Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported in Reno
Two Reno cases of infantile paralysis were found by the city health board. Bernice Boughton and Elizabeth Hanchett, both 13 and Reno high school students from Rochester, attended school after illness onset. The Hanchett case prompted school closures except for the University as a preventive measure. A quarantined house at 732 North Center Street housed seventeen residents. Authorities warn of potential wider spread as both girls interacted with many classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
City Health Board
Bernice Boughton
Elizabeth Hanchett
Rochester
North Center Street
Hanchett
Parker Lewis
John A. Lewis
O. P. Johnstone
Raymond St. Clair
University
City Board of Health
Unreasonable Man Demands Quick Dress Before Opera
An impatient husband paces a room awaiting his wife's toilet in a Washington Star excerpt. He threatens to play Caruso’s aria in the second wet if she hurries. She retorts that she has hurried for hours, naming Henry Harrison in contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mle Caruso
Aria
Indy
Henry Harrison
Washington Star
Mrs Hall Heads Inyo County Republican Committee
Mrs Leicester C Hall of Bishop becomes head of Inyo County Republican central committee making her the first woman in California to chair a county body. Daughter of Tonopah discoverer, with a strong social reach, Hall brings executive skill and literary talent to campaign directing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inyo County
Jim Butler
California
Leicester C. Hall
Bishop
Tonopah
Hall
Nevada
San Jose
Cal
Compulsory Service In American Army
Washington reports the first rewards of five dollars for regular army recruits under the National Defense Act were paid to Postmaster O Donnell of Utica Oklahoma and Postmaster Sitman of Greensburg Louisiana. Officials call the recruiting system the last gasp in volunteer enlistments and warn compulsory service may be needed if the plan fails to meet needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
O’donnell
Utica
Okla
Sitman
Greensburg
An Operatic Engine And The Loki Motive
A reminiscence from New York Evening Sun readers describes Mr. Damrosch performing during a Ring of the Nibelungen lecture recital. He plays the Rhine motive Alberich and other themes, then the Loki motive, drawing silent amusement from the audience while he remains absorbed in the score. Virtue is framed as active struggle and progress in life as a closing contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damrosch
Damrrosch
Alberich
Loki
Fire
Mr. Damrosch
New York Evening Sun
An Invalid's Craving and Friendly Appeals
Speaker Champ Clark aided a friend in poor health with hospital care. Days later a letter from the Invalid asks Champ to bring magazines tobacco cigarette papers and a selection of Sir Walter Scott novels plus a pie. The note expresses simple needs and gratitude in a personal plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Cattle Rustlers Nabbed With 6000 Heads Amid Oregon Case
The Jordan Valley Oregon Express reports Frank and Winn Seward, accused of tagging a wide rustling ring in Harney and surrounding counties. Police say they were delivering 250 head of steers to a buyer going from sheep to cattle, plus 100 cows. The herd included 30 head belonging to Hanley outfit. Cattle branded with multiple marks. Ring operates from here to Stein Mountain and into Nevada. Authorities say several rustlers are known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Valley
Oregon Express
Seward Brothers
Frank and
Winn
Harney
Alvord Ranch
Stein Mountain
Hanley Outfit
Harney County
Nevada
Flotation Process Seen As Young Yet Promising
The American Mining Institute of Engineers met in Globe Arizona with 20 major metal producers represented. Delegates concluded flotation is in its infancy and future gains depend on new flotative agents and funding. A key feature was the first public report on experiments using several wood oils as potential flotation aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Mining Institute of Engineers
Globe
Arizona
Constable Arrests Man at Gold Field Halfway House
Gold Field constable Robert Ellington arrested Joe Reed at the Givens halfway house on larceny charges. Reed allegedly brandished two guns, Ellington struck him and handcuffed him, then used a telephone pole restraint due to crowded stage transport, planning to escort Reed to Tonopah before returning to Goldfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ellington
Goldfield
Givens
Joe Reed
Reed
Ellington
Tonopah
Murder at Caliente Ends in Engineer’s Death
Caliente scenes a shooting last Sunday left Tim Mahoney an engineer on the Caliente and Pioche railroad dead. C E Dawson a fireman on the Salt Lake Route fired the shot. The feud stemmed from alleged relations between Mahoney and Dawson’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caliente Caliente
Tim Mahoney
Caliente & Pioche
C. E. Dawson
Salt Lake
Mahoney
Dawgon
Chinese Lawyer Weds Nevada Heiress in Winnemucca Ceremony
Chinese lawyer Samuel J. Wong, sent by the Chinese government for education in the United States, married Emma E. Low of Winnemucca, Nevada. The bride, a McKinley School of Law graduate, plans to live in Canton, China. A Reno man, S Norris, plotted to abduct Mrs Ruby Emerald at Fresno but was stopped by police. the woman asserts she does not wish to leave her husband. Additional note mentions legal blanks for sale at the Sex7inet office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Wong
