Notice of Tax Sale Across McWilliams Townsite and Moapa Lands
Tax sale notice lists numerous possessory and fee simple claims on lots in McWilliams Townsite and Moapa, including multiple parcels in Las Vegas and New Williams areas. It details taxes, penalties, and advertising costs for each claimant and property, with totals ranging from a few dollars to over twenty dollars per lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaddett & Dutchfield
McWilliams
Hampton — E
Jeniglty Gc
Wkins Morgan Possen
Penalty Inc
Tata Areen
Las Vegas
Lutek
Kerr
MceWilliams
Venus Bank & Trust Co
Latimer
Bec
icWillams
McCrary
McRenak
Moore
Las VeKar
William
Smith
WoCessory
George
Las Vegar
Teague
MicWilliame
Tawner
Chas
Weston
Richard
White
Tae
Lee
Adides
Nalty Ihe
Wilson
Fe Logr
Ityle
1S & Co
Clark
Enalty Inc
Bratty & Buswell
Bilark
Cook
Otal Oes Edsall & Kennedy
Clark's
Adi Ie
JT & Herrick
Block San
Lot
Vegas
Wincom County
Palace Hotel
Tokado Sercantile
Express Company
Imae
Karlisdson
Moupa
Tish
Tn Moapa
Moapa
Jonson
Kendall Mrs
Ludwit
Moana
Koll
John
Ig S
Krause Emil
nAlty Tze
Audverti
Lockwoult
Herm
Paul
MoReteo
James
Ats Dando
Olseh
Martha
Te Afer
John G
Thompeen
The Tower of Babel Myth and Ancient Height Claims
A historical survey notes the elusive data on the Tower of Babel or Nimrod’s structure, tracing Hebrew phrases and legends about height. It cites Da n walls reaching heaven in Deuteronomy, Talmud legends of ten thousand fathoms, Jerome’s four mile high ruin claim, and varied tall-tale estimates from one furlong to 5000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimrod
Babel
Oriental Plains
Mars
Dan
Moses
St. Jerome
Pittsburg Press
Timeline of world events from 1793 to 1903
A compact chronology lists events tied to dates and figures across centuries. Notable items include banishment and property seizures of Jews in England, Henry Stafford's beheading, Columbus discoveries and explorations, Drake’s voyage home, Milton’s death, slave shipment from Africa to the Caribbean, Lisbon earthquake, the Albany newspaper birth, Washington’s farewell to the army, Deborah Godfrey’s death, the Erie Canal era, famed musician Mellenssehin’s death, the first Presbyterian Chinese church in San Francisco, the Alaska seizure notes, Cleveland’s presidency, and Roosevelt’s election. The fragmentary text covers battles, political shifts, technological advances, and notable deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Henry Stafford
Duke of Buckingham
Columbue
Columbus
Porto Bello
Cortez
Mexico
Sir Francis Drake
John Milton
Hannibal
London
Barbadoes
Asties
Lisbon
Agland
France
Albany
N. Y
Harvard
Toston
Anell Montgomery
Crown Point
Washington
Deborah Godfrey
Stepney
Louis Jose Jenns
Freseat
Wiazna
Switzerland
Buffalo
Allany
Erie Canal
Mellenssehin
First Presbyterian
San Franccisco
Rassinus
Oltenitz
Confeders
Sioners
Trs and Stripes
Alaska
Cleveland
United Staists
Philip
Duke of Or
Paisa
Alexander HS
Russia
Dreyfus
Frei Army
Aging salesman and youth in business partnership idea
An article by Joan A. Howland reflects on a traveling salesman nearing 50 and the decline of initiative. It argues age should not end a career and promotes mentoring by a younger partner to keep the business alive, encouraging cross generational collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan A. Howland
Bimbe
Apron
Unclear fragmentary notes on politics and industry
Fragmented OCR notes reference Japan, insurance firms, the Carnegie commission, a naval purchase, a publicity digression on football as a parlor game, indictments of Senator Burton, an automobile speeding case, and a French-driven influence on language, with scattered mentions of Hyde and a yeasting politician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Beef Trust
Hague
Casnegie Commission
John W
James Hazen Hyde
Burton
We Insurance
Ingienalivy in Married Life
Article by Robert Michens argues that married life is not inherently dull. It cites couples who seem brilliant to others despite mutual dullness, because they are well matched. The piece stresses choosing partners with natural sympathy and warns against assuming dullness exists in all marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Michens
Mrs. Jones
Mrs Jones
Mr. Jones
Christendom
Wisdom on Marriage for Position or Money
A reflective aphorism condemns marrying for status or wealth as folly and predicts dullness or torment of mental agony as the consequence. The speaker urges marriages to rest on genuine compatibility, not worldly gain.
GLUT OF EDUCATD MEN
Essay argues education overproduces trained individuals for the economy. It critiques the belief that scholarship is superior to practical work and notes many educated people drift into poverty or low trades. The piece urges scholars to engage in productive careers while still valuing learning as culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Bierkower
United States
Universi
United States Senate
Bate
Extravagant Living A National Menace
Rev Thomas B Gregory condemns luxury and materialism as a national danger. He argues Americans are the best fed yet increasingly indulging in moneyed pleasures, neglecting Spartan simplicity and duty. He urges a return to modest living for healthier bodies and honest thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Gregory
Eveting
Great Inland Sea Lake Tahoe A Mountain Campers Paradise
Tahoe is a bright clear inland sea two-thirds in California and one-third in Nevada. Campers crowd its banks each summer while grand peaks encircle the crystal waters and fires glow along the shores. The piece paints Tahoe as a cosmopolitan retreat with grand social life, perilous storms, and a long border dispute between California and Nevada, via legislative battles and biennial row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Tahoe
Tahoe
Rocky Mountain
German East Africa
Globe-Trotter
Cosmopolian
Banks
Atlantic
Salt Sea
Great Salt Lake
Nevada
California
Yokohama
Calcutta
New York
London
Siam
San Francisco
Glasgow
American Driver Punished Under French Auto Fatal Law
Elliott F Shepard, son of a prominent editor, was sentenced in Paris for fatally striking a 12 year old peasant girl while driving at about eighty miles per hour. He received a $4000 fine and three months in jail, with the fine to go to the girl's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott F. Shepard
S Shepard
Eliott F. Rd
Elliott F. Rd
New York Mail and Express
William IL Vanderbilt
Shepard
Paris
Spontaneous Applause at Italian Voters Club
An English orator addressed ten Italian voters who listened intently and applauded with Viva and Bravo. The chairman mocked the applause pattern by showing fingers for each response, declaring the crowd’s reactions would be coordinated into one unified cheer. A deflationary note follows with quotes from a Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption and a quip on poor rules.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moapa Road
Gandenz
Pbiad
Mrs. Gaddle
Mrs. Goode
Catholic
Standard and Times
the Weekly — Historian
Isiz
Isla
Port Ashur
Hung Chang
Madison Square, New York
Canama
Colombia
United Land Act
Theodore Roosevelt
Pres Dent
Spain
Jen
Great Inland Sea
Peaks
Minnie J. Reynolds
Beautiful
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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