Brougher's Tax Inspector Bill Moves Through Nevada Senate
The Reno Journal notes Senator Brougher's bill to appoint a State Inspector of Taxes has passed the Senate and awaits House action. It argues tax oversight is needed after uncovering discrepancies in bullion tax receipts for Storey Esmeralda and Nye counties and accuses officials of shortchanging state revenue. It warns cattle valuations and livestock taxation were severely misreported, suggesting routine revenue recovery would justify the measure.
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Brougher
Senate
House
Storey County
Esmeralda
Goldfield
Columbia
Diamondfield
Nye
Tonopah
Comstock
Treasury
Reno Jorrnal
Government ownership of railroads grows from Panama case
The Panama railroad's government ownership and operation, acquired through the French Panama Canal Company, is cited as paying well under public management. The Sacramento Bee argues federal operation could expand to all major lines, with public interests served better than private control, and that government management may prove more feasible than mere regulation.
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Panama
United States
Panama Canal Company
Sacramento Bee
State News Highlights Dramatic Northern Nevada Events
W W Booth reappointed Tonopah postmaster after a local publisher’s term ends. A Reno Grand theater Sunday night birth during a performance shocks the audience. Washington DC faces alarming death rates from consumption per Department of Labor data, sparking calls for federal action. New Orleans riverfront fire devastates Illinois Central docks, destroying grain elevators and cotton, with millions in losses. Easton and Eldredge, San Francisco real estate firm, fails for 250000 amid oil speculation.
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W. W. Booth
the Benngs
Tonopah
Grand Theater
Reno
New Orleans
Ilinois Central Railroad
Uloss
Smpire
Easton & Eldredge
San Francisco
California
Four California Senators Expelled for Bribery
E J Emmons Frank French Eli Wright and Harry Bankers were expelled from the California Senate on a bribery recommendation by the Special Investigating Committee. Wright and French fought, Emmons’ wife Mercy sat at his seat as he died. Emmons was expelled by 34 votes, Wright by 83, and French by 85. The action marks a historic expulsion for bribery in California’s Legislature.
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E. J. Emmons
Frank French
Eli Wright
Harry Bankers
California Senate
Special Investigating Committee
Mercy
Wright
French
Mra Emmons
Sacramento
Ralston
Lukena
Senate
Walsh
Bonkers
Welch
Shortridge
Pendleton
Rambo
Emmons
Markey
California
Death of Mrs Jane Stanford in Hawaii
A Honolulu dispatch reports the death of Mrs Jane Stanford in Honolulu on Tuesday night after a visit there for bronchial illness. Widow of Leland Stanford she co founded Stanford University at Palo Alto. Some San Francisco reports hint poisoning by strychnine in a bicarbonate bottle, though confirmation is unclear.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Jane Stanford
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
Sandwich Islands
Leland Stanford
Central Pacific Railroad
California
United States
Mra
Commission Decides Against Russia in Fleet Firing Case
The International Commission to inquire into the Oct 21 22 firing on the British fishing fleet by the Russian squadron has decided the controversy in favor of England. The report states Admiral Rosestvensky opened fire was not justified while sparing his honor. Admiral Davin, the American member, says findings of fact favor Great Britain.
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Russia
International Commission
England
Rosestvensky
Davin
Great Britain
Ida Tarbell in Kansas to Investigate Oil Fight
Ida M. Tarbell, famed Mc Clure's Magazine writer known for her Standard Oil exposures in Pennsylvania, travels to Kansas to thoroughly probe the state oil field and the events preceding the confrontation with the oil trust. She plans to publish a series of investigative articles for McClure's.
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Ida M. Tarbell
Kansas
Mias
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
McClure's
Kansas Oil Field
McClure’s
Startling Mortality Prompts Remedy Claim
Statistics warn of death from appendicitis and peritonitis and promote Dr King's New Life Pills sold by M. Flannery of 14 Custom Hous e Place Chicago as a universal cure for constipation and biliousness, sold by Schneider and Co druggists.
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Shere
Dr. King
M. Flannery
Place
Chicago
al. Schneider
Legislature Records Show Bills Defeated and Passages Noted
A Senate journal summary records the defeat of a railroad employee bill by deferring it indefinitely after a roll call. It notes other actions including Lincoln County experimental station passage, Esmeralda County courthouse relocation defeat, Wrights school text book bill passage to the Senate, and railroad fare bills postponement. Also mentions March 8 as deadline for introducing bills and lawmakers serving without pay pending session completion.
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Smith
Assembly
Iaat
Senate Committee On Ways and Means
Governor Signs Deficiency Bill Over St Louis Expo Obligation
Governor Sparks signs a deficiency appropriation of 7706.44 to cover Nevada's St Louis Exposition debt. He notes he urged 1903 legislation to fund 10000 to 15000 for a Nevada display but the 2004 appropriation reached 20000 without cap. The message details telegrams, board decisions, and that the debt rests with the St Louis commissioners while the governor seeks to protect the state's honor and credit.
