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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1905
Page
2
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Reno Journal comments on Tonopah and Goldfield critics while defending Comstock’s role in Nevada mining. The piece notes rivals accuse Reno papers of pessimism, argues treasury stock sales fuel assessments, and suggests Tonopah should inspect its own practices before critiquing Comstock. Tone is editorial and combative.
New York dispatch reports despite abundant crops and favorable conditions the public stays away from the stock market. Gambling on margin has nearly stopped and Wall Street manipulators are in the dumps as pools and bull cliques fail to unload.
Nevada ex-officio Insurance Commissioner Sam P. Davis revoked the New York Life Insurance Company license, prohibiting new policy issuance in the state. The measure follows an investigation into corrupt management and campaign donations, with offices listed across Reno and other towns. Agents receive two weeks to clear records.
Grand Jury in Hawthorne indicts J B Davidson District Attorney Bell and Constable Russell of Goldfield on extortion charges. Davidson faces bribery count, alleged to have taken 200 from a mining firm for indictments. Indictment returned Monday. office of DA declared vacant. Charles Lewers named temporary in charge. Stage robbers lose jobs as Weiss Fargo shifts to check transfers for all CODs and mail forwarding, reducing cash on stage routes.
The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the 1908 Eight Hour Law, sustaining the lower court in State v. Kair. Kair is remanded to Lyon County District Court to enforce the sentence from the original Justice Court trial. The decision followed a New York ruling on bakers' hours and marked a notable case in state legal history. Attorney General James Sweeney represented Nevada, with Alfred Chartz of Ceyron for Kair. The proceedings included a contempt citation against Chartz, slated for November 10, 1906. Ripley testified before the ICC in Chicago that the Packing Trust exerts rate control, citing costs for dressed meat, packing, and livestock and noting lower actual costs for cattle than dressed beef in refrigerator cars.
The Eureka Public School publishes a Roll of Honor for the month ending September listing pupils achieving the required percentage, including many names across multiple grades and teachers noted. A separate Prospect School Roll of Honor for September 29 names Mary Cavilia Tony Frank Angelo Borgna Victor Borgna Julia Gibellini Edith Kepetto and others. A large sale of cattle and hay is reported in Wells Harbor and Mound Valley. Sums and notices accompany the school lists and local business news.
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