Boy Killed by Rifle Accident in Belmont Office
In Tonopah on Oct 14 a 16-year-old, Brissell Bissell, was fatally shot when a rifle left by Master Mechanic Winchester was dry charged. The bullet pierced a partition injuring Victor Place and killing Brissell, son of Governor L Bissell. Winchester was arrested for feloniously shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
George Aris- Sahetanes
Belmont Mine
Winchester
Belmont
Victor Place
Brissell
Gov. L. Bissell
Fist Justice of the Peace
Baptists of Winnemucca buy lot for new church
The Winnemucca Baptists have purchased a lot and building materials for a church in the city. Much of the material will come from salvage of the old courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptists of
Winnemucca
Court House
Mellon Opposes Gold Bonus Measure in Treasury Letter
Secretary of the Treasury opposes any subsidy for gold producers in a letter to Senator Oddie in response to western Senators backing a House measure for a premium. The stance hints at East financial interests blocking gold production support though Western states may be disappointed but not surprised. A separate anecdote notes a red headed boy offered $3 weekly at a butcher shop and the question of chicken dressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
Oddie
Nevada
Secretary of the Treasury
Desert Tourists Stranded Ten Miles From Water
Ten miles south of Leland ranch a San Bernardino party on the Tonopah to Yosemite route ran out of water and food after their flivver stalled in sand. Jake Alling with W. M. Brown and Lonia Pleasonton found the exhausted group and aided with two gallons gasoline, water, and food to reach Beatty. They had endured two days and nights waiting for relief and had avoided a distant spring by following a railroad grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Alling
San Bernardino
West End Chemical Company
Jake
Tonopah
Alling
W. M. Brown
Lonia Pleasonton
Brown
Yosemite
Leland Ranch
Alling Party
Beatty
Indian Springs
Current Comment by Arthur Brisbane on Rail Strike Crisis
The column argues that before a full strike, both railroad owners and workers push the nation toward paralysis as the President can only coax. It notes two million workers ready to strike with a modest one dollar per day relief, while owners rely on workers' hunger and numbers. It warns civilians suffer while leaders and industries fear disruption and calls for decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Uncle Gam
Uncle Sam
Railroad Leader Urges Washington Conference To Avert Strike
W G Les of the trainmen union urges a meeting of union leaders and railroad executives in Washington if President Harding calls it, urging unity to settle the threatened strike and prevent national economic damage from war debts and stalled trade. He warns that internal conflict would harm the entire nation and hinder arbitration and reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
W. G. Les
Washington
Harding
Death follows tribal moonshine party in Mason valley
Frank Dick, a young Indian of Yer ington, was found dead in his cabin with moonshine nearby after a night of heavy drinking by locals. An orgy reportedly left only two quarts of a five gallon batch. The incident prompted an order for a thorough clean up of the wet situation in the Mason valley section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dick
Yerington
Mason Valley
Fall Down Shaft Miner Narrowly Survives
Phil Thom a Goldfield miner fell 115 feet down a vertical shaft and escaped with a sprained thumb. The tackle broke sending him and the bucket to the bottom where beams were broken and water flooded the shaft. He later tied a rope to himself and was hoisted to the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Thom
Carson
Placement in Lida Valley Operates Under New Conditions
Placering operations in Lida valley continue under new conditions with a steam shovel and tractor handling gravel. Los Angeles financiers back the scheme which, it is stated, has been profitable. Thirty men are employed by the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida Valley
Los Angeles
Operat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Angelo Berolo
MAIN
Eureka, Nevada
Eureka Cash Store
Express
J. B. Biale
Eureka
Giant Powder Co
R. C. Kelley
J. B. Rebaleati
Kelley & Rebaleati
United States
Goodyear
Michelin
South Main Street
Frank McBride
Eureka Garage & Supply Co
Dodge
Main Street
Lumber Company
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Lida
Prince Albert
Prince Albert Tobacco
P. A
Sh Tina
Kochdore
Nthe
Bia
First National Bank
Geo. Wingfield
J. Sheehan
W. H. Doyle
C. L. Tobin
Anshier
A. D. Dern
J. G. Moore
Cashier
Sheehan
Doyle W. H. Moffat
William Stock J
Taylor G. BE Stall
Federal Reserve Banking System
Hanks of Issue
England
Dominies
Canada
France
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Japan
Germany
Federal Reserve System
Nevada Capital
United States Federal Reserve Bank
J. A. Sewell
A. E B. Kimball
E. E. Ennor
W. L. Merithew
Washoe County Bank
Reno
OLD Pioneer Banking House
E. Humphrey
F. M. Rowland
R. Vannagell
Stadtmuller
G. H. Taylor
C. W. Mapes
Rudolph Herz
Savings Insurance
Wwe
Machine
F.C. Richmond Machinery CO
Salt Lake
Utah
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co
Nevada Railway
J. B Sexton
Babbitt Metal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!