Harpooned Whale Prompts Beef Substitutes Plan
West Coast Whaling Company, formed by San Francisco shipping men, plans a Trinidad harbor whaling station costing 500000 to harvest whale meat for human and animal use. Proposals include curing meat for the public, selling inferior product to poultry ranches, and extracting deodorized whale oil as lard substitute. Whale meat has entered limited human use in Japan and Europe. The venture emphasizes large whales yielding meat comparable to many steers.
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West Coast Whaling Company
San Francisco
California
Trinidad Harbor
Humboldt County
Japan
British Columbia
Europe
Chicago Packing Industry Reaches Vast Scale in 1912
A Chicago Association of Commerce report details the packing industry at 9900000 per year in cash livestock flow to stockyards, with 40000 workers forming a 200000 population in Packingtown. It lists 8,000,000 hogs 2,650,000 cattle 100,000 calves and 6,000,000 sheep received, noting growth from 60 years earlier, and cites 300000000 of livestock sold annually plus 90000000 labor value, with capitalization at 800000000 and widespread plant ownership beyond Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
High Cost of Fat on Beef in Cattle Industry
Henry J Waters president of Kanes Agricultural College told cattlemen in Manhattan that farmers pay about 25 cents per pound to fatten cattle while fat sells for only about one third that amount. He warned fat-making on the farm wastes corn and food energy, urging leaner meat to preserve flavor and tenderness.
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Manhattan
Kao
Henry J. Waters
Kanes Agricultural College
Waters
Nevada press comment on treasury use and state California show
Nevada critics urge a larger appropriation for the California Panama show and warn Governor Oddie to demand more from the next Legislature. The Las Vegas Review argues for emptying the treasury to California and starting anew. The Storey County sheep case shows Wheeler’s grazing monopoly and tax evasion risk. Senator Newlands' niece Marion Wise wed Charles O Oliver Jr in Washington with cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, diplomats, and lawmakers in attendance.
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California
Nevada
Oddie
Las Vegas Review
Storey County
Doo Wheeler
Wheeler
Hhe
Virginia
Enterprise
Senator Newlands
Marion Wise
Francis G. Newlands
Charles O. Oliver, Jr
St. Auban's Cathedral
Washington, D. C
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Senate
House
Publicity and a Battle Mountain Death Highlighted
Washington Star quotes on publicity clash. Joe Dusang, a well known Battle Mountain resident, died of heart disease there Saturday, illustrating public image versus record.
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Joe Dusang
Battle Mountain
Mircovich Executed by Shooting in Nevada Prison
On May 14 at the Nevada State Prison in Carson Mircovich was executed by three rifles in a wall mounted machine, the first shooting execution in two years. He died instantly at 11 15 after refusing a head covering. Twenty five witnesses attended as the guard trio fired the loaded rifles. one gun held a blank. The board of pardons took no action. Mircovich had stabbed John Gregovich in Tonopah after demanding money from an estate administrator. The Supreme Court denied a motion for a new trial.
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Andrew Mircovich
John Gregovich
Tonopah
Carson
Mircovich
Board of Pardons
George W. Cowling
Mirkovich
Jasonvich
Eureke
Gregovich
Supreme Court
Frank Averill
Fool's Errand for a Hen in Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove New Jersey May 91 The Board of Poultry Trade has ruled on egg selling and hatching practices after a fraud case involving Squire Hoke Baldwin who dipped eggs in hot water. Buyers must declare purpose for eggs between January 7 and July 1. Also noted is the nearing expiration of U S Marshal H J Humphrey’s term for Nevada and potential successors including Lou Henderson George Cole Sam Pickett James Clark and W H Sweeney.
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Cedar Grove
N. J
Cedar Grove Board of Poultry ‘Trade
America
Squire Hoke Baldwin
Archibald Griswold
Baldwin
New York
Th Board of Poultry Trade
H. J. Humphrey
United States Marshall
Nevada
Washington
Lou Henderson
Eiko
George Cole
Tonopah
Sam Pickett
Reno
James Clark
W. H. Sweeney
Eureka County
William J. Maxwell
Carson City
N. R. Fitzpatrick
Fulton
Lem Allen
Miner Dies After Rock Slab Crushes Arm in Toropah Extension
Jobo Gallon, a 24 year old Irish miner, died of injuries from a rock slab crush at the Toropah Extension mine after being transported to San Francisco. Blood poisoning set in following the accident.
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Jobo Gallon
Toropah
San Francisco
Ireland
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Washington Star
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Eureka Lodge Directory
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the Brown Hotel
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Eureka
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Business Exchange
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