Senate Rejects Ashurst Suffrage Amendment in Vote
Washington reports the Senate rejected the Ashurst resolution to amend the Constitution for women's suffrage. The Vardaman plan to extend suffrage to both Black citizens and women failed, with final counts 48 to 19 against the broader measure and 35 to 34 in a key vote.
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Elko Ranches Change Hands in Major Nevada Deals
Two large real estate transactions closed Saturday transferring about 3,400 acres of ranch land in Bullion and Lamoille districts. Mrs. Josephine Phillips sold upper and lower Bullion ranches to James Bett and Alexander Papa with possession immediate. Hunter and Lytton sold Lamoille ranches plus cattle and implements to Hunter and Banks. Carson News notes Ormsby County’s bid to repurpose the old mint site as a courthouse.
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Alexander Papa
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Lamoille
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Arrests Made in Cattle Theft Ring Near Imlay
Winnemucca Star reports May Slaughter and W L Davis jailed on grand larceny charges over a yearling steer stolen from Peter Organ and E J Thacker near Mill City. Carcass found in a saloon at Imlay. arrests by Constable J C Rich. Davis known as Winnemucca Bill. bonds set at $1000.
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Quinn River Crossing
Justice Campbell
Mining Camp Costs Decide Battle Mountain Men Go By Car
Local notes report Battle Mountain businessmen find daily transport by auto cheaper than mining camps six to twenty miles distant. Nevada items include a murder case in Wadsworth, where R C Robinson pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received four to six years. Edward Howell and other officials move between Reno, Tonopah and Carson City as regional activity continues.
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Reno
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Golconda
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R. C. Robinson
M. J. Welty
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Harwood
Nevada
Welty
Robinson
Robinoon
Senator Borah's Suffrage Speech Sparks Debate
A Washington speech by Senator Borah advocating universal suffrage faces strong pushback over linking repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment. The Idaho Republican argues enfranchisement requires repealing the 15th, a stance seen as radical by many and tied to historical tensions between Northern and Southern factions. Opponents note past proposals and Storey of Chicago Times as the origin of the idea.
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Nevada Pioneer Dead In Virginia City
Virginia City Nevada March 21 Con A Ahern pioneer Nevada Republican presidential elector in 1904 sergeant at arms of the Nevada Assembly two terms and twice candidate for Surveyor General died here this morning He was Mayor during Comstock activities F S Gedney of Elba seeks a judgeship for the new Nevada judicial district backed by influential State men
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JOE NENZEL RISE AND FALL IN NEVADA MINING
Ely Expositor reports Joe Nenzel's loss of half interest in a mine group that boosted Rochester Nevada fame. A federal grub stake verdict favored plaintiffs, with additional suits pending against Nenzel. The piece portrays risky publicity, opportunistic backers, and unpaid protection in his mining ventures.
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