Whittemore resigns as Salt Lake route general counsel
C. Whittemore, longtime general attorney for the Salt Lake route, resigns on July 1 to devote time to the Las Vegas & Tonopah railroad. He will base offices at Goldfield and Los Angeles and may leave as president of Las Vegas Land and Water Co. Pennell Cherrington is expected to succeed him. no LV correspondence change is expected.
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Whittemore
Salt Lake
Las Vegas
Tonopah
Goldfield
Los Angeles
Pennell Cherrington
Salt Lake Road
L. Vv
For Sale Cheap Fine Property Corner Tenth and Fremont
Bucks addition to Las Vegas property advertised for sale at a low price. Apply to Ben Mounts at The Age office for mining deeds related details.
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Tenth
Fremont Streets
Bucks
Las Vegas
Ben Mounts
Western railroads raise minimums for carload freight
Following a two cent per mile fare cut, western railroads announce a five percent freight rate increase from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The change raises minimums on carload shipments and adjusts classifications. The new western freight classification takes effect September 1, 1907.
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Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Western
Railroads to cut fare to two cents a mile
After heated talks by western and transcontinental railroad presidents, passenger rates on U S roads will be reduced to 2 cents per mile. Dispatches from Chicago say many states have enacted laws and railroads find it impracticable to change rates each time a traveler crosses a state line.
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Western
Trans Nental
United States
Chicago
Scotty Threatens Trip After Las Vegas Hint
A fragment notes Scotty arriving at Greenwater in an automobile and stating a plan to go to Las Vegas. The piece references a mysterious hot air miner and con death, with vague mentions of legal notices for mining patents and water notices in the Age at a reasonable price.
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Scotty
Greenwater
Las Vegas
Hotel Nevada Arrivals F Miller Owner and Manager
Hotel Nevada reports new arrivals including F Miller listed as owner and manager. Details indicate ongoing operations and staffing arrangements at the property.
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Hotel Nevada
F Miller
Names of People and Places Listed in Riverside Ledger
A dense list of individuals and locations appears, including residents and addresses across Los Angeles Goldfield Rhyolite Salt Lake Chicago Denver and Reno. The roster mentions households and relationships such as and wife, with several surnames including Callen Feliz Robinson Miller Zachetta Bulloch Marai Hastings Wignall Tingey Fleishman and Shapiro alongside cities like Los Angeles Rhyolite Salt Lake San Francisco and Denver.
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Callen
Los Angeles
Feliz
Geo C_B Robinson
Max Miller
Goldfield
LO Ray
Tony Zachetta
James Bulloch
Corn Creek
Emlaw
de Marai
Alt Lake
J.J Richings
Averill
Hastings
Morenci
Arizona
Caffrey
Stone
Springville
Utah
James Wignall
M Morrise
Geo F Knight
S Tingey
Salt Lake
JJ Fleishman
St Louis
Willenshenck
Chicago
Ramsey
Berkely
Cal
M Gollney
T J Corcoran
Silverton
Cole
Simon Shapiro
Denver
Richert
Cher
Kern
MacEwen
Shafer
Reno
D Bellows
Las Vegas Community Celebration Recap and Contests
A Las Vegas gathering featured music, a Declaration reading by W. P. Bond, and a patriotic address by Judge H. M. Lillis praising U S progress since 1776. The day included a barbecue, races, greased pig, and a large dance at Aplin's ball with strong Eagle County participation and local prize events.
Nevada Desert No More Foretold In Fruit Growth
Las Vegas Demonstration Reno Journal cites The Age item on fruits and vegetables grown for market in Nevada. It predicts rapid settlement and water development will transform the so called desert into a fertile state with thousands of new residents. It argues Nevada’s resources are misunderstood and water will unlock vast agricultural potential.
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Reno Journal
Age
Nevada
Commonwealth
Searchlight Depot settles depot site sparks dispute
Report from Searchlight Depot states General Manager Wells fixed the Santa Fe depot location on the Boulder claim in the terminal town. Merchants must bring freight a mile to town triggering conflict and a potential bid to bring the Salt Lake railroad into Oldtown.
