Indian allotment restored to public domain in Carson Sink Valley
Secretary Garf ield cancels Piute allotments covering about 26320 acres in the Truckee Carson project. Land is open to homestead entries of up to 80 acres under the Reclamation Act. Fallon grows rapidly as rail and mining activity expand. Government reserves seven sections for Piute members for future water rights. Story also notes a Goldfield gambler winning $6500 from a dime and the death of Antone Decol in a mining accident.
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Garfield
Carson Sink Valley
Desert
Sagebrush
Fallon
Congress
Washington
Sacramento Bee
Dr and Mrs Watson Visit America as Ian Maclaren
The Rev Dr John Watson known as Ian Maclaren has traveled to America with his wife on his lecture tour. This marks his third trip to the United States, and Mrs Watson accompanies him on his journeys. The couple, with several children, reside in Liverpool where he long pastored Sefton Park Presbyterian Church.
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Bonnie Brier Bush
Join Watson
Ian Maclaren
America
Watson
United States
Boalde
Bounie Brier Bush
Liverpool
Sefton Park Presbyterian Church
Jury verdicts on Reno death and cancer operation case
In Reno two juries found opposing causes of death for a woman who died from septic poisoning after an operation. Dr DeHuflea and others faced testimony about the dying confession. A separate note reports University of Nevada President Stubbs planning a campus publicity bureau to share college advances with state newspapers.
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Reno
San Francisco
Bell
Morrison
DeHuflea
Price
Mra
Hall
DeHaflen
Nevada
Stubbs
University of Nevada
University of California
Nevada News Capsule Highlights Desert Rumors and Legal Shifts
Nevada reports a smallpox case in Carson with a quarantined patient Mrs. Bradbury. A runaway buffalo roams near Rhyolite while a Battle Mountain miner finds a congealed sack of $1209 in coins. April recording fees amounted to $551.45 paid to the Elko County Treasurer. Coal shortages alert Summer users as Western Pacific route concerns Winnemucca. Lake Tahoe nears its historic high water mark. Southern Pacific plans deeds without mineral reservations. Bogus checks lead to a Winnemucca arrest. Nevada to become its own Episcopal district with a new Boise bishop. Wool sale tops 450,000 pounds at 18 cents. Goldfield named county seat, affecting ongoing trials. Government geology staff face pay pressures from mining firms. Nevada to reorganize school supervision into five districts starting September.
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Carson
Grover
Elko County
Winnemucca
Western Pacific
Humboldt River
Lake Tahoesow
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
C. HB. Miller
Winnemaces
Biko
Episcopal
Seasion
Boise
Idaho
Nevada
W.W. Williams
Churchill County
H. ©. Judd & Root
Hartford
Conn
Bam Sarracoo
G. Spirit
Reno
Spiritto
Goldfield
Hamerston
Smith-Preston
Hawthorne
Smith
Vincent St. John
Jamestown Tercentennial Fair Plans Unveiled
The 300th anniversary exposition for Jamestown runs April 26 to December 1 with US government support and state funding for buildings and exhibits. A major naval display tied to Hampton Roads features battleships and the historic Monitor and Merrimack replica. The fair grounds lie along Smith harbor with illuminated piers, wireless towers, and a recreated Jamestown village. A Pocahontas drama is planned amid other midways and historical pageantry.
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Jamestown
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Hampton Roads
Mes
Smac
Monitor
Smith Harbor
John Smith
Solvea
Raleigh Square
Jamestown Midway
Joby Smith
Elko Girls Triumph Over Reno High In Gym Battle
The Elko girls defeated Reno high school 16 to 11 at the University gymnasium Saturday evening. The score stood 16 to 11 in favor of Elko as spectators noted the strong showing by the Elko team and the lighthearted remark about the husband being the only drawback.
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Elko Girls
Reno High School
University Gymnasium
Elko
Machines Supplant Hand Shearing in Arizona Plant
Report describes power machines nearly replacing hand shears in Arizona with 20 gasoline‑engine driven clippers at the main plant. A worker clips about 100 to 125 sheep a day, delivering smoother wool and fewer patches, though care is needed to avoid skin damage. Separate note from Bown Nevada: Pauline Palmer, revived after a suicide attempt, asks why the doctor saved her life and pays $10, revealing despondency as the motive.
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Arizona
Baltimore
San
Bown
Nevada
Pauline Palmer
Miss Palmer
Robbery arrest for Hart saloon pair in old case
Frank Hart proprietor of a saloon and his wife were jailed on robbery charges connected to a crime committed a year earlier. A guest, Mrs. Kirk, was drugged at the Hart saloon. jewelry including a diamond brooch ring earrings and crescent vanished. Mrs Kirk identified the couple and the missing pieces, leading to arrests.
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Aloonman Hart
Frank Hart
Mrs. Kirk
Bart
Hart
Kirk
Railways Abrogate Agreement Between Two California Railroads
Washington reports an official communication announcing the cancellation of a traffic agreement dated June 1 1908 between the Southern Pacific and the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad. The Interstate Commerce Commission sees the abrogation as highly significant and notes it was tied to anti trust concerns. Governor Sparks delays trip to Mexico amid Nevada politics and railroad commissioner disputes.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Company
Los Angeles
J. Ross Clark
Clark
California
Fresh Light and Fuel from Plants Prompts Alcohol Use
A speech by the Secretary of Agriculture urges growing starch rich plants to produce light heat and power as coal wood and oil wane. Experiments in alcohol from corn stalks cassava sugar beet and other crops aim to provide fuel with minimal fertilizer impact. In a separate case a jury awarded Mrs Barnes four thousand dollars for injuries after falling into an unprotected ditch while returning from an entertainment.
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Tomak
Department of Agriculture
Sad Lao
Secreary of Agriculture
Carson
Sait
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Monte Carlo
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Antone Decol
Mizpah
Sraiso
DR. and
Mrs. Watson
State News
Geological Survey
Jamestown’s Fair
BOF Mines
Sher
I. W. Harper
Eureka Cash Store
Ruby Hil Mercantile Company
Railways
Clark and
Sparks
John Sparks
Mexico
Eureka Lodge Directory
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Masonic Hall
W. H. Roasert
W. M. Joux Haxcoor
St. John's
J. A. Vrms
H. P. J. H. Jurr
B. Hall
L. Brox
N. G
B. Busts
F. J. Baoasewma
Zapow
John Pardy
Ruby Hill
William Zadow
Main Street
Eureka
Diamond Rebekah Lodge
Loop
I. 0.C.F
Outverre Guney
Kate Swix
Beatie Lodge No
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Te Castle
Smith & Richard
Robert Harvey
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Duckwater Store
Jesse Mendes
Duckwater
Nye County
Nev
C. Wurrwonenee
Siepantion
Callornay Hartfoed
Orporasion
Connecticut
Norwich Union
England
London & Lancashire
Hamburg- Bremen
Germany
Scotsake Bate Eaeoon
Amerioa
Liveron and Coy Balan Oral “Inesurance Comeat
Stitt Ass Sanden
Wie
Tastnes Companies
C.C. Whitmore
Amidon
Eureka Brewery
Eureka’s
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
ZADOW
Louise &. Zadow
Eureka, Nevada
Main and Clark
A. J. Hylton
Hylton & Hanna
General Merchandise
Mound Valley
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