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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1898
Page
2
Copper mines once written off as too costly are now profitable for owners. Operators shift from narrow rich streaks to whole veins, with average ore yields of 3 to 4 percent, and rare cases below 1 percent. Production cost averages under nine cents per pound, with several large mines delivering copper for under 6 cents.
A Foontsin City family bought sausage from a local butcher and found a cat paw inside. The Knox ville Express reports the family is raising Cain, joking about whether a butcher might also include a rabbit's foot or a Newfoundland dog with ten cent sausage.
A Nevada resident from Gold Hill collapsed and died yesterday afternoon in Sacramento while seeking medical help. The Stockton Mail notes the traveler’s desperation after years in Gold Hill. The Boston Globe comments on stamp placement etiquette, calling mis-stamped letters foolish.
Manager Leake of the Baldwin hotel states every guest on the register has been accounted for. However, there were guests in the Baldwin whose names did not appear on the register.
A landmark estimate places the English lexicon above 250000 words, about 70000 larger than combined German French Spanish and Italian vocabularies, according to leading authorities.
A variant of mob violence language is reported with fiery phrases about lynching in San Francisco directed at school directors and broader threats against officials in Chicago and the South. The speech signals rising tension over governance and race.
The text notes Chicago's city council has not been polled on the subject, but if surveyed the body would likely be unanimously opposed to mob law.
The Supreme Court in San Francisco is asked to enjoin Superior Judge Carroll Cook from proceeding with the trial of Cor Delia Botkin, accused of murdering Mrs. J. P. Danning in Dover Delaware. Harper seeks to define the right of the Superior Court to try the case after extradition was refused, potentially avoiding further state expenditures over twenty thousand dollars. The court’s action remains uncertain as no decision has been announced.
In Winnemucca Nevada on December 12 Rev Father Reynolds united Albert R. Seeliger and Miss May V. McGrath in marriage. The couple, both residents of the town, exchanged vows in a ceremony officiated by Rev. Reynolds.
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