14 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1912
Page
1
Wells Herald reports from Town Creek as BARLEY WITHOUT IRRIGATION BL Wood showcases a dry farm raised beard lens barley sown in spring against dry farming rules. Despite no irrigation beyond rain, the five 41x heads thrived with heavy, plump kernels. Wood plans to plant a larger area this fall, predicting a very heavy yield next season.
Jobb Nickovich brings the first Nevada case under the new Employers' Liability law against Silver Peak Mining Co. of Esmeralda County for five thousand dollars. He claims negligence caused the death of his brother, Mike Nickovich, who was killed in an explosion at the Pittsburg Silver Peak mine about six months ago, leaving their aged mother Elin Nickovich as sole support.
A personal letter from Clarence H. Matson to Colonel George Goethals notes the Panama Canal will handle interocean traffic in September 1913 as a trial run for the formal opening four years later. Meantime Germany sees food prices surge with meat flour and potatoes at half a century highs. Hams, porterhouse, veal and pork chops rise sharply while wheat flour hits new peaks. In Nevada, Joseph Watkins, a miner, escaped jail and walked 40 miles to feed his cats, a move likely to drop petty larceny charges.
The amended Primary election law produced unsatisfactory results for voters with only four contests in the county. The Democratic district attorney contest drew bitter clashes and even influenced Republican ballots. Questions arise over the law’s intent as opposite-party voters affected nominations and cost to taxpayers. The Ely precinct saw heavy cross-party involvement, while the Socialists voted minimally. The piece notes similar crossovers in other counties and critiques the law as imperfect. It also covers the State Bank and Trust Company scandal, calling for public investigation into receivership mismanagement and reporting on Mr. Wildes’ dividends and fees amid ongoing concerns.
A boiler explosion at the Empire Nevada shaft in Yerington injures engineer Dunavan lightly. The blast occurred after the shift break, when cold water entered hot flues, causing the blast. No workers were seriously hurt, and the boiler sat exposed with no shelter.
The secretary of state lists Nevada Presidential electors: Republicans W N McGill Ely, Thomas Nelson Winnemucca, W W Booth Tonopah. Democrats George B Thatcher Tonopah, Lem Allen Reno, E A P Johnson Elko. A girl seeking a kiss is said to signal more fuss than indifference.
Fall inquiry details direct to Lewis Suanp in Arthur Elko County Nevada. Buyer seeking thoroughbred Cotswold bucks for sale and requesting fall particulars via the listed contact.
The SENTINEL reports new black and white maps for Eureka mining district buyers. Besides the Purdy map, Windfall and other adjoining mines in Secret Canyon district are now depicted. Price one dollar, plus 5 cents postage by mail. Mining location blanks also for sale at the SENTINEL office.
An Italian inventor Gianni Bettini has created a glass plate based motion picture device enabling amateurs to make clearer moving pictures at low cost. The system reverses the usual film mechanism, using rigid glass plates and a moving lens to produce 576 images per plate. Plate cost is four cents versus $1.50 for equivalent film, and Bettini’s method can display a nine minute sequence without gaps, resembling the phonograph bringing music into homes.
In San Francisco last week, Lucy Goode White, a Socialist newspaper writer, was nominated in the primary contests for superior judge ships. Postmaster General Hitchcock approved engraved Panama-Pacific Exposition stamps in denominations one to ten cents, to be used in 1915. William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company was indicted in Lawrence, Massachusetts, for alleged dynamite planting, he surrendered, denying the charge.
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