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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1906
Page
4
A Nevada Democratic platform outlines reform values opposing monopolies and favoring tariff revision, rail regulation, and money reform. It lauds Governor Starke and Senator Newlands, endorses bank inspection and public education, and champions William Jennings Bryan as the next Democratic presidential standard bearer.
The Dispatches recount Governor James C. Davidson of Wisconsin as the Republican candidate for the coming election, after succeeding Senator La Follette, who supported another candidate. The piece notes cross-state ties with Minnesota’s Governor Johnson, biracial ancestry, Davidson’s rise from poverty, and his 1888 store fire loss. It also discusses Representative Theodore Burton’s push for direct senatorial elections, Foraker and Dick’s positions, Taft’s potential nomination, and a humorous Carr doorbell incident. Additional notes cover President Wheeler’s stance on nude art, Cornell athletic lore, Lounsbury anecdotes, and the new Hooter mining district in White Pine County.
To Develop State D. 8. Taggart, formerly agent for the Southern Pacific at Reno, has organized the Nevada Commercial Club. It aims to promote general business activity andin pursuit of relief from high railroad freight rates in the state.
The Tonopah Mining Company, owner of a group of claims in Tonopah, has sued in District Court to force more than seven squatters to vacate. The claimants built cabins on the claims before land values rose and refuse to move, arguing surface occupation rights.
Charles M. Daniels, a New York schoolboy and member of the New York Athletic Club, recently returned from abroad to compete at the St. Louis national swimming championship. He defeated leading English swimmers using the Australian crawl and holds numerous English and American records. Daniels is also a top water polo player on his club’s world champion team.
The Southern Pacific Company cuts one way second class colonial tickets from Chicago St Louis Memphis New Orleans and nearby areas to California and intermediate points for travel from now until October 15 inclusive. The measure aims to spur migration and development of western territories through discounted fares.
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