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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
2
Second Class Matter at Eureka post office published as Saturday edition. Notice details are limited to the timing and mailing designation, reflecting classification and archival information for the newspaper.
In Tonopah Nevada this morning Vester Mortenson and Tiny Hollstedt were killed in a shaft cage accident at the Tenopah Extension mine. C Mayer was injured with a dislocated shoulder as eight men were descending. Mortenson’s head was severed and Hoffate dt crushed between cage and shaft before the engineer halted the cage. Rescue required removing five sets of timbers. Locations of the deceased’s residences are unknown.
The piece notes Standard Oil facing public opinion backlash and Senate moves to accept Senator Barton's resignation. Apostle Smith says Utah Mormons will exit ordinary business to focus on politics. Explosions appear in powder magazines, with a McClure's blast harming four editorial staff. Pennsylvania Railroad officials accuse Carnegie of routing large rebates, prompting retirement talk.
George McNamee suffered a broken back after a saddle horse incident near Battle Mountain last week. Incendiary fire in Tonopah was halted before disaster. Reno officer Meffrey faces possible reinstatement only if a grand jury clears graft charges against him. Miners at Bilger Peak in Esmeralda County protest wage raises. one dollar daily wage offset by ten dollar monthly board rise. Revo police officer Mercy jailed for bribery but discharged for lack of convicting testimony. George Ernest located in Salton Sea Basin Arizona on health trip. Daily Tonopah Manhattan mail service bids deemed too costly by the postal department.
A telegram from Eureka notes Mitch Gregovich died on June 1 at Tonopal and will be buried in Reno. Meanwhile a flood from Polo Creek washed away one mile of Southern Pacific track near Golconda, Humboldt County. Five men died or were injured. the Golconda camp workers are named Antone Babral Antone Frapes Chippe and an Indian boy Cheney. The disaster followed heavy mountain rainfall over Dutertre reservoirs, overwhelming the lower dam and triggering the catastrophe.
Advertised letters remaining include Antonis Lalze Fred Hammontree Frank Laughton KOA McCullum David Moglia Philip Nolan Charles Schmidt and more as of May 26 1906. Weather continues cold and changeable with recent snow flurries and showers. D A Hunt and wife arrived from Denver to take a printing job amid ongoing stormy conditions.
The San Francisco Examiner reports that George Nixon backs his partner George Wingfield for the United States Senate to oppose Newlands on a platform titled Nevada for No volaus. The Carson Appeal says this is interesting if true.
A White House conference addressed the meat inspection amendment to the Agricultural Appropriation bill. The President met with Senator Beve ridge of Indians and Senator Carter of Montauk to discuss the issue.
Professor Charles P Neill the Labor Commissioner who investigated packing houses and discussed the matter with Senator Beveridge summarized the clash over the meat inspection amendment on the Agricultural bill. Senator Carter said the President would back the law if enacted and warned he might reveal abuse reports if defeated. The cost is seen as 6 cents per beef carcass and 3 cents per pork carcass with total roughly 1 500 000 annually, distributed to avoid overburdening packers. Stock and Exchange notes mention Spring Valley Water shares at 19.75 with 20 004 shares traded amid prior levels around 34 before a San Francisco disaster on April 18.
Nevada officials and a swarm of railroad developers announce a surge of construction and ambitious routes across the mineral belt. Lines from Salt Lake and the Southern Pacific converge toward Tonopah, Goldfield, Ely, and Bullfrog as Gould and Harriman eye control, reshaping regional trade and mining access.
Gertrude Atherton, author of The Californians, calls Edith Wharton a second rate novelist and predicts her fame will fade within five years. Wharton is described as a society novelist who writes from wealth and privileged circles, living in Lenox, Massachusetts with her husband on a summer estate.
The piece outlines the Standard Oil dominance revealed by James R Garfield's report and the president's message. It traces Drake's 1858 oil discovery at Titusville to the rise of major fields in Pennsylvania Ohio New York Texas Kansas and beyond, noting dramatic oil-well explosions and the dangerous practices of the era.
The Sacramento Bee advocates a Los Angeles style program to test schoolchildren for physical defects. Many deficiencies like poor sight or adenoid growths impair learning but can be treated or corrected. Early detection by professionals, not teachers, is essential to boost pupil development.
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