Palisade News Briefs Include Travel and Local Events
G W Jones spent days in Reno on business while G D Abbott left for Oakland and B Maples arrived from Pine Valley on Wednesday. A social dance at Valley House drew patrons amid a snowy Palisade scene. Long term County Commissioner candidates J B Biale and P Paroni visited, and remarks on tunnel work and repairs dominated local tidings.
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G. W. Jones
Reno
G.D. Abbott
Oakland
B. Maples
Palisade
Pine Valley
P. Paroni
Spencer Reynolds
Beowane
Murray
J. B. Biale
Valley House
Metal market quotations drift with scattered regional prices
The latest metal quotations show silver at New York 51 cents per ounce and seed at Salt Lake 61.37 per 16 ounces. Copper in Salt Lake trades at 13 1/4 cents per ounce.
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New York
Salt Lake
Nevada Divorce Sparks Outcry Over Collusive Cases
The Sacramento Bee denounces Nevada divorce actions as a mockery of marriage and law. It cites Nat C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott alongside E. H. Sothern and Virginia Harned, urging Nevada to end its role as a “divorce depot” and to reform statutes to preserve the home and civilization.
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Nevada
Nat
Goodwin
Sothern
Goodwins
Maxine Elliott
Maxine
Nat C. Goodwin
E. H. Sothern
Virginia Harned
Nat Goodwin
Sacramento Bee
Soldiers To Kill Nevada Wild Horses Denied Army support refused for extermination plan
The Department of Agriculture urged military action to kill wild horses in Nevada. David Bennett of Toiyabie National Forest pressed for 60 days yearly and US Army execution under warfare conditions. About 15,000 horses in Lander County. Gifford Pinchot supported. Secretary of War denied, citing bad precedent and potential conflicts with stockmen. The Government withheld consent to wild-horse hunting.
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Department of Agriculture
Nevada
David Bennett
Toiyabie National Forest
United States Army
Lander County
Bennett
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau of
Washington
Secretary of War
Does Mining Pay The National Banker Claims Mining Dividends Surpass Banks
The National Banker in a recent issue states that combined dividends of U S gold and silver miners exceed those of all U S banks. It adds copper related mining profits outpace railroads, notes 52 percent of rail freight is ore or mining linked, and Bradstreet Dun credit reports show 36 percent mining investments fail versus 54 percent across general commerce.
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National Banker
United States
Bradstreet and
Dun
Mining and smelter trust spurs fear of oillike control
J F Calbreath Jr of the Mining Congress warns at the Trans-Mississippi session in San Francisco that the American Smelting and Refining Company dominates ore processing and aims to extend control to other metals, urging a National Bureau of Mines. Also reports a Reno accident where Arthur B Ries was killed in a duck hunting mishap at Washoe Take.
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San Francisco
J. F. Calbreath, Jr
Mining Congress
Smelter Trust
American Smelting and Refining Company
Standard Oil Company
United States
Standard Oil
Bureau of Mines
Mormons Come to Nevada Near Reno
Representatives of the Mormon Church scouted a several thousand acre tract north of Reno seeking alfalfa and beet culture suitability. Ted Goodwin led the examining party and said a sale and spring colonization from Utah may follow, though officials denied church ties.
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Reno
Nevada
Mormon Church
Utah
Ted Goodwin
Lead Price Cut by American Smelting and Refining
American Smelting and Refining cut the price of pig and lead from 4.60 to 4.40 cents per pound, aligning with outside market quotations as Missouri lead trades near 4.00. Six months ago the company held 59,000 tons worth about 5.5 million dollars, now with minimal stock, while National Lead Company remains a strong buyer influencing the market.
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American Smelting and Refining Company
Missouri Lead
National Lead Company
National
Boston News
Mines fail to pay tax as Nevada to seek prosecutions
Carson City October 17 Nevada mines have produced about 1 million dollars monthly in bullion during the last six months yet bullion tax collected amounts to 40 million. Gov Dickerson and Attorney General will pursue cases where reports show tax law violations, with perjury penalties for mine officials. Lottery violations also cited and gambling licenses noted. Esmeralda Nye and Esmeralda districts highlighted for high production and costs. County tax figures given for Nye, Esmeralda, and others. Instances of gambling and liquor licenses tallied, with policy changes on grazing rates for sheep on national forests announced by Pinchot and Potter. Eiko County to vote on a 100000 bond for a new courthouse.
