Rabies Commission Shows Good Record at Carson Meeting
The State Rabies Commission met in Carson with no quorum present. Dr Records and H R Sans reviewed two years of department accomplishments for Gover nor. The report highlights extensive work on poison grain for rodent pests, coyote destruction, and biannual costs shared by state federal and county funds. Coyote pelts fetch 7.50 to 10 dollars, boosting private trapping interest. Next biennial meeting set for Reno on December 19.
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Brief Mention Roundup of Colorful Early 20th Century News
A survey of assorted items notes the forfeiture of William D. Haywood’s $15,000 bond after his flight to Russia and nonreturn. England opens a domestic service college funded at $250,000. fingerprinting urged by New York Chamber of Commerce. Salvation Army under Evangeline Booth shows steady growth in training, assets rising to $23 million. Auctioned carriages from Knoxville fetch $20, with former owners named. Coal dealers report physician signed prescriptions directing prioritized delivery for ill customers.
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Chicago
Nevada Press Comment on Nevada Legislature Reform
The Sparks Tribune urges Nevada lawmakers to work for the state’s best interests and suggests election law reforms. It favors removing names from uncontested general ballots, extending absentee voting windows, designating deputies to handle absent ballots, and refining the primary system to cut costs while preserving its strengths.
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New postage stamps issued by department in 1922 series
The treasury announces new fifteen twenty five and fifty cent stamps replacing the 1912 issue. They debut at Armistice Day and will be sold at all post offices after current stocks run out. The fifteen cent stamp depicts the Statue of Liberty with New York harbor. The twenty five cent shows Niagara Falls from Goat Island in green. The fifty cent in lavender features the Arlington amphitheatre and the tomb of the unknown soldier.
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Tailings Plant Proves Successful in Six Mile Canyon Trial
The Virginia City Chronicle reports favorable results from a trial run of a flotation plant built by Superintendent Alex Wise and associates to treat tailings from the old Butters mill in Six Mile canyon. Table concentrates assay $40 and flotation concentrates $600 a ton. A concentrating table is installed ahead of the flotation cell to catch the amalgam and coarse concentrates. The plant aims to test efficiency on Comstock ores and is thought capable of concentrating crude ore forty into one, promising major savings in mill construction and operation.
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Virginia City Chronicle
Cheese Thief Reveals Rat Trap Discovery at Home
A boarding house keeper apologizes for no cheese as Portly old man visits. A small hostess child presents a piece of cheese, then reveals the cheese was found in a rat trap, prompting amused exchange and thanks.
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