Gureka Sentinel July 14 1903 brief
Local issue of The Gureka Sentinel dated Saturday July 14 1903. Front matter lists editor A. Seiliman and notes publication details. No further readable content available from the supplied fragment.
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1903
Page
2
Local issue of The Gureka Sentinel dated Saturday July 14 1903. Front matter lists editor A. Seiliman and notes publication details. No further readable content available from the supplied fragment.
State items note H Bock to move four mills from Carson Valley to Reno. Washoe plans a county hospital costing 25 000 to 50 000. Ziko’s Commercial hotel sold for 20 000 to L Bradley and Harry Dunn. Wool and cattle trends, water projects, and tax policy also feature with new bank plans and a range of civic actions across Reno, Carson City, Elko, and Esmeralda counties.
In Nevada a bitter exchange over the Eight Hour Law unfolds with editorials and letters. Key figures include Alfred Charles Chartz and MR BARTINE, plus Assemblymen Skaggs and Cook, and Senators Hardin and Roff. The dispute centers on constitutionality and labor rights amid state politics and party tensions.
The letter from News-Hon. H. F. Bartine urges unions to seek Nevada Supreme Court review of Judge Murphy’s ruling striking down the Eight Hour Law. The writer asks Bartine if the law serves Nevada’s best interests and questions the limits of class distinctions in labor regulation.
The writer contends that discussing the issues fully is impracticable within a newspaper article and unnecessary since the courts must decide. He asserts the constitutionality of the law should be explored by the Nevada Supreme Court, in Cansox Crrr, July 10, 1908, signed J. F. Bankie.
The Virginia City Chronicle reports that labor unions have secured able counsel and will bring the eight hour law before the Supreme Court. They claim the law is constitutional and will be fully argued as soon as proper time arises.
Searchlight reports Tadge Murphy of the District Court at Carson holds that the Eight Hour Law is unconstitutional as class legislation. The decision may not be affirmed by the State Supreme Court, though its framers copied Utah’s act, which was sustained as a sanitary measure and enforceable presently there.
Local miners’ strike in Lincoln County gains federation support as John C. Williams of Grass Valley arrives to study grievances. He confirms the Western Federation of Miners backs an eight hour day and that arbitration remains the policy while funds sustain a potentially indefinite stoppage. A union leader notes miners will stay out with federation approval.
Andrew J. Burke of Stateline Utah a former Lincoln county Assemblyman famous for the Eight Hour Law wed Mrs Filton Baron also of Stateline in Salt Lake City Rev Father Morrissey officiated. Mme Rita McDonough and B C McDonough attended the bride and groom.
Denver dispatch reports James B. Grant of American Smelting and Refining Company values Grant and Globe smelter damages at 25000 to 30000 dollars after a sudden employee strike. Eleven furnaces were largely frozen with ore to be cut out, while President Charles F. Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners doubts a statewide miner callout is needed. Strikers pin the trouble on Legislature’s failure to pass an eight hour law and accuse the company of hostile tactics to defeat legislation.
An old Tahoe fisherman named Boyle recently found that from a peak near Tahoe City, Sacramento and its Capitol can be seen clearly. The nearby trail has been named after its finder.
Beginning July 12 the Sunday Call will offer a free mix of Bryson paintings titled Vanity Simplicity Lady in Green Meditation Lovers Confidence and The Lady in Red with exclusive right. The Sunday Call is the only American newspaper providing these art pictures free to subscribers each Sunday.
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