Mining Towns Drive Nevada Boom With Smelter Plans
In Searchlight Nevada a mining boom centers on a proposed Good Springs smelter and a nine-mile rail grading push. The Bonnie Clare Bullfrog deal tops a $4 million purchase. Montana Station near Gold Mountain hosts a major ore deal. Investors from Los Angeles announce Holden and Vulture mine plans as railways edge closer to town.
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Manuel
Searchlight
Main
Pacific Coast Mines Bureau
Barnwell & Searchlight Railroad
Seachlight
Searchleht
Montana Station
Gold Mountain
Goldfeld
Bullfrog
Bonnie Clare
Bonnie Clare-Bullfrog Mining and Milling Company
W. P.dunham
Los Angeles
Mineral Creek
Pinal County
Arizona
Arizona Copper Company
E. G. Thomas
P. A. Weekham
Descauso
Capa de Oro
Holden
Model Mining Company
Dr. Platner
Platner
Prescott
Wickensburg
Senator Taber
Denver
F. W. McAleer & Co
Boston
QUAKE LOSSES FIGURED UP
Albany fire insurers report net San Francisco losses of 23 198 090 with other US companies at 51 983 111 and foreign firms at 57 701 856 totaling 129 823 0. The Hartford Fire leads with 6 186 701 in losses after reinsurance and salvage.
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Albany
New York State
Otto Kelsey
San Francisco
Hartford
Connecticut
Mining investments surge as experts guide safer ventures
Investments in mining properties rose last year and into the current year due to low interest rates and improved mining methods. The New York Mining Reporter notes many ventures fail, but times have improved with experienced engineers directing projects. Blue Mountain American emphasizes patient capital and honest, capable management to ensure development success.
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New York
Blue Mountain American
Census figures show blind and deaf in the United States in 1900
The 1900 census reports 64 763 blind and 89 287 deaf in the United States. Dr. Alexander Graham Bell directed the inquiry. Most blind were adults, with 65 percent over twenty, and 27 709 females among the blind. Deafness is more common in the North, with more deaf males than females.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Census Office
Alexander Graham Bell
Kansas Teachers Scarce Amid Prosperity Draw
Ottawa Kansas reports a teacher shortage as good pay in other professions drains rural schools. Officials warn eastern districts feel the squeeze first as young people seek faster rewards, risking long term school coverage.
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Ottawa
Kan
Kansas
Commonwealth
Longworths to Sail Saturday from Paris
After a week in Bayreuth the Congressman and Mrs Longworth head to Nuremburg and Munich then Paris before sailing for the United States on Saturday sailing plans indicate a return from Europe.
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Longworths
Bayreuth
Congressman
Longworth
Nuremburg
Munich
Paris
United States
Bribes Taken by Officials Shake Tsarist Russia
A World special correspondent reports that the Douma dissolution stemmed from fear among grand dukes and high officials of prosecutions into vast public treasury robberies, including Grand Duke Alexis and Vladimir the czar’s uncle. The piece also mentions a Los Angeles water plan and a farming advice column.
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St. Petersburg
Douma
Trepoff
Grand Duke
Alexis
Alexander Michaelovitch
Vladimir
Imperial Band
Japan
London
Paris
Berlin
New York
California Items of Interest From the Farm World
The California farm scene shows a strong pear crop in Lake County and high fruit values in Lindsay and Mecca, with widespread activity in Fresno Fresno vines and Coachella alfalfa. Prices rise for raisins apricots and sugar beet crops while drought and pests continue to affect Central Valley grapes. New railroad plans and forestry bids surface as officials discuss forest reserves and rustic canyon projects.
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Lake County
Lindsay
Fresno
Santa Barus
Thermal
California
Oxnard
San Joaquin County
Mecca
San Francisco
Courier
Pomona
Covina
Sonoma County
Tehama
R. H. Charlton
San Gabriel and
San Bernardino
Visalia
The
State University
Forestry
Rustic Canyon
Santa Monica
Monrovia Duarte
Country Press
Civil Service Exams Set For North Carolina Regions
President Roosevelt will appoint deputy collectors of internal revenue via civil service exams, with tests on August 29 in Asheville Statesville Salisbury Charlotte and Winston N C for clerks office deputies storekeepers gaugers and division deputy collectors. This marks the first use of civil service rules for raiding deputies and could extend to all districts if successful.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue
Civil Service Commission
Asheville
Statesville
Salisbury
Charlotte
Winston
N. C
Civil Service
Sidestepped St Rivers Question on Plural of Dodo
Brooka jokes about the extinct dodo while Sidestepping St Rivers sharpens a pencil. They discuss whether the plural of dodo includes an e, concluding there is no such bird today.
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St. Rivers
Brooka
Fresno Copper Company Shareholders Hire Glasgow Expert
An excited Fresno Copper Company meeting discussed prosecuting manager Vercoe after an appraisal he endorsed. They decided to send a Glasgow mining expert to California to inspect the property and report, fearing one expert’s view could mislead. The chairman claimed he held shares and had not sold any.
