Mrs Rose Kennedy Dies in Pine Valley Nevada
Mrs Rose Kennedy widow of J P Kennedy died Tuesday April 27 1915 at 12 30am at her niece Mrs W S Yates home in Pine Valley Eureka County Nevada Born February 28 1836 in Fall River Massachusetts she lived in Lake City Minnesota Cleveland Ohio Mineral Hill Nevada and Pine Valley Nevada The funeral was held April 28 in Palisade with Rev Ernest H Price officiating and many friends attending Sympathy is extended to her husband nephew Charles McBride of Sparks Nevada and niece Mrs W S Yates.
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Rose Kennedy
J. P. Kennedy
W. S. Yates
Pine Valley
Eureka County
Nevada
Kennedy
Fall River
Mass
Lake City
Minn
Cleveland
Ohio
Mineral Hill
Charles McBride
Sparks
Palisade
Ernest H. Price
Elko
Nevada Law Provides Partial Support for Widowed Mothers
New Evada Laws Chapter 131 authorizes county commissioners to fund up to 15 dollars monthly for a mother with one child under 15 and more for additional children, to aid those whose husbands are dead, imprisoned, insane, or abandoned. Funds target destitute mothers caring for children under 15 within each county.
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State of
Nevada
Board of County Commissioners
Lander Ex-Treasurer Refuses Deposit in Bond Dispute
Ex-county treasurer Robert Hogan notifies Lander County commissioners that he has deposited $5960.11 in Bank of Austin for the county, but will not credit the funds to Treasurer-elect C F Littrell until proper bond is provided.
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Robert Hogan
County Commissioners
Lander County
Board of County Commissioners of
Bank of Austin
C.F. Littrell
Wild Horses Threaten Nevada Ranges Across Reserve
R A Ward of the United States biological survey reports about 1500 wild horses on grazing lands of the Monitor forest reserve in Nevada. Ward, who studied Smokey Valley reserves, notes pest problems including squirrels and gophers and proposes poisoning to eradicate them.
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Nevada
Monitor Forest Reserve
R. A. Ward
United States Biological Survey
Reese River Reveille
Smokey Valley
Frisco's First Engine Found Buried In Snow Drift
San Francisco's historic first fire engine lies half buried in a snow drift in Hamilton Nevada. Judge C. E. Mack of Reno, back from the eastern part of the state, reports the vintage engine was bought for firefighting in the late 1860s when Hamilton was a thriving camp. Legal blanks and mining locations for sale at this office.
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San Francisco
Hamilton
White Pine County
C. E. Mack
Reno
Tax Commission Named Defendants In Nevada Suit
The Pacific Livestock Company sues the Nevada Tax Commission and county auditors alleging illegal valuation hikes. The complaint filed in Winnemucca seeks 7,021.60 dollars and costs, citing the November 10, 1914 order raising Humboldt County land value from 163,197 to 469,477 and Washoe from 65,000 to 267,180.
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Pacific Livestock Company
Nevada Tax Commission
Humboldt
Washoe Counties
Winnemucca
Tax Commission
Humboldt County
Washoe
Case Dismissal of William H Spaulding in Mail Fraud Case
William H Spaulding, a mining man charged with using the mails to defraud by writing a threatening letter to Mrs Mary E McElroy, Reno lodging house keeper, formerly of Eureka, demanding 25 dollars, was dismissed from custody in San Francisco for lack of evidence. A San Francisco paper quotes the United States District Attorney declaring in open court that such a letter would be a personal offense if directed at his wife.
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William H. Spaulding
Mary E. McElroy
Reno
Eureka
San Francisco
United States
Card of Thanks for Robert Northey
The family thanks neighbors and friends on Ruby Hill and Eureka for services and assistance during illness and death. Special thanks to the Ruby Hill Band for attending the funeral and those who helped lay the body to rest. JoaN Northey, William Laird and Son.
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Ruby Hill
Eureka
Robert Northey
Joan Northey
William Laird and Son
Wells man Kills Himself In O'Neil Incident
R. L. Crooks a well known northeastern Nevada resident committed suicide Monday afternoon at O'Neil. Crooks had worked at Twin Meadows ranch for the O'Neil brothers and used a 32 rifle to shoot himself in the mouth.
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R. L. Crooks
Nevada
O'Neil
Wells Herald
Crooks
Twin Meadows
O'Neil Brothers
Progress of the War Across Ypres and Dardanelles
The week featured a German push north of Ypres with claims of gains near hill No. 60 and continued pressure on Canadians and French. French wedge near St Mihiel grows precarious as Russian Carpathian actions stall. Dardanelles operations continue with feints, landings, and naval skirmishes. Wilson responds to German arms shipments, marking a major diplomatic note.
