Appeals to Conserve Food by D A Morgan and W R Reynolds
A nationwide call to conserve solid foods and avoid waste was stressed by District Attorney N P Morgan at Eureka Theatre and repeated by Attorney W R Reynolds at a Friday night screening. They urged’utilisation of all edible resources to support Allied forces, noting the war could last years and emphasizing feeding a great army to secure future peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. P. Morgan
Eureka Theatre
W. R. Reynolds
Leo Sepulveda Pardoned to Volunteer for War Service
Leo Sepulveda, a Nevada youth jailed for cattle theft at Fallon, was pardoned last week with the understanding he enlist for war service. The War Department accepts pardoned prisoners nationwide, and pardon boards appear inclined to allow convicts to join the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Sepulveda
Nevada
Fallon
War Department
Barth Iron Mines Reopen Near Barth Nevada
The American Smelting and Refining Co. plans to reopen Barth iron mines at Barth near Palisade Eureka County. Pumps have been lowered and it will take about three weeks to unwater the shaft and pit. The mines yielded over 450000 tons of iron previously and ore lies ready for extraction. Meanwhile James brothers and Mae McKinzie were sentenced by Judge Taber to 1 to 14 years for horse stealing and expressed a wish to enlist in the army if permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barth Iron Mines
Battle Mountain
American Smelting & Refining Co
Barth Iron
Barth
Palisade
Eureka County
Jead
Utah
James Brothers
Mae McKinzie
Elko
Taber
Tognoni Arrested in Tacoma Over Unturned Estate Property
Former Eureka Public Administrator J J Tognoni was arrested in Tacoma Washington over unaccounted for estate assets linked to the estate of the late Dr A C Hamilton. A telegram from Tacoma police led Sheriff James Mackey and the District Attorney to pursue extradition to Eureka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mackey
Tacoma
Washington
J. J. Tognoni
Eureka
Tognoni
Eureka County
Mackey
A. C. Hamilton
Nevada State News highlights on mining, draft, and rabies
The Boss Mining Co ships a car of platinum ore to Irvington with a net return of 7070 and projects near 10000 if sent to Los Angeles. Adjutant General Sullivan lists about 25 Nevada men who enlisted after draft postings and may be discharged to training camps. Southern Pacific hires women in yards and shops due to wartime labor needs. Sheriff Sam Gay seeks to retain office after a duel challenge and appeals to the Supreme Court. Worthington cites rabies among cattle and rising coyote activity, urging more trappers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boss Mining Company of Goldfield
Irvington
New Jersey
Los Angeles
Maurice Sullivan
Nevada
Southern Pacific Company of
Sparks
Sam Gay
Clark County
Supreme Court
S. C. Worthington
Upper
Reese River
Austin
Reveille
Bell Estate
German Name Change Rejected By New York Courts
Oscar Bloch’s bid to change his name to avoid German birth stigma was denied. The judge asserted that even amid present conditions some prefer not to trade with Germans, and adopting an American name would mislead the public.
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Oscar Bloch
New York
High School Notes Second Month Scholarship Attendance
The report shows Seniors and Juniors with E grades, Sophomores BE, Freshmen F, with the top scores held by a Sophomore and a Freshman. Attendance averages 96.21 overall, with girls ahead in both scholarship and attendance. Honor roll includes Freshmen Albert Biale and James Borgna. Physical education adds a 40 minute four day weekly period. Congressional Record and Geological Survey reports for 1916 arrive for the library, sent by Senator Pittman.
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Albert Biale
James Borgna
Morocco
Geological Survey
Pittman
Moving Pictures at Eureka Theatre This Week
The Eureka Theatre presents Robert Warwick in Friday the 13th on Sunday to open November 11. Thos W Lawson’s famous story, once in Everybody’s, boosted sales to the million mark. November 16 features House Peters in The Closed Road with Barbara Tennant. crime and reform themes mingle with local county business.lower county jail plans noted and a county Episcopal church purchase admitted.
