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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
2
The Eureka Sentinel was fined for delaying mail, with charges noted as postal service misconduct. The record cites the newspaper as a stand in for delayed correspondence and implies penalties by the postal authority.
Judge C C Goodwin touts Nevada mining growth in 1907 with Tonopah and Gold fields expanding output. Copper camps like Ely White Pine and Montreal plans, rail access nearing, new mills and water supplies boost ore production. Southern Pacific postoffice fee dispute sparks federal orders and potential fast mail changes, Reno Journal notes.
The article notes plague deaths and case totals in India and Japan, citing poor living conditions and weak resistance as key factors. It also mentions San Francisco recovering about 40 percent and recalls historic Chinese-epidemic mortality. Separate items quote John W. Gates on Wall Street and a dramatic Ely, Nevada, accident with a survivor lowered by rope.
A summary of Nevada items notes Heald's Business College files incorporation in Washoe County, the Denton Hotel in Caliente destroyed by fire with rebuilding planned, Jack Hale sells Nevada Transfer Co. shares then reopens office and is enjoined from the business in Reno. Also covered are beef and mutton outputs in Nevada, a search for John Hendricks in Death Valley, a Dayton woman’s suicide, a Boone Canyon fire destroying hay stacks and gear, George Wingfield and Senator Nison buying Utah oil lands, Giroux Consolidated laying off workers in White Pine County, and a copper ore stockpile claim of 40,000,000 tons.
Dramatic strike by Las Vegas Tonopah railroad train crews over pay spreads across roles. Workers seek parity with Bullfrog Goldfield line rates, demanding higher monthly wages for conductors brakemen engineers and firemen. After three days, a settlement offers a small raise and ongoing talks.
Laiz Fulippe, Duke of Braganza and crown prince of Portugal, emerges as a promising figure amid a political crisis between monarch and parliament. Born in 1887 and well educated, he speaks several languages and has conducted himself with public poise. He attended Edward VII's coronation in London where he declined a cigarette, saying he was "too small yet."
Rail mail clerks nationwide begin weighing all mail matter for 90 days under a general Postmaster General order. The 30 day trial aims to provide reliable statistics for Congress to assess handling and transport costs across trains and routes.
The Standard mine at Bodie California will shut down due to workers demanding an eight hour day. In Washington Wu Ting Fang the Chinese minister was re appointed. Joe Gans beat Burns in Los Angeles after twenty rounds in a grueling fight. Patrick Crowley longtime San Francisco police chief and Hibernia Bank director died aged 76 in the week. Detroit and Philadelphia fought to a 17 inning tie in Philadelphia. game halted at night. Missouri railroads report two cent fare costs totaling 1 500 000 over three months. Mining World tallies 109 mines paid 64 967 181 in eight months. Roosevelt spoke at Canton dedication of the McKinley mausoleum before about 50 000. mausoleum cost over 600 000 with donations exceeding a million.
Nevada voters face a dynamic election year with county tickets and full legislative races, a U S congressman and a Supreme Court judge to be chosen. Party leadership meets in banquets and offices as central committees prepare for the coming fight in a lively presidential year reported by the Virginia Enterprise.
In Rome on October 1 Pope Pius urged cardinals celebrating his sacerdotal jubilee to strip festivities of politics. He called for all year’s money to aid poor Catholics, build churches, and aid deserving religious institutions, preferring silent prayer for the church’s exaltation. The piece notes fewer than 8000 people own all land in Great Britain.
A London Times dispatch from Pekin reports Japan forbids all foreigners from work outside settled areas under Imperial Ordinance No 325 of July 27 1890. Local authorities rarely grant such permissions and the restriction applies to Europeans Americans and Chinese in agriculture fishing mining manufacturing and other industries.
A miner arriving in Yerington reports that the Ludwig Nevada Douglas and other mines in the district have struck for higher wages. He says over 100 miners are out of work and no one may be employed in the Yerington Copper Mining District by week’s end if demands are not granted. Miners have been paid 1.00 per day for eight hours and now seek 5.00 for the same period. the Nevada Douglas manager refused the demand.
Announcement from Reno indicates the publicity train tour toward the East is postponed indefinitely. The Commercial League of Reno had planned sponsorship, with initial funding by William J. Brower who later could not fulfill the amount. Carson city trustees grant a franchise to Nevada Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph to operate an independent system including Wellington, Yerington and Buckskin. The Alpine Company lines are being integrated as a base for a broader regional network.
Born at Tonkin Eureka County Nevada on September 25, 1007 to the wife of Stephen Diamele a daughter.
Horses shipped from Diamond Station to Hubbard Iowa by W W Whitney in care numbers 2 152 116 50 PP on right thin. Many branded horses described with various marks including 77 JAB pitchfork bar Bon arrowhead WW and others. Sheriff Thos Dixon Deputy Thos Dixon of Eureka County Nevada notes statement No Li.
The Board of County Commissioners of Eureka County Nevada will convene for the Board of Equalization at the County Clerk’s office in Eureka on September 16 1907 at 2 PM to review the certified tax roll and map for 1907. The session will continue as needed and closes no later than October 7 1907 under General Statutes Rec. 100K. Tt. McCHARLES, Clerk. Eureka Nevada September 9 1907.
In Goldfield Nevada on October 2 engineers and a brakeman were discharged for drinking on duty, triggering a strike by Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad workers. The system is halted with no trains operating, though mail service continues. A San Francisco train was held at Tonopah and passengers arrived by car. A Los Angeles bound train derailed at Bonnie Claire with no injuries. a relief crew transported passengers. Crew shortages hinder operations pending dispute resolution.
Secretary Taft spoke at a Tokyo banquet in his honor, emphasizing that war between the United States and Japan would be a crime against modern civilization and insane. He urged both peoples and governments to work to prevent such a catastrophe, amid loud cheers and strong audience reaction.
The employer will require 3000 extra workers on the Southern Pacific system when the 16 hour workday national law takes effect in March.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, records 6 818 killed and 97 799 injured on U S railroads, totaling 105 324 victims. Of those, 10 614 were killed. nearly 100 000 were maimed, with only 290 passenger deaths the prior year.
Regent Charles Lawers announced higher dormitory charges at the University of Nevada starting next semester. Students will pay $2 a month for rooms while board remains at $16 monthly, a rate described as the lowest prevailing for comparable institutions, with room and board sometimes provided free to applicants.
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