Ohio prodigy with no hands shoots with teeth in sensational display
Special to the N S World from Wapakoneta Ohio recounts Al Winemiller II, who lost his right hand in 1893, using a leather mouth-held trigger and loaded magazine with his mouth to win numerous shooting matches. He refuses the term freak, citing love of the sport and exceptional marksmanship.
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N. S
Wapakoneta
Wil
al Winemiller II
Ohie
United States
Elis Winnee
Hlmn
Dead Shot Wit Teeth Pulls Trigger In Rural Feat Of Marksmanship
In a rural town north of Darton, Winemiller, a famed marksman known for fearlessness, demonstrates extraordinary control by firing a Remington rifle using his teeth to pull a hair-trigger mechanism. The scene shows him steady and motionless for a minute, proudly showcasing his invention and skill.
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Darton
Was
Armlens Orksman
Dia Remington
Proutu
Winemiller
Nye County assessor notes bullion tax record quarter total
The Nye County assessor reports bullion tax collected in the last quarter at 10 289 dollars, the highest quarterly total in the county. All but 2700 dollars are distributed among the various county funds.
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Nye County Assessor
Varios County Fonda
National Bank Protection Emphasized for Depositors
The bank stresses strong protections for depositors, noting that National Bank Examiners supervise under the Comptroller of the Currency, providing top security for customer funds.
Death of John Y McKane in San Francisco hotel era
John Y. McKane, a famed Nevada mining figure from the Goldfield Tonopah era, died of pneumonia last week at St Luke's Hospital in San Francisco after being removed from the St Francis Hotel. A former Montreal banker, he amassed fortunes in Nevada including the Jambo claim lease and the Tonopah Extension sale with Lawr Schwab, later courtly fallout. Survived by a widow, he was about 50. Also reported: Joe Boate of Butte killed and several injured in a Vallcnda tunnel blast at the Pittsburg Silver Peak mine in Blair on June 16 as a powder charge misfired.
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John Y. McKane
Nevada
San Francisco
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Francis Hotel
McKane
Montreal
Ufe
Jambo
Charles M. Schwab
Pittsburg
Tonopah
Lawr McKane
Schwab
Joe Boate
Butte
Mont
Walter Ward
Robert Peterson
Gasparovich
Silver Peak
Blair
Nestor Kolely
Wool tariff dispute stirs House debate over schedule K
In a contentious session Representative Reilly of Connecticut urged restraint on the wool tariff reduction. He invoked a poetic plea to protect his schedule, warning against striking lines that shield wool and related tariff protections, framing the issue as preserving a trusted policy.
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Reilly
Connecticut
Statesman
Nevada Wool Clip Yields Fall Short of Last Year
Warren, Santa Fe representative, returns from Nevada with wool news. The 1911 clips are cleaned up though yield is slightly below last year. Eastern buyers bid actively driving price from 11 to 13 cents per pound. Winnemucca saw strong competition for wool business between rail interests.
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Salt Lake Herald
Warren
Santa Fé
Nevada
Winnemucca
Perith
Nixon Aided Miss Graham in Paris Saga and W E Stokes Shooting
Senator Nixon of Nevada admits helping Miss Lillian Graham with a 1000 franc loan after meeting her in Paris two years ago. Stokes, owner of the Ansonia, was shot three times at the West Eightieth Street apartment shared by Graham and Ethel Conrad. Both women are in custody as police probe alleged blackmail and destruction of letters amid conflicting accounts in Roosevelt Hospital.
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New York Dispatch
George
Nixon
United States
Nevada
Paris
Lillian Graham
W. E. Stokes
Mins Graham
Stokes
Miss Graham
Singleton
Los Angeles
W. E. D. Stokes
Ansonia
Ethel Conrad
Varuna
West Eightieth
Mr. Stokes
Roosevelt Hospital
Miss Conrad
Womanu's
Graham
West Eightieth Street
William Olson Held on Charge for Attempted Bombing
William Olson, a 4 miner from Manhattan, is under arrest on a charge of attempting to blow up a house owned by Margaret Werst. An infernal machine was found on the porch, the fuse lit but it burned out.
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William Olson
Manhattan
Margaret Werst
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Winemillere Sieht
Shaw
Wopek Wheel Company
Winemille
Ave Hern
First National Bank
Elko, Nevada
A.B. Kimball
B. Noble
J. A. Sewell
C.¥. Williams
K. K. Kanor
Quabler
John Y, M'Kane
Sereno
High Tariff Bank
Senator
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Eureka
Palisade
Minoletti Bros
Seheeline Baking & Trust Co
No, Nevada
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Business Exchange
Savings Department
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Eureka, Nevada
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