American Vessels to Be Armed and Sent to Sea
President Wilson orders armed ships that were idle at their berths to sail, signaling possible war as Germany warns it will destroy American vessels in specified sea zones without warning. The move follows Congress debates over protecting U S commerce and reflects growing tension as our ships remain tied to home ports amid submarine threats.
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Journal of Commerce
Germany
Congress
Senate
Wilson
High School Site Chosen by Elko County Officials
Elko County Commissioners voted this week to deed the old University grounds to the school board for the new Elko high school. The county hospital now on the site will be torn down, with a new building planned on another lot in the near future.
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Elko County Commissioners
University
Elko High School
Leatherless Shoes Claim Durability and Style
The head of the shoe department at a New York department store says canvass cork and rubber can produce shoes as durable and stylish as leather ones.
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New York
Four Year Term Bill Killed In Assembly
The four year term bill for county and township officers was killed in the House by an 8 to 23 vote. The measure exempted boards of commissioners from four year terms.
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Assemblyman
Stewart
Boards of Commissioners
Russian czar abdicates as revolutionaries seize throne
News desk reports from Palisade at 1:30 PM that Czar Nicholas abdicates and revolutionaries take control with little bloodshed. Strike talks fail after 7 PM resolve, and a trainmen strike is set for 6 PM tonight per prior announcement.
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Palisade
The
Sentinel
Nicholas
Russia
Rail strike postponed for 48 hours after Palisade message
A Palisade telephone message at 3 p m reports the railroad strike start is postponed for 48 hours for another conference. If not amicably settled, the strike will be delayed until Monday March 19 at 6 p m.
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Palisade
Nevada Officials Appoint, Fire Destroys Tonopah Plant
Governor Boyle reappoints George Russell Sr. to the Nevada School of Industry board and Andy Stingo appoints Alex Baird as deputy mine inspector under a new law. Tonopah Belmont Development Company assay office burned by backfire from an oil furnace. volunteers confined the blaze. Measles epidemic prompts a Lovelock grammar school vacation affecting sixth and seventh graders. Matte Angelo buried in a snow slide in Lewis Canyon. body not yet recovered.
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Boyle
George Russell Sr
Elko
Nevada School of Industry
Andy Stingon
Alex Baird
Ely
Tonopah Belmont Development Company
Lovelock Grammar School
Lewis Canyon
Matte Angelo
General Mines
Lander County
Algonquin Sunk by German Submarine After Lifeboat Refusal
The American freighter Algonquin of the American Star Line, under Captain A. Nordberg, was sunk by a German submarine after a warning and crew evacuation. Plymouth reports say the sub fired about twenty shells from 4000 yards, boarded the vessel, placed four bombs, and destroyed the ship with ten American crew aboard.
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New York
American Star Line
A. Nordberg
Plymouth
Army of Jags Going to France
Thousands of Japanese troops are being landed on Canada’s west coast by the Allies and transported to Quebec and France. The first brigade, about 25,000 men, reportedly passed through Canada last week and are now on the Atlantic toward the trenches. The Duchess of Connaught, widow of King George’s uncle and former Governor of Canada, died in London on March 14 after a prolonged illness.
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France
Chicago
Canada
Quebec
Atlantic Ocean
J. L. Tobias
Chicago Law School
Duchess of Connaught
King George
London
Brotherhoods threaten nationwide rail strike over eight hour day
New York officials report four rail workers brotherhoods have mapped a staged strike plan starting March 17 calling freight trainmen on major lines and escalating to all freight and passenger crews if no agreement is reached at a March 15 conference with railroad managers. Washington officials say government steps would follow if war involvement occurs.
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New York
National Conference Committee
Four Employees Brotherhoods
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Erie, Southern Railway
Louisville & Nashville
Seaboard
Lehigh Valley
Lackawanna
Jersey Central
Long Island
Maine Central
Delaware & Hudson
Reading
Northwestern
Hill Roads
Chicago
Washington
Railroad Brotherhoods
Wilson
Department of Labor
Brotherhoods
Four Brotherhoods of
Supreme Court
Brotherhoods Agree to 8 Hour Day Over Time Proration
Four Brotherhoods near a conference with railway officials indicate a shift in demands. They now seek an eight hour day and prorated overtime aligned with the Adamson Law, while reserving time and a half as a potential future demand if needed. The action aims to settle the dispute promptly amid looming war preparations and a Supreme Court ruling.
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New York
Four Brotherhoods
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Strike risk looms as 15th conference results unclear
Eureka reports uncertainty from the conference of the fifteenth as observers fear a nationwide strike could disrupt transportation and cause widespread suffering, prompting expectations that the government would act to end the disruption quickly.
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Eureka
United States
Southern Pacific Wins Utah Court Victory
Announcement from Southern Pacific offices states the United States District Court of Utah ruled in favor of the railroad in the suit seeking to force sale of its control of the Central Pacific Railway. Judge Hook authored the opinion with Judge Sanborn concurring and Judge Carlin dissenting. The government alleged Sherman Act violations by controlling two overland routes and restraining trade.
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New York
Southern Pacific
United States District Court of Utah
Central Pacific Railway Company
Hook
Sanborn Aasenting
Carlin
Cazier & Sons Buys 75 Hereford Heifers From Ford Co
The Cazier & Sons Company of Star Valley purchased a herd of seventy five Hereford heifers with calves from the Hereford Corporation in Wyoming. The firm boasts one of the state’s finest registered stock herds.
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Cazier & Sons Company
Star Valley
Hereford Corporation
Wyoming
Cazier Company
Presidents by height and build in early references
The notes compare U S presidents on height weight and build with Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches the tallest Madison at 5 feet 4 inches the shortest Polk as the leanest and Taft as the stoutest The line suggests Washington or Roosevelt as the richest among them.
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Lincoln
Madison
Polk
Taft
Washington
Roosevelt
Muzzle Your Dog Notice for Eureka Area
After Monday October 23 1916 all dogs at large in Eureka and vicinity without muzzles will be killed without further notice. The measure follows a rabid coyote visit that bit several dogs.
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Eureka
Notice Prohibits Distinction Mine Ground Use
The undersigned warns that no person or party may trespass or weaponize the Distinction Mine ground without consent of DISTINCTION MINE CO. This notice is dated March 2, 1917 and serves as a legal restraint on surface ground activity by any party.
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Distinction Mine CO
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Delaware Senate
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Pacific Coast Roads
Mr. Wilson
Secretary of Labor
Brotherhood
National Conference Committee of the Railways
Manatee
FORD
Om. Bedan
Detroit
Eureka Garage & Supply Co
Eureka, Nevada
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