Candles vs electric lights in underground work debated
Article by Letson Balliet in Salt Lake Mining Review argues that good light and fresh air boost miner safety and productivity. It details candle waste, poorer visibility, and costs, urging electric lighting with low voltage and storage options, noting Halo of risk in poor lighting and the higher efficiency gain. Henry W. Miles of Montezuma Lodge, Nevada, has been elected to the thirty third degree of the Masonic order.
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Letson Balliet
Buckeye Belmont
Salt Lake Mining Review
Tte
Winzes
Henry W. Miles
Montezuma Lodge
Free and Accepted Masons
Goldfield
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Nevada
Mr. Miles
Reno
Nevada Tax Reform Advocate Faces Cattlemen foes
In a San Francisco Bulletin interview Lieutenant-Governor Gilbert C. Ross touts Nevada’s tax reform drive. He cites cattlemen as promising to “get his goal” while noting assessors shifting to single tax ideas. Ross recalls abuses that taxed small homeowners and merchants, overvalued land, and underassessed cattle wealth, leading to a push for a state tax commission.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Ross
Nevada
Bulletin
Union
Gilbert C. Ross
Home Rule In Taxation League
Newlands
Oddie
Massey
Station fire destroys Beatty building. Mrs Naylor burned
A fire destroyed the Tonopah & Tidewater Railway station at Beatty Saturday morning. Mrs. Harry Naylor, wife of the station agent, was severely burned about the face and arms while cleaning a dress with gasoline. The explosion and blaze spread quickly. neighbors aided but could not save the room.
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Tonopah & Tidewater Railway Company
Beatty
Harry Naylor
Fire Damp Whistle shown to halt mine blasts
Prof Fritz Haber demonstrated a new explosion prevention device at the Emperor William foundation meeting in Berlin. The Fire Damp Whistle blends Davy lamp and electric lamp ideas, already tested in government mines, and signals danger when mine air nears the danger point.
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Fritz Haber
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