Labor leaders press for swift food control laws
The Detroit bread price contrast with Windsor and French Belgium shows the urgency of food bills. Samuel Gompers and thirty nine labor leaders met with President Wilson to urge congressional action by July 1. Hoover and the food committee would gain direct authority to manage food supply if law passed.
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Detroit
Windsor
Canada
Europe
France
Belgium
United States
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Wilson
Congress
Hoover
Food Control Committee
Messrs. Wilson
Revenue District for Nevada urged by Senator Pittman
Senator Pittman requests public support for a new revenue district covering Nevada Utah and eastern California with a Reno main office. He says he cannot answer every letter and has written to the secretary of the treasury about the need. Senator Smoot introduces a war period bill to suspend mining claim assessment work until six months after the war, with annual notice due by December 1.
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Nevada
Pittman
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Utah
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Reno
Washington
Smoot
British Subject Registration Cards Filed in Washoe County
The Attorney General filed registration cards for 64 British subjects in Washoe County. All British men aged 18 to 45 in the United States are to be drafted, with consuls and British recruiting officers compiling lists nationwide.
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Washoe County
United States
Union Shipping Mines Report Strong Output at Elko
Senator L. R. Thatcher reports from Union that the mines are shipping about 20 tons daily and expect to reach 100 tons daily once hauling teams are secured. He says the mine has never looked better, with encouraging prospects now.
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Union Shipping
Elko Independent
L. R. Thatcher
Union
Fine Mountain Lion Skin Presented to Governor
Governor Boyle receives a mountain lion skin presented by E R Sans head of the biological survey in Nevada. The lion was killed near Belmont Nye County January 22 1917 by survey members. The skin was auctioned in Washington and bought by Sans then sent to St Louis to be tanned and forwarded to Carson. The skin is tawny brown and soft, about six feet long and would have blocked the trail if encountered.
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Boyle
E. R. Sans
Nevada
Belmont
Nye County
Washington
Sans
St. Louis
Carson
Senator Kearns Buys Elite Elko County Ranch
Senator Kearns of Salt Lake closed a major real estate deal in Elko County purchasing the Nels Peterson ranch on the North Fork. The ranch, valued at about 130000, hosts around one thousand head of horses and cattle and ranks among the county’s best.
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Senator Kearns
Elko County
Salt Lake
Nels Peterson
North Fork
Labor Saving Machines Sweep Mason Valley Farms
Labor saving machinery gains popularity in Mason Valley as side delivery rakes and hay loaders replace manual labor. Vendors report quicker hay handling, improved curing, and substantial labor savings, with wagons loaded rapidly and efficiency touted as the modern farm motto.
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Lyon County Times
Mason Valley
General Order No 23 for Sheep Dipping in Nevada
Motion approved to curb scab outbreaks in Humboldt and Elko counties. Public inspection and dipping of exposed or infected sheep mandated under federal oversight by Dr. Robert and state authorities. Dipping period set June 1 to October 15, 1917, with health clearances required for all sheep entering Nevada and regular intervals between dippings.
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Humboldt
Elliopee
Peek
Heneby
Robert
Nevada
Eben
Ion Fanat
Eierin
Serra
Notice of Land Entry Bid for 80.92 Acres in Elko District
Flora Do, of San Mateo California, applies to enter land under Sections 2806 and 2307 Revised Statutes. The property includes NE NW2 of Sec 30, T28N R49E and Lots 3 4 of Sec 19 and Lot 1 of Sec 18 T26N R49E M D&M, containing 80.92 acres in Elko Nevada. Adverse claimants or objections must file affidavits by July 2, 1917. First published June 16 1917. last publication July 21 1917.
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Elbo
Nevada
Flora
San Mateo
County of San Matin
State of California
U. S
Northway Quarter
M. Dg
Meridian
Elko
Rosina
Notice to Eureka County on fishing and hunting laws
Eureka County residents are warned against billing game or fishing without a license. Deputy Fish and Game Warden Martin Mahoney announces that the new Fish and Game Act will be enforced impartially, with prosecutions for violations. Burka County, Kureks, Nevada, May 12, 1917.
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Eureka County
Esson
Fish and Game
Fish and Gam
Martin Mahoney
Burka County
Kureks
Nevada
Mining tax notice for Eureka County mines
Notice from W J Hooper Assessor of Eureka County Nevada that taxes on mining proceeds for the quarter ending March 31 1917 are due and payable and will be strictly enforced in accordance with the lawBu reks? Bu rek? county spelled inconsistency but kept as read.
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Eureka County
Bureks
W. J. Hooper
Bureks County
Nevada
Trespass Notice For Distinction Mine Ground
Unnamed owner issues a notice prohibiting any person or party from trespassing on the Distinction Mine ground without owner consent. The warning applies to all individuals and entities. Any entry or intrusion is forbidden and may be subject to legal action.
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Unifereymed
Notice to Remove Unmuzzled Dogs After October 23 1916
After Monday October 23 1916 any dog running at large in Eureka and vicinity without a muzzle will be killed without further notice due to a rabid coyote visit to Eureka on Friday that bitten three town dogs.
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Eureka
Muzaleg On
Hureka
Warning to Trespassers on South Spring Street Premises
Warning to trespassers states anyone found on or around the South Spring street premises will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This notice emphasizes strict enforcement and potential legal action for unauthorized presence.
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South Spring Street
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