Jarbidge Camp Gold Mines Highlight Arctic Altitude
In northern Rio County a Jarbidge area mine tops newly mined Nevada output with a year one gold haul. The 28 square mile camp focuses along the mother lode tracing over three miles, radiating evenly. Operators note great altitude, winter inaccessibility, road season from June 1 to freeze, and a tunnel through solid ice with sparkling glacier-formed vaults attracting visitors.
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Jerridge
Northin Rio County
Nevada
Jarbidge
Jarpidge
Henderson bill would authorize loans to silver producers
Washington May 31 The Treasury Secretary would be authorized under a bill by Senator Henderson to loan 87 percent of silver at 4 percent to keep mines operating and prevent dumping on the market The measure was referred to the finance committee Two men were killed at a 50 foot shaft when a match lit gas fumes in a mine near here
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Henderson
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Nevada
Dnance Committee
New Lott. la
Walt
How to Be Happy Though Married in Pasadena
Pasadena May 31 Superior Judge Charles B Crail urged Fireside talks to youth as a remedy for divorce in a talk on How to Be Happy Though Married. He urged couples to respect the breadwinner and home as rest from work, and for men and women to consider each other’s viewpoints with kindness. He cited startling Los Angeles county divorce statistics and warned against changing first loves, saying a second affair may be worse.
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Pasadena
Charles 8. Crafl
Manya
Crail
Gibbs Ends Six Wives Record With New Marriage
Chicago reports Jene Otley Gibbs, after Joliet Penitentiary term, quickly weds again despite six prior wives. Records at the marriage license bureau show Mrs. Gibbs Vit, a blonde beauty, invited him during confinement while his previous spouses filed for divorce.
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Chicago
Jene Otley Gibbs
Joliet Penitentiary
Gibbs
Rogal
Mint workers put in long days to meet coin demand
Uncle Sam's mints in San Francisco are operating 16 hours daily to keep up with the surge in silver coinage demand. The shift toward coinage over paper money is noticeable in Philadelphia and San Francisco, prompting intensive production to satisfy public preference.
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Uncle Sam
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cadillac car for sale in first class condition
Classified advertisements note a Cadillac car offered for sale in first class condition with a prompt to inquire at the Sentinel office. The fragment suggests a strong buy but lacks full details. readers are directed to the Sentinel for more information.
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Cadillac
Gale
Sentinel
Bootlegger troubles blaze in Elko County paper
The Elko Independent accuses liquor traffic in Elko of evading revenue men with advance notice and empty jugs found by federal officials. It laments persistent whiskey sales, calls corruption pervasive, and questions state remedy as public frustration grows.
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Elko
Nevada
Ferninal
Denmark
Fresh Canadian eggs spark a whisky smuggling tale
New York hears of eggs from Canada marketed with a kick. D A Sawyer claims smugglers use eggs diable to bring Scotch whisky into the United States. A Detroit seizure followed a taxi collision near a boat from the Canadian side. A crowd smelled the odor of Scotch as an egg basket was left behind by a smuggler.
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New York
D. A. Sawyer
Detroit
Waldorf-Astoria
Sawyer
Canada
Sheep Men Hold Wool Too Long in Humboldt County
Sixteen Humboldt County sheep men signed a contract to refrain from selling wool for less than 60 cents a pound this year. With the Boston wool market down about twenty percent, markets collapsed and many faced prices below 50 cents. More than half of Humboldt's wool clip has already been sold or contracted at 50 to 60 cents, leaving producers at risk of heavy losses.
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Humboldt County
Boston
Prospecta
Nally
Winnemucca Silver State
Mrs Neill Offers Parlor for Homeless Workers
Mrs Scott B Neill of Sandusky Ohio forwards a letter to the City Federation of Women’s Clubs offering the parlor of her home every Friday night to homeless working girls and their beaux. She says she will perform any chaperoning needed from the sitting room and asks the federation to help end “park spooning.”
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Sandusky
Ohio
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Scott B. Neill
Miss Anne Martin Plans Early Reno Campaign HQ
Miss Anne Martin, Republican senatorial hopeful, reached Reno Friday morning and plans to open campaign headquarters soon. She intends extensive campaigning with at least two statewide tours to interview voters, but she declined to confirm if she will enter the Republican primary this Fall.
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Anne Martin
Reno
Miss Martin
Reno Gazette
Mule price advance in Yuma as Southwest Cotton pays 1800
Yuma Arizona May 26 The high cost and popularity of mules persist despite trucks and cars. The Southwest Cotton Company has paid 1800 for two spans of mules, or 450 per mule. The animals will be used for ordinary work, officials said.
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Yuma
Arizona
Southwest Cotton Company
Carrier pigeons once carried thousands of messages in sieges
The New York Evening Post notes pigeons carried vast message loads during sieges such as Paris in 1471. A single bird reportedly bore about 40,900 words in one trip using microfilm methods. Photographic reduction allowed reads under a microscope, with pigeons capable of delivering up to three quarters of an ounce over short distances. Carrier pigeons aided wartime communications and are expected to remain in use for centuries.
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New York Evening Post
Paria
Europe
Witty claim from railroad wreck survivor quoted
An American Legion Weekly line contrasts a manager saying they netted 5000 dollars from a railroad wreck with a remark about inflicting harm on his wife. The exchange implies nonphysical injury but a bold claim of financial gain amid disaster.
