Irrigation in Nevada Prompts Settlement Start
The Eureka Sentinel cites a San Francisco Chronicle editorial noting that contracts for the Truckee Carson irrigation project in Nevada are being let and water may reach Churchill County ditches by March next year. It warns large lands may remain government land, and settlers must have funds to cover land preparation and initial payments, suggesting hopeful entrants visit the district to choose locations and establish needs for water.
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Nevada
San Francisco Chronicle
Churchill County
Bose
Nevada's Political Regeneration in Honest State Governance
The Utah State Journal extols Nevada's move toward a square Senatorial battle and an incorruptible legislature. It envisions Nevada rising in national esteem, with honest laws, self-reliant citizens, and a renewed mining and irrigation prosperity, free of venality. It praises past founders and urges removal of corruption to restore Nevada as a beacon in the Union.
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Nevada
Utah State Journal
Union
NoTonger
San Francisco
Fourth
Townsend Streets
House of Representatives
Senate of the
United States
G. & Lesvitt Elected Principal at Gold Hill School
G. and Lesvitt were elected principal of the Gold Hill school in Story County, succeeding Prof. A. E. Kaye. The appointment freshens the leadership as the district names a new head.
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G. & Lesvitt
Gold Hill
Story County
A. E. Kaye
Sentinel
Henry G backs gold standard in tariff plank
A Washington dispatch reports Henry G. endorses the gold standard, aligning with Parker's views. He notes his role on the subcommittee that supported the sound money platform at the St. Louis Convention, advocating fixed gold standard policy.
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Parker
Washington
Henry G
Elkins
Washington Star
St. Louis
Noted Convention Dispatch on Tariff and Parker
The full Committee on Resolutions and the Convention history are recalled. Judge Parker's dispatch read to the Convention caused initial com motion but was quickly settled to delegates' satisfaction. The speaker says he remains a conservative on tariff issues and stands by his public record.
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Full Committee On
Parker
Bryan to Outline Policy in Commoner Plans Reform Fight
William J. Bryan passed through Chicago on Tuesday and announced that in this week’s issue of the Commoner he would outline a plan for continuing economic reform within the Democratic party. He argued that Judge Parker’s election would advance reforms by ending imperialism, removing the race issue, and promoting peaceful progress over the military spirit.
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William J. Bryan
Chicago
Illinois
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
Judge Parker
Roosevelt
Nevada Political Topics and Local Party Notes
The Wells Herald seeks $10 announcements of political office candidates. Nevada Socialists lease Reno Gazette space to explain socialism to readers. Fusionists are confused as Governor Sparks debates a US Senate run. The Reno Journal chides a paralyzed beneficiary claim amid tariff talk. The Gazette covers Reno Republican ratification with Nixon addressed, provoking reactions from Fulton Smith and others.
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The
Wells Herald
the Gazette
Reno
George 8. Nixon
R. L. Fulton
Oscar J. Smith
BR. Dodge
Sam Pratt
Frank Norcross
Elko Independent
Lawson charges Standard Oil in Parker nomination
Boston millionaire Thomas W. Lawson accuses Standard Oil of aiding Parker’s nomination and claims Senator Patrick McCarran is on its payroll. He vows to pay the Democratic National Committee $100,000 if he cannot prove the allegation from the company’s books.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Mass
Standard On
Asten Brooks Parker
Patrick McCarrsn
Parker
Standard Ou
Democratic National Committee
Judge Fitzgerald Reaffirms Silver Policy in Nevada Senate Bid
The Elko Independent publishes Judge AL Fitzgeralds explanation of his interview remarks on silver and the money question. He reiterates his pledge to devote Senate time to silver restoration, seeks court validation of demonetization and greenback monetization, supports direct election of senators, and vows to discharge all duties faithfully if elected.
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Eiko
AL. Fitzgerald
Elko
United States
Nevada
United States Senate
Diaz Recreated Mexico as Re-elected Leader
Porfirio Diaz is re-elected President of Mexico and praised as the nation’s able ruler. He is described as a full-blooded Indian who has rebuilt the country, reduced brigandage, improved safety, completed internal improvements, paid the national debt, and fostered prosperity while governing with despotic power within a nominal republic.
