Montana Tonopah Mining clash sparks demand for fair dealing
A Nevada press report critiques mining camp practices that betray investor confidence. It cites the Montana Tonopah Mining Company as an example of withholding information, warns against “freeze out” tactics, and urges transparent access to books and mine records for small holders. The piece also notes Reno’s liquor issue and reports on a Western Pacific Railway merger and an early fast train motor claim.
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Acta
Montana-Tonopal Mining Company
Treasury
Tonopah
Dunlap
Montana
London
New York
Pacific Coast
Trenmor Coffin Jr Named Cadet at Annapolis Military Academy
State news reports Trenmor Coffin Jr of Carson City has been appointed a cadet at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Other items note Sing Sing officials returning Joseph Pankule to the institution he escaped from nineteen years ago, and local developments in Reno including Frank Golden's planned residence modeled after the South Carolina governor's home. The Tonopah mill resumes operations after nine weeks of repairs, with heavy work expected. Mrs. Charles Olinghouse dies in Wadsworth from injuries after a saddle horse fall. The Tonopah Mining Recorder election results show Landers 700, Fleming 181 with 884 votes cast and several invalid. Sheriff Quirk collects taxes in Storey County while Canal camps are visited. Land values and land grab concerns surface in Fallon. A Southern Pacific season rate offers half fare for baseball teams. Carl Stoddard is rescued after two days wandering desert. Salt Lake capital discusses a Tonopah to Utah railroad. West Point appointment for Stanford Weathers after passing exams in San Francisco. Carson River placer schemes collapse after heavy expenditure. Iron mining claims near Comstock sold to Minnesota buyers for 24000 with staged payments.
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Trenmor Coffin, Jr
Carson City
Annapolis Military Academy
Sing Sing
Reno
Joseph Pankule
Frank Golden
South Carolina
Tonopah
Charles Olinghouse
Wadsworth
Washoe County
W. J. Landers
Tom Fleming
Quirk
Storey County
SLO Roufce
Gill
Fallon
Churchill County
Southern Pacific Company
Carl Stoddard
Salt Lake
Wabuska
Esmeralda County
Carson & Colorado
Stanford Weathers
W. W. Weathers
Starr Valley
Elko County
University of Nevada
San Francisco
West Point Military Academy
United States Miliary School
Jane
Carson River
Frank Everett
Carson News
Everett
Frank E. Fielding
Nicholas M. Hanson
Comstock
Merritt and Smith
Minnesota
United States
Death of Mrs E M Reddy in San Francisco
Mrs E M Reddy wife of the late Patrick Reddy died recently in San Francisco. She inspired her husband to study law after his injury and helped him rise in the profession. She leaves considerable property, disposition not yet known. Elko Prosperous Free Press notes a brighter business outlook with new buildings and increased money circulation from the Indian School as the county grows.
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Patrick Reddy
San Francisco
Reddy
Elko
Lane Bond Off In Goldfield Mining Deal
The Goldfield News reports Charles D. Lane, a California mining millionaire, bought Black Butte claims for 200,000 with 12 days to pay the initial sum. Lane’s arrival spurred work then, after six days the Lane group halted operations without notice, prompting questions about decisions and expertise.
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Goldfield News
Charles D. Lane
California
Black Butte
Lane
Goldfield
Ish
Rocco Homestake Ore Bodies Resume Shipments
Bert Smith of Eureka County Bank reports shipments from the Rocco-Homestake mines in Hareka Nevada have resumed. Ore maintains high lead percentages and notable silver values. The new shaft reaches 130 feet with a 90 foot level. galena exposures in incline and two main stopes. about $70,000 worth of ore expected to ship before winter snow. Dividends to resume soon.
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Saw Lake Tribune
Bert Smith
Eureka County Bank
Hareka
Nevada
Rocco-Homestake
Rocco
Potter denies forced exit from Tuscarora over alleged misconduct
Nevada City dispatch in the Sacramento Bee May 18 says M B B Potter a teacher at Tuscarora Elko County denies he was ordered to leave. He says he taught nine months finished term May 12 left Tuscarora May 13, claims enemies not orders. He cites twenty years in Nevada County and Placerville High School two years, asking citizens or school officers to judge his reputation. Separately Iowa Bar Association plans to urge Legislature to bar Supreme Court from deciding cases on technical points unless they affect merits.
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Tuscarora
Nevada City
Cal
Sacramento Bee
M. B. B. Potter
Elko County
Potter
Sacramento
Bee
Tus Earora
Eiko County
Nevada
Iowa State Bar” Association
State Supreme Court
Nevada Politics and Senator Hopefuls Debated
Governor John Sperks declines U S Senate bid saying candidates must not buy office. Tonopah Sun urges electing honest men. Nye County Republicans seen as doomed in next election. Postal fraud order targets Bishop Remedy Company and Hudson Medical Institute for valueless cures.
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John Sperks
United States
Sparks
United States Senate
Nevada
Union
American Senate
Tonopah
Washington
Bishop Remedy Company
Hudson Medical Institute of
San Francisco
Department
Deaths of Detective James B. Hume and Old Bill Thompson
James B. Hume, a famed Pacific Coast detective, died May 16 in Berkeley at 77. Funeral drew hundreds. cremation followed in Oakland. Hume, who came from New York in 1850, shaped California Nevada crime history as sheriff, prison warden, and Wells Fargo pursuer. Also reported is Old Bill Thompson of Franktown who killed himself after race-track losses. a former Washoe County state senator and assessor candidate, Thompson owned Rio Shannon stock and left a farm and family in Washoe County.
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James B. Hume
Pacific Coast
Berkeley
California
Romains
Oakland
Hume
New York
Nevada
Jim Hume
el Dorado County
Carson City
Wells, Fargo & Co
Copley
Bill” Thompson
Franktown
Washoe County
Petaluma
Thompson
San Francisco
Rio Shannon
Southern Pacific
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