This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1916
Page
2
The article extols private car travel as affordable and liberating. It notes cars cost 400 to 1000 dollars and open 2.3 million miles of highways, with 250000 miles decent and many more improving. Travelers can start, stop, speed, camp, eat farm-fresh meals, and enjoy gypsy-style vacations with modern comforts. Gypsy bands already tour by motor car, showing the trend. Thousands already voyage this way. tens of thousands soon.
Tonopah Times condemns John Murray’s pardon after a harsh verdict for a mine workers’ case. The paper argues the public funding and law show bias, noting a shortened sentence and prior pardons while laborers suffer. Legal listings and mining land for sale conclude the notice.
The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of the new primary law. It rules Progressives may nominate and hold a convention if they meet the 10 percent voter threshold and clarifies registration lists and deadlines for the August 8 primary. The decision also limits a prior Attorney General opinion on pre January 1 1916 registrations and dissolves an injunction against county clerks. Hal Michels notified county clerks of the ruling.
Uncle Sam expands the women's division of the U S employment service under Caminetti. Local bureaus in major cities will be run by women to assist female job seekers with pay, hours, and conditions, offer vocational training, and ensure safe placements while protecting from exploitation. Factory owners urged to cooperate in placing qualified men.
A suitcase bomb exploded near Stewart and Market streets during a parade, killing six and wounding forty four as spectators panicked. The dynamiter fled, windows shattered for blocks, and the march halted for thirty minutes before safety was restored. Anonymous threats preceded the attack.
Ed E. Ludz, a rancher in Ruby Valley, reports a cow has adopted a weeks old antelope after its mother was killed. The cow shows evident affection and the antelope returns the care, with the mother cow anxious when the youngster is out of sight.
N Nekuda and his wife former lessees of the Valley View hotel at Tonopah were arrested Monday morning as they were about to depart. A warrant issued at the instance of the T and G market led to the arrest. at a hearing before Justice Dunseath the wife was released while the husband was held under bonds.
In New York on July 25 the infantile paralysis outbreak worsened with 38 deaths and 1150 new cases in the 24 hours ending at midnight. The report notes rising fatalities and many children affected.
Twenty men die and several rescues fail after a gas explosion in a Lake Erie waterworks tunnel five miles offshore. Rescuers without oxygen helmets perished or were injured. Gustave Van Duren, head of construction, survived then faced possible death. Eleven workers remain entombed. four rescuers died. In Arden, W A Criss and a engine were killed when a runaway car struck and crushed Criss at the quarry.
The Dangberg Land and Live Stock Company reports a new hay loader is successful, improving handling of alfalfa with devices to prevent rolling, and can load 2600 pounds of hay in three minutes, potentially replacing twelve men and saving time and money on large ranches.
In Corning Arkansas on July 26 Mr and Mrs Frank Scott mark ten years of marriage with a remarkable family record of seventeen sons. They have three sets of triplets and four sets of twins, making their household notably large.
H F Alcia Reno meteorologist reports from observers statewide that the hay crop will be short by hundreds of tons due to killing frosts and June cold with only 9 percent of normal rainfall. Cattle and sheep fare well, some herds moved to mountains. second hay crop expected to be heavy if warm weather continues. Mining location blanks for sale at the Sentinel office.
A daughter was born at Ruby Hill in Nevine on July 26 to the wife of Wim Gibson.
Public notice announces an application by Parissian to appropriate water from Nevada’s public waters. It outlines the intended use, location, and filing details for public comment and potential objection within the state process.
Notice is given Flora Dean Hobart formerly Flora Trean Mave of Boos wawe Nevada filed a desert land entry 084 for the NW of Section 20 Town 26 Range 4 Mount Diablo Meridian to establish a land claim before the local land office. Witnesses named John White Harry Troster Ethel Hussey all of Reowawe Nevada. First publication July 29 1916 last publication August 26 1916.
Notices announce that candidate cards will run up to the primary day with ten cent per line readings and sketches published at the same rate.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.