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Searchlight
Wells
Santa Fe
Boulder Claim
Salt Lake Railroad
Oldtown
New Mining Law Sets Plats With Corner Posts On Planes
New mining law takes effect July 1, detailing that within 20 days after posting a location notice the plains boundaries must be defined by corner and center posts or monuments. Afterward, a 90 day period allows initial work and recording of the certificate of location.
Artesian Well Strikes Water at Riverside Valley
An artesian well at Riverside California reached 423 feet and yields a continuous flow of 42 inches. A second nearby well was a failure, confirming water potential in the valley.
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Riverside
California
Desert barley test promises crops in Nevada deserts
Desert Barley thon True at the experiment station of the University of Nevada reports a winter barley that thrives in deserts and unirrigated valleys. Two varieties show land formerly sagebrush can yield 30 plus and 40 plus bushels per acre. Also notes a travel tip and a sales pitch for Chamberlains remedy from Wilson Drug Co.
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Thon True
University Ofvada
Nevada
Acre
Tennessee
Utah Nevada Italy Telephone Co Plans Radio Wires
A movement to establish telephone communication between Utah and Nevada is in the hands of the Utah Nevada and Italy Telephone company with headquarters here. The initial field is in Nevada as wires are planned to radiate from Ely to most parts of the state. Nevada systems will tap the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone wires in three locations, the southern part of Utah, the western part, and southern Idaho.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Utah
Nevada
Freight Thieves Arrested in Needles on Santa Fe Line
Conductor Martz a prominent Santa Fe trainman on the Arizona division was arrested at Needles for robbing a merchandise car. Other trainmen implicated suggest a broader, organized theft network operating across the desert and Salt Lake routes, with large yearly losses reported.
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Martz
Arizona
Santa Fe
Needles
Salt Lake
Patents Sought in Dawson District Mining Claims
United States Surveyor General approves Cortermentenice tract and related claims of the Death Valley Gold Mining Company in Dawson. Arcalvada Mining and Milling Company shows progress with a 150 foot shaft, expanded plant plans, and a three mile line to Cima. Death Valley and Camp Dawson camps grow rapidly as machinery and air drills are arranged. C. H. Wheatley assumes store and boarding house privileges at Cima.
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Cortermentenice
Dawson
Death Valley Gold Mining Company
United States Surveyor General
Arealvada Mining and Milling Company
Surveyor General
Dawson District
Arcalvada Pany
Missouri Girl
Mollie Gibson
Arcalvada
Death Valley
Cima
Death Valley Company
Camp Dawson
C. H. Wheatley
Montana
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J. Ross Clark
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First State Bank OF
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Vecas
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Clayson & Griffith
Canton Steel
Transportation Committee
J. D. Kramer
W. P. Bond
H. M. Lillis
Lillis
As Valley
Barnett
Rhodes
Dave Barnett
Haycock
G. H. Coats
Chas Jones
H. Rhodes
Ed Shaffer
Ruth McConnell
Ruth Martin
Peter Buol
Harry Beale
Florence Bishop
Geneva Laravey
Joe McQuag
Bert French
J. P. Marshall
Chas. Heard
J Laravey
Hamilton
Kramer
Wright
Johnson
Shinn
Mallane
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Henderson
Fotel
Park
Martin
Griffith
O'Hare
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Westfall
McLeod
Pine
Smith
Aplin
Eagles
F. W. Manuel
Harry Bergen
Manuel
Garwood
F. W. Brandt
Vacatio
Wilson Drug Co
Dawson Properties
Cedar Brook
Guggenheimer
Hermitage
Bone
Anheuser-Busch
Cigars Robt
Burns Domestic Empires
Porto I
Harry R. Beale
Prop
First St
Arizona Club
LAS Vegas Mercantile 60., Inc
Brock
Feagans Subway
4Th St
Los Angele
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