New York Democrats seek probe of McCarren over Hearst knife charge
The New York Democratic Committee orders an investigation into Senator Patrick McCarren of Brooklyn amid charges of knifing Hearst. Bryan calls New York result a Hearst vindication and a sign for 1908 Democrats. Prohibition party gains strength in recent state contests. Gambling banned in the Canal Zone and Panama assembly approves a ban nationwide.
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New York Democratic Committee
Patrick McCarren
Brooklyn
Hearst
William J. Bryan
New York
Nevada News Roundup From Tonopah To Reno
A Tonopah Millers station mill sheds 40 of its stamps while Tonopah polls contest shifts. Reno reports crime knife attack and a cook injured by a Japanese dishwasher. Esmeralda County faces polling booth challenges, carnal donations boost cathedral fundraising, and local officials discuss county seat moves. George Coulter, pioneer of Hawilton, dies aged 102 after a long California to Nevada career.
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Millers
Tonopah
The
Sun
L W. W
Citizens’ Alliance
Garfield to Enter Gabinet A cabinet reshuffle announced
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock will retire on March 4 and James R. Garfield of Ohio current Commissioner of Corporations will succeed him. Herbert Knox Smith will be appointed to Garfield's post. Richards of the General Land Office also retires March 4. The President also announced Attorney General Moody will join the Supreme Court to succeed Brown. Moody has served as Attorney General since 1904 and previously as Secretary of the Navy.
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Interior
Allen Hitchcock
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Herbert Knox Smith
Garfield
Richards
General Land Office
White House
Iam
Henry Moody
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Henry Billivogs Brown
Moody
Supreme Bench
Navy
Jacess
Department of Justice
Cancer cure possible when detected early says doctor
Chicago headlines report Dr. Nicholas Benn stating 60 percent of cancers detected in early stages may be cured. In a University of Chicago lecture, Dr. Senn urged a public cancer information bureau and warned that despair keeps patients from doctors. Early detection offers real chance of care. advanced cases remain untreatable.
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Chicago
Nicholas Benn
University of Chicago
Senn
Sean
Europe
Dr. Senn
Miner Killed in Bellehelen Tonopah Shaft Accident
November 10 report says Jerry O'Donnell, a miner in the Bellehelen district about 50 miles east of Tonopah, was killed while working alone in a shaft after a ladder broke as he started to climb out and accidentally discharged his rifle.
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Bellehelen Tonopah
Jerry O'Donnell
Bellehelen
Pope Nearing Death In Vatican Seclusion
Rome reports the Pope is critically weakening due to extended confinement in the Vatican, with Dr Lappovi issuing the first official health statement. The pontiff is described as relatively unsatisfactory in condition and may die as if an eagle caged.
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Vatican
Rome
Varicas
Lappovi
Receiver Sought for A V A W In Utah Court Case
Oxden Utah dispatch reports William Harcombe sues Margaret Eiwaris and others including A C A W Grand and Supreme Lodges in district court to appoint a receiver. Craigie Thorburn named master with $25000 bond. Case challenges death benefit distribution if funds fall short and notes $20096.81 in treasury with claims totaling $41949.20 from 22 deceased members. petition asks court decide proportional distribution of remaining funds.
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Oxden
Utah
Salt Lake Herald
District ‘Court
William Harcombe
Margaret B. Eiwaris
Supreme Lodges
Craigie Thorburn
A. P
H. ©. Bigelow
Tte
New Town Camp Bans Chinese and Japanese Residents
Disorder reported at Dutch Creek camp where the Walker Reservation settlement recently opened. Residents vote to exclude Chinese and Japanese, appoint a seven member arbitration committee for crime disputes, and establish a health committee to outline a sanitary district.
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Dutch Creek
Walker Reservation
Nla
Miowre
New Yosemite Valley Rail Line Promises Faster Travel
The Southern Pacific plans a Yosemite Valley service starting around March first with Merced Falls to the park boundary and a turnpike link to hotels. The project employs 1500 workers, last rail by Feb 15, and aims for a San Francisco to valley trip under 10 hours. Frank A. Miller to build monumental stone hotels at the valley with a 1.75 rate round trip. President Roosevelt approves the hotel plan amid interior department backing.
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Yosemite Valley
Merced Falls
Yosemite National Park
Merced River
Park
San Francisco
Frank A. Miller
Glenwood
Riverside
Department of the Interior
Interior Department
David Starr Jordan
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Albart Bhaw
Jacob Rils
Merced
Rouch House
Miller
Europe
Yosemite
Miners Wages Raised in Bisbee and Tombstone
Miners in Bisbee and Tombstone received wage increases dated from November. The daily scale rose by 25 cents, with miners earning 3.75 dollars and shortmen 4.25 dollars. The higher rates lift annual mining costs by about half a million dollars.
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Bisbee
Tombstone
Hengad
Silver Will Go Higher Says Mint Director Roberts
United States Mint Director George W. Roberts predicted silver would reach 76 or better within two years and hold higher, with hundreds of Western mines reopening as prices rise. He emphasized it is not a boom market and a steady rise to near 80 could occur. In Tonopah, Deputy Marshal Stern served 125 subpoenas in suits against residents occupying land claimed by Tonopah Mining Company, risking mass evictions and bitter contest in a portion of Tonopah town.
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Waters-Pierce Company
Standard
Waters-Pierce
Republic Oil
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Broadway
New York
Prohibition Party
United States
Silas C. Swallow
Denver
Cola
George W. Roberts
United States Mints
West
Mr. Roberts
Tonopah
Stern
Tonopah Mining Company
Ely Smelter Will Handle All Ores for Ely
3 W Eseles, general manager of American Smelting and Refining Company, president of the Northern Railroad, assures the Ely smelter will treat custom ore and be at the stores of all mining companies in the district.
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Ely Mies
Cold Tea May Prevent Typhoid According to Experiments
Maj. J. G. McNaught of the Royal Army Medical Corps reports that cold tea destroyed the typhoid germ within hours in experiments. He notes that micrococcus and bacillus typhosus counts dropped to undetectable levels after exposure to cold tea, suggesting tea as a possible substitute for water in preventing typhoid infection among soldiers. The piece references Chinese use of cold tea and cites a cable claiming tea drinking’s harmlessness, including a claim of 135,000 cups without injury.
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Malta
J. G. McNaught
Royal Army Medical Corps
Sunday Post
Thomas Innocent
Renee
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