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Carson City
Nevada
J. F. Haley
Dickerson
Hoe
Nye
Esmeralda
Nye County
J. J. Owena
Went
Washington, D. C
National Wool Growers’ Association
Salt Lake City
Gifford Pinchot
Forester
A. F P. Potter
Gras National Forests
Bare
Stockman
Forest Service
Roosevelt after Harriman heads to Denver campaign
Denver reports that the government targets Harriman and his railroads with a land grab charge. Investigations led by M. D. McEnery claim 1,040,000 acres in Nevada along the Southern Pacific right of way include 400,000 mineral lands. Nevada miners say the railroad monopolizes camps and has secured patents on long-worked lands, prompting calls for protest and reform.
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Denver
Colorado
Harriman
General Land Office
Southern Pacific
Nevada
McEnery
Mining Pioneer A B Dron Succumbs in Shaft Incident
A. B. Dron, noted mining man, collapsed on the d50 level of the Vroat shaft at Anstio last Sunday. He slipped 15 feet below the air point and died from asphyxiating gas that fills the shaft’s deepest sections.
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A. B. Dron
Anstio
Brer J Brossemer Urges Unity in Nevada Assembly Vote
Eureka County Republican Central Committee chairman endorses the Taw candidate on the Regular Democrats Ticket, pledging to honor the people’s choice in the U S Senate race and to vote for the candidate with the largest popular vote. Breka Nevada October 20 105.
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J. Brossemer
Eureka County
Republican Central Committee
Assembly
United States
SLX
Breka
Nevada
Political olive branch stance from Brinks County leaders
KOBY RAFTICE of Eureka Nevada dated October 21 1908 denies supporting Eight Hour Law misattribution and asserts he backed the national ticket and William Jennings Bryan in campaigns. He says he would honor the state popular vote for the U S Senate and cites labor-friendly voting record in four terms.
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Nevada Legislatucy
Senate
Assembly
Koby
Raftice
Kureks
Nevada
Delinquent assessment notice from Eureka Consolidated Mining
The Eureka Consolidated Mining Company in San Francisco declares a 3 per share assessment levied by the October 17 1908 board meeting. Payable in gold coin to the secretary by November 3 1908 or risk delinquency and public auction on December 14 1908 to cover the debt and sale costs. Alfred Sutro secretary.
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Eureka Consolidated Mining Company
Diat
San Francisco
Stoom
California
Montgomery Ateveta
E Xpensen
Fy Neler
Alfred Sutro
Rohl
Montgomery Streets
Mining Tax Notice for Eureka County Proceeds
Notice of taxes on the proceeds of mines in Eureka County for the quarter ending September 30 1908. Taxes are due and payable at the assessor H C McTarney office in Eureka. Law will be strictly enforced.
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Eureka County
Eureka
H.C. McTarney
Nevada
The Latest Presidential Forecast From The World
The New York World canvass splits twenty three battleground states among Far Taft and Bryan camps with totals for each group. Taft states include California 10 and Pennsylvania 34 among others, while Bryan states list New York 39 and Ohio 23 with a doubtful Indiana 15 and Maryland 8. The overall tally shows 178 for Bryan and 100 for doubtful, needing 243 electoral votes for choice.
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New York World
Far Taft
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Towa
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Washington
Wisconsin
Bryan
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
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Missouri
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Nevada
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
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Indiana
Maryland
Nebraska
New York
Ohio
West Virginia
Watermarked stationery and politics clash in Star sayings
The piece notes fashionable stationery bearing a water mark reading Burn this letter and jokes about Senator Bailey abandoning the campaign on doctor’s orders. It critiques Standard Oil’s control of public men, arguing the issue lies in its influence on public policy and competition, not dividends, while hinting at broader uncovering of corruption beyond Rockefeller memoirs.
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Ixay
Bailey
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Rockefeller
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Main Street
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