Teutons Claim Victories on Western Front and In Galicia
London reports German official claims of victories over Russians in western Galicia and British forces east of Ypres in Flanders. Berlin says Russians retreat from Hungary. Germans gain ground in Flanders though French reports dispute a German victory in Belgium. Troop movements and battles continue along the western front with conflicting messages from Paris and London.
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London
Galicia
Ypres
Flanders
Hungary
Vienna
Berlin
Freech
John French
Belgium
British War Office
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Yser Canal
Woevre
Carpathians
Dunajec
Italy
Russians Pressuring Austro Germans in Galicia Front
Russian line in eastern Galicia resists Austro German forces despite claims of a setback in the western sector. Athens credits Allied gains at Dardanelles and Smyrna, while Turks say Allied troops were defeated at Gallipoli. German submarines reportedly target the British fishing fleet with fifteen trawlers sunk since Sunday, yet no loss of life is reported.
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Galicia
Athens
Dardanelles
Smyrna
Gallipoli
Sunfor
Nevada Supreme Court clears Kendall salary pay for expositions panel
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that Zeb Kendall and Hal Michels must be paid salaries from the Panama Pacific Exposition Commission. Kendall, a Nye County State Senator, was deemed not to hold an office under the Legislature and thus not barred by the constitutional provision. The decision allows $300 a month for eight months prior to mandamus proceedings.
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Nevada Supreme Court
Kendall
Nye County
Hal Michels
Supreme Court
Lincoln Highway Official Road Guide Available Nationwide
Lincoln Highway Association announces the Complete Official Road Guide of the Lincoln Highway is now off the press and being delivered to motorists who ordered in advance. The guide covers every mile from New York to San Francisco with mileages, accommodations, road conditions, supplies, camping directions west of Omaha, and regulations, serving as a full compendium for cross country trips. Sold for 50 cents.
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Lincoln Highway Association
Detroit
Mich
New York
San Francisco
Omaha
Famous Stage Coach Arrives at Exposition
The famed 1863 Charlie McLane No. 1 stage coach arrives in California Nevada history displays at the Exposition. It marks Twain's Car son City to Virginia City trips and Horace Greely's Hangtown journey, built in New Hampshire and shipped around the Horn to Wells Fargo & Co. exhibit in the Transportation building.
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California
Nevada
Palace of Transportation
Charlie McLane
Mark Twain
Carson City
Virginia City
Horate Greely
Hangtown
Placerville
New Hampshire
Wells, Fargo & Co
Transportation Building
Nevada Short Line Railway extension contract
The Nevada Short Line Railway will extend from Nenzel to the upper town following a contract with an Oakland firm. The deal guarantees the line will be built and in operation within 60 days. A. A. Codd, president of the road, announced the agreement.
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Nevada Short Line Railway
Nenzel
Rochester Mines Company
Rochester
Oakland
A. A. Codd
Italy to Fight with Allies in Coordinated War Entry
Reports from close war observers say Italy has reached an understanding with Britain and France on entering the war against the central powers. The plan includes a joint early strike, territorial rewards, and a postwar alliance with the entente including Russia. France is said to have aided Italy in securing these terms.
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Italy
Great Britain
France
Germany
Austria
Russia
Commission Files Its Annual Report
The Sentinel reports the seventh annual Nevada Railroad Commission and the fourth annual Public Service Commission combined report for 1914. It details 26 cases considered or pending and 44 complaints acted on, with 27 cases filed in 1913 and 45 in 1914, plus extensive data on railroads, corporations, and related matters.
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Sentinel
Nevada Railroad Commission
Public Service Commission
State Printing Office
Nevada State News Mixed health alerts and local obituaries
A mild chickenpox outbreak prompts examinations of Elko schoolchildren. Mrs. T. E. Giller, wife of the Western Pacific agent at Winnemucca, died by suicide amid ill health. M. F. Phillips was found dead near his Winnemucca area home. Coroner to handle remains relocated to Keyser Undertaking Parlors. R.M. Edmunds and A. R. Randolph head to Battle Mountain to supervise wells for Southern Pacific and the Nevada hotel. Governor Boyle travels to Austin to consider appointing a replacement for the late Peter Dory amid competing local applicants.
