Editor Declares British Peerage Tarnished by Illegitimate Ancestry
London article portrays Henry La Bouchere of Truth denouncing most English peers as decendants of illicit unions and robber barons. He asserts hereditary power in the House of Lords rests on malevolent lines and calls for curbing the Lords while detailing titles and origins.
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London
Henry la Bouchere
England
la Bouchere
House of Lords
la Boushere
House of Commons
State News: Goldfield Hotel Halted as Costs Soar
Reported state news covers halted Goldfield hotel construction at an estimated cost of 500000, state printer McCarthy installing a Miehle press in Carson, and various mining deals and legal actions in Esmeralda and Lander counties. Notable items include Kellogg selling rich claims for 30000, a $1000 hoist sale on disputed property, Best brothers profiting from a Geraldine wine sale for 20000, and dismissal of Western Federation of Miners conspiracy cases. Also noted are a potential bituminous rock discovery near Goldfield and the death of C J Franks of Bullion Elko County.
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McCarthy
Carson
Charles Kellogg
Smoky Valley
Lander County
Pluto
John McGann
Luning
Kaintuck
Goldfield
McGann
John
Sammy Best
Lida
Esmeralda
Clark
Stonewall Mountain
C. J. Franks
Bullion
Elko
Homestead Law Change Stiffens Residency Rules
Washington announces tougher homestead regulations via General Land Office Commissioner Ballinger. From November 1 entrants must prove actual residence on public lands for 14 months before combining entries for cash title, up from eight months. Applies only to entries after November 1 1907. prior filings unaffected. The article also notes 174000 of 212000 Australian women eligible to vote exercise the right.
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Washington
Ballinger
General Land Office
Nevada Rail Rate Law Faces New Challenge
Reno reports the Nevada Commission battles fresh trouble as Southern Pacific proposes new classifications to undermine the state rate law. The railroad moves may render the Nevada railroad rate regulation ineffective against Oregon Short Line and SP lines, though officials express mixed expectations.
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Reno
Nevada
Nevada Commission
Southern Racifc
Nevwla Railroad Compieco
Wil
Southern Pacific Company
Clapp
Oregon
Death of Judge Hawley in San Francisco
United States District Judge Thomas P. Hawley retired of Nevada died of kidney disease at the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco on Ost 17 at age 77. Hawley served 18 years on the Nevada Supreme Court and was a long time Mason. He was born July 18, 1840 in Milan Indiana and lived in Garson California. He moved through El Dorado and Nevada counties before entering federal service in 1890. He leaves a son Ernest and a daughter Mrs Joseph L Tratner of Santa Barbara. Funeral held in Carson under Masonic auspices.
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United States
Thomas P. Hawley
Nevada
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
Garson
Milan
California
el Dorado County
Mothes
Nevada County
White Pine
Thomas P Hawley
Nevada Supreme Bench
Nevada Supreme Court
Fter
Supreme Court
Harrison
District of Nevada
Farrington
Masons
Ind
Ernest
Joseph L. Tratner
Santa Barbara
Cal
Carson
Hawley
Mining News From Palisade Nevada October 17
Osceola mine increases force to 25 men and sinks a wing on newly uncovered ore in the crosscut tunnel. Regular shipments of two cars per month continue, with ore valued around 57.20 per car and containing high grade silver lead and about three percent copper. Palisade-Pittsburg project drives crosscuts toward a ledge at 300 feet, currently 220 feet in. The ledge is iron capped, 40 to 50 feet wide, with 12 workers. Iron mine fluxing ore maintains four to five cars daily for smelter shipments and employs 20 men. Delmas property in Lee Canyon shipped eight cars of high grade copper and silver ore, developing with a full crew. A bond on ten Benson group claims was taken by Reno parties awaiting East financing. Copper Queen group work paused pending a pump arrival. the group is owned by a Philadelphia syndicate. A vein of high grade copper-silver ore was found at the face of the mine.
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Palisade
Nevada
Osceola
Palisade-Pittsburg
Tte
Delmas
Lee Canyon
Benson Group
Reno
Philadelphia
Lindsay Mine Reverts to Active Syndicate in Eureka County
A Reno Journal report details the Lindsay silver lead mine in Union district Eureka County four miles east of Mineral Hill. A syndicate led by Benjamin Lloyd and including Carl J. Young and J. J. Hennesy has acquired the property and will begin shipping ore immediately. The ledge runs 2.5 to 16 feet with cerussite bearing lead and silver values averaging 1 to 71 percent lead and 17 to 19 ounces of silver per ton. Royalties will be paid to the Lindsay estate until full title transfers, and Salt Lake investors are expected to join to scale up operations through the winter.
