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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1898
Page
2
Public notice lists subscription rates for Silver State Publishing Co with Annual price 60 dollars six months 40 dollars three months 10 dollars and carrier delivery in Winnemucca details truncated by OCR.
Weather Bureau report from WuxNemucca station for 21 hours ending 8 o'clock meridian. Mean barometer 20.75 inches. Maximum temperature 11 degrees, minimum 8 degrees, mean 11. Prevailing wind north. Precipitation 0.00 inches in 24 hours. Forecast min January 12 2. A. Rogers, Agent.
The piece explains federal spending, taxes, and treasury processes in detail, noting annual costs for civil, military, naval, Indian, pensions, and debt service. It describes revenue sources from customs, internal revenue, and other receipts and outlines warranting payments through the secretary to the treasurer. A separate dispatch reports a violent crime in Algonquin, Illinois, where a tramp killed a 13 year old girl after being refused breakfast.
The 1897 US mineral and metal production totaled 762,061,106 dollars with metals at 257,451,172 and non metals at 504,609,934, up 19,290,225 from 1896. Coal led value at 205,000,000 from 194,500,000 short tons, copper rose to 475,338,340 pounds, gold reached 65,000,000 dollars, silver 56,117,000 ounces, and world gold totals rose to 241,391,639 dollars. The US remained the top producer and exporter of major metals and pig iron and steel products. Nervous people are urged to try Hood s Sarsaparilla.
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