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Subscriptions for The Silver State show prices by mail: one year 3600, six months 190, three months 190. by carrier in Winnemucca 6B per week.
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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1897
Page
2
Subscriptions for The Silver State show prices by mail: one year 3600, six months 190, three months 190. by carrier in Winnemucca 6B per week.
Conditions of weather for 24 hours ending 8 o clock P M 75th meridian time. Mean barometer 2.615 inches. Maximum temperature 51 degrees. Minimum temperature 17 degrees. Mean temperature 24 degrees. Prevailing wind direction N W. Precipitation 0.60 inches. Minimum temperature December 18 above zero. A Rogers Agent Weather Bureau.
The item notes Australia’s gold shipments to the United States topping $11,000,000 for the year 1897. It contrasts potential outcomes if Bryan had won the presidency, suggesting silver bullion would circulate as value similar to gold, shifting the trade balance and mint activity.
The Buffalo Express calls the scene a premier advertisement though the actress fainted for 20 minutes after stepping on a live electric light wire. A separate note criticizes Secretary Gages bi metalism as a modern echo of an old Indian hunting spoils proposal.
An Oakland firm advertised it would never send a bill but then announced a switch to a cash system. A crowd of women at the counter angrily reacted, upset by the misleading claim and the new payment policy.
Both houses approved the Yukon miners relief measure on Saturday and the president signed it into law. The act sets relief at 200000 dollars and directs cooperation with Canada and army involvement to implement the plan.
A committee of the French Chamber of Deputies Saturday resolved to invite the government to submit a bill establishing bimetallism in France.
Mary Ellen Lease will challenge Jerry Simpson for the congressional nomination in Kansas Seventh District. The race centers on party endorsement and future election strategy as both candidates vie for the party ticket.
The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the First National Bank of Winnemucca will be held at the bank in Winnemucca Nevada at 10 o clock A M on Thursday January 13 1898 A full attendance is desired Secretary Groups 3 Nixos Winnemucca Nev Dec 11 1897
The DeLamar Nugget reports a bizarre bet tied to a murder trial in Cassia county. If the prosecution can repeat a ride by a certain time with selected horses and riders, the defense loses its motion for a new trial. The outcome hinges on whether the ride was possible in the stated time. A sensational wager would imply a man’s neck could be at stake if the ride is attempted.
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