Miner Dies After Fall in Copper Canyon Shaft
C W Erwin known as Bill Erwin falls 40 feet in the M and D mine shaft at Copper Canyon Eldorado district. He dies instantly from head injuries as partner W J Crozier and Dr Dunbar retrieve the body. Funeral held June 16 1920 at the Methodist Church with burial at Woodlawn.
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C. W. Erwin
Bill” Erwin
Copper Canyon
Eldorado District
W. J. Crozier
Erwin
Mr. Erwin
Mr. Crozier
Dr. Dunbar
Las Vegas
Crozier
Clark Alvord
Charles William Erwin
Decatur
Illinois
Eldorado Canyon
Josephine McCra
Stewart Ranch
Ernest Erwin
Oxnard
Cal
George Erwin
Los Angeles
Ilinois
Ernest
George
Vegas
Methodist Church
Wm. H. Rogers
Woodlawn Cemetery
Wm. J. Crozier
Bil” Erwin
Mrs. Sing Recovers After Major Operation
Mrs. B. F. Sing has fully recovered from a serious operation at Las Vegas Hospital and returned home to Arden.
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B. F. Sing
Las Vegas Hospital
Arden
$15,000 Option On Corner Property In Las Vegas
Dr. R W Martin sold an option on his Second and Fremont corner property to Horace M Dobbins for 15000. The unimproved four lot block, 100 feet by 130, will host a business block with stores a theatre a gymnasium and a plunge. Ranger Caldwell Oil & Gas Company stockholders met at Majestic Theatre to discuss future plans after a dry well, voting to increase capital and resume drilling on Ranger district acreage.
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Second & Stockholders
R. W. Martin
Second
Fremont Streets
Horace M. Dobbins
Fremont Street
Ranger
Ranger-Caldwell Oil & Gas Company
Majestic Theatre
Pioche
W. W. Stockham
Charles Stindt
Chas. Thompson
L. B. Sandall
Moapa
Ray E. Andruss
Richard Feaster
Thomas Bland
J. A. Egger
D. C. Freelove
Chas. Cort
Goodsprings
Sennett's Greatest Effort Soon to Be Shown Here
Mack Sennett presents a five part comedy "Down on the Farm" via United Artists at the Majestic Theatre this Saturday. The film, praised nationwide, features trained animals and a farm setting to deliver high comedy and sensational spectacle. The Welsh News Co. at the depot sells Crescent Ice Cream at Los Angeles prices.
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Sennett
Mack Sennett
United Artists Corporation
Majestic Theatre
Mack Sennett Studios
California
Welsh News Co
Los Angeles
Egger Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
John A. Egger of Goodsprings announces a Republican bid for County Commissioner to succeed himself. He has served two years on the county board and urges faster improvements on the Silver Lake Route linking Las Vegas and Los Angeles. No opposition has announced at this time.
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John A. Egger
Goodsprings
Egger
Silver Lake
California
Nevada
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
John Fagan Announces Candidacy for Sheriff
John Fagan declares his bid for the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Clark County. A Las Vegas pioneer, he served as city marshal from 1912 to 1915 and has worked as a grammar school janitor the past four years, with a reputation for integrity and effectiveness.
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John Fagan
Clark County
the Age
Fagan
Las Vegas
Los Angeles and
Salt Lake Railroad Company
Ragan
President's Challenge Power Project Nears Start in Nevada
Senator Harding predicts strong GOP support for a League of Nations referendum while a federal lease bill clears Congress to develop water power on U.S. streams. Eastern capital linked to Ralph Cameron could push a Colorado River project near Las Vegas, promising millions in Nevada and a population boom as electricity replaces steam.
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Harding
League of Nations
League
America
U. S. Senate
Wilson
Las Vegas
Ralph Cameron
Colorado
Nevada
Arizona
Charged With Killing Miller’s Blooded Bull
Tom Saki and Bill Tomiyasu were arrested Friday June 18 on charges of shooting a blooded bull owned by Hotel Nevada Mining Company managed by John F. Miller. The animal valued at 500 dollars disappeared about April 27 and beef found salted down points to the missing bull. Saki was released on 3000 bail. Bill remains jailed. Preliminary hearing before Judge MacDermott in Lillis’s absence. A J Stebenne district attorney prosecutes. Breeze and Hinman represent the defendants.