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Ypres
Paris
Berlin
Metz
Verdun
Carpathians
Memel
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Ruth
Orcoma
South American
Germany
France
Belgium
Wilson
United States
Notable Writers and Editors in Early Retirement Notes
The passage notes Captain Henry King retiring after 31 years as managing editor and editorial writer of the St. Louis Globe Democrat at age 73. It recalls Marie Corelli beginning as a singer and musician and still playing harp and piano. Frank Thomas Bullen, the English novelist and lecturer famed for sea stories, is now nearly unable to climb stairs and relies on 30 shillings weekly charitable support despite his book fortune.
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Henry King
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Marie Corelli
Frank Thomas Bullen
Echoes of the War in Press Commentary
Commentary from multiple papers reflects on war costs peace prospects and public reactions. Terms include a $3,000,000 rifles bid a $16,900,000,000 yearly war price tag and jokes about unemployment among workers and undertakers.
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Europe
Philadelphia Press
New York Tribune
Philadelphia Ledger
San Antonio Express
Train and Track With Rail Developments Worldwide
The Swedish state railways build iron bridges. British Columbia railways spent over 26 million dollars on construction last year. England tests a compound rail for street cars with replaceable worn portions. Kamloops BC, a town of about 4000, claims the longest street car system in the world with the Canadian Pacific railroad running through its main street.
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British Columbia Railways
England
Kamloops
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Protest Livestock Valuation Hearings At Capitol
A Nevada board meeting at the Capitol heard protests from cattlemen and the Bell Telephone Company over the state tax commission rates. Delegates from the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association urged liberal reductions, proposing per head cash values and 70 percent taxable assessments. The board will review the arguments in a subsequent full commission session. Oakland Queen Beatrice Garner feature praised local democracy and beauty in a broad tribute.
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Bell Telephone Company
Nevada Cattlemen's Association
Fred Dangberg
Minden
Dave Staunton
Winnemucca
John Henderson
Elko
E. E. Caine
W. F. Moffat
H. G. Humphrey
Reno
J. J. Hylton
E. L. Williams
Churchill
J. B. Garrat
Humboldt
G. B., Williams
J. E. Webb
Short Stories Compare Nations on Language and Service
The excerpt notes global contrasts including Russia’s vast size relative to Germany, limits on syllables in Bible wording, a New York hotel offering English classes to maids, and 800000 US families employing domestic servants. It also states few English speakers in Rio de Janeiro and that outside the British empire only the US and China have voluntary military service.
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Russia
Germany
New York
United States
Rio de Janeiro
British Empire
China
Science Siftings on Earth and Water Boiling
At the equator the earth’s diameter is 7926 English miles. Wind pressure on wires between poles is half that on equal area plates. Water will boil without fire. After five hours of rapid stirring boiling water was produced at Johns Hopkins University. The rock crust volume is 1.633 billion cubic miles with ten mile thickness.
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Johns Hopkins University
Fallon Fair Friction Over State Funds in Fallon
The Carson Appeal reports trouble among Fallon citizens and state boards as $800 in race course bills and $3 300 for Fallon State fair spending draw scrutiny. The Agricultural Board is said to be using funds in Reno while a Board of Examiners review of contracted bills continues. Fallon residents met officials in Carson Monday as efforts aim to place funds in Fallon hands.
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Fallon Fair
Carson
Fallon
State Board
Agricultural Board
Reno
Board of Examiners
Notices of Horses Shipped Over Southern Pacific 1915
Shipping notices from Beowawe Nevada to Tose California and Eureka County Nevada for April 1915 list numerous horses and mules with a variety of brands such as B over 60, 10, OO, 1¢, 73, and TR. Inspectors James Mackey and W Loorvoonnow report branded markings and unbranded stock, plus care observers and statement numbers.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Beowawe
Nevada
Tose
Californi
Orse
James Mackey
Eureka Coen Nevada
William Loorvoonnow
Eureka, Nevada
Diamond Station
Ogden
Utah
W. T. Kelly
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Mothers’ Pension Fund
Austin Reveille
Frisco
Dardanelles
Straits
Chios
Aegean Sea
Enos
Gulf
Gallipoli
Sea of Marmora
Constantinople
Oakland Tribune
Oakland
Beatrice Garner
Science
NEW Today
James Macker
Pener Gents
Eureka Nevada Railway
George H. Allen
Mes Mackkt
Benes County
William Loornounnow
Allis-Chalmers
Allie- Chalmers
Nick Ratto
Mabel K. Young
K. E. Johns
Johns’ Station
Buckhorn
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