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Eureka Theatre
Robert Warwick
Thos. W. Lawson
Everybody's
Lawson
House Peters
Barara Tennant
That He Was Always Faithful to His Trust
A Puck quip on obituary notices after a former senator’s death. Newspaper men debate how to phrase the tribute, with one suggesting to record only that he was always faithful to his trust and another questioning whether to name the trust itself.
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Puck
It Does Happen Says Cinderella Story Truth
A Kansas City Journal quote questions the veracity of a Cinderella tale, noting disbelief in the established version and suggesting frequent similar rumors in restaurant settings. The remark argues that the truth behind the familiar story never emerged clearly.
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Kansas City Journal
Observes a Medical Maxim and a Beecher Quote
A clipped item notes the saying Keep your head cool and your feet warm as a medical maxim observed across Manitoba and the gulf. It cites Uncle Sam’s nod to practical cautions and adds a Beecher quote on a child’s energy shaping life management skills, then mentions legal blanks and mining locations at the office.
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Manitoba
The
Gulf
Uncle Sam
Omaha Bee
Christmas Packages for Troops From Red Cross Planned
Soldiers and sailors will receive Red Cross Christmas packages valued about 1.50 each. Each includes chewing gum tobacco writing material games dried fruits candies knives mouth organs and other articles. No homemade provisions will be included for troops at home or abroad.
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Red Cross
Metal market quotations and prices reported
Thursday metal quotations show silver at New York 864 conte per ounce, lead at New York 8.25 dollars per ounce, and copper fixed by the government at 23.60 dollars per unit.
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New York
Nevada Births Prompted by Local Households in 1917
In Eureka on November 6 1917 Christina Laird wife of Thomas R Clifford bore a son. At Prospect Bureka County Nevada on November 6 1917 the wife of Cassar Prins bore a son. In Elko Nevada on November 7 1917 the wife of A J Simvox bore a daughter.
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Eureka
Nevada
Thomas R. Clifford
Christina Laird
Prospect
Bureka County
Cassar Prins
Elko
A. J. Simvox
To-Day Allowances for Named Persons Listed
Oxprisp announces allowances to specific named individuals with a stated sums of money. The fragment records the distribution action and names involved, indicating a formal approval or grant authorized by a governing body or official in a historical context.
Public Sale of Cromer Tin Shop Stock in Eureka
Public auction in front of Eureka courthouse on Monday November 19 1917 will sell the L W Cromer tin shop stock in trade and three heating stoves for cash. Included are water pails milk pails wash boilers tin cups buckets stovepipe sheet iron tin plate tinner tools and other useful articles in good condition. Admins Mary E Cromer Florence Kautz.
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Eureka
L. W. Cromer
Mary E, Cromer
Florence Kautz
Sun Heat Mystery Stirs Debate On Earthly Life
The New York Sun reports on the puzzling source of the sun’s immense heat and its implications for life on Earth. It notes past nebular theories, contraction limits, and the possible role of radioactivity discovered in the 20th century in sustaining solar output.
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Earth
Neptuny
New York Sun
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Evert
A. Seiliunman
Joe Tognoni
Tacoma, Washington
State News
Sentinel
Lander County
Sorghum
Iife
H. W. Beecher
Lande
Tiere
W. E. Ta
Dan Downey
A. Whitmore
G. W. Shultes
G. Rte
Kaine
Ier
Drayage
Eureka Sentinel
Adv
Pri
RK. Mau
M. Mahoney
Neve Co
Loore Hi
BO ‘Raser
Beowawe Mere
A. Laird
F. Kopp
Dee Nettie Tyler
A. Greenfiel
Pant
Mecheletti
Union Mines Co
Pete Eders
Angelo Depaoli
Pete Sch
Lucey
G. A. Fletcher
E. Rice
Ims
Biptro
Lani
Mra
Wilisae
James White
Marebioch
al Lemmer
E. Kehna
Juan Mol
P. Paroni
A. Ferro
Joe
Johnson Merc
R. McCuanues
R. McCharles
Sweet Vales
Baltimore
Oldsmobile
F.O. B
Eurexa Garace & Surply Co
Venezia
Manuel Aguirre
Eureke
Nevad
John B
Venturino
Neveds
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