Nevada News Briefs Highlight Bonds Vote and Local Incidents
Carson votes 204 to 64 to issue 35000 bonds for a new schoolhouse. Mountain City mines yield about 1500 dollars daily from a rich ore streak. A Nevada Day barbecue at the St. Louis World’s Fair is slated with Governor Sparks offering steers. A Wadeworth fire injures 14 year old Elsie Johnson nearly fatally. Wells near Alkali Spring yield hot water at four feet and sulfate water. Nelson Belli, Twaddle ranch foreman, dies after a horse kick. California Republicans charter nine trains for Chicago convention, Nevada delegates invited as guests, train led by John D. Spreckels.
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Stockton Trades Unions plan merchandise and grocery store
Stockton trades unions push to start a merchandise and grocery store. Subscription drives target $10,000 as papers are cut and efforts intensified to raise funds for the venture.
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Stockton
Cal
Presbyterian General Assembly
Buffalo
New York
Interchurch Conference
The Jason Land Search Ends Near Home
A Sunnriter reader suggests Eureka and nearby regions as a Jason land. The note argues grand riches exist nearby and the best things are closer than imagined, praising local friends and real places over distant myths.
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Sunnriter
Eureka
Chicago
London
Paris
Egypt
Jason Land
Summet
Senator Quay Dead in Beaver Pennsylvania
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania dies after a long illness diagnosed as chronic gastritis. Born September 30 1833 in Dillsburg he led Republican politics in Pennsylvania, serving as US senator since 1887 and chairing the Republican National Committee in 1888, survived by wife and five children. Meanwhile steerage fares drop to ten dollars for London to America as thousands seek passage amid overcrowded ships and crowded docks with many Jewish immigrants from Russia Germany and Greece.
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Isthmian Puzzle and School Board Demand
The Panama Canal debate centers on precise geography with Colon relative to Panama and the canal’s direction, while Prof. A E Kaye, former Eureka High and now Gold Hill principal, calls for a school board probe into rumors of intoxication and cigarette use in the yard and building reported by the Virginia Enterprise.
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Nevada
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How to Mend Broken Dishes
A Bethany Republican note describes a method to repair broken dishes. Tie the pieces with stout string, boil in milk for one hour, then they endure boiling water without separating. The reader claims many dishes thought useless are restored to like new.
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Bethany Republican
Blair mines quiet at Silver Peak Walker Lake report
Es meralda County official Wasson, Blair property superintendent, backs a Walker Lake Bulletin note that little work is underway at Blair mines. Chiato vich's Mary mine remains a steady high grade ore producer with the mill operating on a large batch expected to yield high per ton returns.
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Sem RK. Wasson
Blair
Esmeralda County
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The Undesirable Element in Reno Society
The Observer and Bee allege that Reno’s apparent upper classes shield vice for profit, hindering reform efforts. They claim prominent, respectable figures obstruct clean living to protect financial interests, risking youths’ reputations and daughters’ honor while condemning the lower strata.
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Old Confederate Officer Doubts Yalu Battle’s Scale
A New York based former Confederate officer argues that the Far East conflict has produced no battles on par with Civil War bloodletting. He touts historical carnage from Gettysburg to Waterloo, noting wartime prisoner totals and doubting prolonged, decisive clashes in the current war between Russia and Japan.
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Short Platforms For Political Parties Spark Debate
Grass Valley California editors argue that party platforms should be concise and vow to limit promises. They criticize long winded platforms and suggest the Ten Commandments could serve as a model for brevity. The piece mocks outspoken job seekers and employers alike as it laments verbose political rhetoric.
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Cal
Union
Treasury Holds Rich Hoard of Silver Dollars
A historical note states there are 278,012,099 silver dollars in the United States treasury at present, described as 500 car loads of coins. The claim reflects a vast dollar reserve stored by the government, though exact logistics and current validity are not detailed.
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Navy Department
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Life insurance notice from New York Life agent
An insurance pitch from New York Life Insurance Company via agent B. L. Sworn urges readers to secure life coverage to protect their families. It appeals to personal safeguarding and financial planning through the agency’s policy offerings.
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Bryan Wins Omaha Area Delegates Endorsing At Large Seat
In Douglas County Nebraska the Democratic primary last week gave Bryan supporters a sweeping victory over the reorganiza tion faction. The Bryan camp won in every ward in Omaha and in all but two county precincts, signaling strong backing for Bryan as delegate at large to the National Democratic Convention in St Louis.
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William R. Hearst
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Hearst
Columbus
Bryan
Douglas County
Nebraska
Omaha
Chamberlain Cough Relief Use Leads to Recovery
A reader reports using Chamberlain's Cough Relief for several days, noting gradual improvement and eventual relief from persistent cough symptoms. The account emphasizes continued use until a full recovery is reached.
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