United States Smelting Company Growth Highlights
Report shows United States Smelting, Mining & Refining Company as a dominant mining and smelting group. It details holdings including United States Mining, United States Smelting, majority stakes in several firms, and nine‑tenths of Real del Monte in Mexico. Total output 861,193 tons with copper 65 percent, lead 6, silver 18, gold 21. Annual gross $15,149,574. net available for dividends $3,504,522. Company employs 7,500. smelters handle 2,500 tons daily, surpassing rivals.
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United States
Sud
Calle
Holden
United States Mining Company
United States Smelting Company
United States Smelting, Mining & Refining Company
Centennial-Eureka Mining Company
United States Lime Company
United States Metale Refining Company
International Metals Selling Company
Niagara Mining & Smelting Company
American Exploration Company
Richmond-Borvka Company
Real del Monte
Mexico
Peruvian Mining, Smelting & Refining Company
Mammoth Copper Mining Company
Kennett
California
Centennial-Eureka
Bingham
Richmond- Eureka
Ita
Birth of a Prince Sparks Spanish Throne Contention
Madrid May 10 The direct male line to the Spanish throne is established by the birth of a prince to Queen Victoria. The king’s baptism is set for Tuesday noon. Queens and courtiers weigh names with Carlos among options as Victoria and her son recover well. Madrid May 11 The Queen personally nurses the prince, drawing praise and breaking precedent. The royal household remains firm. The Lolaire Hour Club at Carson hosts a minstrel show earning $19.
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Madrid
Spain
Queen Victoria
Gibraltar
Pyrenees
Victoria
Granddaughter of Mary Baker Eddy seeks accounting of estate
A western girl Miaw Mary Baker Glover of Lead City seeks an accounting of her grandmother Mary Baker Eddy’s property. Her father and Eddy’s son Eddy Glover challenge her competence to manage affairs. The case touches on Christian Science tenets and family estrangements amid mining lore.
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Christian Science
Miaw
Mary Baker Glover
Lead City
Mary Baker Ixidy
Christian Sefence
Mia
Eddy
Sait
Science and Health
Concord
Nhs
Tle
Mary Baker
Miss Glover
Christian Scientist
Preserving the Coal Supply and Public Lands
President Roosevelt backs congressional action to preserve coal, petroleum, and gas lands. A White House conference with James R. Garfield Gifford Pinchot and Charles Walcott discussed reserved mineral lands. Senators La Follette and Nelson had bills pending to protect government mineral lands.
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National Forestry Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Senate Committee On Public Lands
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Service
Charles D. Walcott
Government Geological Survey
Senate
la Follette
Nelson
Abe Hummel Sentenced in Thaw Case Conviction
New York May one year in state prison and a $500 fine were imposed on Abraham H. Hummel, noted New York lawyer, after his conviction for conspiracy to annul a marriage in the Dodge Moree divorce case. The Appellate Division affirmed the conviction and sentence.
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New York
Geta Fis
Abraham H. Hummel
Dodge-Moree
Hummel
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Proposals on Public Lands and Coal Policy Reflect Wide Debate
Commentator notes a shift in national policy toward leasing public mineral lands rather than selling. It cites 64 million acres of coal lands held pending action, mostly in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific coast, with Western extraction rising and East lands privatized. It highlights Geological Survey work under Charles D. Walcott and Edward W. Parker, coal production being high yet potentially unsustainable if consumption grows, and advocates leasing to retain control and fund taxes, plus a note on the California Nevada boundary survey confirming monuments remain aligned.
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Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
The
Geological Survey
Th Survey
Charles D. Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Edward W. Parker
Engineering and Mining Journal
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
United States
Pennsylvania
Nevada Doping and Robbery Case Bound to Answer
Nevada State News reports Frank Hart is held to answer under $4000 bonds for doping and robbing Mrs. Lillian Kirk of jewelry in Tonopah. Also noted, Harry Maynard, ex Virginia City lightweight now in Sacramento, is credited with a $750,000 Wales estate. Millett Nye County to wed first couple receive special gifts. Paul Collins, prospector, found after two days with a broken leg in Spauldin canyon Elko County. horse wreck caused the injury.
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Frank Hart
Lillian Kirk
Tonopah
Harry Maynard
Virginia City
Sacramento
The
Bee
Wales
Millett
Nye County
Paul Collins
Spauldin Canyon
Elko County
Rights of Way Dispute Settled by Nevada Arbitration
Nevada arbitrators resolved a long standing clash between Southern Pacific and Western Pacific over crossing rights. Western Pacific will run parallel to Southern Pacific, with crossings largely eliminated and a single overhead crossing planned four miles west of Palisade. The decision narrows the gap to as little as 15 feet in some stretches and keeps most crossings out. The commission also plans to press the Interstate Commerce Commission to address backhaul charges harming Nevada commerce, seeking fairer freight rates and policy clarity across Elko Palisade Reno Winnemucca Wells Carson City and other points.
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Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Nevada
Joe Romer
EB. ©. McClellan
J Rks
Wertern Pacific
Utah Line
Winnemucca
Waneway
Western Pacific Company
Palisade
Wells
Ratiasd
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tidewater
Pacific Coast
Elko
Winemaces
Reno
Carson City
H. ©. Adams
Interstate Commerce
Reed Nevada
Winnemacca
Sacramento
California
Pointe
Eiko
Recraimneato
Ogden
Eureka & Palisade
Nevada Central
Railronde
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