Germany’s protest over Lusitania sinking to the United States
Berlin reports the German foreign office expressing deep sympathy for American lives lost but placing blame on Britain for the submarine war policy. It claims British vessels are armed and carrying contraband, including war matériel on the Lusitania, and says Britain ignored German warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Washington
State Department
Germany
Charles Beresford
England
May term opens in Lander County District Court
Austin Reveille reports the May term of the Third Judicial District Court convened with Judge Breen. The morning covered criminal calendar arraignments and setting hearings. State v Hogan charged with misappropriating county funds. Hogan refused counsel and pled not guilty. Trial date postponed to May 18 as court seeks another judge to preside and DA notes readiness issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Reveille
Third Judicial District Court
Breen
Robert Hogan
Hogan
Maestretti
Austin
Metal market quotes from New York report
The latest quotations show liver at 504 cents per cunos in New York and copper at 18 dollars per ton. Land prices listed in New York at 4.20 per 100 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Outline of United States Demands On Germany
Washington reports the US will send a note to Germany demanding an end to submarine attacks on noncombatant merchant ships, seeking strict accountability and reparations for Lusitania losses, and asserting neutral travel rights. Officials debate if the note requires neutrals be spared before torpedoes, a possible war-breaking point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Germany
Lusitania
Robert Lansing
State Department
British Isles
Falaba
Leon C. Thresher
Cushing
Gulflight
Attorneys Before Tax Commission in Nevada protests
Reno and Elko lawyers represented Humboldt Lander Elko and Eureka land interests against 1914 land tax assessments. Clients of French Hoyt refused payment, suing for tax cuts. Henderson Caine clients paid first installment under protest seeking judgment. Tax Commission to review classifications.双方 to submit corrections. Big land sale: Las Wike Lostro & Company buys 12,000 acres from Southern Pacific for 85000, north of Evenell near Elko for grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. N. French
H. M. Hoyt
Reno
C. B. Henderson
E. E. Caine
Elko
State Tax Commission
Humboldt
Lander
Eureka
Messrs. French
Hoyt
Messrs. Henderson and
Caine
Tax Commission
Commission
Lana Wike Lostro & Company
Elko County
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Evenell
Progress of the War in May across seas and fronts
The May 1 report details British torpedo destroyer Recruit sunk by a submarine with 75 saved, and German torpedo boats sinking British trawlers. Lusitania and Gulflight hit. many deaths including Americans. In Galicia, Austro German forces push Russians from trenches along the Dunajec, capturing Tarnow and 70,000 prisoners. Baltic coast actions, hill No. 60 recaptured, Ypres fighting, and Dardanelles operations progress with Gallipoli fierce fighting. General Botha reports British advance in southwest Africa amid poisoned wells. Russians claim defeat of Turks in Persian territory and evidence of Christian slaughter by Kurds.
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North Sea
Recruit
Gulflight
Bishop's Lighthouse
Scilly Islands
Ireland
Belgium
Zeebrugge
Galicia
Cracow
Dunajec
Carpathians
Tarnow
Baltic
Russia
Libau
Petrograd
Hill No. 60
Ypres
No. 60
Dunkirk
Botha
Africa
Dardanelles
Tenedos
Nagara
Gallipoli
Sea of Marmora
Maidos
Woman appointed county commissioner in Lander County
Mrs Janet Easton Dory widow of the late Peter Dory has been appointed County Commissioner to succeed him. Gov Enmet Boyle announced the appointment after examining credentials in Austin. She is the first woman County Commissioner in the state and faced broad support from other applicants who withdrew in her favor.
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Janet Easton Dory
Peter Dory
Lander County
Reno
Enmet D. Boyle
Austin
Dory
Boyle
Reno Gazette
City election results name Reno mayor and council
In Nevada elections Frank Byington won Reno mayor for four years. All current Reno city council members were re elected. Lester Summerfield became city attorney Julius Parry city clerk and George Bryson police judge won seats. Ely elected A B Witcher mayor over A L Parker and J H Gallagher on the council. Fallon chose Berney and Sparks elected C N Cheney mayor and, with Cunningham Hillman Davis Crowley Jackson Jr, completed a full city office turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Pierson
Frank Byington
Reno
Lester Summerfield
Julius Parry
George Bryson
Ziegler
A. B. Witcher
Ely National Bank
Ely
A. L. Parker
J. H. Gallagher
Fallon
B. S. Berney
C. N. Cheney
Southern Pacific
Sparks
Francis Cunningham
H. P. Hillman
George Davis
J. H. Crowley
J. J. Jackson, Jr
Jackson
Death of Mrs Sheckel Miller obituary notices
Obituary notices Sarah E Sheckel Miller sister of Stephen R Sheckel born March 16 1833 in New York married 1873 to Alfred Miller resided in Saline Michigan died April 13 1915 funeral services at Ann Arbor street home Rev G G Hicks interment Oakwood cemetery attendees from away included Mrs Charles French Stanton F D Fuller Louis Hall Arba Howard Ypsilanti and John Shecker Jackson. A fire caused by cigarette stub in Dyer Bros store basement caused over 20000 damage with 15000 stock loss and 15000 insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Shheckel-Miller
New York
Michigan
Frank Tucker
Tecumseh Road
Alfred Miller
M. E. Church
Ann Arbor Street
G. G. Hicks
Oakwood Cemetery
Charles French
Stanton
F. D. Fuller
Philo Hall
Louis
Detroit
Arba Howard
Ypsilanti
John Shecker
Jackson
Tragic Utah Crash Kills H Dawson Near Lamville
At 3 PM Monday a car two miles past Lamville overturned pinning occupants. H Dawson of Lehi died while Ron Streeter of Laci, driver, and Mrs Streeter plus D Jones and another Lehi man were injured. Scene responders from Lamoille found the body of the deceased on arrival. Nearby, Lusitania news spurred market declines with cotton falling $2.9 per bale and steel stocks dropping 8 to 20 points on Way street.
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H. Dawson
Lehi
Utah
Ron Streeter
Laci
Lamville
George)nedy
Lamoille
Lusitania
Hoist For Sale In Goldfield Nevada
Hoist for sale for 426 cash includes 25 ton Fairbanks Morse hoist foot gallows frame 500 foot hoisting cable two large buckets tanks and pipe connections in first class condition H G McManus Goldfield Nevada Mention Eureka Sermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks-Morse
H. G. McManus
Goldfield
Nevada
Eureka Sermen
Water Notice Application No 3381 for Marys River watershed
Notice records an 1915 Nevada application by Thomas Griffin of Cable County for a private water appropriation on the South Fork of Marys River. It details section and township coordinates, proposed conveyance to specified Lot numbers, and a stated irrigation purpose with water not to be returned to the stream. The notice includes the state official and dates of publication.
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Fm Scourdamoe
Thomas Griffn
Cable
Bila
Nevada
Permiate
South Fork
Mary's Kine
Cme
Adam
Lote
M.D
Mane
Atream
W. M. Kearney
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A. Seillman
Lander County District Court
America
Kaiser
Attorneys Before Tax Commission
The
Sentinel
IM Lander County
the Sentinel
Sarah E. Sheckel-Miller
Stephen R. Sheckel
Hamilton
Saline
Dyer Bros
Schurz
Dyer Fed Insurance
Sals
Brown
Roreks
Daniel Morrison
J.C. Carter
Mineral Hill, Nevada
Allie-Chalmers
Asphinery
Alice Chalmers
Eureks, Neveds
Mabel K. Young
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