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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1905
Page
2
Notice from Eureka post office stating the letter or mail matter is designated as Second Class Mucter and addressed for public or official handling. The wording suggests a standard postal compliance notice attached to mail at the Eureka facility.
Panama progress is described with optimism as 12 000 workers tackle sanitation and housing under Shonts and Stevens while a recreation chief plans reading rooms and amusement to keep workers healthy. Bonaparte’s Navy appointment shocks Maryland Republicans who refuse to endorse him, arguing he is unfit for the party.
The New York Legislature should run a full inquiry into life insurance firms to curb graft and restore public confidence. NYC centers the industry with several large firms serving patrons nationwide, and reforms may require national action for broad protection and efficiency. The Sacramento Bee notes gratitude to the Secretary of State for bound Journal copies.
A Carson City News and Appeal letter argues the 1905 legislature underfunded the new Orphans Home at Carson City and that the Board should receive a lump sum for furnishings. It reviews specific classified items totaling about 11,000 with additions for repairs, stressing public duty over private advantage and urging safe, specified spending.
General notes praise Luther Burbank California horticulturist with gilt edge payments for articles on plant evolution. Other items report June immigration figures with 10 000 Chinese applying and 9 000 admitted to the United States.
The Sentinel notes receipt of Bob Taylor's Magazine published at Nashville Tennessee by ex Governor Bob Taylor, a noted Southern lecturer. The new periodical appeared in April and has met with a favorable reception, reflecting literary life and Southern industrial activity.
Temperature soars to 105 in Reno as diphtheria cases arise at Bert Hadden’s home and quarantine is imposed. Progress of local business includes Lyon County Bank incorporation, Pro gressive West editor M. M. Garwand named chamber secretary, and W. J. Douglass’s Island ranch to be divided into 160 acre plots selling at 10 to 50 dollars per acre. Deaths include George H. Douglass aged 71 and Adelaine Robinson aged 85. Reports cover mining strikes, wind damage near Goldfield, a Sparks hospital need, and a westward rail mail plan for Austin. Local incidents include a death from shooting in Columbia, a forged check case in Elko, and a cyclonic storm near Battle Mountain damaging structures.
Hoboken astrologer Prof Gustave Meyer predicts a troubled year with extreme heat and high mortality in August and August storms. He foresees earthquakes in Japan and the East and West and danger to New York and Brooklyn infrastructure. He warns of Roosevelt's peril on Oct 8 amid wider uprisings in India and political change in Russia.
Local mining location blanks are offered for sale at the Sentinel office. Details include availability, pricing options, and how to place orders. Potential buyers are advised to contact the Sentinel for exact locations and restrictions.
In Toledo, Charles E Townsend argues that railroad and public welfare depend on an early fair rate settlement. He cites price disparities from Boston to San Francisco and Chicago to Baltimore, urging a compromise that protects individual property while ensuring just rates. He condemns judges for treating corporations as equal to individuals.
In Carson, ex-State Senator Frank Thorne of Esmeralda County was sentenced by the United States District Court to six months in jail and fined 100 for selling liquor to Indians.
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