Masonic Grand Officers Elected At Reno Session
Grand Lodge F. and A.M. elects officers in Reno including Herman Davis as Grand Master Henry Miles as Deputy Grand Master and William David as Senior Grand Warden Carson City Reno Sparks and other towns are represented in the slate The Grand Chapter later selected Henry Miles and Fred Schadler for chief roles and George Gillson and Walter Harris in top posts Delegates Robert Lewers and A Spencer chosen to attend the Imperial Council in Buffalo
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Reno
Grand Lodge F. & A.M
Herman Davis
Henry W. Miles
William M. David
Carson
Theo J. Steinmetz
Walter J. Harris
E. D. Vanderleith
T. L. Bellam
Sparks
E. W
Walter E. Pratt
George Gillson
S. ©. Foster
Charles A. Thompson
Royal Arch
Adolph Jacobs
Grand Sentinel
Robert W. Lewers
A. Spencer
Revo
Imperial Council At
Buffalo
Nye County Mines Face Bullion Tax Arguments
Sheriff opposes miners listing non extraction costs as ore expenses to dodge bullion tax. Tonopah discusses whether eastern offices, autos, private car, and legal department should be disallowed as mining expenses. State Bullion Tax Collector Adamson examined local records seeking removal of fancy items from expense accounts.
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Tonopah
Nye
Adamson
Reno Judge on Candor and Nevada Divorces
An Oakland Tribune column from Reno notes leniency in local divorce laws. A man asked by a judge why he came to Nevada was sent out after answering honestly. His lawyer later quipped about restarting the case and the need to avoid frankness, citing the climate and development prospects as motives.
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Knave
Oakland Tribune
Reno
Nevada
Sach
Nevada News Roundup Reports Floods and Trials Across State
Earle R Clemons launches The Terra Bella News in Terre Bella California. Humboldt river rises near Lovelock and Carlin. Several arrests and trials occur: John Butler tied to wife beating, Herman Johnson fined for opium, Burt Wells jailed for assault after a Reno quarrel. A. O. Hamilton dies in Los Angeles at 81, tied to Nevada mining. Elko man Ed West jailed after a desert escape. Nevada life insurance premiums total 25000 with Wilhelmina Stock as sole payout. Judge Klatte holds parties for grand larceny at Ellington County. Elko assessor Weathers notes a 3 million dollar land valuation increase. Will Stock survives rattlesnake bite. R Webster loses ejectment suit against Western Pacific, saloon moved to tent. A. Fava killed in Six-mile Canyon. Oregon Short Line accelerates Caldwell to Winnemucca railroad work. Carson resident condemns auto dog killings. Goldfield plaintiffs in large damages suit test case against D McKenzie.
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Humboldt River
Carlin
Lovelock
Jane
John Butler
al Butler
Sherif
White Pine County
Eiko Inez
Klatte
Herman Johnson
Winoe
Savage, Chollar & Postosi Mining Company
Virginia City
Los Angeles
United States
J. P. Jones
Nevada
Ed West
Elko
Wilhelmina Stock
Paradise Valley
Humboldt County
Caldwell
Carson
Bernhardt Makes New Fortunes From US Tour
Queen of the stage Sarah Bernhardt returned to New York after an 85 week tour across the United States and Canada. She logged 25 000 miles, 285 performances in 103 cities, and grossed over 1 000 000 with about 250 000 to her own share. She noted health comes from rest, work, and moderate air as she eyed Panama Canal opening and saved San Francisco as a favorite stop.
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Divine Sarah
New York
Sarah Bernhardt
New York City
United States
Canada
Madame Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
William J. Connor
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Pledges Kept as People Demand Honest Campaigns
The piece notes a shift from platitudes to promises kept, as voters demand integrity. It cites state legislatures passing measures long sought by the public and thanks Congressman Roberts for an illustrated pamphlet showing members of the Sixty second Congress with photos and details.
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the Sentinel
Roberts
House of Representatives
Metal market ends with a rural insurance misfire
The piece lists New York quotations for silver copper and lead and pivots to a Scots tale. A farmer in Fifeshire resisted life insurance advice, claiming his house would never burn, only to face disaster and a comic chorus about an insurance agent.
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New York
Sandy McLery
Sandy
A Dead Game Snake and the Fishing Tale
An Ocean Grove man walking by Fletcher lake eats a sandwich and, unable to fish, uses a blacksnake as a lure. He catches forty fish then spots the snake again days later, recalling his grandfather’s tales. A second brief item notes K Perkins offering optical services at Hotel Zadow room 8.
