Pittman Responds to Reno Critique on Wool Tax Claim
Washington June 23. Senator Key Pittman replies to Reno letters and a Reno Gazette editorial challenging his testimony before the lobby investigating committee. He defends facts, says criticism is the citizen’s right, and denies the claim that 4000 Nevadan wool workers are employed, while noting concerns over wages and foreign labor.
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Washington, D. C
C. A. Stout
Reno
Reno Gazette
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Congress
Nevada
Key Pittman
Eagles Celebrate at Vegas Aerie 1218 Smoker
About one hundred guests attended a Tuesday evening Smoker at Eagles Hall, Vegas Aerie 1218, from eight to midnight. The event featured ample food and drink, lively music, witty speeches, and ceremonial performances by the bulldog, the badger, the president, and the master of ceremonies, marking one of the liveliest gatherings in eight years.
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Vegas Aerie
Eagles Hall
Diamonds Shrink Threatens Jewel Trade Jokes
The writer notes a drastic diamond carat cut from 205.3 milligrams to 200 milligrams as an absurd policy shift. He laments the impact on everyday buying, joking about sacks of diamonds and political figures to illustrate the confusion and frustration in the market.
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Petty
Free Silver Party
Court Opens July 8 With Judge Somers In Las Vegas
Judge Peter J. Somers of Goldfield plans to be in Las Vegas on the date in July for the court to hear matters ready for its consideration. Several matters will be brought by local bar members.
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Peter J. Somers
Goldfield
Las Vegas
Sugar Beets the Remedy for U.S. Sugar Shortage
The Secretary of Agriculture argues sugar beets could supply the nation if grown in a single state, noting annual imports cost about $100,000 and highlighting beet farming's value. He recalls early experiments at Iowa State College, linking beets to dairy production and soil health, and cites beet crops’ 70 million dollar annual value while farming remains education-dependent.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Tropics
Presiot McKinley
Towa
Europe
United States
Fireworks Prohibited In Las Vegas Townsite
By a June 4 1913 resolution the Las Vegas Board of Commissioners bans all fireworks within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite on July 4 1913 and at any time. Mayor W E Hawkins signs the notice with City Clerk Harley A Harmon attesting.
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Board of City Commissioners
Las Vegas
Clark County
Nevada
Clark
W. E. Hawkins
Harley A. Harmon
City of Las Vegas Ordinance on Street Obstructions
An ordinance prohibiting obstructions on streets alleys and sidewalks by fences and other barriers was read for the first time at the June 4 1913 city meeting and will be considered for second reading and passage on July 2 1913.
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Las Vegas
Board of City Commissioner
Second-hand dealer registration ordinance read in Las Vegas
A proposed ordinance requiring all persons dealing in second-hand goods within Las Vegas city limits to keep a register was read for the first time at the June 4 1913 Board of City Commissioners meeting and will have a second reading and passage on July 2 1913.
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Las Vegas
Board of City Commissioners
Complete Map of Las Vegas Valley for Sale
Dealer ad offering a complete sectionized map of the Las Vegas Valley with land entries owners names artesian wells and school districts for four dollars each. J T McWilliams promotes a brand new map for sale to buyers seeking detailed local geography and property information.
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Las Vegas Valley
J.T. McWilliams
Nevada District Court summons in Agnew divorce case
The Nevada Fourth Judicial District in Clark County issues a summons to Edna E. Agnew in a divorce action filed by T. Lee Agnew. Edna must answer within ten days if served in county, twenty days if served elsewhere in the district, or forty days otherwise, or a default judgment will be entered. The complaint cites extreme cruelty and seeks a decree dissolving the bond of matrimony. Publication dates: June 28 to August 9, 1913.
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District Court of the
Fourth Judicial District
Clark County
Rada
T. Lee Agnew
Edna E. Agnew
District Court
State of Nevada
Nevada
Clark
State of
Haney A. Hannon
Said County
Notice of Forfeiture in Valentine Mining Claims Nevada
Notice to J. T. Donahue and heirs that labor and improvements totaling 100 dollars for each year 1911 and 1912 were expended to hold Valentine claims in the Yellow Pine district Clark County Nevada. Co‑owners who furnished no labor must contribute 25 dollars per claim per year or lose their one quarter interest. 1915 date appears with publication dates 1913.
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Yellow Pine
Clark County
Nevada
Valentine
United States
FM. Grace
MaLacni M
Riley
M. Beall
Delinquent stock to be sold at public auction in Overton
The board orders sale of delinquent common stock to cover assessments levied March 1 1913. Shares of multiple shareholders including Avey Marshall Hinckley Wells Murphy Stauffer and others will be sold at the company office in Overton Nevada on July 19 1913 at 7 30 p m to cover amounts due plus costs. Secretary-Treasurer Isaac E Lose presides.
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Stout
Angelina L. Thomas
HL Wells
A.J. Avey
Marshall
Moapa Garden Co
Leonard
Hinckley
Isaac E. Lose
Perry L. Smith Files Five Year Proof Notice
Notice from the U S Land Office Carson City Nevada stating Perry L. Smith of Las Vegas Nevada seeks to prove up a homestead claim for Wig SE14 NEW SW4 and SE4 NW1 in Section 31 Township 17 S Range 56 E Mount Diablo Meridian. The proof is to be made before United States Commissioner Peter Buol in Las Vegas on July 14 with witnesses Harry E. Matthews Joseph G. Laravey James H. Ladd Edward W. Griffith and Louis J. Coun listed as witnesses. First publication May last publication June.
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Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Carson City
Nevada
Perry L. Smith
Las Vegas
Range 56
Mount Diablo Meridian
Peter Buol
United States
Harry E. Matthews
Las Vewas
Joseph G. Laravey
James H. Ladd
Edward W. Griffith
Nevada summons for divorce in Clark County case
District Court in Clark County Nevada issues a summons in a divorce action between Grace M P Tunstall and Whitmell Pugh Tunstall. The defendant must answer within ten to twenty days depending on service or forty days if out of county. The plaintiff seeks dissolution of marriage due to more than a year of neglect to provide necessaries. First publication June 21 1913. last publication August 2 1913.
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District Court of the
Fourth Judicial District
Clark County
State of Nevada
Grace M. P. Tunstall
Pugh Tunstall
Nevada
Whitwell Pugh Tunstall
District Court of
State of
Clark
District Court of the Fourth Judicial Distric
Hagley Harmon
Plaintiff
Whitmell
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