A Sack of Flour Charity Fund Story Retold
A tale from Austin Nevada recounts a sack of flour auctioned for the Sanitary Fund during the Civil War era. A gentleman launched repeated sales to fund medicines, clothing, and care for soldiers, raising over fifty thousand dollars as the flour moved through towns. The effort aided hospital and prison inmates with quinine, Dover powders, blankets, and delicacies, remembered as a notable philanthropic stunt in old times.
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New York
Ntanio
Austin
Nevada
Dover
Salt Lake
Taft Wins at Fallon at Republican State Convention
In Fallon Nevada on May 7 six delegates pledged to support William Howard Taft for the presidential nomination at the Chicago convention. Delegates include R B Govan Tonopah H V Morehouse Goldfield W W Williams Fallon E E Roberts Carson Senator George S Nixon Reno Mel Bath Welle. Alternates listed. 81 Taft supporters and 21 Roosevelt supporters present. Roosevelt urged an uninstructed delegation but ignored. Convention endorses Taft and Nixon and Robe rts. Governor Oddie attended but wanted no reference to his administration. A resolution protested Congress plans to close western mints and assay offices. Dr H E Reed Reno chosen State Committee Chairman. J F Dennis Goldfield permanent convention chairman.
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Fallon
Nevada
Willian Howard Taft
Chicago
R. B. Govan
Tonopah
H. V. Morehouse
Goldfield
W. W. Williams
E. E. Roberts
Carson
George 8. Nixon
Reno
Mel Bath
Welle
Hugh Brown
Con Ahern
Virginia City
C. H. Dabarg
Ericks
Jobo Shes
National
A. Kaarge
L. A. Gibbons
Taft
Roosevelt
Tait
Seuster Ixon
Roberta
Oddie
Platform and Resolutions Committee
Congress
H. E. Reed
J. F. Dennis
Nevada in Brief: Colonel Reeves Faces Divorce and Rail Row
Colonel Reeves, Nevada manager for Colonel Roosevelt, loses Fallon race as Taft forces prevail. His wife sues for divorce on non-support. Southern Pacific staking out right of way spurs activity from Elko to Carlin, stakes uprooted by locals. Arthur O White of Los Angeles arrives in Goldfield to become Tribune managing editor amid retirement and launch of Tonopah daily by former staff.
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Reeves
Roosevelt
Nevada
Fallon
Taft
Elko
Southern Pacific
Carlin
Arthur O. White
Los Angeles
Goldfield
The
Tribune
J. ©. Martin
J. el. Appleby
Tribune Force
Tonopal
Mr. White
Indianapolis Journal
Salt Lake Tribune
Los Angeles Tines
Manhatten Post
Irwin Canyon Gold Camp Described In Nye County Mines
A detailed veteran report from Nye County’s Irwin Canyon describes eight tents along a stream with shaded campsites and multiple mining shafts. It notes gold values from various claims, with depths up to 60 feet, assayed returns from tens to hundreds of dollars per ton and overall district potential pending railroad developments. References include claim owners like The Irwin group, John and Allen Henry, Joe Saborn, Steve J Pappas and Paul Sappas, with geology notes by R. A. Dean and Mr Pappas asserting gneiss formations and quartz intrusions hosting veins and fissures.
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Irwin Canyon
Nye County
Railroad Valley
Paul
Trewin
Irwin
BR. O
John
Allen Henry
Joe Saborn
Pappas
Ely-Goldfield
Wane
R. A. Dean
Nevada Supreme Court judges press for unpaid allowances
Nevada Supreme Court justices press Controller Eggers for $1500 each in back pay approved months ago for extra labor on codes. The board of examiners passed the amounts, but warrants have not been drawn, prompting anxious questions from the judges who seek the money.
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Nevada Supreme Court
Board of Examiners
Eggers
Jake
Reno Gazette
Wage roll figures across American governance era
The text traces employment counts from 1816 to 1912, noting 6827 names on federal pay rolls in 1816, about one per 1300 people, 384 088 in 1900, roughly one salary drawer per 242, and by 1912 includes Army Navy Consular service Judiciary and 7000 Congress staff totaling 14 904 employees, about one per 180 population.
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Army
Navy
Consular Service
Judiciary
Congress
Test for Low Grade Ore Gold Detection Methods
This note describes two field assays to detect trace gold in ore when values are low. The iodine method uses finely ground ore, iodine tincture, repeated filter paper ash tests, and a final purple burn indicator. The bromine method follows chewing brown bromine water with tin chloride to yield Cassius purple, after roasting sulfides to remove sulfides and adjust lime content.
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Cassius
The Wanderlust and Rainfall in a Fragmented Verse
A collage of poetic lines from multiple pieces includes L. M. Thornton’s Wanderlust echoing through varied landscapes from hills to seas and a dream of green trees and candy beaches. Rainfall imagery follows with Chicago Tribune tone applauding rain as healing and a meditation on memory and time.