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Ocean Grove
Fletcher Lake
Pittsburg Gazette-Timea
Perkins
Zadow
Solid petrol heralds fuel revolution for ships and cars
A newly announced solid petrol compound, born in London, promises a compact, safe fuel for internal combustion engines. It stores as a brick sized block equal to a gallon of liquid petrol, eliminates carburetors, and could power battleships, merchant ships, cars, and industrial engines with reduced handling risks.
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London
Submarines Set U S Submerged Run Records
Gloucester Mass June 19 American records for submerged runs were broken by a flotilla of seven submarines arriving from Newport All remained underwater for ten hours on the Nantucket to Provincetown run two did not surface for 11 hours longest under the surface in U S Navy history Provincetown to Gloucester run completed entirely beneath the surface in seven and a half hours.
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Gloucester
Mass
Newport
Nantucket
Provincetown
United St Navy
Postal Deposits Shielded From Attachments in All States
Post Office Inspector Patee states deposits held in United States postal savings banks cannot be attached by creditors in any state. He stresses absolute secrecy regarding depositors identities and notes courts cannot compel postmasters to disclose records, preserving bank confidentiality.
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United States
Postal Savings Banks
Union
Post Office
Patee
Maps of Eureka Mining District Printed For Sale
The SENTINEL reports new black and white prints of the Eureka mining district including the Pardy map and Windfall and other mines in the Secret Canyon area. Price per map is one dollar with five cents extra for mail. Lost a pair of steel framed eye glasses in a case in Eureka. return at The Sentinel office.
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Eureka
Sentinel
Eureka Mining District
Canyos
SenTinel Office
Mineral maps to be cheaper postal savings banks popular
Land Commissioner Dennett has adopted George W. Riter’s plan to reproduce mineral survey maps at nominal cost. The system would cut copying costs, deliver blueprints cheaply, and reduce officer drafting charges. Separate note shows postal savings banks reached $890,066 in five months with deposits rising and bonds offered by July 1.
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Dennett
Salt Lake Tribune
Sutherland
Secretary of the Interior
George W. Riter
Salt Lake City
Riter
Surveyor General
General Land Office
Hitchcock
United States
Prospect to Mine Ownership Tale in Western Nevada Miner
A prospector with a promising claim sought publicity in the local paper. Public interest drew capital, the project advanced to a mine, and when the editor asked for details, the man replied that it was no one’s business. The story ends with the note that he now owns the mine he once owned only as a prospect.
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Nevada
Birth Announcement at Ruby Hill Nevada in 1911
A birth is noted at Ruby Hill in Eureka County Nevada on June 22 1911 to the wife of A C Florio.
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Ruby Hill
Eureka County
Nevada
A. C. Florio
Land Office Notice of Final Proof in Eureka County
Serial No 01782 Department of the Interior U S Land Office Carson City Nevada to Eureka County Nevada for final proof of land claim McCharles Clerk Eureka County names witnesses William Depaoli A C Florio Philip Paroni John B Biale all Kareka Nevada Register Louis J Cohn First publication June 24 1911 Last publication July 22 1911
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Department of the Interior
U. S, Land Office
Carson City
Nevada
Eureka
McCharles
Eureka County
William Depaoli
A. C. Florio
Philip Paroni
John B. Biale
Kareka
Reciprocity bill near passage faces quiet opposition
A Washington dispatch reports at least 57 votes likely for the reciprocity bill on final passage with assurance no amendments will be attached. Senator Penrose and supporters adopt silence, letting opponents talk themselves out as President Taft aligns with the policy.
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Washington
Penrose
Taft
Three Men Sentenced Under White Slavery Law in Utah
United States District Judge Page Morris affirmed the white slave law as constitutional and sentenced Herbert Gould to seven years and six months in Leavenworth federal prison, William Siegel to four years in a state facility, and Eugene V. Hughes to six months in the county jail in Salt Lake City.
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United States
Page Morris
Salt Lake City
Herbert Gould
Leaveworth
Kansas
William Siegel
Eugene V. Hughes
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Grand Lodge F. & A. M
Grand Chapter
State News
Earle R Clemons
Rhyolite Herald
Terra Bella News
Terre Bella
Tulare County
California
W. M. Weathers
Elko County
Will Stock
R. Webster
Western Pacific
Gerlach
Goldfield
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company
D. McKenzie
Bernhardt
New London
Brown Hotel
8. T. Edwards
Roreka
Automobile Service
Palisade
J. A. Gilbert
Man Bros
Bureka
D. Garvin
Henderson Banking Company
Elko, Nevada
L. O. Hexpenson
Lamoent Hexpenson
Asat
Eureka & Palisade
Mineral Hill
Hote Zadow
Pasenger Fare
Plummer Bros. Proprietors
Freight
J. B. Biale
Gurto
Repetto
Eureka, Nev
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