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Sparks
Senate
Nevada
St. Louis
Yerington
State Board of Examiners
Hardin
Assembly
Bill Against Gambling Defeated In State Assembly
The anti-gambling bill was decisively rejected by the Assembly Friday afternoon last week. The final tally shows 10 voting for the measure, 33 against, and 4 absent. Named supporters included Anker Clark of Lincoln Hastings Kinney McBride Orr Smith Voght Williams Wright, while opponents listed Balzar Blake Brossemer Clark of White Pine Cole Coryell Craze Cushing Dodge Henderson Ingalls Jacobson Jones McCann McCourt Moorman Patterson Sadler Shier Smaill Spindell Triplett Woolcock, with Gifford Holmes McMann Regan Platt Staunton absent.
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Assembly
Anker
Clark
Lincoln
Hastings
Kinney
McBride
Orr
Smith
Voght
Williams
Wright
Balzar
Blake
Brossemer
White Pine
Cole
Coryell
Craze
Cushing
Dodge
Henderson
Ingalls
Jacobson
Jones
McCann
McCourt
Moorman
Patterson
Sadler
Shi
State Senate Debates Militia Bill and Initiatives
Senator Lora introduces a wide militia reform making most citizens state militiamen under the Governor. Senate defeat marks Initiative and Referendum amendment failure on reconsideration. Other measures include a stenographic clerk bill, bank regulation, stock assessment, and a contested Governor mansion appropriation pending final vote.
Stock Inspection Bill Aims to Regulate Livestock Shipments
Assemblyman Sadler of Eureka introduces a Nevada bill requiring live stock inspection before cross state shipping. It mandates holding stock at inspection points, issuance of certificates, and felonies for uninspected shipments with fines up to 5000 dollars and possible imprisonment. Sections cover rail carriers, sheriff inspectors, monthly reports, and a 3 cent per head inspection fee.
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Assemblyman
Sadler
Eureka
Nevada
Board of County Commissioners
Fire devastates Hot Springs in largest blaze in history
Hot Springs Arkansas suffered its worst fire last Saturday as flames swept a square mile, causing an estimated 2 million dollars in losses. Three charred corpses were found in bins with the victims unidentified. High winds drove the fire forward while water pressure failed, hindering efforts to control the blaze. Government reservation stopped.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Ihs
Inauguration of President Roosevelt in Washington
The inauguration on March 4, 1904, includes oath of office for President-elect Fairbanks and President Roosevelt at the Capitol East Front. An estimated 200,000 visitors are expected. the inaugural ball at the Pension Office will be lavishly lit, with $15,000 spent on decorations, and Home Sweet Home to be played at midnight.
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Geeurs
Senate
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Capitol
Union
Washington
White House
Pension Office
Sweet Howe
Roll of Honor Currant Creek Public School
Public school at Currant Creek Nye County lists students on the Honor Roll for the month ending February 24, 100. Named are Alice Perry Bertha Carter Lamer F John n n Sylvia Pastorino Tessa Pastorino Katie Pastorino Walter Johnnn Emma Perry Harriet Lawix and Teacher.
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Currant Creek
Nye
Alice
Perry
Bertha Carter
Lamer F
Johnn N
Sylvia
Pastorino
Tessa Pastorino
Katie Pastorino
Walter Johnnn
Emma Perry
Harriet
Lawix
Desperado Lynched At Hazen Jail In Early Morning Mob
A mob forced entry at the Hazen jail, hanged Red Wood from a telegraph pole, and left before daybreak. Coroner J J Anderson ordered an inquest, which found death by hanging with a rope. No suspects named, officials expect no further inquiry, and Wood’s past as a Derby troublemaker is noted. He had been expelled from Derby, then Hazen, after attempting robberies at the depot.
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Hazen
Red Wood
Allno
J.J. Anderson
Voroner Anderson
Pat Lou
Mentigeton
Churchill County
Derby
Jerry McCarty
Monte Carlo
McCarty
Everal
Wood
Fallon
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Tui
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Wilson
Lyon
Ormsby
Campbell
Hunter
Elko
Gallagher
Dungberg
Douglas
Churchill
Martin
Washoe
Oddie
Miller
Lander
Bastice
Graham
Thorn
O’kane
Humboldt
Rolf
Hardin of
Lord of
Storey
Lincoln County
Esmeralda County
Hawthorne
Lora of
Semasters
Holmes
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Assemblyman Hastings
Desperado
Henderson Banking Company
Joan Henperson
L. O. Hexperson
Harpes Hexperson
Carrot, Hexperson
Paestoext Vick Presment
Cashien
Johnson Mercantile Co
Hiram Johnson
George W. Hanna
Hylton
Gell
Mound Valley
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