Elko County
Humboldt County
Pershing County
Edgemont
Whiterock
Aura
Heston
Elio
Bornin
Congress and Prohibition Opinion on Eighteenth Amendment
Article discusses constitutional status of the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act, noting Supreme Court validation but potential congressional change. It argues shifts in intoxicant definitions depend on future Congress and elections. Also mentions a Western dispatch about railway crews and routes.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Susanville Mall
Sir Thomas Lipton A Dead Game Sport In Americas Cup Chase
The piece lauds Sir Thomas Lipton and his Shamrock IV as a dead game sport for pursuing the America's Cup with fairness and without cheating. It notes his past defeats, a will provision to fund a faster yacht posthumously, and his insistence on competing on merit even if his boat suffers a mishap.
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Thomas Lipton
Welch
Sir Thomas
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Thomas
From the Ranks to Captains of Industry
Richard Spillane recounts luminaries who rose from humble beginnings to lead major firms. He cites Edison, Wanamaker’s errand boy, a locomotive fireman mayor, a brakeman to Erie president, and other self-made figures, arguing opportunity favors the active worker and shuns shirkers.
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Richard Spillane
Philadelphia Ledger
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Spillane
Arkansas
America
J. P. Morgan & Co
Frederick Underwood
Erie Railroad
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Thomas A. Edison
John Carty
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Boston
D. C. Jackling
St. Clair County
Missouri
Michael Sdversky Pupin
George M. Reynolds
Continental & Commercial Bank of Chicago
Panola
The Statue of Liberty Centennial Monument
The Statue of Liberty on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor commemorates the centennial of U.S. independence. Dedicated October 28, 1886, the bronze statue rises over 300 feet with a 151 foot figure and a stone pedestal, weighing about 225 tons at a cost around $600,000.
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Liberty
France
United States
Bedloe’s
Liberty Island
New York Harbor
New York Bay
United States Lighthouse Service
Shamrock IV Wins First Yacht Race at Atlantic Regatta
Shamrock IV, the British challenger owned by Sir Thomas Lipton, won the first race of the 1920 regatta at Sandy Hook New Jersey with a time of 4 26 30. Resolute retired after parting its throat halyards, while Lipton’s Shamrock led from the start amid electrical storms and heavy seas. The next race is scheduled for Saturday if Resolute is repaired.
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Torla
Thomas Lipton
Tom Lipton
Sandy Hook
N. J
Actr
Sir Thomas Lipton
Resolute
Asbury Park
Columbia
Lipton
Valkeyrie TH
Lord Dunraven
Shamrock 11
Carlin Man Killed in Golconda Mine
Frank Tank a former Caplin ice plant engineer was killed in the Silver Shield mine south of Golconda. His partner, attempting to rescue him, was overcome by gas and fell to the shaft bottom before reaching the top. The fatal gas likely came from a leaky acetylene pipe.
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Lhat Sunday Frank Tank
Caplin
Golwonda
Tank
Nevada revenue collections reach 82 million total
The message notes Nevada revenue collections totaling about 82 million while predicting upcoming elections. It lists national, state, and party contrasts, including governors and senators, and ends with a quip about labels and gendered terms.
White collar thrift through wage, work, and timing philosophy
A Mining Journal excerpt argues that workers should adapt to prices and wages rather than demands. It notes white collar graduates face choices between pay, perks, and job desirability, highlighting supply and demand as guiding forces and the lure of easier, better protected roles.
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New York
Tabor
Engineering. and
Mining Journal
German Ministers Poised to Accept Allied Note Tomorrow
Spa July 16 German ministers prepared to accept the allied note and answer affirmatively tomorrow after a cabinet morning decision. Premier Millerand and Lloyd George met Dr Simons for an hour to discuss the essentials of the reply and he showed reconciliation to the allies plan. German headquarters tension reduced with Lloyd George in good spirits. The protocol requires 2,000,000 tons of coal monthly and by October 15, 1920, 6,100,000 tons, else Allied occupation. A treaty price plus five marks per ton premium will fund food purchases.
