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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1911
Page
2
The Baraka post office marks its fortieth year of service on a Saturday in May. The celebration highlights long-standing postal operations and community ties, with local officials noting the milestone and residents recalling decades of letter delivery.
The Porcupine Press debuts Vols. No. 1 vowing to boost worthy ventures and report prospecting and mine developments. It favors prospector over producer, promises candid exposés, and warns readers it will stand firm amid future events.
Wells Fargo and Company faced a California Railroad Commission probe that intensified until the firm withdrew objections through its lawyers. The piece argues a history of corporate influence delaying action in California and Nevada, predicting tighter profits and reform as commissions press for investigation.
A Carson City young woman travels to Reno to become a stenographer at a busy Reno law firm. She asks if conditions will match Carson, receives a curt reply, and then jokes about starting work with a light remark as the attorneys review a letter.
Carson correspondent to the Goldfield Tribune outlines a proposed reform. A commission would handle ex officio duties now shared by state officers, reducing political contention as the Legislature convenes. The plan gains attention amid ongoing debates and expected voter scrutiny.
Washington May 1 The Supreme Court of the United States declared the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and its affiliated enterprises a conspiracy and restraint of trade under the Sherman Anti Trust law. It ordered dissolution within six months, holding the organization monoplized interstate commerce and that the rule of reason must govern restraints. The decision, announced by Chief Justice White, was the culmination of a decades long government case begun in 1906, with the court applying a reasonableness test to past practices and stock reorganizations. The ruling also set precedent for future cases including the Tobacco Trust matter, and stressed that cures must dismantle the controlling structure rather than mere divisions among subsidiaries.
A dubious May 11 New York dispatch reports Mrs Taft suffered a nervous attack at a banquet with the President and was not expected to recover quickly. Later notes say her condition improved enough to hopeful return to Washington soon. Also included is a long obituary-like account of a man near Davenport relaying a near death experience and a note about lost eyeglasses in the county sessions office.
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