New Library Building Plans Altered After Board Meeting
A Capitol Commissioners conference with Mr Burke approved a new library plan but required a six foot ceiling reduction and wider structure. Poujade reported on shelf space needs while Douglass backed dedicating the entire building to the law library. Site debate shifted to Main Street per local petition. Adjournment set for July 6 to revisit. News also notes stock exchange postponements affecting assessment dates in July.
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Supreme Judges Toons
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Law
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Supreme Court hears State vs Kair on eight hour law
The Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments in State versus Kair on the constitutional eight hour law and a motion for a new trial. Attorneys Chartz and General Sweeney argued for the defense and state respectively, with a strong showing by both sides. The court now has the case for decision.
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Supreme Court
Kair
Chartz
Sweeney
Japanese in Lawyer's Office Seeks Common Servant
A Japanese person requests a position as a common servant in a lawyer's office and provides the contact as Kow On at No. 501 China town.
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Kow On
China Town
County Commissioners Schedule July 1 Meeting
The Board of County Commissioners will hold their regular monthly meeting on Saturday July 1. All parties with county claims must present them before the date. H. B. Van Etten Clerk of the Board. H C Kattleman offers box wood and slabs and accepts deliveries to the hay yard or by calling Main 4c.
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Board of County Commissioners
H. C.kattleman
Kings are first class and the town is 4
H O Krober spent weeks in the southern mining belt visiting Tonopah Goldfield and Bullfrog. He found Tonopah thriving with mine production and modern amenities while Goldfield was quiet due to owners leaving and delays in claims. Beatty impressed with water and mines. He reports health benefits and town hustle across the western desert.
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H. Krober
Mr. Krober
Tonopah
Goldfield
Beatty
Las Vegas in the Desert Echoes Its Founding Rise
The piece compares Las Vegas to Salt Lake City Denver Boise and Phoenix, noting how quickly frontier towns grew after mining booms. It recalls Naho in 1862 and Phoenix around 1868, arguing Las Vegas’s present optimism rests on well founded precedents and strong early achievements cited by Fitz-Mac in the Denver Post.
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Boise
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Gila
Arizona
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Denver Post
Dane Thomas Johnson Arrested for Whiskey Sale Near Fallon
Thomas Johnson, 27, arrested at Fallon for selling whiskey to Indians. He acknowledges guilt.
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Thomas Johnson
Fallon
Death by Own Action in Silver City
Alfred Bennetts, lessee of the Lands mill in Silver City, shot himself with a 38 calibre revolver at 5 am. He left no known cause beyond long standing despondency. Bennetts, about 52, was unmarried and wealthy, with interests in mines, and leaves brothers and sisters. Coroner Lothrop held an inquest and returned a verdict of death by own action.
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Landers
Silver City
John
J. Wild
Hawthorne
Schromberg
Amity Lodge of Masons
Lothrop
Chronicle
Jumbo mining boom draws for high grade ore in Selby district
Reports say southern arrivals head for Jumbo as Selby Consolidated property yields promising assays. Stanley and two partners, arriving from Goldfield and Bullfrog regions, plan ground exploration with Kawich M. and M. Co supervisor John Doherty joining soon. The district’s immgration grows and a sizable camp atop Mount Davidson is likely within a month.
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Selby Consolidated
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Stanley
Goldfield
John Doherty
Kawich M. & M. Co
Mr. Dougherty
Nevada
Mount Davidson
Bank Promoters in Trouble in Nevada Suit
M. Robinson of Los Angeles sues Las Vegas Bank and Trust Co. officers for 500 damages claiming the bank not incorporated when he was advertised as vice president. Names Geo F Polenz W D Wilson Chase Worden C D York N T Wreden and J S Johnson as defendants. He seeks 30 dollars in Nevada courts. Comstock mines to pay 11 on July 1 to aid Fourth of July celebrations.
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Los Angeles
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Geo. F. Polenz
W. D. Wilson
Chase. Worden
C. D
Barber Acquitted In Genoa Murder Trial
Benjamin Barber was found not guilty by a jury at the Genoa county courthouse in Genoa after a murder case involving Adam Voor. The trial highlighted Barber’s suspected insanity and included a plan to place him in a sanitarium. Barber was ordered confined for treatment in Livermore.
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Adam Voor
Douglass County Court House
Genoa
Barber
Voor
Ben Palmer
Wiliam Woodburn
Woodburn
Judge Murphy
Material Arrives for Valley Road Construction
The first batch of construction material for the new road to the valley has arrived in the city. Ties are unloaded on the old Lynch lot east of the passenger depot as surveyors finalize grade pegs and prepare for actual construction toward the cattle corral and Indian School.
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Carson Valley
Reno News Highlights and Road Progress Report
The Workmen held a lively meeting with a smoker and repast after. A Reno Independence Day parade is planned with a grand event and invitations for Governor Sparks and James McKinty. Bodie tunnel repair injuries noted. The road between Goldfield and Tonopah nears completion pending ties and rails. S P A R Co shifts shipping point from Toano to Wells for Southern Nevada traffic.
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Parry
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Sparks
James McKinty
Toano
Wells
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