Japanese Triumph At Nan Shan Hill In Major Clash
Eyewitness reports recount nine Japanese charges to seize Nan Shan hill, with the Fourth Osaka division leading the final assault at 7 30 PM. The battle left about 3500 Japanese killed or wounded and over 500 Russians dead or wounded, yet the Japanese flag was raised atop the summit. The cost was high but hailed as a defining world power moment comparable to Gettysburg and Plevna.
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An Shan
Japan
Salt Lake
K Chou Bay
Nan Shan Hill
Osaka
Tokio
Nagoya
Gettysburg
Plevna
Oil Lands in Nevada and Opposition to Standard Oil
The article notes a Nevada oil discovery in Carson Sink Churchill County where locators face land status under Placer Location and possible Homestead Act entry limits. It discusses U S Geological Survey irrigation reclamation, small farming tracts, and potential exceptions for oil claims. It also cites Ida Tarbell praising independents with 900 stockholders, 8000 barrels daily, pipelines, refineries, and global assets challenging the Standard Oil monopoly.
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Nevada
Carson Sink
Churchill County
Prospectora
United States Geological Survey
J. W. Powell
Standard Oil
Ida M. Tar- Dell
Standard Oil Company
McClure
Standard
Rhine
Elbe
Baltic
Europe
Hamburg
Manheim
Riesa
Stettin
Dusseldorf
Germany
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Holland
London
Manchester
England
United States
New York
Philadelphia
Mail Contract Not Canceled Says Admiral Ker
Admiral Ker states that the Panama Railway contract with the Pacific company will not be canceled. He clarifies provisions in the contract and asserts the United States will not terminate the agreement unless specified by the terms. The contract’s status hinges on congressional majority ownership provisions.
Champ Clark on Banking and Public Funds
Congressman Champ Clark urges the government stay out of banking and for Secretary of the Treasury to stop aiding Wall Street banks. He argues government deposits in New York banks fuel greed and corruption and that treasury officials move to high salaries in those banks. The report notes related state editor moves, mountain city mining optimism, bullion theft arrests, a drowning in the Truckee, a San Luis Obispo verdict, and Henry F. Oxnard’s Senate bid.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Wall Street
Champ Clark
Missouri Bankers’ Association
Clark
New York
Treasury
Sam
San Luis-Obispo
Thomas Fogarty
Southern Pacific
San Luis Obispo
Cal
Superior Court
Fogarty
At Gates of Port Arthur Japanese Prepare Final Assault
Reports from Kin Chou place Japanese losses near 20 000 as fighting tightens to rifle shot range at Port Arthur. Russians mount heavy coastal guns while awaiting reinforcements. experts say land fortifications must fall before a general assault, with ten weeks seen as likely before action. Also notes poems and birth announcements amid mixed dispatches from St Petersburg and Nevada and California dates.
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Kin Chou
Chefa
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Kwang Tung Peninsula
Wittsoeft
Admiralty
Nevada Scientists Propose State Historical Society
A movement among Nevada Academy of Sciences members seeks to establish a State Historical Society to study early Nevada history and collect relics for a museum. The proposed group would focus on archival work, local legends, and regional artifacts for public display.
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Nevada Academy of Sciences
State Historical Society
Nevada
Short Route Mail Carrying Eureka to Ely and Hamilton
Schedule announces daily mail and passenger service between Eureka and Ely with stops at Hamilton. Leaves Eureka by 2:30 PM after train arrival. leaves Ely at 10:30 AM. Baggage limit thirty pounds per passenger. excess baggage at straight rates. Fares: Eureka to Ely 1000 one way, 1800 round trip. Eureka to Hamilton 600 one way, 900 round trip. Palisade to Ely 1500. Fares must be prepaid.
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Eureka
Ely
Hamilton
F.t
Palisade
Sheriff Sale Notice in Eureka Nevada 1904
By virtue of an execution issued from Third Judicial District Court on April 29, 1903, Williamston and Jennie Leighton obtained a judgment for 1994.22 dollars plus 7 percent interest and costs against William Whalen. Sheriff Burdick will sell Whalen’s property at public auction June 9, 1904, at Whalen House near Alcat, including horses cows furniture vehicles farming implements piano and household goods to satisfy the judgment.
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Williamston
Jennie Leighton
William Whalen
United States
Whalen
Alj
T. A. Burdick
Eureka
Nevada
For Sale Elegant Bartlett Drop Head Sewing Machine
For sale an elegant Bartlett drop head sewing machine in new good condition. Apply at the Sentinel office. m28-1m
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Sentinel
Watering Gardens Limited Hours Set by Eureka Water Works
Notice allows garden irrigation only from 7 to 8 p m and 6 to 7 p m with priority for domestic uses. An extra charge applies based on garden size, and water may be stopped if needed or scarce. Violators face disconnection and a $2 reactivation fee. M Firrcusa, Superintendent, Eureka Water Works. Dated Hureks Nevada May 20 1904.
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M. Firrcusa
Eureka Water Works
Hureks
Nevada
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Tom Irland
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Elko Independent
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Newark
White Pine County
Nick Modarelli
James Rosevear, & Son
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U.S
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Olympia Romano
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A. R. Gibson
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Hilda Williams
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Roberts Creek
W. M. Hamilton
Fye Canyon
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Antelope
William Blair
Sophia Fulton
Awa Nacese
Henderson Banking Company
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Casnen
Johnson Mercantile Company
Heiram Johnson
Byrom Wiliams
Philip Peroni
Hylton & Williams, Proprietors
Schneider Drug Store
Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry
University of California
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H. M. Schneider & Co
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