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Candy Beach
L. M. Thornton
New Age
County Commissioners Pass New Day Bills at May 6, 1912 Meeting
The commissioners approve payments to named individuals for service, listing R. McCuanum as Clerk among those allowed to receive specified sums. The brief action record notes the meeting date and the sequence of monetary allowances.
Animals Inspected Over Southern Pacific Railway 1912
Notice from Beownie Nevada to Soledad California reports animals inspected on April 30 1912 by The Fetate of William Dunphy in cars initiated numbered 3 P 82747 One jackass unbranded Twanecerd by Manin Manower Lg of Eureka County Nevada By M H Boseat Statement No 118
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Southern Pacific Railway
Beownie
Nevada
Soledad
California
Manin Manower, Lg
Eureka County
M. H. Boseat
Wood For Sale In Eureka At Eight Dollars Per Card
W N Curto announces delivery of No 1 wood in Eureka at eight dollars per card Amalao ready to take hauling orders Leave orders at Eureka Cash Store for pickup or delivery
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Lam
Eureka
Amalao
W.N. Curto
Tragic Kerosene Fire Claims Mrs. Taylor in Tuscarora
Mrs. William Taylor, a newlywed, died after her dress caught fire from a kerosene kitchen blaze in Tuscarora on Saturday night. The oil explosion set her clothing ablaze and despite neighbors rushing to aid, the flames could not be stopped. She succumbed within an hour of the accident.
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William Taylor
Tuscarora
Lene
Mining Property For Sale On Prospect Mountain
The Continental Independence and Liberty mines together with the Bee Hive mine on Prospect Mountain are offered for sale. All patented claims, adjacent to productive properties, with ore on the dump awaiting shipment to the smelters. For details apply at the Sznriven office.
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Continental
Independence
Liberty
Prospect Mountain
Bee Hive
Sznriven
Delinquent Stock Sale Notice in Nevada and California
Delinquent sale notice lists shares of stock held by residents of Nye and greater Nevada counties with amounts due. The sale is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on a March date at the company office in San Francisco, with details of shareholders including Besstaabens H, Houghton E, Pearce W, and Wuith H.
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pIgyAbo
Wari
Lander
Vier
Kareka
Nevada
Harry Besstaabens
Izabeth Mary Houghton
William Pearce
Helen Wuith
Offi the Company
Vine Street
California
Jon Munday
Pine Street
San Francisco
Eureka Nevada Notary Public Listing
R A Bro y Notary Public provides prompt attention for typewriting and copying at the Post Office in Eureka Nevada.
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Eureka
Nevada
Governor Oddie Fires Reno Editor Over Panama Site
Governor Tasker L. Oddie removes Reno Gazette editor R. Morgan from the Nevada Panama-Pacific Exposition Commission. Oddie cites severe criticism of Panama-Pacific Fair management and Nevada site selection as the reason, while opponents link the move to a broader fight with Warden Baker and press coverage. The action follows a public dispute with Baker supporters and Republican papers.
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Reno
Nevada
Tasker L. Oxidio
Oate
R Morgan
Reno Gazette
Oddie
Morgan
Inttar
Spectator
Evening Gazette
Warden Baker
Republican
Baker
Panama-Pacific Fair Management
San Francisco
Dentist Partners Leave Eureka Temporarily
Owing to their practice in Wells Nevada Dra Moore and Hodson were compelled to leave Eureka but will positively return on or before July 1 and continue the practice they have started here.
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Wells
Nevada
Dra. Moore & Hodson
Eureka
Dissolution of Copartnership Puccinelli & Company
The firm formerly operating as Puccinelli & Company in Palisade Eureka County Nevada dissolves by mutual consent. All debts owed are to be paid promptly and any creditors are asked to present claims. Palisade Nevada April 15 1912.
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Eureka
Kimberly
White Pine County
Nevada
Rienanp Haaiuyn
Puccinelli & Company
Palisade
Eureka County
G. Pecormt
A. Menianpo
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Eureka Sentinel
A. Seiliman
State News
Lexrixe
Chicago Tribune
Cleopatra
Antony
Shakespeare
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
R. McCuanum
L. W. Cromer
G. M. Rot
Om Caney
A. E. Pere
W. F. Burnett
P. KR. Keller
Bo AM. Requa
N. Hawking
Henry Johnson
B. Marlo
Looper
C. Johnson
M. Winzell
Pitts
Lahoney
Herve Inspection
Peter Loh
Bone
A. Carlisle
L. Zadow
Berisoner
B. H. Hunt
Indiganta
Orpenep
Wort
Wits
Otis Fulton
P. Lani
Jeanie Cameron
Rane Aries
Joe ‘Derkevier
Missio
Martinucel
William Qui
Roy Cobb
R.A. Broy
ONE Paice
Mes
A. Fraser
Neewv
Henderson Banking Company
Elko, Nevada
Haxpensor
Lasnsut Hexpensos
First National Bank
Ely
Directors
W. V. Rice Geo. E. Guex W.N, Itt. H. A. Comins HL ON. Bruwe
Eureka & Palisade
Pallsade
Mineral Hill
Raat
Tuendays
Thuredays
Zadow
Eureks
Pallande
Plummer Bros. Proprietors
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