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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
2
A notice indicating mail matter from the Eureka post office is rotated or designated as Second Class Matter, detailing the status and handling under postal regulations.
A scornful tone in Carson News questions Senator Newlands as a Miami to the Republican party and calls for cross party opinions from the Democratic press while mocking the notion of broad admiration. The piece hints at political betrayal amid intra party tensions and suggests a two person committee to evaluate the senator’s supposed broad appeal. A Tonopah warning notes rising typhoid cases, urging prompt county action and an investigation to curb the outbreak and protect public health.
The December issue of The Delineator features extensive art and needlework coverage with romantic fiction. It highlights chromatic advertisements, noting the costly color inserts and the Batterick trio’s method. The publication offers a yearly subscription of $1 as a Christmas gift option.
A Washington dispatch notes reform sweeps strain railway interests in Congress. It cites how the election results bolster the President against the Senate and may harden his push for rate regulation in the upcoming session.
The American Federation of Labor held its twenty fifth session in Pittsburg Poon with President Gompers presiding and presenting a report on U S and Canadian labor conditions. He argued for employing American labor on the Panama Canal and opposed changes to Chinese exclusion laws amid widespread labor opposition. Diphtheria closures affect schools and churches in Jackson Amador County California.
Bartlett Richards and James Comstock pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally fencing 212000 acres of government land in Sheridan and Cherry Counties Nebraska. Each was fined 100 and costs about 990 with six hours in U S Marshal custody as a formality. The Comstock and Richards ranches were among the largest in the country and the case dragged on for two years.
Prospectors are urged to comply with federal laws on assessment work for unpatented mining claims. The rule requires $100 of work per claim within one year after January 1 following location, and $109 per year thereafter until patent. Claims located in 194 should have this work completed by January 1, 1906 to prevent open location by others.
A government commission, prompted by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railway executives, returns with a bulky land report. It notes about 400,000 acres of desert land near Las Vegas secured for speculative purchase, with prices from five to ten dollars per acre, while nearly 60,000 acres in Lincoln County remain entry subject for bona fide settlers and state purchasers.
A 7 month old boy killed and partly eaten by coyotes near a mining claim 40 rods from a desert tent outside Los Angeles. Mrs La Frank left the infant while fetching her husband, four coyotes rushed out and fled to a canyon, leaving the child dead.
An eastern Nevada Utah Idaho and Oregon quake hit Saturday afternoon with east to west motion. Elko felt a lively shock. Halley Idaho dishes rattled. Ogden Utah residents fled offices fearing collapse. Shoshone Idaho endured two quick shocks at 845 PM cracking walls and shaking plaster.
Samuel Francovich a contractor for Bono has won a contract to supply 5000 men to Utah Construction Co for the Western Pacific line from Oroville to the Nevada state line. He already sent several hundred to Beckwith and will recruit more along the route. Don Auaygyros of Salt Lake, in the same business, is in Nevada to secure laborers for the Utah end.
The article paints Ely in White Pine County as hosting a vast copper deposit, claiming it to be the world’s most extensive yet known. It details ore grades, potential profitability, smelting limits, and a huge estimated ore tonnage, with Ely’s altitude, population, and White Pine’s wealth and past mining rushes set against upcoming railroad growth.
Joseph Meister remains ill but convalescent. W H Smith delivered potatoes at Hamilton. John Simi rounds up horses in the mountains. Louis Simonsen visits his mother Mrs George Englert at Elio. Miss Leva Minoletti visits sister Mrs James Bogantini at Pinto Creek. William Robinson and son Will head to Elio with two loads of apples. Carpenter Frank E Cuswell works on W H Smiths house. Bay State mine adds new machinery and improvements. Joe and Baptiste Zoani of Hamilton finish assessment work on the Smith and Romano mine on Bald Mountain and return home. John Wedekind passes Eureka en route to Bald Mountain mines with a pack horse. Wedekind plans to hire miners this Winter to develop his mines. He expresses strong faith in Bald Mountain.
H A Smith a leading Reso merchant was fined five dollars in district court for contempt after a remark to the judge during a criminal trial. When asked how long he had known the defendant he replied with profanity, prompting a rebuke and apology from the court.
Four murderers of Jack Welch were hanged at the Nevada State Prison in Carson. Lovener Linderman Gorman and Roberts died in two successive sessions as the gallows accommodated two at a time. The Board of Pardons had considered clemency but denied mercy after hearings in Carson. The execution follows a Humboldt County murder two years prior and ends a noted case in the state. Also noted are telegraph and newspaper business updates for Goldfield and Winnemucca.
Protesting miners in Nevada appeal to Washington against the Southern Pacific Railway Company. They seek government a commission to inspect mineral lands along the line, claiming claims of gold silver and antimony. The Land Department offers 10 days to file affidavits and notes power limits on appointing a commission.
Monday afternoon the Catholic Church at Lake and Sixth streets in Reno burned to the ground with a $12 000 loss and 5000 insurance. The fire started in the belfry and origin is unknown. Students at the State University discovered it and raised the alarm. They helped save statuary and movable items while two organs and three memorial windows were destroyed. Plans for a larger church will be hastened for completion. Judge Gives Warning to Wife Beaters in Reno Court.
Delegation from five major railroad labor organizations calls on the President in Washington to oppose reductions in freight rates. They argue rate cuts would reduce railroad earnings and lead to lower wages for railroad workers across Bagrovers, Firemen, Condwetan, Switchmen, and Trainmen unions.
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