Australia Faces Severe Drought as Livestock Die
Elwond Mead, eight year head of Victoria’s water commission, warns that drought in Australia is killing sheep and cattle at alarming rates. He notes 18 months without rain outside the coast, high feed costs, and rivers drying to dust from Darling to 300 miles inland. Hay and grain shipments from San Francisco aim to help, but experts doubt they will suffice.
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Australia
Elwond Mead
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of
Victoria
California
Sonoma
San Francisco Chronicle
Darling
Murry
Mead
San Francisco
Nevada Car Son Valley auto use and mining tragedy
The Carson News notes nearly 800 cars daily in Car son Valley with Ford dominance and a range from eight cylinders to small models. In Rochester Alexander Crawford, 26, was severely injured by an explosion while drilling a missed hole and rocks lodged in his body. He was transported to a Reno hospital with improving prospects. Mrs. Caroline Brown, wife of R A Brown, died of heart failure at a North Franklin street luncheon party after laughing with guests.
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Carson Valley
Carson News
Metz
Alexander Crawford
Rochester
Reno
Caroline Brown
R. A. Brown
Goldfield Consolidated Mill
Johno. Walthers
North Franklin Street
Turner
London Bombardment Sparks Riots and Fires
Ninety bombs hit London last night killing four and wounding many. Three large fires caused extensive damage and anti-German riots flared, requiring police to restore order. A nonsensical line about frying eggs ends the item.
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London
Birth at Goldfield Nevada May 24 1915 for Healey family
A son was born in Goldfield Nevada on May 24 1915 to Benjamin J Healey Jr announced by Bertha Schendel of Burks. The child is the son of Mrs Ernest Schandel lineage in Goldfield.
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Goldfield
Nevada
Wits
Benjamin J. Healey, Jr
Healey
Bertha Schendel
Burks
Ernest Schandel
War progress reports from the Italian Austrian front and beyond
The article summarizes early World War I actions including Italian advances toward the Isonzo front and attempts to take Trieste, Austrian naval bombardments along the Italian coast, the sinking of Italian Turbine and a submarine, Dardanelles battles, and English submarines actions at Marmora. It notes Turkish resistance on Gallipoli, the explosion of Princess Irene, Nebraskan’s sinking, German dirigibles over West End, and Austro German gains in Galicia, plus Allied attacks in the west and Russian advances toward Przemysl and Lemberg, with Persia reports of Urumiah and Van captured by Russians.
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Italy
Austria Hungary
Isonzo
Cam ‘Paign
Trieste
Austrian
Tyrol
Trent
Rimini
Porto Corsini
Ancona
Barletta
Corsini
Pols
Turbine
Dardanelles
Triumph
Majestic
Gallipoli Peninsula
Sea
Marmora
Constantinople
Sheerness
England
Liverpool
Ireland
West End
Switzerland
North Sea
Galicia
Przemysl
Lemberg
Paris
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
Mannheim
Persia
Urumiah
Van
Christian Massacres Reported Under Kurdish Siege
Tens of thousands of Christians in Kurdish held districts suffer mass killings amid ongoing siege by Sultan’s forces. Reports indicate widespread violence and displacement across multiple districts over recent months.
Bert Ricketts Killed Near Elko in Auto Wreck
In Elko County a truck driver Bert Ricketts died when his Hylton and Hanna vehicle careened off a hill into Smith creek. An inquest ruled accidental drowning with one arm broken. Ricketts, longtime Elko resident, had recent ties to local garages and lodging.
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A. E. Porch
Eureka
Elko Free Press
Bert Ricketts
Hylton & Hanna
Elko
Hylton
Smith Creek
Conrad Smith
Ouderkirk Place
Ricketts
Mr. Hannah
Judge Castle
Harris
Fifth
Idaho Streets
California
William Cox
Diamond Valley
Zadig Promos Strain On Rescue-Eula Ore Rumors
The Bonanza quotes official sources saying Rescue-Eula ore conditions are favorable but no tangible information is available. Critics accuse Zadig and his group of spreading old rumors and keeping any big ore discovery secret to profit from stock purchases.