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Spa
Millerand
Simons
Lloyd George
Amp of Orceola 4 Again Producing Gold
The White Pine News reports Clyde Tilford a placer mining pioneer brought 22 nuggets to Bly to show last weeks work in a mining suit in district court. One nugget weighed nearly half a pound in solid gold and looked like a fortune to observers. Six more nuggets were larger than a lead ball with others of typical size, plus a bottle of gold dust.
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Qsceola
Placer
Clyde Tilford
White Pine News
Tilford
Bly
Tariff Plan Covers Nevada Roads Excluding Two Railroads
An announcement received by Fred Feldt, former Nevada Public Service Commission expert, from the American Shortline Barr Association states a tariff will cover all Nevada roads except the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific. The Shortline Association will issue it from Washington, D C.
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Nevada
Fred Feldt
Nevada Public Service Commission
American
Batlrosa Association
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Shorthine Association
Washington, D. C
Nevada Wins U.S. Precious Metals Station at University
The Interior Department approves locating the only U.S. precious metals experiment station at the University of Nevada. The plan includes a $25,000 annual grant for maintenance and a $30,000 state building appropriation. Seven scientists from Denver will staff the unit, focusing on rare metal analyses and Nevada mineral combinations.
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United States
University of Nevada
al Talagram
Payne
Reno Journal
State Legislaure
F. J. DeLongchampas
Secretary of the Interior
Mackay School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Colo
Denver
D. A. Ryan
Dr. Lind
Nevada
County Commissioners Cut Court Salaries Ahead of Election
The Board of County Commissioners reduced salaries for justices of the peace and constables countywide, effective next year, to inform prospective candidates of pay. The move, reported by the Elko Free Press, aims to clarify compensation for elected officials. Dr. George Voronoff, famed Paris physician, promises a future technique to rejuvenate women with monkey gland grafts, though not yet perfected.
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Board of County Commissioners
Justces of the Peace
Elko Fret Preas
George Voronoff
Paris
Nevada Delegation Denied Wetness by Reno Papers
A Las Vegas Age denial challenges Reno Gazette reporting on Nevada delegates at the Democratic National Convention. The article describes planned and actual parties at state headquarters, with allegations of alcohol confiscations and champagne discovery, portraying the events as a popular, widespread celebration.
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Reno
Nevada
Harley A. Harmon
Las Vegas
Louis A. Spellier
Reno Gazette
Harmon
William Jennings Bryan
Beating gasoline shortage with motor alcohol from Hawaii plants
Hawaii sugar plantations convert molasses to motor alcohol as a potential car fuel. J. P. Poster reports the fuel provides more power and easier starting, with a 75 horsepower engine using four gallons per hour versus four and a half for gasoline. Production could supply all Hawaii cars and free shipping space.
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L Hall
J. P. Poster
Chem
Hawaii
San Prontinco
P. £. Carroll
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
California
Southern Pacific Bulletin Highlights Shasta Vision
The August issue of the Southern Pacific Bulletin focuses on the Sacramento division and includes railway business experiences. It emphasizes public interest in railroad affairs and ends with a proverb about bulls and fences.
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Southern Pacific
Southern Pacife
Shasta
California
Rairoad
Sacramento
Notice of Eureka County Primary Registration Close
Notice states registration books for the September 7 1920 primary election open June 1 to August 17 in Eureka County Nevada. Registrars list Precinct officers, naturalization proof required, and penalties for nonvoters. Last publication date noted August 21 1924.
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Eureka County
Nevada
State of Nevanes
Eureka
R. McCharies
Reowane
F. EB
Leonant Palisade
B. Downey
Mineral Him
Ida B. Bruttey
Diamond Valley
B. Sadler
Teana Damele
R. McCharles
State of Nevada
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