Life Sketch of Senator George S Nixon of Nevada
Death and life sketch of Senator George S Nixon of Nevada. Funeral plans, Taft attendance expected, and details of his career as a mining magnate, banker, and long serving senator. Nixon, 52, born in California, built vast Nevada interests in Reno and Goldfield and held pivotal committee roles. He led diversified enterprises, served in the Nevada Legislature, and was elected to the U S Senate in 1905.
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Philippines
Nevada Tragedies and Trials Spark Nevada News
George Elder falls eighty feet at Candelaria while descending to work. Miners at Tonopah and Blair report no strike, while Silver Peak mines run smoothly. Sheriff Smith of Lincoln County indicted for embezzling state and county funds. trial soon. Carson couple George M. Anderson and Myrtle Montrose wed in Reno. Miner John Madigan suffocates in the Chilcoot tunnel fire. fire now under control. Copper production climbs in Nevada with 65,385,728 pounds in 1911. Austin jailed in Utah without papers. Governor Oddie intervenes. Thompson smelter employee George Adams found dead from fumes. Mina tragedy as Mrs. Tergina dies in coal oil explosion. body sent to San Francisco. Interstate Commerce Commission rules against mixed carload shipments of wine and brandy. Panama-Pacific Exposition committee to add members. Nevada reveals expanded board. Tonopah and Goldfield Independence Day split. two celebrations planned. Bullion tax receipts expected to rise with new properties. Madeline Harris shot dead in Austin. investigation ongoing. inquest rules death by jet wound, unknown assailant.
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Lincoln County
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Western Pacific
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Nevada
Engineering and Mining Journal
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Austin
Utah
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Spry
George Adams
Thompson
Mason
Adamson
Madeline Harris
Underworld
Harris
O Neill and Ruby Wells Arrested for White Slavery
Tom O Neill and Ruby Wells owners of Ruby s Dance Hall in Ely are jailed on charges of white slaving. Deputy U S marshal H D Edwards from Carson City took them to Eiko for preliminary hearings with three two count charges. If sustained they face U S court trial in Carson City.
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Baxter Whitaker
H. Wells
Carson
Ely
Jane Zsaya
Tom O'Neill
Ruby Wells
Ruby's Dance Hall
United States
Carson City
Margie Clarington
Bessie Arlington
Letta Keating
Eiko
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Nevada
Women Suffragists Propose General Boycott of English Goods
The American suffragettes avenging Mrs. Pankhurst’s jailed fate plan a nationwide general boycott of all English made goods. Formed as Daughters of Liberty in New York, the group will push anti-British propaganda until Britain grants women the vote.
Governor Oddie to Deliver Fourth of July Oration in Elko
Governor Tasker L. Oddie will deliver the Fourth of July oration in Elko Nevada with Weldon B. Cook of Oakland presenting a series of flights. The governor’s staff will accompany him and over $3000 has been raised to cover celebration expenses.
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