Tonopah Location Report Shifts County Boundaries
News from Carson City on September 13 1902 reports engineer Sinclair and Chas W Friend locating Tonopah near Esmeralda county rather than Nye. Time differences between Carson City and Tonopah inch the bonanza camp into Esmeralda with official results to follow. Nye County hopes a new county line could be drawn as Tonopah prosperity boosts scrip taxes and revenues.
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Carson News
Tonopah
Maes
Sinclair
Chas. W. Friend
Esmeralda
Nye
Carson City
Esmeralda County
Virginia
Ssue
U. S. Weather Bureau
Esmeralds
Nye County
Nevada's Next Governor
John Sparks, nominated by the Democratic and old-time silver party, is praised as a sterling Nevadan with wealth used charitably. The piece notes he has not held office, hails from Texas originally, and has lived in Nevada for twenty-five years, with Republicans facing a tough challenge to oppose his bid.
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Goodwin
John Sparks
Silver Party
Nevada
Texas
John Sparks barbecue hosted 4000 at Reno Wedekind Mine
John Sparks organized a grand barbecue for Reno residents at the Wedekind mine last Wednesday with about 4000 attendees. The event was peaceful except for a dispute when Hon. Thomas Wren implied the Reno Journal tried to steal credit for the mine’s discovery, which the Journal denies.
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Reno
Wedekind
John Sparks
Reno Journal
Thomas Wren
George Wedekind
Wren
Interchangeable mileage books to aid transcontinental travel
Beginning October 1 all western railroads will issue interchangeable mileage scrip notches exchangable for local or interline one way tickets at tariff rates. Four prices cover different territories with five cent strips per purchase. Scrip can cover excess baggage charges and aims to aid constant travelers. A separate note from San Francisco mentions a fatal accident tied to a defective steering wheel rather than a collapsed tire. Carson reports diphtheria cases.
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California
Arizona
New Mexico
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Utah
Nevada State News Items Spark Local Totals
Several Nevada items surface: a Tonopah apple price at three cents per 2 pounds. an estimate pegs state vote rise at 2000. Reno Wheelmen win relay by two lengths over Bay City. Lander county grand jury ignores murder bill against Crieamen in Austin stabbing case.
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Bay City
Lander County
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Crieamen
James Cheek
Austin
Supreme Court
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Z. Arbuckle
McLaughlin
Pinninger
Florieton Paper and Power Company
New York Medical College
Nevada, California and Oregon Railroad Company
A. J. Taylor
Taylor
Republican prognostication from Reno on Senate race
The Salt Lake Tribune special notes changes in state offices with Gray unavailable as Secretary of State and Sproule of Elko favored. Bowler declines Congressional nomination and seeks the Supreme Bench. Ex congressman Wren returns to the Republicans and Cheney or Hawley are mentioned for Congress or Senate bid.
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Riverside Hotel
United States
Misinfo on State Capitol Appointments Sparks Gone Now
The Virginia City Enterprise contends misreporting on William Woodburn and James Sweeney’s offices at the State Capitol. It notes Sweeney could claim the Attorney Generalship anytime, while Governor Sadler may seek favors if Sweeney wins. Sweeney reportedly avoids appointment to avoid strings attached.
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Virginia City Enterprise
Asys
Wm. Woodburn
James Sweeney
State Capitol
Sweeney
Water well near Tonopah floods ground. steam pump ordered
Work on George Lewis’s new well three miles north of Tonopah on Oaken Bucket Water Company land shows heavy water flow at forty feet, too strong for bucket hoisting. A steam pump is en route. Protests halt church relocation from Hamilton to Ely. demolition stalled awaiting Bishop’s ruling.
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Tonopah
George Lewis
Oaken Bucket Water Company
Hamilton
Ely
Sevadan University Scholarships and Local Mining News
The Nevada University Bulletin lists commencement awards including Emily Berry Normal scholarship of 50 dollars Henry Price Oscar J. Smith scholarship of 100 dollars and a two way split for Jeanette Cameron and Adolphine Finck plus a 100 dollar music excellence award to Richard Tobin. For 1902 03 scholarships offered include Normal Alumni 50 University Alumni 50 Oscar J. Smith 50 Mrs Oscar J. Smith 50 and others. Wells Nevada Herald reports Jasper Elko county shipped 160 bars of silver lead bullion to Selby Smelting San Francisco from a new Jasper smelter run by C Spence. The mine and smelter have temporarily closed with only two workers active until water supply returns and plans for renewed activity follow Erasable, but Jasper is deemed solid for future activity.
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Nevada University Bulletin
Emily Berry
Oscar J. Smith
Henry Price
Jeanette Cameron
Adolphine Finck
Richard Tobin
W. W. Booker
W. P. Smith
Elko
C. M. Mitchell Post
Wells
Nevada
Herald
Frank Smith
Jasper
Elko County
Selby Smelting Company
San Francisco
C. Spence
Nevada Indians Deny Involvement in Elk Grove Tragedy
Johnson Sides, veteran Indian Peace Commission member, states Nevada Indians had no part in last Thursday night’s Elk Grove brawl in which McCarty was killed. He blames half breeds from El Dorado County for the crime.
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Nevada
Governor Sedler Appointments Denied by Carson Papers
Reports that Governor Sedler named William Woodburn to the vacant Supreme Judgeship and James G. Sweeney as Attorney General are disputed by the Carson papers, which deny any such appointments.
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Sedler
William Woodburn
Supreme
James G. Sweeney
Carson
Weldon Weds Mrs. Potter at Ely Nevada
Marriage notice from Ely Nevada dated September 8 1902 records Thomas Weldon and Mrs. Alice Potter tying the knot at Ely with Rev. A Miller officiating. Both spouses list Ely as their residence.
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Ely
White Pine County
Nevada
A. Miller
Thomas ‘Weldon
Alice Potter
Robbery at Tonopah Reported in Special Dispatch
A special dispatch to the Sacramento Bee reports Willis Newton's Tonopah store robbed last night. A trunk from a mining superintendent was taken containing $600 in cash and deeds along with other valuables. no clue to the thief is known.
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Tonopah
Sacramento Bee
Willis Newton
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