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Tom Saki
Bill Tomiyasu
Hotel Nevada Mining Company
John F. Miller
L. Stewart
Stewart
Miller
Bill
MacDermott
Lillis
A. J. Stebenne
Breeze and
Hinman
Fire Threatens Drilling Outfit of Illipah Company
After the second shift left, a fire broke out at the Illipah Basin Oil & Gas plant. Ford service ferried crew to the well, averting major damage as eight cords of wood and some platform hose burned. repair lumber was sent from Ely and the plant resumed operations by Tuesday afternoon.
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Ilipah Basin Oil & Gas Company
Ely
Ford
Foster
Engines Average 6000 Miles in May on Salt Lake Line
Acting Station Agent N B H Williams reports the Salt Lake route logged heavy activity in May with engines averaging over 6000 miles each. Crews high on duty and rolling stock taxed to the limit illustrate the railway’s busy period.
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Salt Lake Road
Everefore Isneets Construction
N. B H. Williams
Born Esquibal and Earl in 1920 city notices
A daughter born Sunday June 13 to Mr and Mrs Juan Esquibal and a son born Tuesday June 8 to Mr and Mrs Ira Carl. Both mothers and children are reported doing nicely by Dr Mildren. The third son in the Esquibal family. Miss Emma Colby leaves Monday for Yuma Arizona to take a position with the Abstract Company.
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Esquibal
Juan Esquibal
Earl
Ira Carl
Mildren
Emma Colby
Yuma
Arizona
Plane wreck near Goffs forces mountain landing
Earl J. Aller and Sam Adair reported their Curtiss plane was badly wrecked in a forced landing ten miles from the Searchlight road at Marupa while flying from Las Vegas to Blythe. Both men were uninjured. they faced hardship before reaching the railroad at Blythe.
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Goffs
Earl J. Aller
Sam Adair
Las Vegas
Nevada
Blythe
Nevada City
Marupa
Ailer
Curtiss Company
Ralph Seeley
Blythe Herald
Las Vegas Masonic leader travels through Carson to California
Dr W. 8. Park, former grand master of the Masonic lodge in Las Vegas, passed through Carson City this morning en route by auto to California. He was accompanied by his wife, recently elected grand matron of the Nevada O E S at Reno.
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Dr. W. 8. Park
Las Vegas
Masonic Lodge
Carson
California
Reno
Nevada
Carson City
Hoover backs Republican platform after breakfast with Harding
Herbert Hoover declares support for the Republican ticket and urges unity across factions after meeting Harding. He says Chicago platform is constructive and not radical, endorsing forward looking views on labor and the League of Nations while criticizing overgrown party fragmentation.
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Herbert Hoover
Harding
Hoover
Chicago
League of Nations
Main and Fremont Streets Undergoing Major Resurfacing
Las Vegas streets Main and Fremont are being resurfaced using county machinery. The surface was broken up regraded and re-laid with a heavy roller compacting the material. These streets were laid by Las Vegas Land and Water Co in 1905 with gravel oil and roll. three years ago a similar treatment produced a durable low cost result.
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Main
Fremont
Las Vegas Land & Water Company
Behind the Door Secured for Majestic Theater
The Majestic announces a new print of Behind the Door will screen Friday June 26 at Green Airdome after a postponed booking. The original June 2 showing was delayed due to loss of the Vegas film and a replacement from New York was secured.
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Majestic
Green Airdome
New York
Vegas
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Charles W. Erwin
Ranger Caldwell CO
Broken Hills
Fidelity Financing
Jack Egger
Republican Party
Congress
Illipah Company
Coolidge
Mian and
Berlin
Hamburg
Mannheim
Dresden
Liepsic
Munich
Vienna
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