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T. E. Giller
Western Pacific
Winnemucca
M. F. Phillips
North Fork
Keyser
Elko Independent
R.M. Edmunds
A. R. Randolph
Battle Mountain
Southern Pacific Company
Nevada
Progress of the War: Gallipoli and Ypres Developments
The Dardanelles campaign see heavy fighting with Allied landings on European and Asiatic shores. British French and colonial troops push toward Krithis and Kom Kaleh while naval guns support land operations. At Ypres Canadian, French, and Belgian forces contest gains as German pressure threatens Dunkirk. Russian actions drive the eastern war theater.
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Landsy
Salt Lake
Ypres
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Sidd E] Bahr
Cape Helles
Cape Tepe
Aegean
Krithis
Kom Kaleh
St St. Mihiel
Dunkirk
War News From The Carpathians And North Sea
Reports indicate small engagements along the Carpathians with bayonet charges and mixed German Austrian gains. German cavalry demonstrated near East Prussia while Russia contemplates a broader move. Submarine activity sinks neutral ships including a Finnish vessel and Norwegian barks. The American flagged Cushing was damaged by German air bombs in the North Sea. The French cruiser Leon Gambetta was sunk by an Austrian submarine at the Adriatic entrance.
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Carpathians
East Prussia
North Sea
Ireland
Mobile
Standard Oil
Philadelphia
Rotterdam
Berlin War Office
Fallon Names New Principal McKillop at Churchill High
Prof. J. R. McKillop of Lovelock has been appointed principal of Churchill County High School, announced by the Churchill County Eagle.
Dames and Daughters in War Time Welfare
The Duchess of Manchester has become a vegetarian. Mrs. Sara J. Atwood of New York has supplied contract labor for large operations for twenty years. Mrs. Henry A. Morgan of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs estimates the average housewife is worth $800 yearly. Miss Marie Weissman, a Viennese, served in the Austrian army and is praised for bravery on the Russian frontier. Mrs. Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, noted composer, wrote the Panama ymin hymn for the Panama Pacific International Exposition. The Florence Nightingale statue unveiled in London on Feb. 24 marks the first nonroyal woman statue in England’s capital. no ceremonies held due to war.
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Duchess of Manchester
Sara J. Atwood
New York City
Henry A. Morgan
Home Economic Department
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Marie Weissman
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach
Panama
Industrial Items From State Labor Figures
Indiana shows 218000 laboring workers with 3750 women barbers in New York. Towa reports 68794 industrial workers of which 48710 are men. About 125000 telephone girls work nationwide. Twenty five incandescent gas mantle factories operate in the United States. Minimum wage laws for women exist in Oregon California Colorado Massachusetts Minnesota Nebraska Utah Washington and Wisconsin.
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Indiana
New York
Towa
United States
Oregon
California
Colorado
Masachusetta
Minnesota
Nebraska
Utah
Washington
Wisconsin
Bright Briefs Reflect on War and Soaring Minds
A terse, reflective note on the cost of war and the nature of ambition. It muses that war resists payment and that high aims require self-driven effort, while a swollen bead is not caused by brain expansion.
Elko County Native Ida B Swift Dies At Home
Mrs Ida B Swift a native of Elko County died last night at 10 at her sister Mrs C W Griswold’s residence Born in Ve sey May 11 1876 she was educated in county public schools and after marriage resided here for years The notice appears in the Buy Independent.
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Ida B. Swift
Elko County
C. W. Griswold
Swift
Vesey
County Commissioners Approve Funds for Named Wine Item
County commissioners authorize payment for a listed wine purchase or expense, with details naming the beneficiary and amount. The action follows routine budgeting procedures and reflects expenditures requested in the precinct records.
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