Newlands Pushes Bond Guarantee for San Francisco Aid
In Washington and California, Senator Newlands proposed a joint resolution directing finance committees to study government bonds to back reconstruction of San Francisco after the quake. He argued for quick action to aid the Pacific coast, estimating substantial needs with insurers and private capital likely contributing. California senators criticized premade acceptance without an official request and urged a formal plan before federal aid.
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Newlands
California
Congress
Washington
United Biazen Senate
Nevada
Senate Committee On Finance
House Committee On ‘Ways and Means
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Committee On Finance
Flint
Porkins
Perkins
Mr. Newlands
Political Pulse on the Passing Political System
The piece argues the political class biases toward grooming favored candidates like Fairbanks for 1908 while laboring to keep established interests safe. It contrasts professional politicians with public-driven leaders and questions who truly benefits when politics becomes a game played by elites versus citizens.
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W. Vamnaxga
Fairbanks
John Morlay
America
Folk
Collier's Weekly
California Disaster Notes and Aftermath Highlights
The International Typographical Union sent 12000 to aid Pacific Coast members. San Francisco tax rate rises to 2.60 per 100 valuation after earthquake losses. Superior Judge Morasky has evaluated 83 inmates as possibly insane from fright. Oakland damages reach 2 million with school buildings affected. Hartford insurers report total San Francisco losses around 13150000 across several companies. Chronicle notes relief committee no work no eat policy boosted labor intake. Handwriting expert Kytka opened four safes in burnt districts, saving contents by moistening papers with wet bags.
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Internatioual Typographical Union
Ths
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Morasky
Oakland
Mott
J. F. Towle
Hartford
National Fire
Orient
Phoenix
Scottish Union and National
The
Chronicle
San Francisco Relief Committee
Kytka
Nevada State News Highlights Rail and Mine Incidents
State officials L. J. Cohn and Earl W. Tremont have begun new posts at the Carson Land Office. In Fairview a mine collapse on May 8 buried Felix Noe beneath 87 feet of debris. a four hour rescue left him badly injured internally. The Truckee Carson project provides work as San Francisco refugees head to Nevada, with about 200 joining the irrigation effort. Charles H. Bowes, 44, once of Coldwater Michigan and respected mining man, died in Reno May B from bladder trouble. he had overseen Kristone Nevada mines in the Olinghouse district.
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L. J. Cohn
Register
Earl W. Tremont
United States Land Office
Carson
Fairview
Felix Noe
San Francisco
Nevada
Charles H. Bowes
Coldwater
Michigan
Pittsburg Ospital
Reno
Kristone-Nevada
Olinghouse
Irrigated Lands in Nevada Outlook from L H Taylor
L H Taylor supervising engineer for the Truckee Carson project said in Salt Lake the work will not finish for three to four years but water may reach 50 000 to 60 000 acres near Carson City. The plan includes many reservoirs and canals tapping summer reservoirs and diverting water to arid lands, involving Walker River waters and a projected nine million dollars in expenditure. The Agriculture Department conducts experiments to guide settlers with crops, soil alkali removal, and irrigation methods to minimize alkali damage.
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L. H. Taylor
Nevada
Salt Lake
Herald
Carson City
Department of Agriculture
Ihs
Lady Hesketh Faces Heavy Losses After San Francisco Fire
London dispatch on May 4 reports Lady Hesketh wife of Sir Thomas Hesketh of Easton Neston Park as among the heaviest losers from San Francisco calamities. Shrinking family wealth forces lease of the estate from May 1 as they move to smaller quarters.
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Hesketh
London
San Francisco
Lady Hesketh
Sir Thomas Hesketh
Easton
Neston Park
Sharon
California
Thomas
Heskeths
Talk in Kansas Opens GOP Convention Speech
At Topeka on May 2 , Chairman WBR Stubbs attacked tariffs as the greatest robber through the Steel Trust and urged Roosevelt era reforms. He urged a free convention not dominated by insiders and called for decisive action to unite and convince voters of invincibility.
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Flays
Tarif
Topeka
Kansas
Wbr. Stubbs
Steel Trust
Roosevelt
You
Nevada Lands and Climate Mapped in Kelley Report
Extracts from Surveyor General Kelley annual report show Nevada covering 112,090 square miles or 71,737,000 acres with land use mainly grazing 30,000,000 acres mineral 15,000,000 acres desert and saline areas 3,656,000 acres rivers and sinks 1,081,600 acres and 1,787,600 acres. The climate is varied and suited to many. spanning seven degrees of latitude from the 35th parallel along the Colorado River to the 42nd near Idaho and Oregon. A whiskey advert closes the page.
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Kelley
E. D. Kelley
Nevada
General Land Office
Colorado River
Idaho and
Oregon Line
Arrest of Bishop Jolly Sparks Polygamy Prosecutions
In Basin Wyoming on May 5 Bishop J. Jolly head of a Mormon settlement of more than 5000, was arrested on charges of polygamous relations with two wives. Authorities expect about fifty other prominent members to face similar charges as Gentiles accuse Mormons of planning to divide Big Horn County to form a controllable new one.
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J. Jolly
Basin
Big Horn County
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Graduate University of California, College of Dentistry
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E. L. Tippie
Main and
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Eureka’s
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
Bank OF Nevada
Virginia Street
George F. Turrittin
Moritz Scheeline
Eugene Howell
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Nevada Loan and Investment Company
Reno Nevada
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