United States
Emma E. Low
Winnemucca
Nevada
McKinley Law School
University of Chicago
Canton
China
S. Norris
Reno
Mra
Ruby Emerald
Fresno
Norma
Tibbs and Johnson Nuptials in Carlin Nevada
Mr Charles A Tibbs a mine truck operator in Union Eureka County married Miss Ida Johnson at the home of her aunt Mrs Charles B Rappler in Carlin Nevada on Monday September 25 The bridesmaid was Miss Nellie Johnson and Harry Thatcher served as best man The couple departed for a honeymoon tour to San Francisco
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Carlin
Charles A. Tibbs
Union
Eureka County
Ida Johnson
Charles B. Rappler
Nevada
Nellie Johnson
Harry Thatcher
San Francisco
Nevada Constitution Amendments Certification for 1916 Election
Eureka County records certify that the secretary of state approved amendments to the Nevada Constitution to be submitted to qualified voters at the general election on November 7, 1916, for ratification by statewide electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. McCharles
Eureka
State of
Nevada
Proposed constitutional amendment No 1 No 17
A historical summary of a proposed Nevada constitutional amendment from 1913 1915 detailing sections of article eleven regarding investment of permanent school land Nevada counties and farm loans ratification by voters in 1916 and provisions for the management of lands funds and educational use with interest to the university support
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Nevada
Hoods
Senate
Navade
United Hates
Congress
United States
Joana
Tate
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No 2 for Nevada
A fragmented historical note discusses Proposed Constitutional Amendment No 2 from the 1913 session, detailing changes to section three of article nine to empower bonded debt up to one percent of assessed value, require legislative authorization, and outline provisions for taxes to fund interest and principal, with ratification by the people in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Neewla
Legisature
Nevada
I . Ur
Medebia Sayan
Eos
Isaac
Public Notice Fragment From County Clerk Seal Document
Fragmentary OCR notes show a county clerk signature and seal with in witness whereof language. Dates include October 2 and September 30 1916 and October 21 1916. Publication timing unclear with missing context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mocharles
Water Notice Notice of Application for Permission to Appropriate
Notice taken that on September in accordance with statute Flora Dean Hobart of San Mateo seeks Nevada state water appropriation. Application to convey waters via dam and ditch, with 0.10 cubic feet per second, for irrigation from April to October. Water not to be returned to the state. State Engineer Kearney oversees. First published September 5, 1916. Last published October 28, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Io of Nevelation
Flora Dean Hobart
San Mateo
Aera Ois
Notice of Water Right Application in Humboldt County Nevada
Notice is given that on September 23, 1916, Humboldt Land & Cattle Co of California applied to the Nevada State Engineer for permission to appropriate public waters from Max Creek. The plan is to divert 1.6 cubic feet per second from April to September to use for mining and irrigation in Section 18, Township 43 North, Range 60 West, MDM, with works including ditches and troughs and to return water. Signed by W. M. Kearney. First publication September 50, 1916. last publication October 28, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Nevada
Humboldt Land & Cattle Com Corporation
California
Heowawe
County of
Iok
Max Creek
B. M
Ellen
Carson
Mii Department of the Interior
Elko
Warren T. McGregor
Blackburn
Eureka County
Carson City
Notice to Creditors in Nevada Estate
Notice is given that the Third Judicial District in Nevada has appointed W. Ruden as administrator of the estate of Henry Banet Timigue, deceased, of Sully County. Creditors must file claims with vouchers with the court within forty days from the first publication. First published September 30, 1916, Eureka Nevada. last publication October 28, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Judicial District
Nevada
Ntv
Boreke
Henry Baneltimigue
Sully County
South
Eureka
W. Ruden
W. R. Reynolie
Estate of August Hintes Deceased Administrator Notice
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and qualified by the Third Judicial District Court of Nevada Eureka County as Administrator with the will annexed of August Hintes deceased. Creditors must file claims with vouchers attached with the Clerk within three months of first publication dated September 8 1916. M Scheeline Administrator. James T Boyd Reno Nevada Attorney for Administrator. First publication September 8 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Hintes
Third Judicial District Court
State of
Nevada
Eureka
August Hinter
Eureks
Eureka County
Eurela
M. Scheeline
James T. Boyd
Reno
Bids Sought on Eureka Saloon Estate of August Hintze
Private bids will be received for the saloon building stock fixtures and saloon business of the late August Hintze in Eureka. Dated September 29 1916 M Boheellive Administratice
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Hintze
Eureka
M. Boheellive
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Evert Saturdat
Floriston Paper
Dostrom
C. A. Thomas
Western Pacific
Deeth
Grace
Father Guerin
Chico
the Gazette
Mrs. Hall
Life le Cot
Tabor
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