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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1915
Page
4
Late dispatches warn the fate of Warsaw hangs in the balance as the Teuton army converges from all directions. Russian forces risk being cut in two if the Lublin Chelm Railway falls to the Germans, who appear poised to capture it. The Czar destroys roads and bridges emulating 1812 tactics that hastened Napoleon's defeat.
Nevada State News notes H A McMurtrey, Elko constable, received 38.50 for killing dogs. At one dollar per dog, the half dog and 50 cents puzzle readers. The Wells Herald raises questions about the odd payout. Also mentions Tonopah pioneer Harry Ramsey, ill in San Francisco with stomach cancer, with slim odds of recovery. Ramsey, with Jack Salisbury, located the Fraction claim that yielded ruby silver.
The latest metal quotations list prices in New York for silver at 475 cents per ounce copper at 19.25 dollars per pound and lead at 5.60 per hundredweight.
Dr Bernhard Dernburg granted safe conduct to return to Germany amid wartime tensions. Britain France and Russia assure he will not be molested at home as he is viewed by some as Kaiser’s spokesman. Once a Berlin resident, he spent youth in Wall Street banking and traveled widely, including Africa Siberia China Japan and Mexico. He once served as colonial minister.
A boarder says a carrier pigeon may travel farther than any other bird and the landlady vows to try one while noting a few pigeons do not. The exchange captures a quirky domestic moment with humorous lines about travel and persistence.
A brief quotation asserts that criticizing a boarding house owner fails to acknowledge the challenges of running one. The line suggests practical empathy through experience, urging would be commentators to attempt management before judging.
The Nevada text book commission has prepared a new geography supplement by Charles Norcross that will appear in the state geographies and bind with the books. It covers mining, agriculture, stock and educational interests, population, and more, aiming to inform school children. The supplement and list of accompanying texts will be printed at the State Printing Office and distributed to all schools, with contracts signed by the superintendent of education and the commission.
The piece weighs Austro German aims to break Russian lines and drive on Warsaw while pressuring Riga with fierce fighting on the Windau river. It notes Hindenburg and Mackensen commanding fronts and warns of supply strains as rails fail to match battlefield needs. It also cites the crown prince's army pressuring Verdun fortifications as a major concurrent operation.
In a three week operation the crown prince used gas to break a three mile trench line, capturing thousands of prisoners and war materiel. Hill 285 was seized then contested. Arras bombardments deepen losses. English forces report fierce fighting. Gallipoli gains for Allies but Krithia remains key. Russia fleets target Black Sea. U 51 submarine reportedly sunk though unconfirmed. Italian offensives near Gorizia and Trent show limited progress. Submarine activity in North Sea persists. French air raids disrupt rail junctions.
A historical tax roll itemizes numerous residents and firms in Eureka County with values for realty improvements wagons tools horses stock and livestock including several named individuals such as Miller Rudolph Obas Morrison Agnes Magaini Minoletti Joline Tora McCharles McTerney H C McLaughblie estate and others. It lists totals for each entry and aggregations like Nevada Star Mining Co and Northwestern Con Mg Co with values for patented mines plant and related assets.
Taxpayer ledger details improvements realty patents and stock values for hundreds of individuals and firms in Eureka County Nevada for 1915. Entries include Norris Henry Peters Plummer Amos Peretti Maurizio Pastorino Frank estate totals and Western Pacific Railway Company with totals reaching into the hundreds of thousands. Sundry tax payments and assessed values accompany names like Pullman Company Savalas Gay of ale and Union Mines Co with exact sums listed for realty improvements and patented mines.
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