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Bonanza
Elena
Men Held to Answer on Assault Charge in National Case
C B Wiseman and James A Day were held to answer by Justice Hatch of National on a charge of assault with intent to kill T D Murphy. They were taken from the race to Winnemucca. The pair are charged with beating Murphy to death at National a week ago.
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C. B. Wiseman
James A. Day
Justice Hatch
National
T. D. Murphy
Winnemucca
Hamlet
Wiseman
Day
Pearly
Murphy
New Reduction Methods Transform West Mining Milling
Salt Lake Mining Review notes the oil flotation process revolutionizing ore treatment across camps. It enables profitable processing of low grade sulfide ore, reduces equipment needs, and boosts profits alongside cyanide improvements and new crushing devices.
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Salt Lake
Millions Idle as UnemploymentGrows in New York
An official Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows 398,000 New Yorkers unemployed in February, about 16.2 percent of wage earners. Extrapolating nationally from 1910 census figures suggests over six million Americans out of work.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York City
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York
Don’t forget to save your candy tongs for fruit
Instructions note candy tongs can be reused for hull ing strawberries as they avoid bruising the fruit and prevent finger staining. It highlights practical kitchen reuse and preserving tools.
Accident injures Nye County official in Hot Creek crash
In the Hot Creek country a Nye County car driven by Chief of Police Evans overturned at about 20 mph. Commissioner R. B. Davis suffered a serious head injury with a broken collar bone and two ribs. The crash was blamed on a break in the wish bone steering gear. Davis was treated at Williams ranch and later brought to Tonopah.
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Tonopah
Bonanza
Hot Creek
Nye County
Evans
R. B. Davis
Davis
Williams
Chief Evans
Clifford
James Clifford
J. Emil Cox
Advertising Dodger Fisher Tracked To Reno For Trial
W T Fisher used a silk banner advertising dodge in Tonopah by promising ad space to business houses and collecting payments in advance. He fled after refusing to pay printers, was later located in Reno by Chief Evans and brought back for trial.
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W. T. Fisher
Tonopah
Fisher
Reno
Chief Evans
Bonanza
University Will Abandon Exhibit at Nevada State Fair
President Hendricks Dean Scrugham and Controller Charles Gorman visited the city to end the livestock exhibit at the fair grounds under university supervision. Cattle will be returned to owners as the effort shifts to compiling a pamphlet on Nevada land opportunities and related work begins immediately.
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Carson News
Hendricks
Dean Scrugham
Charles Gorman
Fair Commission
Fair Grounds
State University
Nevada
Restraining Nevada Tax Commission In two suits
The Truckee River General Electric Company and Reno Power Light and Water Company sued the Nevada Tax Commission and Washoe County treasurer Harry Hill in federal court. Judge Farrington issued restraining orders stopping collection of the second tax installment, delinquent June 7, with an order to show cause why temporary injunctions should not be granted pending final decision.
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Truckee River General Electric Company
Reno Power, Light and Water Company
Nevada Tax Commission
Harry Hill
Washoe County
Farrington
Reno Gazette
Sparks Postmaster J P Reynolds Held on Embezzlement Charge
J P Reynolds the Sparks postmaster was held for the federal grand jury on a charge of embezzling 860 dollars. The case involves alleged misappropriation while serving as postmaster. Authorities report the indictment rests on ledger irregularities and questioned funds.
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J. P. Reynolds
Sparks
Federal Grand Jury
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Issioner
Davie
University
Ford Automobiles
Goodyear
General
Eureka Garage and Supply CO
Rudolph Zadow
Standard Oil Company
BR. McCwarres
Barrel Rocks
Road Island Media
Exocu Crews
Baby Chick Factory
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Fairbanks-Morse
H. G. McMahon
Eureka Senriven
Brown
Daniel Morrison
J. C. Carter
Mineral Hill, Nevada
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