Nevada City News Highlights From Reno and Churchill County
Nevada State News reports jeweler Joseph Selby burned at Alturas Riverside Hotel. Sheriff Ferrer brings Peter Racevitch to Reno to face murder charges in a tenderloin district case. Mason mine accident injures William Hamilton after a 100 foot fall due to gas. Stillwater rabbit drive and dance planned starting November 13. Local funds pursued for a reform school for delinquent youth. Goldfield patrol rescues Mrs. Potter from incendiary fire. Morrie Vannoy injured by firearm accident while boating. Churchill County honey harvest grows with exports to England and Germany. Tramper seeks venue change in murder cases from Winnemucca to Reno and then to Reo.
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Joseph Selby
Reno
Riverside
Alturas
William H. Hamilton
Mason
Churchill County
Stillwater
C. H. Mack
G. W. Ingalla
Reformatory
Goldfield
Mra.c. S. Potter
Joe O'Brien
Morrie Vannoy
J. W. Vannoy
Failon
Vannoy
Tramper
Docker
Winnemucca
J. Frank Tramser
Humboldt County
Reo
Marie Quilici
Jean Quilici
Tramner
Quilich
Renue
Supreme Court Holds 45 Cases Under Consideration Monday
Joe Josepha, Clerk of the Supreme Court, announced the first batch of cases submitted and under consideration. The docket total 45, expected to keep justices busy for some time, with nearly as many awaiting hearing filed in the Clerk's office in Richmond.
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Supreme Court
Joe Josepha
Virginia Chronicle
Cornering Nevada Spuds in Reno Prominent Men Buy Potatoes
A Reno report notes several prominent men attempting to corner Nevada potatoes. One buyer has secured over 30000 dollars worth at 23 to 25 dollars per unit, with others purchasing large quantities and arranging interval deliveries of spades.
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Nevada
Reno
Nevada dealers barred from mispricing new text books
State Superintendent Bray ordered Nevada dealers to honor exchange rates for Corry's Literary Reading for grades ten and six and to apply uniform introduction rates through February 1 1912. Violations carry a $100 penalty. Gray Reid and Wright Co. coordinates to ensure compliance. aim to prevent extra costs for families and guarantee full textbook benefits.
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Nevada
Corry
Bray
Heath
Wheeler
Gray, Reid and Wright Company
Reno Gazette
Epidemic Wipes Out Pigs in Magoo and Valleys
The Yerington Times reports a hog plague sweeping Magoo and nearby valleys. One ranch lost up to 250 hogs during the summer, others 20 to 100. The disease remains unidentified and no effective remedies are known or evidently attempted.
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Magoo
Yerington Times
Two Joes In Halving Debt Fight Stabbing Incident
Joe Tildaldi and Joe Bricca, both Italians from Eurekas, fought Thursday evening near the Rieharde building in Manhattan. Tildaldi stabbed Bricca three times, Bricca was cut on the chin and body. Dr. McIntyre treated Bricca. Tildaldi was arrested by Constable Santos and released after posting $000 bond. The quarrel stemmed from alleged theft of household goods. the men are cousins.
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Tiléaldi
Brices
Bricon
Manhattes | Post
Duckwater Prospects Draw Interest Near Rail Road Valley
Duckwater arrives in Eureka with produce as Paul Irwin notes strong interest in phosphate at Rail Road Valley about 25 miles south of Duckwater. Prospecting is under way on 12 miles of claims. A company plans drilling and hauling wood for operations while Irwin Bros. prep an aerial mill and concentrating plant on gold claims in Irwin Canyon.
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Paul Irwin
Robert McKay
Eureka
Duckwater
Irwin
Railroad Valley
Irwin Bros
Irwin Canyon
Fireproof Roof Plate Aims to Shield Dwellings
L. W. Cromer of Eureka has perfected a fire-proof galvanized sheet roof plate and chimney offering protection against fires from overheated stovepipes. The device fits brick chimneys too and can be installed at lower cost. Interested parties are invited to visit his shop to examine the safeguards.
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L. W. Cromer
Eureka
Army strength set at 77 525 men by War Department order
A War Department general order announces the enlisted strength of the army at 77 525 men, establishing the total manpower authorized for active service and detailing the scale of muster and recruitment expectations.
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War Department
Army
Nevada Proclaims Thanksgiving and Growth Honors
Nevada Governor Tasker L. Goldie issues a Thanksgiving proclamation praising land development via artesian wells and mining wealth. He lauds employment and growth, urges gratitude for renewed prosperity, and prays for continued mercies from the All Wise Father. Ely’s New Normal School to train teachers opens Monday with classroom work and Ely School teaching experiences.
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Ely
Reno
John Edwards Bray
Nevada
County Normal School
Look Backward and Kindness to Family Theme
Fragmentary note reflects moral exhortation on reverence to parents siblings and the poor. Mentions James Weirreown McGrems and a burial at Lawn, Koby Hill, New 1911. The legible portion urges goodness to others as a path to peace.
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Jasces Weirreown McGrems Tage
Lawn
Koby Hill
New
Panama visit fuels canal completion prediction by 2013
Two members of the congressional committee returning from Panama say the canal will be finished and open for business by 2013. The Navy plans to build its own high explosives at Picatinny arsenal New Jersey, budgeting 20000 dollars for a plant to produce the powders used in naval shells under naval supervision. This demonstration aims to cut contractor costs by showing actual production costs.
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Congres Onal
Stamos
Panama
Sotten Head
Navy Department
Cpa
Picatinny Arsenal
N.J
Artesian Water At Wabuska Discovery In Rail City Well
The Yerington Times reports a top artesian flow found in a well bored at Wabuska this week. The well reaches 500 feet depth with water issuing through an eight inch pipe six feet above ground at 129 gallons per minute. Water temperature is 8 degrees.
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Wabuska
Yerington Times
New To Day Ontienan Allows Several Permits
A historic notice lists monetary allowances for a series of permits dated November 6 1912 and January 7 1913. Names include Miela Ace Faudolphy Joagoh Figns Inpectia Btravan and others. city clerk H McCwasnas records the entries. The document records payments to individuals such as Fulton Last Cameron and Janey as indigents under city supervision.
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Miela
Chert
ACE Faudolphy
Joagoh
Inpectia
Btravan
Fire Proof Roof Plate Chimney Advertisement
New fire proof roof plate tam now prepared by New combination galvanized sheet steel and cement chimney. Just as good, and cheaper than any brick chimney. Call at my shop for full information. 7 a. W. Cromer.
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Tam
Imminent state action on county gambling crackdown
Captain J P tendant of the State Police visited Goldfield on Thursday to address numerous complaints sent to Governor Oxdte. Donnelley warned that the State Police would intervene immediately if gambling did not cease, with Ingalls promising enforcement. Gambling operators claimed they urged him to ignore the law, while a 10-cent registry stamp featuring a flying eagle was to be issued soon for domestic and foreign postage.
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J. P. Tendant
Ingalls
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