This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1907
Page
1
Friday afternoon March 1 the Nevada Senate voted 14 to 1 with two absentees to approve the railroad bill now sent to Governor Sparks for signature. The measure marks a historic victory for the people over railroad power amid cheers and predicted swift passage if veto is avoided.
Senator Patterson of Colorado urged government ownership of railways under condemnation with an estimated market value of eleven billion dollars. He proposed a nonpartisan transportation board under an enlarged Interstate Commerce Commission and financing via securities exchange. He argued railway power corrupts politics and that government ownership would raise the nation's moral tone.
Omaha delegates recount a March 2 dinner in which Henry M. Whitney of Boston and William J. Bryan debated government ownership of railroads. Whitney argued for pay based on cost of reproduction while Bryan insisted no confiscation, noting the challenge of valuing watered stock and citing influence from Harriman and Hill.
Nevada Press Comment laments the rush to list Nevada mining stocks on the San Francisco Exchange. It argues fake claims and minimal work precede listing, warning the market is damaged by wildcat issuances and the supposed prudence of certification without real value.
Mrs. B. M. Adler of New York travels from Reno to her eastern home after weeks of waiting for husband Adler who went to Goldfield to mine then vanished. He messaged a brokerage business and claimed to be returning East before disappearing. Adler’s wife, funded by her New York parents, ends the pursuit.
The body of Mrs William Maurer 54 wife of Detective William Maurer West Chicago Avenue Police Station was found dead from fatty degeneration of the heart. Her weight 820 pounds required a derrick to remove it from the house and a 245 pound ironbound casket. Ten men carried the casket to the largest hearse in the city for burial at Rose Hill. She had not left her home for seven years and had been in a dying condition, unable to breathe well.
Salt Lake chronicler W H Pareer, linked to a $10,000 bunco swindle, testified he paid Chief Sheets $100 weekly to operate grafts and that Attorney Newton, as middleman, received money regularly. He said Captain Raleigh expelled the gang the night a victim returned from Los Angeles. Sheets Newton and Raleigh were arrested weeks ago on conspiracy charges. A Denver lawyer follows developments on alleged Denver police involvement.
A vanderville theatre and beer fall ideas circulate like the Oberon in San Francisco as Goldfield eyes a $25,000 attraction. M Scheoline of the Bank of Nevada will soon open Reno's sixth bank. White Pine Daily News installs a linotype and Scott press. Expositor buys a linotype and will launch a daily with full press reports. A State auditor office is proposed to consolidate auditor bullion tax collector bank examiner and insurance commissioner duties and oversee revenue and delinquents around the state.
J B McDonald president of the company defends the Panama project bid against W J Oliver’s rejection claims political influence by trans continental railroads. He argues canal construction is inevitable, regardless of administration. In Washington the Senate passed a reduced alcohol bill 65 to 1 with Pettus voting no. The measure would let small scale distillers operate and requires denaturing rules.
The Attorney General will receive 2600 dollars yearly as ex officio Mineral Land Commissioner after a bill aligning the governor. The office screens patent applicants for state or United States lands, archives abstracts with location data, and powers to contest entries if land is mineral in character.
The fourth case of purpura in the United States causes the death of Mrs. Lina Barkhurst of Laramie, Wyo. She contracted the illness last Wednesday with bleeding beneath the skin, the body turning green by Sunday and gray by Tuesday, with eyes remaining green until death yesterday.
Charles Christensen a miner lies in County Hospital with a bullet wound to the right shoulder from a lumber theft incident in Goldfield. His companion L D West is in the city jail. Both face grand larceny charges after Deputy Constable Gibson was wounded during a pursuit on Main Street.
A fragment notes repairs on furnishings labeled California and mentions a fine line of items. The text is garbled but implies ongoing repair work and a named person or group handling the task.
Reno Nev March 4 L A Savage who recently found the Nevada Wonder mine was released after agreeing to pay Miss Simons Aguirre 22000 on her claimed 40000 reward for grab staking him. He tried to dodge by giving stock but officers recovered enough to cover the settlement. Savage plans a damages suit for false imprisonment. Nevada Woman a death by own action in San Francisco Margaret Garat wife of Daniel Garat a wealthy stock man committed suicide by carbolic acid at 1894 Devicadero street shocking her husband who lies ill in hospital.
Mae Wood accuses United States Senator Thomas Platt of New York in a divorce suit alleging long running affair. She plans to name 16 co-respondents involved with the aged statesman, detailing a pattern of intimate relations.
Mrd Ramsey of Honor Nevada reports via cable from Rome that his sister-in-law Mrs Harry Ramsey died in Europe. She had been traveling with her husband when she contracted smallpox. Harry Ramsey, husband of the deceased, was among the original discoverers of Bullfrog and amassed wealth in mining claims.
Edward H. Harriman, before the Interstate Commerce Commission, criticized President Roosevelt for what he called a lack of discipline and exity. He claimed Union Pacific spends more on improvements than would be required for Panama Canal work and warned that mismanagement could yield many receiverships if railways were run as Panama’s affairs are.
A. J. Burke petitions the Legislature for a railroad franchise in Kikospd White Pisw Counties to tap Bald Mountain mineral districts and connect with the Western Pacific line. He promises immediate construction if granted and cites railroad lobby threats of further lines if rate bills pass.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors ended a lengthy debate by adopting a resolution that declares the Spring Valley Water Company franchises and works, valued between 27 million and 58 million dollars, forfeited to the City and County for public use and benefit.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.