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Sacramento Bee
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
United States
Death of a Nevada Pioneer Dangberg Jr dies at Gardnerville ranch
H F Dangberg Jr a leading Douglas County pioneer dies July 16 after months of illness at his Gardnerville home. He arrived in Nevada in 1855 and helped settle Carson Valley for decades, serving as Senator and Assemblyman. Born September 16 1880 in Halle Germany he came to America in 1848. He leaves a wife and five children. Funeral was held at his home with interment at Carson.
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Nevada
H. F. Dangberg, Jr
Douglas County
Gardnerville
Carson Valley
Mountain
Carson City
Halle
Province of
Westphalia
Germany
Carson
Folk Nominated for Governor in Missouri Convention
In a highly animated Missouri Democratic Convention in Jefferson City on July 21 Joseph W. Folk of St. Louis secured the nomination for Governor defeating rivals amid intense scenes. Folk’s nomination drew a remarkable demonstration and the convention was described as one of the most exciting ever held in the state.
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Folk
Jefferson City
Missouri
Joseph W. Folk
St. Louis
Falk
Striking Butchers Resume Work After Chicago Walkout
About 50 000 striking butcher workers in Chicago who quit on July 15 resumed work Friday morning as they await a Board of Arbitration decision to settle the strike issues, temporarily paralyzing the meat industry nationwide.
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Chicago
Board of Arbitration
Return from Carson Ends Trip for Paul Irwin at Duckwater
Paul Irwin arrived back from Carson on Tuesday after Land Office business and continued to his Duckwater Nye County home on Wednesday.
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Carson
Paul Irwin
Land Office
Duckwater
Nye County
Wage Reduction Planned for Fall River Cotton Mills
A general wage cut in Fall River Massachusetts cotton mills will take effect July 25. The proposed reduction is expected to average 12.5 percent. More than 25 000 workers will be affected.
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Fall River
Mass
Inverted Verse Fragments and Old Barn Reflections
A collage of sentimental verse and nostalgic prose notes. Includes a Mary Mapes Louse excerpt on youth, a reflection on The Old Red Barn and its vanished playground, then Love's Blossoming and a poet’s meditation on the Golden Mean. Milwaukee Sentinel style remnants.
Local letters advertised at Eureka Nevada Post Office
Advertised letters list for Eureka Nevada post office dated July 20 1904 includes O G Mathewson Frank B Mercer Fred Peterson Mrs J H Quinn Mrs Parthenia Phillips and foreign Eusebo Bidasalo L Broy postmaster notice to claim letters by July 23 1904.
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Eureka
Nevada
G. Mathewson
Frank B. Mercer
Fred Peterson
J. H. Quinn
Parthenia Phillips
Carnival Racket Sparks Public Outcry and Editorial Change
Carson public uproar over carnival receipts exposes partisan graft and unequal advertising. William Gotwaldt buys Harriman Herald, resigns Reno Gazette post. Herald becomes Sparks Headlight with semi weekly editions starting July 30.
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William
MacClure Gotwaldt
Harriman Herald
Major Patton
Reno Gazette
Herald
Sparks
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B. A. Seillyman
Henry Gassaw Way Davis
Bryan
George ‘Nixon
Lyon County Times
Reno Journal
Fitzgerald
Mary Mapes Louse
Red Barn
Milwaukee
James Whitehead
Blackwood's Magazine
Cowper
Eusebo Bidasalo
L, Broy
Tonopah
Claude Ford
NEW Today
Silver Party
Justice of the Peace
Winnemucca
W. J. Hooper
Jolly Hancock
Sret
M. Puarones
Eureka Water W
Bhut
Tenderson Banking Company
Joan Henderson
L. O. Hexperson Haypen Henperson CanroLt Henderson
Prestpest
Caster
Casmen
Hylton & Williams
Philip Paroni
Bert
George W. Hanna
J. Hylton
General Merchandise
Meand Valley
Biko
Bilsewhere
Schneider Drug Store
Hstablise
Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry
University of California
H. M. Schneider & Co
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