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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1903
Page
2
The piece lampoons Governor Sparks as he contemplates stockpiling a possum ranch near Reno, noting a Florida starter may be required. It argues Nevada’s powram fields are controlled by political species and mocks Sparks imports, predicting resistance from local political factions.
A Washington dispatch notes Senator Newlands is assigned to Education and Labor, Seaports and Survey, Interstate Commerce, Irrigation, Mines and Territories, positioning him to assist Nevada. The piece also discusses the parcel post bill and reactions across the nation, with Roosevelt praised for his Panama policy amid varied editorials.
An article from Eastern Nevada argues producers face unjust take-offs by the Smelter Trust on lead ore. It compares quoted prices, reveals miner pay as low as 25 cents per unit for 35 percent lead, and shows smelter profit contrasts across ore grades. The notice also records a birth: Mrs. W. K. Vandertilt Jr. welcomed Virginia Fair Vanderbilt on November 24.
A Salt Lake City report states the American Smelting and Refining Co will contract Tonopah high grade ores for shipment to Utah. Tests show smelting yields higher returns than milling, offsetting freight costs, with rail transport enabling about five dollars per ton extra. Low grade ore will be milled near Tonopah due to pay limits. current freight and reduced ore returns reduce profitability.
Boston November 23 The first of many wage reductions in South New England cotton mills takes effect in most Fall River plants and several nearby mills. About 32 000 workers face roughly 10 percent cuts, aligning pay with levels before the March 192. Nearly 78 Fall River mills employ about 25 000 workers and about 20 other corporations in New England hire about 7 000. Fall River Iron Works will cut wages next Monday, with Rhode Island and Connecticut mills following. New Bedford cut to start in two weeks.
The Carson News notes authorities oppose introducing eucalyptus to Nevada. It grows small without salt sea breeze and does not thrive beyond limited size elsewhere, despite statements about rapid growth and fuel potential.
Harper's Weekly reports surgeons abandoning ceremony and treating kidneys like other organs. New operations for Brights disease involve peeling outer kidney coats to let them work, essentially in their shirtsleeves. The procedures are experimental and not proven to produce a permanent cure yet.
A substitute for eggs has been found for baking needs. Milk albumen is extracted and canned to mimic a hen's egg in baked goods. August Belmont, NY banker, is a large shareholder in the firm producing this product. The note also cites promoters behind stock inflation harming public trust.
A local page lists participants Ball of Mover Valisade Nehoul Bustle Rand Mary Rand Lloyd Doolittle Dun Rand Gladys Jewell Wesley Doolittle Wil Hand Rachel Hand Mus Geuravpe Havaz Teaser as part of the community event lineup. The names reflect a mix of local residents and performers connected to the ongoing festivity.
The government paid 1,055,000 pensioners while 108 new members were sworn in during an extra Congressional session. The Cliff House in San Francisco was foreclosed for 38,400, and a real estate boom’s fears echo nationwide. In San Francisco, Fitzsimmons versus Gartner produced a tame 20 round bout. Captain Cadwalader of Red Bluff died after a paralytic stroke. Chicago railway workers settled a strike by arbitration. wage scales align with outside Chicago. Banks in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and South Dakota fail. seven due to theft, eight to speculative ruin. A Montana cattleman seeks a wife. a theater party leads to Miss Zetta King’s betrothal. Utah’s National Guard moves to Carbon County to curb coal strike unrest, with plans for an extraordinary legislature to fund troop costs.
The Utah State Board of Pardons on November 21 recognized convicts for aiding a prison outbreak at the Utah penitentiary. Alexander A. Robertson formerly of Wells Fargo Bank and J. O. Schuckers, both in four year embezzlement and forgery terms, received full pardons. John D. Douglas, jailed for wife murder since 1898, had his sentence commuted to twenty five years, and O. L. Maxwell’s eighteen year bank robbery term was reduced to expire at the same date. The board commuted Nathan F. Haworth’s death sentence to life imprisonment, though he faced execution December 11 for the Layton watchman murder three years prior.
The New Goldfield Camp near Tonopah houses about 300 men. Four saloons operate gambling around the clock. Accommodations for people and horses are fair. A regular stage runs to Tonopah. The deepest shaft is 40 feet, but prospects improve with depth.
Washington November 24 Congressman Brooks secured a ruling from the Interior Secretary permitting mineral locations within lands withdrawn for proposed forest reservations. The scope includes recent reservations near Salida Colorado, and the order is general for all similar withdrawals.
It is not widely known that American express companies transport parcels for English mercantile houses at about one fifth the rate charged to Americans. The price stems from a special agreement with the British government. Nice, patriotic fellows, they are.
Mrs Arther Claytos in South Fork Biko County contracts smallpox with other cases reported in Biko. Alex Dron buys Home Ranch near Austin. Silver Star District salt claim in Esmeralda premature per Walker Lake Bulletin. Farmers Institute to be held in Elke December 11 12. Reno Bank of Farmers and Merchants upgrades to National Bank with capital 200000. Six men on death watch at Nevada State Prison. Board of Pardons may commute a Lincoln County hanged Indian sentence. Reno Western Pacific deal for 38 acres at 25000. Lovelock Valley ranches 1500 cattle and 70000 sheep for San Francisco market. Hay price 7. Railroad grade work near Caliente to Muddy with 1500 teams and 1000 hands. Moapa town laid out. Two smallpox cases among Battle Mountain Indians quarantined by Lander County. Prof R D Jackson rich bond in Mexican mine worth 150000. King Johnson returns from east district with large sheep and hay purchases and Eureka Livestock Co stocktow. Reno Journal.
California buyers turned to Surprise Valley in Douglas County for alfalfa seed, with T. H. Johnson shipping 50,000 pounds to Sacramento and other Central California points. Total purchases in the valley reached 150,000 pounds this year, at about 10 cents per pound.
The Bordha and Palisade Railroad carried ore for the week ending November 27, 1003. Records show shipments of 99,280 Bay State, 11,830 Diamond, 5,560 Eureka Con, 64,670 Excelsior, 80,770 Warre Pose County Gorells 18,080 McEllin 81,700 Rocco Homestal 44,260.
Arrivals and departures include Mra James L Butler from San Francisco en route to Monitor Valley. Jim Butler improving from stomach trouble. Nye County Clerk John A Ohlander of Belmont died November 17 aged 71. Belmont prepares for December District Court term. Pioneer Livery Stable to run a Tonopah Belmont stage December 1, fare 7.50. Miss Jessie and Miss Amy Logan ill with typhoid fever, Jessie improving. Goldfield strikes boost demand for saddle horses. Tonopah reports several horses vanished from stables, suspected theft by hard-up prospectors.
In Tacoma on November 23 the University of Puget Sound defeated the University of Nevada 10 to 0 in two twenty minute halves, hailed as the fiercest and cleanest football game played in Washington.
A patent on agricultural land bars entering the tract for prospecting even with neighboring land evidence suggesting minerals. The belief that one may enter a patented agricultural tract to assess mineral value is erroneous and subject to condemnation damages.
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