Ely Smelter Site Picked 14 Miles From Ely
Nevada Consolidated Co selects a smelter site 14 miles northeast of Ely on Deck creek after surveys. A new town of 8000 to 4000 people is expected near the plant, with Salt Lake investors poised to relocate nearby. Nevada Northern road plans a Sept 15 railroad day amid gear shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Nevada Consolidated Company
Ely
M. L. Requa
Tribune
Deck Creek
Nevada Consolidated
App
Salt Lake
Requa
Nevada Northern Road
Dry Washers Prove Profitable at Indian Camp Company
A Manhattan correspondent reports that at Indian Camp Company properties the Salt Laker is heavily involved, dry washers yield two to three ounces of gold per day per machine. With minimal operating costs, the washers’ operators are profitably earning from the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Indian Camp Company
Salt
Better Pay for Teachers Across Cities
Efforts to raise teacher salaries have had limited national impact. The article argues education of the public is crucial and contends underpayment reflects broader economy, not charity. It notes how pupil outcomes suffer from penurious budgeting and means of public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perera
Pittsborg
Roosevelt Backs Spelling Reform for White House Prints
President Roosevelt endorses the Carnegie spelling reform and orders all White House documents printed accordingly. A 100 word flat includes odd spellings such as through and though to illustrate the reform. Nevada hop pickers agents visit Washoe County, seeking workers for Sacramento Valley hops, facing reluctance from Proten and Washoe people amid wage concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Carnegie
White House
Nevada
Sacramento Valley
Washoe County
California
Amalst
Indiana
Reno
Sparke
Premier Stolypin narrowly escapes bomb attack
St. Petersburg August 26. Twenty eight dead and 24 wounded after a bomb exploded during a public reception at Premier Stolypin's country house on Aptekassy island. The premier was wounded. his 16 year old daughter died from injuries. Key officials and several society figures injured or killed. Conspirators killed or wounded and held at St. Peter and St. Paul fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Aptekassy Island
Zamatio
Per
Sonal
Khosroff
Pensa
Podoroff
Davidoff
Voronin
Doubassoff
M. Stolypin
St. Peter and St. Paul Fortress
Future British Premier Faces Transvaal Self Rule Clash
A new Liberal government faces fierce opposition over self government for the conquered Transvaal. Former Premier Balfour denounces the plan while Lord Elgin decries it as surrender. Rudyard Kipling pens a poem about the issue as Winston Churchill outlines colonial policy in the Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Iteph
Transvaal
Balfour
Lord Elgin
Rudyard Kipling
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Colo
Monarch New Town in Nye County Near Belmont
Nye County starts a new mining town named Monarch about 12 miles from Mashallan, five miles south of Belmont and 40 miles north of Tonopah. Kane City capital backs the project, with mining claims laid on surrounding land and 17 carloads of lumber en route. A local newspaper, edited by L. W. Haworth, has appeared, and the town plans no saloon as all lots are sold under contracts stating buyers’ intentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mashallan
Monarch
Nye County
Belmont
Tonopah
Kaneas City
Kanes City
Lamber
L. W. Haworth
State News Draws the Color Line and Political Talk in Nevada
A Carson News column surveys race tensions with warning that white men who fight a negro deserve punishment. It notes Senator Nixon buying Reno land for a $50,000 home, a Carson City race meet funded by locals, and Postal Telegraph Company in Nevada to extend lines. It reports on fall hold-over Senators, future U S Senate candidates, Transvaal parliamentary plans, Winston Churchill’s lineage and career, and miners’ wages versus stock profits. It covers Ramsay miners union talks, relocation scrutiny, Pioche mine strikes for higher pay, and praise for Reno school trustees pushing merit-based teaching hires.
Lamomie horse plan aims for quality over quantity
Lamomie horse raisers form associations to rid ranges of cheap mustangs and raise premium stock. They bought Stanley Julian a fooshire and a fine Percheron mare Fonlon, eight years old and 1850 pounds, allegedly costing around 1000. More stallions are expected, with stabling planned amid a shift to higher quality horseflesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamomie
Sndeswort
Stanley Julian
Fooshire
Lamoilie Percheron Horse Association
Portable home stills once popular for making alcohol
Windfall fruits and unmerchantable grains can yield spirits with simple cheap apparatus. A 1860 portable home distillery sold for 25 to 30 dollars, producing eight to ten gallons daily. Tax and restricted manufacture ended the home still craze, though its practicality remains tested for future regulation.