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New York
Glasgow
Fresno
Vercoe
California
Premier Bond forecasts fast transatlantic ferry within a year
St Johns Newfoundland Premier Bond at an official luncheon stated he expects a swift transatlantic ferry scheme to be completed within a year. The plan, backed by British Canadian and American capitalists, envisions a weekly eighteen knot steamship service between England and Newfoundland with rail links across Newfoundland for Canada and U.S. passengers. It will be presented to the legislature for approval at the next session.
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St. Johns
N. F
Bond
Earl Gray
England
Newfoundland
Canada
America
London’s Deserted Mansions in Fashionable Districts
A London Mail report shows Lan cashire Gate’s elite area losing tenants as vacant palatial homes rise. Rate losses hit Maida Vale and Paddington with £7,087 and £4,971 respectively as agents cite flats popularity, servant shortages, and postwar economy as causes.
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Lancashire Gate
London Mail
Stone Pa
Maida Vale
Paddington
Londo
Inheritance Funds Move to Rural Life for Flatman
Flatman inherits a fortune and buys a fine farm. He enjoys country living but on the first day of last May he wandered distractedly, seeking a new farm under the impression that he must move.
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Flatman
The Garden Fence Tips for a Pretty Secure Fence
If your garden is surrounded by a fence and chickens threaten crops, plant vines to cover rough spots. Ornamental gourds, hops, morning glories, Australian peas, ivies, and morning glories overtake the fence with little upkeep, creating a decorative background.
Raise More Horses Industrial Demands Expand
Industrial demand for horses continues to rise as farmers are urged to raise standard commercial classes with profitable husbandry. The Chicago Drovers' Journal notes that fears of motor vehicles reducing demand have faded, and margins remain strong as foals mature.
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Chicago Drovers’ Journal
Federal Livestock Transit Time Law Affects Shipping
The new federal law sets a maximum thirty six hours in transit for cattle sheep and swine replacing twenty four hours. It limits unloading to at most every thirty six hours and argues trips under forty eight hours should avoid unloading. Orange Judd Farmer notes humane societies pushed unloading though it often lengthens privation.
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Orange Judd
Leakage in Farming and the Failures of Farm Censuses
A fragmented discussion on dairy cattle losses and unprofitable herds highlights a perceived national agricultural shortfall. The author uses an orange tree analogy to argue for reform in breeding and management to improve overall farm profitability.
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United States
School Gardens and the teacher’s garden program
The teacher with space and proper soil and moisture near woods can develop school gardening. Any plant suited to our soil and climate can be grown on school grounds with little trouble.
Transplanting Effects Across Regions Highlight Seedling Care
The North needs early transplanting to fit the short growing season and yield sturdy plants while California’s longer season allows direct planting for many crops. Transplanting boosts uniformity and root development but can injure certain root crops. celery benefits from transplants for tops. It increases small root numbers, key for early establishment.
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California
Lumbering the Big Trees
The article discusses how logging the giant trees causes extensive waste through breakage on impact, difficulty handling due to log size and weight, and reliance on gunpowder for blasting which often yields wasteful splinters and mis-shapen fragments.
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California
Using Trees to Shape a Pleasant Home Landscape
The text discusses selecting a limited set of natural elements to enhance a home site. Trees provide shelter from wind and sun, while varied choices express pleasure, restfulness, sprightliness, or sorrow, shaping the landscape’s mood.
Poultry Tips From the Live Stock Tribune
Poultry notes advise flaxseed in morning meal to brighten plumage and milk for laying hens. Old hens lay larger eggs with stronger chicks, medium turkeys in fat plump condition fetch higher prices, and tame birds are preferable. Guard against rats and tin-lined walls to deter pests. In summer, change water twice daily.
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Stock Tribune
Hemet Lake Capacity Doubled By Dam Height Increase
Hemet dam height will rise by twenty five feet from the original plan of 150 feet. The present height is 122 feet, and the added height will double the lake capacity and significantly expand the electric power possibilities of the dam project.
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Hemet Lake
Hemet
California Posts get funds for Fort McDowell and Fort Baker
Washington allocates 4 175 000 to military posts this year. California improvements include Fort McDowell for a signal post with bar racks and storehouse, Fort Baker for artillery engineer and signal buildings, and Alcatraz Island to finish bar racks for four companies. San Francisco receives 15 000 for new Marine Corps barracks and extensive repairs at the training station.
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Washington
California
War Department
Fort McDowell
Signal Department
Fort Baker
Artillery
Alcatraz Island
Marine Corps
San Francisco
I Training
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Good Springs
Nevada
Quartette Mining Company
Cyrus Noble Mining Company
Duplex Mining Company
Searchlight M. and
Mpany
Southern Nevada Mining Company
New Era Mining Company
Black Hawk Mining Company
Technticup Mining Company
Chiquita Consolidated Mining Company
Nob Hill
el Dorado Canyon
Mining Properties Investments
Grand Dukes OF Finland
Owens River
Reclamation Service
Owens River Valley
Los Cles
Geological Survey
Owens River Country
Los Angeles Enterprise
Expert
Coast Mining Company
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