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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1915
Page
2
War correspondent Frederick Palmer reports from London that England holds about a million soldiers unfit for battle due to shortage of guns and equipment. He says next summer is the earliest date for a decisive mobilization, and that the Allies intend to keep fighting until then while rejecting peace talks.
The largest auto caravan in history planned for Thanksgiving under the Automobile Club of Southern California will move 1000 machines over nearly 10 miles from Los Angeles to San Diego 125 miles away and back the following Sunday. The event celebrates the 18 million dollar State highway link and Auto mobile Day at the Panama California Exposition with San Diego keeping its 1916 exposition open.
The Yerington Times notes no basis for Thompson smelter rumors and reports job seekers disappointed. It covers a man found dead in Manhattan, a survey party near Eureka County, hay shipping totals, Reno divorce filings, a fatal mill accident in Manhattan, tonopah papers, mining plans in Austin, and local court and road-work news.
William Randolph Hearst head of the Hearst syndicate sends a substantial check and pledge to the Lincoln Highway Association. His letter commends the highway propaganda and road improvements as beneficial to the country and citizenship, noting extensive publicity and national interest in the memorial roadway.
Bert Ghiggeri, 43, an employee on the Maxson ranch near Reno, died from injuries after a bull attacked him in the corral. As he tried to reach the fence the bull struck him lifting him over the top rail, breaking two ribs and causing internal hemorrhage. Ghiggeri had many prominent Washoe valley relatives.
Sheepmen have purchased the Carson valley hay sale as the region braces for a hard winter. The past year yielded a massive hay crop, easing fears of a glut, with buyers keeping prices fair. The note also touts the 1916 Rev. Irl R. Hicks Almanac as the finest and most valuable forecaster to date, offered by Word and Works Publishing.
Notice of stock assessment against Lynn Big Six Mining Company held in Goldville Nevada. A half cent per share levy was set payable to Secretary M F Kakle at the mine office or Salt Lake City. Delinquent shares after November 30 1915 will be advertised for sale January 3 1916 at 2 pm to cover delinquent payments and sale costs.
A Texan inventor patents an animal brander that marks each animal with a unique number from 1 to 9999 and records all purchase, sale, and birth data. The device promises to curb rustling and improve stock records, with a companion book for detailed tracking. Also noted is the death of banker W. W. Spence in Baltimore at over 100 years.
A Nevada critic argues that the Fall teachers institute disrupts public schools, drags thousands of children to Reno, wastes ten days of instruction, and imposes tax-like burdens on teachers and pupils. The piece questions continuing the institutes and suggests abolition. Also noted is L A Friedman of Rochester Mines reporting 34 feet of ore in the Friedman tunnel with high grade near the foot wall, likening it to a second Comstock.
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