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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
2
Mysterious men linked to a labor dispute loom over Goldfield news as the Eureka Sentinel faces pressure. A cryptic note suggests postal and press tensions, with the paper’s fate tied to local labor unrest and investigative reporting.
Goldfield Nevada faces a large strike as unions sever ties with the Industrial Workers of the World amid threats and violence. Miners withdraw, vigilance committees form, saloons close, and arson fears rise while authorities guard pipelines and the electric plant.
The Toorpahoma Star urges Nevada residents to demand faster and safer justice for murderers. It laments mining camp killings and juries swayed by personal feelings, calling for citizens to set aside bias and let courts apply the law to deter willful murder. The piece stresses Nevada is an old community, not a frontier town, and vows reforms to curb deadly brawls.
Riverside, California, a city of about 12,000, saw a druggist fined 200 dollars and sentenced to 80 days on the chain gang for selling liquor. In a separate case, James Gordon Bennet, owner of the New York Herald, and William Gilliam, ad manager, pleaded guilty in federal court to mailing obscene material in the paper’s redbird column. final sentence set for April 2.
Thieves loot the New s Resort saloon at Ely, taking 19000 cash and 10000 mining shares. Jimmy Britt declines a Reno Athletic Club bout with Tommy Corbett by April 8 over a disputed percentage plan and a $90000 purse. Southern Pacific halts freight to Southern Nevada due to Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad issues. Albert Biglow Paine travels to Carson and Virginia City to research Mark Twain’s early life for an autobiography. A man named Miller robs Blair residents, beating his wife before fleeing toward the railroad tracks.
Swettenman has resigned as political tensions rise in Washington. The piece riffs on Fairbanks supporters likening him to Lincoln and notes ongoing wrangling among Democratic and Republican leaders. It mentions Harriman’s railroad move and hints at Theodore Roosevelt influence shaping future delegate tactics.
Reno letters discuss municipal politics, direct primary laws, and petition nominations. The writer condemns oath laxity in trials and criticizes Col. Maxson’s school board bill, urging stronger prosecutions for perjury while praising publicity for reform and railroad regulation efforts. Nor do they withhold views on public safety and West Street rail extensions.
Nellie Melba signed a contract with a talking machine company guaranteeing more than ten thousand dollars for the week ending April ninth with royalties and a total surpassing the presidential salary. The agreement led her to cancel her passage to England planned for March twenty sixth.
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