09 Jun 1906
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1906
Page
1
Nevada shippers and business leaders form a movement to compile data and press the Southern Pacific for fair freight and passenger tariffs. They pledge constructive, non threatening talks, warn of rivals in San Francisco, and urge statewide cooperation to boost Nevada trade and development.
A receiver is appointed for the Goldfield water company amid heavy involvement. Reno council abolishes wine rooms and private drinking places favored by women. A Gardnerville boy profits trading beer to Indians. Fallow Charehill to build a two story brick school at $10,000 by next November. Prof. Caine resigns as Elko County High School principal to pursue law. John B. Case and James M. Exol lease the Silver State at Winnemucca to edit and manage it. Secretary Douglass reports $8,404 in Nevada corporate fees for the month, vs $8,000 last year. Confirmation revived of Clarence Mackay’s wish to place his father’s statue in Nevada University’s School of Mines. A new Kiko County telephone system forms, linking Eiko Taccarora and Independence Valley. New York Masons donate $5,402.09 to San Francisco relief. at 1080 Masons, per capita about $5.35. A fruitless attempt to blow up the Tonopah house of Mrs. Otmod belonging to KR Moore. John E. Hedden named Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad manager. Fairview wage talks threaten strike as mine owners propose $4.00 max daily. Southern Nevada students request Virginia & Truckee Railroad rates. company refuses full fare. Nevada railroads still grant student rates. James Mahoney condemns Governor’s disbandment of the Virginia City National Guards. claims lack of uniforms and equipment. Pendleton flood causes severe property loss. Oregon Short Line bridges washed out, shifting travel to Sacramento.
Goldfield district tensions rise as state militia questions loom and IWW pressure spreads from May 26 notices to force a Western Union shutdown by Wednesday. Walter Perkins recounts earthquake chaos in San Francisco and his wartime escort as a telegraph operator in Goldfield.
London reports a May 7 treaty granting Princess Victoria, named Princess Eva in Spain, an annual 90000 dollar public grant during life and 150000 during widowhood, plus a private settlement. The pact declares she forfeits all hereditary British crown succession rights. Government clerks receive pay raises and increased hiring in the Surveyor General’s Nevada office.
The growing alfalfa acreage and high seed price raise the need for pure germinable alfalfa seed. Bulletin No 183 from the Agricultural Experiment Station in Manhattan outlines seed impurities and defects, testing methods for farmers and seedmen, and station procedures. It is illustrated and free on request.
The Tonopah Industrial Union, mainly hotel and rentally employed workers, adopts an eight hour day reducing chef wages to five cents to a day, night cooks to four dollars, male waiters to three fifty, female waiters to four one, dishwashers and yardmen to three, with a ten dollar fine for overtime. Mining location blanks offered at the SENTINEL office.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections in Washington voted seven to five that Reed Smoot of Utah is not entitled to his U S Senate seat. The panel favored expulsion after debating constitutional grounds and cited anti Mormon sentiment led by the Womens Christian Temperance Union as a key factor. The vote sets the case for action at the current session, marking a dramatic turn in the Smoot controversy. Old Carson trustees also ousted in a separate school election as a fallout from long control by the old board.
Mae Barie Wingfield seeks divorce and alimony from George Wingfield in Nye County claiming common law wife status and community rights to his wealth. Attorney A L Nickles will press the case as Wingfield's fortune and a sensational trial hinge on defining their marriage and property shares.
Obituary notes the passing of Michael Davitt a leading Irish figure admired for lifelong work toward Ireland’s improvement and his many friends in America. The item highlights his prominence and public regard across transatlantic links.
Simon Guggenheimer, head of the smelter trust and Nevada investor, aims for a Colorado Senate seat after residing there a year. Press remarks suggest opposition from Republican and Democrat miners over alleged trust profits. Governor Pardee called an extraordinary California Legislature session in Sacramento last Saturday. Sunday marked the last legal holiday in that state.
Clarence H Mackay son of a stock merchant contributes 90000 to the University of Nevada fund. M Smith of San Francisco adds 1000 to the scholarship drive. Henry C Cotting, a former graduate, donates 1000 to honor a library building fund. Northern California storms are unfounded as peach shipments to the East bring top prices.
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