Nevada Attorney General selects Reno deputy Richards
Atttorney General elect Leonard B Fowler of Nevada announces Robert Richards of Reno will serve as his deputy. Public schools statewide largely closed due to influenza as Reno reopens then shuts again. Reno moves to reclaim 15 days license money from saloon operators ahead of December 16 and beyond December 31. Carson News notes possible effort to refund portions of license revenue across counties and federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard B. Fowler
Robert Richards
Reno
Nevada
The
Carson News
Foreman James Cusick Dies After Tonopah Shooting
James Cusick foreman of the Hali fax Mining company dies at Mine Operators' hospital in Tonopah after being shot on November 7. He remained conscious briefly before death and declined to discuss the shooting. Alex T. McKenzie also refused to state the cause of the trouble. Cusick, 63, unmarried, and McKenzie had been close friends.
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James Cusick
Halifax Mining Company
Alex T. McKenzie
Tonopah
Cusick Fae
McKenzie
Cusick
Murder charge against William Taylor in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas man, William Taylor, sits jailed for murder after a boy, Leonard Thompson, testified Taylor shot Charles H. Lyshon during a desert stop while they were traveling from Ely to Phoenix seeking a hidden bullion cache. The boy says Taylor threatened him with death if he fell. Taylor allegedly sold the car afterward.
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William Taylor
Las Vegas
Leonard Thompson
Taylor
Charles H. Lyshon
Ely
Phoenix
Ariz
Lyshon
Thompson
Card of Thanks from Walker and Family Group
Card of thanks from Mrs. Charles Walker and family and Mrs J Walker and family and Mr and Mrs C H Rand and family expressing gratitude for kindness during illness and death of husband father son brother. Also notices on mining exemption filings due by December 31 and a report on Mooney case awaiting Supreme Court review and his statement from San Quentin cell.
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Charles Walker
J. Walker
C. H. Rand
U. S. Supreme Court
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Mooney
San Quentin
Labor
War-time economy and shifting duties as peace nears
The article notes ongoing wartime controls linger into peacetime, with price and rationing measures continuing while some projects are deferred. It highlights promises of gradual readjustment, the winding down of war contracts, and the heavy fiscal role of the public in sustaining a large postwar fund and wartime obligations into the coming year.
Germany's Plea For Food Stirring Allied Aid And Armistice Repercussions
Edward W. Pickard surveys central Europe after the war, noting unrest from mutinies and socialist shifts in Germany, monarchies fading, and the looming peace conference. He cautions that hunger and political upheaval may shape postwar order, with potential French, Belgian, and Polish gains and a long diplomatic road ahead toward Versailles.
Department notes and personnel moves dominate early war talk
Joseph Smith, head of the Mormon church, is reported dead in Salt City. President Wilson issues a proclamation placing marine systems under post office control. Naval contracts and armistice terms are noted with several cancellations and surrender reports. The railroad administration restricts overseas permits to Europe needed projects. The National Woman Suffrage Association pushes for fair representation at the peace conference. H A Lemmon named Nevada food administrator and State Council of Defense head to join Hoover’s staff, likely directing relief HQs in France and Europe for up to a year. Taxes delinquent due December 2.
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Edward W. Pickard
Europe
Germany
Friedrich Ebert
Berlin
German Republic
Bavaria
Schleswig-Holstein
America
England
France
Doctor Solf
Wilsom
Belgium
Serbia
Poland
Roumania
Herbert C. Hoover
Austria
Kaiser
William Hohenzollern
Count Bentinck
Holland
Napoleon
William
Corfu
Admiral von Tirotts
Kelm
Admiral von Holtzendorff
Wolfgang Knapp
Hindenburg
Potsdam
Charles of
Amatria
Versailles
Wilson
Lansing
Colonel House
Elihu Root
Louis Brandeis
Alsace-Lorraine
Luxemburg
Prussia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy
Trentino
Trieste
Dalmatia
Ukrainia
Galicia
Mesopotamia
Syria
Palestina
Greece
Armenia
Dia
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Bulgaria
Balkan
Turkey
Talaat Pasha
Grand Victory
Enver Pasha
Djemel Pasha
National Association of Manufacturers
Department of War
Army
Navy
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Salt City
Post Office
Benodette
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Enreks
State News
Food Administration
Siites
Man Baruch
War Indh Board
Bingen
Rhine
Helgoland
Iland
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Aten
Central Europe
Seemgh
Helgoiani
Wko
Hina
Metz
Strassburg
Foch
Lorraine
Alsace
Poincare
Clemencentz
Brussels
Isifee Termis
Railroad Administration
United States
Comeldey
W. H. Russell
Eureka, Nevada
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