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American Legion Weekly
Notice of hearing on estate of James Murray 1920
The estate of James Murray deceased requires appearance of interested parties. On Monday June 14 1920 at 1 pm in the Eureka Nevada court the executor Dan Morrison seeks an order to extend the time for W E Turley to make the first payment under an option to purchase mining claims of the estate. Those affected must show cause why the extension should not be granted. First published May 29 1920 last June 12 1920.
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James Murray
Eureka
Nevada
Dan Morrison
W. E. Turley
Fo Eureka
Public notice of land entry Elko Nevada 1920
United States Land Office Elko Nevada issues notice that Milton B Badt of Elko Nevada filed to enter locate under the Revised Statutes for land in Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter Section 14 Township 23 North Range 51 East MDM. Persons opposing disposal or objecting to mineral character must file affidavits of protests before June 30 1920. John E Robbins Register last publication June 26 1920.
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United States Land Office
Elko
Nevada
Milton B. Badt
U. S
N.W
John E. Robbins
Register
Gouging clothiers fined in largest US profiteering case
Weed's Inc of Binghamton tried in Syracuse under Judge Martin T. Manton and found guilty on all eight counts of a Federal indictment for profiteering. Fines total 35,000 with 30,000 on one count and 5,000 on another. Counts detailed sales pricing disputes and cost figures for clothing salts. The judge said the Sno penalty was the largest ever imposed in a profiteering conviction in the United States.
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Weed's Inc
Binghamton Clothiers
United States
Martin T. Manton
Syracusa
N. Y
Sno
Manton
Department of Justice
Committees Critique State Institute Inmate Treatment
Carson City May 31 The committee investigating cruelty charges at the State Orphans Home filed its report with Governor Boyle. It exonerates Superintendent George Cowing and Matron Cowing while urging punishment for an assistant matron and proposing self governance for children and abolition of corporal punishment. The Reno signatories call for reforms to improve relations among the children.
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Carson City
State Orphans’ Home
Boyle
George Cowing
Cowing
Frank E. Humphrey
J. M. Fulton
George Thatcher
J. B. Church
Fall of Reno
New Local Train Schedule Changes Palisade Nevada
Palisade Nevada on March 8 1920 adopts Wednesday departures matching Mondays and Fridays at 8 00 am. Eureka trains no longer wait for Southern Pacific trains 5 or 20 or require eastbound connections. J E Sexton general manager signs.
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Palisade
Nevada
Eureka
Southern Pacific
J. E. Sexton
Eureka County Mining Tax Notice Due March 1920
Notice states taxes on proceeds of Eureka County mines for the quarter ending March 1920 are due and payable at the assessor's Eureka office. The law regarding penalties will be strictly enforced. W. J. Hooper, Assessor of Eureka County, Nevada.
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Eureka County
Eureka
W. J. Hooper
Nevada
Nevada Transportation Co Notice Bulletin 2 1920
Nevada Transportation Co warns railroad carriers under the Railroad Act that from July 1 1920 no freight can be delivered or relinquished at destination until all tariff freight charges are paid. The company will assist prosecutions for violations, says General Manager J B Sexton.
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J. B. Sexton
Notice of Dog Control in Eureka Nevada
Eureka Nevada sheriff James Mackey warns dogs found running at large without a muzzle may be shot on sight due to rabies. Official J A Rattazzi at depot announces action as of April 23.
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Eureka
James Mackey
J. A. Rattazzi
Nevada
Beatific Lodge No 7 K of P Meeting Notice
Beatific Lodge No 7 K of P meets every Tuesday at Castle Hall North Main from October 1 to March 31 at 7 o clock and from April 1 to pee 30 at 7 30 All Brother Knights in good standing invited to attend
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Castle Hall
North Main Street
Notice on Demurrage Charges by Nevada Transport Company
The Nevada Transportation Company gives notice that beginning January 1, 1920 demurrage on all cars held over free time will be charged. Ade. J. Z. Sexton.
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Nevada Transportation Company
Ade
J. Z. Sexton
Bulls for Sale Pure Blood Hereford Bulls for Sale
23 year old Hereford bulls passed the tuberculin test may be purchased in any quantity by applying to Tony Romano Box 83 Eureka Nevada.
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Tony Romano
Eureka
Nevada
Proposals for bids for county repair work in Burk County Nevada
The Board of County Commissioners of Burk County Nevada invites sealed bids for repairs to the courthouse jail and fire house bows and fire houses. Bids due May 14 1930 at the Clerk's office in the courthouse. Plans and specifications on file. Work must be completed by August 1 1930 unless extended for cause. Bids to be examined within ten days after completion. Board reserves right to reject any bid. Successful bidder must sign contract with bond. May 5 1930. First publication May 8 last publication June 12 1930.
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Board of County Commissioners
Bursks County
Nevadas
Joma
A. D
Butherein
Anant
Ed Syeeneed
Notice to Creditors for Dan Moree Estate
The heirs and creditors are notified that Dan Moree estate is under probate. Reynolds and Ther Attorneys for Executor announce first publication May 22 and last publication June 26. Creditors must present claims by the deadline and follow procedural requirements.
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Dan Moree
Honest Me Reynolds Ther
Attorneys For Executor
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