Reno Pledge Aims to Build Ramsay Wagon Road
Citizens of Reno raised 1200 last Saturday toward a road from Clark's Station on the 8. P. to Ramsay. About 2000 more is needed to finish the wagon road, which Reno hopes will bring trade from the new mining camp once completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Ramsay
Clark's Station
Heir Apparent cartoon mocks Sparks and Sweeney
The Tonopah San publishes a cartoon showing Governor Sparks holding Jim Sweeney on his knees while the Attorney-General wears infant’s clothing with a nursing bottle in his mouth. The cartoon is noted for its life-like portraits of the two officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Tonopah San
Sparks
Jim Sweeney
Old Song Fragments From a Fragmented Page
A garbled OCR fragment presents a nostalgic verse labeled as an old song titled When all the world is young and includes distorted lines about trees, geese, crowns, and a plea to find a familiar face. Attributed to Charles Kingaler, the text is incomplete with broken phrases and mis-typed words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil
Charles Kingaler
Brown exonerates Ramsay in Nevada altercation case
A Coreon City dispatch reports George Brown recanted charges against Tom Ramsay after a mining dispute escalated into a fight in which Ramsay drew a revolver and Brown was shot. Brown, improving, signed a statement declaring Ramsay acted in self defense. W. B. Davis secured the deposition for Governor Sparks. Also noted is resignations at Pacific Coast Fire Association management citing unfair treatment of poorer insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coreon City
Nevada
George Brown
Tom Ramsay
Brown
Desault
Rammay
Ramey
Ramsay
Sparks
W. B.davis
Gatte
William Frank
Gatte & Prank
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Fire Association of Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
ELY Smelter
Equa
Como
Carson
Vonvict
William Miller
Eiko
New York
Miller
Hoe
Palace Hotel Company
Palace
Frederick W. Sharon
Francis G. Newlands
Willian H. Crocker
John ©. Kirkpatrick
Willam F Herrin
Wellington Grego
Sharon Estate Company
William H. Crocker
Theodore Winters
Washoe Lake
Virginia
Repeir
Winters
Washington, DC
Valparaiso
United States
H. M. Hall
Botany
California University
Arizona
Eureka
New Nye County
State News
Goldfield
Carson News
Nixon
Carson City
Postal Telegraph Company
Knoland
Oles
Hund
Pretoria
Krogersdorp
Lord Randolph Churchill
Jenny Jerome
George Cornwallis-West
Duke of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbit
Premler
Sandhurst
India
Khartum
South Africa
Randy
Winston
Winston Churchil
Comstock
Sharon
Charles Morris
Montana
Ramsay Brothers
Virginia Chronicle
Piocie
Lincoln County
Board of School Trustees
Progressive West
Elko
James H. Forman
Piper
Fishlave
Esmeralda County
Lake
Ihs
Silver Peak
Eureka Lodge No
Masonic Hall
H. F. Gorouxa
W. M. Joux Hancock
St. Job's Chaptel
St. John's
Eowaan Krave
H. P. J. H. Jour
Diamond Rebekah Lodge
L 0
Beatific Lodge No. 7
K. of P
Smith & Richard
G. A. Fuerones
C. C. Attest
D. E
Nosraosa K. of
Eureka & Palisade
Palisade
Eureks
R. A
People’s Meat Market
Eureke
Ely 94. U
Ruby Hill
William Zadow
Hamilton
Tybo
Reveille
Haa Stork Oarrale
Diasneat
Alpha
Hay Kanob
Main Street
Kent
Court House
Opera House
John McKerson
Ruby Hill Avenue
Eureka Brewery
Paul Yost
Main & Clark Streets
A. Fraser
Main and
Clark Streets
Eureka, Nevada
George W. Hann
Hylton & Hanna
J. J. Hylton
Mound Valley
James A. Rattazzi
North Main Street
Fred T. Doll
Elko, Nevada
J. B. Biale
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!