Nevada Governor Sparks plans possum ranch in Reno
Nevada Governor Sparks, Texas native, en route to Kansas City, arranged shipment of 24 possums from Florida for his Reno home. Some may appear at the executive mansion this winter while others stock a possum ranch. Cost about $500. Virginia & Truckee railroad orders tickets to Gold Hill only pending Homestead tunnel repairs, forcing walking or ferrying freight by team for Virginia City, drawing merchant and mining ire.
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New Use for Chamberlain Cough Remedy in South Africa
From South Africa a notice touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a cure for all ages. A neighbor fed the dummy teat with the remedy to a two month old baby, producing quick relief and apparent cure. The remedy is sold by H. M. Schneiders & Co.
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Tom Horn Executed in Cheyenne Frontier Justice
Tom Horn, famed army scout and cattle detective, was executed in Cheyenne Wyoming at 1108 am after refusing to confess to murder. He maintained innocence of Willie Nickel's death while admitting past crimes. Forty people witnessed the scaffold event as Horn smoked, sang, and offered no final speech. Horn’s career included leading Geronimo capture and serving under General Miles in Puerto Rico.
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Charles Trwin
John C. Coble
Iron Mountain Cattle Company
Scotland County
Missouri
Geronimo
Miles
Porto Rico
Utah sheepmen discouraged by market and ranges
Richfield Reaper notes Utah sheepmen face a bleak outlook as summer markets are poor, shipments yield little profit, and dwindling ranges shrink feeding grounds. Many veterans fear the industry has peaked, with winter prospects grim and some owners planning to exit, unable to sell at a loss.
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Richfield Reaper
Utah
Mortenson Dies Protesting Innocence At Prison
Salt Lake City reports Peter Mortenson, killer of James R. Hay, shot by execution squad at 10 31 am in the State penitentiary yard. He maintained innocence, walked to the chair without tremor, bid guards farewell as four rifles fired, mortally wounding him.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Peter Mortenson
James R. Hay
State Penitentiary
Elimates Middemen Reno Wool Direct With Purchasers
P L Flanigan returned from Boston to Reno to dispose of stored wool directly with large wool buyers. A carload of sample wool was shipped to Boston, enabling direct dealings and removing middleman commissions. Reno aims to become a major wool center attracting more shipments from a larger territory.
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P. L. Flanigan
Boston
Flanigan
Rono Gazette
Remarkable cures for consumption in Russia reported
Moscow nov 19 remark able cures for consumption attributed to Kisel Zagoranski a former Siberian mining engineer Zagoranski claims his method relies on large quantities of his remedy plus open air life and strict diet He says it halts the disease by killing the germ at any stage leaving the body ready to rebuild through diet Warden Considine may face increased duties as more murder trials near capital punishment in carlson tonopah killers and others Roy Barry named U S mule inspector and purchaser will tour Nevada Utah California and Washington with a 100 salary plus per head commissions Mexican War veterans on rolls at 8 per month to receive a 12 per month increase despite service duration questions
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Siberia
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Jack Welch
Lincoln County
Ckinaman
Tonopah
Gazette
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Roy Barry
Reno
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Utah
California
Washington
Ware
Newlands Resolution Proposes Cuban Statehood
Senator Newlands introduces a joint resolution inviting Cuba to join the United States as a state on equal terms. Cuban President Palma says Cuba is too stable to seek annexation, noting solid political and commercial ties with the United States. The proposal sparks mixed reactions in Havana among Cubans Spaniards and foreign-born leaders.
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Palma
Yankee firm lands Wolverhampton trolley contract
New York reports Lorain Steel Company won the contract to install the entire electric trolley system in Wolverhampton England. It marks the first time an American firm secures such a comprehensive overseas railway project and ends a two year international dispute.
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Lorain Steel Company
Wolverhampton
England
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Turmoil Sparks Gossip Over Ostrichs Power of Attorney
A close crowd passes judgment as Herman Ostrichs revokes his power of attorney for his wife. The Examiner notes growing coldness between the couple and mocks the Fair family’s thrift and generosity. Details include a contested will for Mrs Fair’s legacy to Bishop Alameny and a detective’s search for compromising papers after Fred Smith’s murder.
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Examiner
Fred Smith
Fair
Bray Appointed Regent of State University
John Edwards Bray of Reno has been named regent of the State University by Governor Sparks, filling the vacancy from J. N. Evans’s death. The appointment wins broad approval for Bray, long a leading educator in the state, having led Reno schools for fourteen years after heading Virginia schools earlier in his career.
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