Nevada Mining Growth Traced in 18th Census Advance
The report outlines Nevada area 100,740 square miles and 1910 population 1,475,000, with Reno over 10,000. It notes tonopah and Goldfield mining boosts, rising manufacturing posts 1909 177 establishments employing 2,660 workers, wages about 380,000, value of shipments 11,487,000, and value added 1,591,000. Manufacturing shows strong growth 1904–1909, with 53.9% more establishments and 181.4% more wage earners, 283.9% rise in product value, partly due to copper refiners’ expansion.
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Det of Commerce and Labor
Nevada
Staten and Territories
Comstock
Tonopah
Reno
Fertoos
Double Assay Charges To Take Effect January First
Washington dispatch reports the Mint Director George EB Roberts returns to the Treasury after inspections at San Francisco and Carson. He says no immediate changes at San Francisco or Carson beyond reducing staff at San Francisco to meet the new law allowing gold certificates. The anticipated double charge for assaying bullion will apply January 1, potentially affecting Carson and other assay offices, but not as a direct strike at Carson. Owners may send gold directly to the mint when the regulation starts. Meanwhile in Aurora Nevada Kirk Steve, a prospector, was restrained by William Richards after a prior feud, with Steve threatening Richards with a knife.
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Washington
Mint
George EB. Roberts
Treasury Department
San Francisco
Carson
Movads
Hoberta
Mit
Transury
Mine Management Condemned in Nevada Shaft Disaster
Coroner's Jury blames Giroux Mining Company for recent fatalities at the Giroux shaft. Deaths reported from inhalation of smoke gas and fire. Findings cite neglect of safety, failure to comply with mining laws, and improper handling of water raising gases in connected shafts.
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Giroux Mining Company
Shaft Rly
Nevada
Cor
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al Walsh
M. EB. Buley
Dan Dean
Giroux Consolidated Mines Company
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J. J. McNalty
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Timothy Gilmore
Tom Odalovich
John Wilhelmy
Alpha
KE. Arnold
Girone
Various World Notes and Oddities From Baffling Headlines
Elias Burwell aged 101 died in Bristol Connecticut never touched tobacco or alcohol. Banter on Boreo Caruno famed tenor and a pope blessing. Bailey says he will not seek re election. Chauncey Depew jokes about the water wagon. Kodiak wireless station linked with San Francisco. May Yobo and Lily Francia Hope diamonds vaudeville in New York. Scrap iron sale for Panama canal work to Washington. Janee McDonnell travels to England to sell horses to Or nonde. cost 2110,000. Mistake dropped seven pins into Daly West mine ramp. two drowned. Perry Williams ships prairie dogs for glove making. New steamship lines SF to NY and SF to New Orleans via Panama canal. Atlantic and Pacific Transportation Company incorporated in Trenton NJ. Best summer for whaling in a generation. Fayal dispatches report 040 barrels of sperm oil. brig Viola brings ambergris worth 50000.
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Boreo Caruno
Line
Houston
Texas
Seeator Bailey
Senate
Chauncey Depew
London
Pew
Kodiak
Alagka
San Francisos
Ole Tiet Sim
Yobo
Rage
Lily Francia
Hope Diamonds
New York
Jack McAuliffe
Washington
Banke
Panama Canal
Janee McDonnell
McDonough Atovk
Monly Park
California
England
Ornonde
Gow
Daly West
East Lake City
Perry Williams
Wyoming
San Francisco
New Orleans
Panaima Canal
Trenton
N. J
Atlantic and Pacific Transportation Company
New Bedford
Mass
Board of
Learn How to Fatten Chickens Bulletin Issued
The Department of Agriculture outlines a method to fatten chickens using beef broth three times daily as a feeding treatment. It reports the cost at about 9.00 cents per pound for a large poultry batch with feed and other costs. the food alone runs around 7.10 cents per pound. The process requires 14 to 17 days for effective results, and the Bureau of Animal Industry has issued a bulletin with 100,000 chicken feeding data. Free copies are available upon request.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Oil Engine Era Progress Across Nations At Turin Display
Continental dispatch notes rapid advances in oil engine tech shown in Turin exhibits. Simplified mechanism, direct fuel filling, lighter high pressure parts, and reliable change-over systems mark gains. Diesel engines power ocean steamers. German engineers praised for pushing practical use with cheaper fuels and coal tar blends.
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Turin
Nuremberg
Abip
Herr Diesel
Uncle Sam Loses Young Officers in Navy and Army
Washington reports ongoing resignations of midshipmen and young officers educated at government expense. Navy and Army sources say departures occur when retention is not profitable. seasickness and personal plans prompt many resignations. Major General Leonard Wood granted a cavalry lieutenant three months leave for his honeymoon.
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Washington
Navy Department
West Point
Annapolis
Wen
War and Navy Departments
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Navy
Army
War Department
Leonard Wood
Ateff
Pat Walsh Harvests Big Crops in Austin
Patrick Wolab a veteran rancher from Upper Reese River says he has finished haying and expects to feed cattle with 2500 to 3000 tons of Troms this year. He anticipates threshing about 12 000 heads of wheat and barley across farms. The Nye County sheriff died in Carson State Prison after Pistignat was convicted of running gambling games in Tonopah. This marks Nevada’s first gambling law violation conviction.
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Pat Walsh
Austin Reveille
Patrick Wolab
Wasin
Austin
Reese River
Bie
Mr. Walsh
Nye County
Carson 4
Rtyolite
Nevada
Western Pacific Secures Near 1000 Car Barley Shipment
A Sacramento dispatch reports Western Pacific officers, aided by Horst family ties, landed an order for nearly 1000 cars of barley to ship East. The Horst hops from their ranch will also move by Western Pacific, illustrating aggressive moves in freight handling.
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Sacramento
Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
Horst
The
Mormon Church Shocked by Secrets of the Temple
Salt Lake City reports reveal a blackmail scheme tied to interior temple photographs. A letter from a New York resident claimed to hold many temple views and proposed a sale to avoid public release. President Joseph F. Smith refused any bargain with thieves or traffickers of stolen property.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith
New York
Smith
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Eureka, Nevada
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Hiram Johnson
Hotel Zadow
A. T. Taylor
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