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Reno Journal
Union
Eureka County
Mineral Hill
Lindsay
Benjamin Lloyd
Santa Cruz
H. W. Young
Elko County
J. Lindsay
Carl J. Young
Dick" Brown
University of Nevada
Palisade T
Salt Lake
Price Hard Luck Tale From Goldfield Chronicle
The Goldfield Chronicle reports a man’s backstory of ruin in Goldfield after a week without food and tooth fillings sold to survive. Elsewhere, the Hawkins group of claims advances with development work. An eight foot vein of lead-silver ore is exposed on the Palisade west area, owned by Walt Morrissey and associates near Palisade-Pittaborg.
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Goldfield
The
Chronicle
Casey
Tannel
Hawkins Group
Walt Morrissey and Associates
Palisade
Palisade-Pittaborg
Isman Guilty of Murder First Nevada Death Penalty
Nevada jury in Winnemucca reverses a murder verdict against "Buckaroo" Jack and sentences him to death for killing his wife who left him. Judge Pike will impose the sentence Monday. It marks the first time a Nevada jury has imposed death. Jack hid after the crime, aided by his brother. Indians later helped arrest him.
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Nevada
Winnemucca
Mike
Jack
Pike
Buckaroo
New Road Will Be Finished
Denver interview with J F Vaile, general counsel for Denver and Rio Grande, asserts Western Pacific from Salt Lake to San Francisco will be completed despite money market tightening. Financing secured three years ago, push for rapid completion, Western Pacific to extend Rio Grande operations. Winnemucca report notes 8000 new hires in Nevada and California in 30 days after Utah building success and Montana smelter closures.
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Salt Lake
Jeffery
Valio
Wall Street
Rio Grande
Western Pacific
Winnemucca
Nevada
California
Utah
Montana
Edison Promises Cheap, Lasting House for Workers
Thomas Edison told 300 members of the American Electro-Chemical Society in Orange New Jersey he would give workers a low cost house built in 12 hours that would last forever. He said his battery for trucks is ready and a storage unit will be sold after December. He praised Marconi and forecast Atlantic wireless speed.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Orange, N. J
American Electro- Chemical Society
Marconi
Atlantic
Edison
Useful Map for Mining Men Showcased by County Surveyor
John Pardy, Eureka County Surveyor, offers several fine linen maps illustrating patented mines and new locations on Prospect Mountain Raby McOdy Cariboo and Adame Hill within the Eureka Nevada Mining District. A practical tool for mine promoters and investors.
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John Pardy
Prospect Mountain
Raby, McOdy
Cariboo
Adame Hill
Eureka
Nevada
Nevada's new Episcopal bishop to locate in Reno
Rev H D Robinson newly appointed bishop of Nevada says he will base his headquarters in Reno. He formerly headed a college in Racine Wisconsin. The move marks Nevada receiving a separate bishop distinct from Salt Lake and Sacramento jurisdictions.
Immigration Stoppage Demanded by UMW Leader
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers vows to file with the U.S. government to curb foreign labor importation. He aims to expose Immigration Commissioner Nugent after Nugent accused miners of blocking labor, citing worse conditions in West Virginia than in regions with immigrant workers. Goldfield District Records Record Production Week Ending Last Night.
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Mitchell
United Mine Workers
United States
Nugent
West Virginia
Goldfield
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Eameralda County
Langan
Vincent St. John
Western Federation of Minera
Silva
Australia
Nevada Railroad Commission
T. P. Hawley
Goldfield Chronicle
North End
Fish Creek Flat
Pinto Creek
Chas. P. Barnum
Palisade, Nevada
Pine Valley
Nev
Parry
Alethea Parry
Isman
Vaile
Eureka Lodge Directory
Eureka Lodge
Masonhall
W. H. Rosset
W. M. Joux Hanooow
St. John’s
St. John's
Masonic Hall
J. A. Vertes
H. Jonr
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J.B. Brana
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G. H. Hier
Wu. Zapow
Treaster
J. TL
Tour
Beatific Lodge No. 7
K. of P
Castle Hall
Smith & Tickard
L. Baor
Nostuosa K. of R. & 5
Sentinel
the Brown Hotel
A. C. Florio
Eureka Brewery
Eureka’s
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
ZADOW
Louise 8. Zadow
Main and Clark Sts
Esreka
the City Brewery
W. J. Lucey
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