Mining law reform urged at Joplin meeting
The American Mining Review notes plans to push a resolution at the American Mining Congress in Joplin Missouri this November to suspend annual labor requirements on unpatented claims in exchange for a $50 cash payment. Proponents argue development matters and Nevada Arizona laws support timely work while opponents fear reduced development. Congressman Bartlett backs a temporary suspension as a help to miners while other states would join.
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Joplin
Missouri
Congress
Government Land Office
Nevada
Arizona
American Mining Review
Tonopah
A. Bartlett
Bartlett
Forty six stars on United States flag after Oklahoma admission
Oklahoma will join the Union by presidential proclamation on November 16, but the flag change to 46 stars will occur on July 4, 1908. A joint army navy board, chaired by Admiral Dewey, approved a new star arrangement for the flag, shifting star counts among rows while keeping the 46 stars in total.
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Oklahoma
Utah
Joint Board of the
Army and Navy
Admiral Dewey
Secretaries of War and Navy
Pure Food Law praised for broad compliance and progress
Collier's Weekly notes the Pure Food and Drug Act shows strong moral effect with about 95 percent manufacturer compliance and minimal court action. It cites enforcement approach as cautious and effective while acknowledging some injustice and the long road from Congress to passage aided by scandals. Railroads face new state fees amid regulatory friction.
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Collier's Weekly
Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Ain
Congress
Puckingtown
Nevada Notes and Local Moves Across Washoe and Mineral Counties
Resignations ripple through Nevada rail operations and journalism as Cherry, J. Reid, and others step down or shift roles. Electrical church organ plans in Reno, public park funding near Sparks, and a restaurant for railroad crews surface. Bank clearance changes, tax suits by Washoe DA, a coroner’s jury verdict, and stock slump fallout touch Reno and Goldfield communities as regional leaders reshuffle positions.
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New Catholic
Reno
Otto Beuchutze
Sparks
J.J. Reid
Nevada Press Company
Carson
Battle Mountain Austin
S. P Company
A. Cooper
Washoe County
Hoffaker
Rouo Journal
Moran
Farmers & Merchants National Bank of
Wheaton
Swallow
Langan
Goldfield
William J. Brewer
Nevada
New York
Tawney Plans Canal Inspection Trip From New York
Representative James A. Tawney of Minnesota sails on the Colon to inspect the Isthmian Canal project and discuss funding. He notes the Panama Canal Commission seeks 2 million dollars for the next fiscal year, with Congress fixing the overall cost at 19 million. He predicts completion around 1914 to 1915 and estimates total construction at about 300 million dollars.
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James A. Tawney
Minnesota
House of Representative
New York
Colon
Isthmus
Panama Canal
Tawney
Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
Aggressive Jumping in Goldfield Over Town Site
In Goldfield Nevada a Interior Department decision on a government town site led to a wave of jumping on the Homer Wilson Trust Company land. A mob of over 1000 tore down tents, drove out owners, and battled squatters. No shootings occurred but further clashes are feared.
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Goldfield
Nevada
Department of the Interior
Homer Wilson Trust Company
Wilson
Nevada Railway Commission Eyes Passenger Rate Cuts
In Carson City a morning consultation between the State Railway Commission and E B Yerington of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad opened an investigation aimed at reducing passenger rates across all Virginia and Truckee routes. The commission predicts the move may extend to the N C C Nevada Northern Eureka and Palisade Battle Mountain and Austin and Tonopah and Goldfield lines as work continues.
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Nevada Railway Commission
Carson City
Nevada
State Railway Commission
E. B. Yerington
Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Virginia & Truckee
N.C. C
Nevada Northern
Eureka & Palisade
Battle Mountain
Austin
Tonopah & Goldfield
Commission
Countess of Yarmouth Grief Melds with Thaw Trial
London report says the Countess of Yarmouth, aging and worn by worry, plans to sail to the United States next month for the second trial of her brother, Harry Thaw, charged with the murder of Stanford White. Friends note the family disgrace and its toll on her health and spirits.
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London
Countess of Yarmouth
America
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Earl of Yarmouth
Thaw
Rothschilds Refuse Copper Loan Aid to American Magnates
Berlin reports the de Rothschild family, a leading European dynasty, declined to lend funds or provide ore to American copper magnates. Baron Henri de Rothschild, famed for immense wealth, has redirected his fortune to philanthropy, medicine studies, and helping Europe’s poor.
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Europe
Berlin
de Rothschilds
America
Henri de Rothschild
Remarkable 8 month old weighs 110 pounds in Matoaka
An eight month old boy named William Edward Banes, son of W. H. Bane, a factory employee in Matoaka, West Virginia, weighs 110 pounds. Born normal, he has grown rapidly, now nearly matching his mother in weight, described as a remarkable natural anomaly observed October 31.
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Matoaka
West Virginia
W. H. Bane
William Edward Banes
White Slave Trade Exposed in National Congress Session
In Battle Creek California editor Wiley J. Phillips reports America exports girl victims to other countries and cites Seattle as an export station for girls from Los Angeles New Orleans and New York. he notes Chicago as a stake market and cites 278 girls under 14 taken by police in a two month district. Western Pacific discharges Hindus as Hindu laborers fail in Nevada with orders to hire only whites. Mrs Bath S Waterman seeks missing husband who left Denver with $500 after Goldfield marriage. she travels to Boston to recover money and a bottle of whiskey referenced in local ads.
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Battle Creek
Mich
National Purity Congress
Wiley J. Philipps
White Slave Traffic Committee
California
America
Seattle
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
224 Street
Philipps
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Hoe
Signas
Ely
Muccessor
State Auditorisimo
Tri
James
the Countess OF Yarmouth
Teale of the Szstinees
Western Pacific
India
Bath
Waterman
Boston
Denver
Mr. Byers
M. J. Hennessey
Grotto
I. W. Harper
Eureka Cash Store
Ruby Hill Mercantile Company
EKA Lodge Directory
Eureka Lodge No
Masonic Hall
W. H. Roasexe
W. M
Joan Haxcock
St. John’s
St. John's
J. H. Vieux
H. P
J.B. Bias
N. G
C. H. Hact
V.G. Ww. Zapow
J. H. Tony
Diamond Rebekah Lodge
1.C.C.P
Jexyie Zavow
N. G. Kare Swiox
Beatific Lodge No. 7
K. of P
Castle Hall
Smith & Richard
L. Bnox
D, E
Nosmosa K
John Pardy
A.C. Harris
Prop
ZADOW
Louise 8. Zadow
Main and
Clark Sts
Eureka, Nevada
Eureka Brewery
Eureka’'S
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
Scheeline Baking & Trust Co
HL. Lewers
Milo C. icMillan
Ass't
Richard Ryland
Daniel Moyer
Transacta General Banking and Trust Company
Henderson Banking Company
Hleo
Johnson Mercantile Co
Hiram Johnson
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