Local And Personal Arrivals And Events
The item lists arrivals from Paradise San Francisco and Idaho including Hoskins Shirk Goodwin Digman Nelson Organ Cord Coryell McGranahan Jamison Taylor and others. An illustrated stereopticon service at the M B Church is announced for tonight with all invited. No. 6 train was about three hours late yesterday due to a freight accident near Truckee.
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H. H. Coryell
Elko
Carson
Y. H. McGranahan
W. F. Jamison
St. Anthony
Idaho
M. B. Church
L. H. Taylor
Lovelock
Golconda
No. 6
Truckee
Grand Ball and Banquet for New Ladies Fraternal Lodge
Harry Wilson Lodge B of R T and Sagebrush Lodge Ladies Auxiliary to the Trainmen hosted a grand ball and banquet for the new ladies fraternal organization and visiting California members. Armory Hall was decorated with evergreen and flags with a locomotive head light on stage. Banquet at Silver State hall followed, with remarks by G S Nixon S H Kitto and W H Bryson and continued dancing to 3 am.
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Harry Wilson Lodge
R. T
Sagebrush Lodge
California
Armory Hall
Silver State Hall
Messrs
G. S. Nixon
S. H. Kitto
W. H. Bryson
Big Cattle Deal Across the West
The Salt Lake Tribune reports three large cattle deals totaling 10 000 head with a value above a quarter of a million dollars. John Sparks of Reno sells his 1900 output to M K Parsons of Salt Lake acting for himself and associates. Parsons buys Sparks 7500 head of steer and heifer output and 1500 McIntyre black polled Angus steers.
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Salt Lake Tribune
West
John Sparks
Reno
Nev
M. K. Parsons
Salt Lake
Parsons
Nevada
State rankings in railway mileage and population
The United States lists Utah thirty seventh in railway mileage and forty third in population. Nevada is fiftieth in population and forty sixth in railway mileage. Wyoming ranks forty ninth in population and forty second in railway mileage. Arizona is forty eighth in population and thirty eighth in railway mileage. Idaho stands forty seventh in population and forty first in railway mileage.
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United States
Utah
Nevada
Wyoming
Arizona
Idaho
Fire destroys stable and carriage at Riverside hotel
A fire alarm at about 8 am yesterday led to a blaze at the Riverside hotel box and quickly consumed the large Court street stable owned by H. J. Gosse along with a fine carriage. Estimated loss is $2,800 with little insurance. Evidence of fire started the investigation.
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Riverside Hotel
Court Street
H. J. Gosse
Bell Mare Mining stockholders meet in Lovelock
D S Truman secretary of Bell Mare Mining Company arrived from Salt Lake for the stockholders meeting. A Boyer joined. Colorado stockholders were expected but telegrams said illness kept them away.
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Bell Mare Company
D. S. Truman
Bell Mare Mining Company
Salt Lake
A. Boyer
Colorado
Lovelock Tribune
Conductor Keeps Promise with Giant Cake Surprise
Conductor E A Lewis surprised the Ladies Auxiliary at a banquet by presenting a large fruitcake adorned with a red rose and the B of R T to LA emblem. He had joked about cake baking, visited stores to source ingredients, and delivered a dramatic, proudly crafted dessert that fulfilled his boast.
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E. A. Lewis
B. of R. T
Lewis
John
Ogden
R. T
L. A
Oreana cut‑off track nearing completion between Ogden and Wadsworth
The Oreana cut-off grading nears finish as two 30‑man steel gangs lay 75‑pound rails and ties. Track likely usable by February 15, replacing Oreana hill on the Southern Pacific route from Humboldt bridge near Lovelock to Zola five miles west of Rye Patch. Erickson and Peterson contractors have labored nearly a year on major fills and deep cuts.
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Oreana
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Wadsworth
Oreana Hill
Central Pacific
Humboldt Bridge
Lovelock
Zola
Rye Patch
Erickson & Peterson
Reno death and political notes span Nevada and San Francisco
A. J. Wright dies of stomach cancer in Reno. Ex Governor Kinkead and wife are seriously ill in San Francisco. John H. Dennis chosen by Nevada Democrats to carry state electoral votes. A California couple barely funds a Sacramento trip after a Carson marriage. M. K. Parson buys 1 000 cattle from O'Neil Bros in Wells at about 22 per yearling and 29 per two-year-olds. W. H. Moffit from Lovelock considers joining a minstrel group. Advertisement notes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a soothing cure for piles and skin ailments.
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John H. Dennis
Nevada
Washington
California
Carson
Sacramento
M. K. Parson
Utah & Colorado Cattle Company
O'Neil Bros
Wells
Lively Speakership Fight Tangles Nevada Assembly
In Carson the fight for the Speakership grows fierce with only four members present Con way and Burke of Lincoln Dickerson of Esmeralda and Van Duzer of Humboldt. Van Duzer trails claim he will win with caucus strength around twenty votes and solid blocs in Elko Lincoln Lyon Eureka Humboldt Washoe Storey. Attaches contest heats up Nate Roff leads for Chief Clerk of the Assembly while Crawford Washoe vies for Sergeant at Arms.
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van Duzer
Carson
Messrs
Conway
Burke
Lincoln
Dickerson
Esmeralda
Humboldt
Elko
Lyon
Eureka
Washoe
Storey
Nate Roff
Clert
Assembly
Crawford
Seargant
Morton
McDonough
Ridge
Virgin of
Douglas
Bingham
Wallace
Senate
Considine
McIntosh
W. J. Dooley
H. HE
Freudenthal
Neely extradition ruling cited by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled Neely is subject to extradition and must be surrendered by Cuba, reaffirming Cuba as foreign territory under the June 6, 1900 act. The document mentions other unrelated notes on catarrh cures and patent medicines.
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Cuba
United States Supreme Court
Neely
Spain
Union Pacific Spends Six Million On West Track Upgrade
The Union Pacific Railroad Company reports spending six million dollars to improve a track once considered among the Wests finest. The result is a straighter, level, dustless roadbed with Sherman granite ballast allowing higher speeds and greater safety. The project promises solid comfort and security for patrons. For Eastbound travel, the royal highway is urged with contact to F B Choate, vicoral Agent, Salt Lake City.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company
Royal Highway
F. B. Choate
Salt Lake City
One Minute Cough Cure Urges Early Use Against Pneumonia
Advertisement notes prompt relief for lung trouble with One Minute Cough Cure at first signs of a cold. Claims quick cure and prevention of consumption. Also mentions Congressman Francis G. Newlands receiving seeds quota for 1900 and invites requests by March 1. Addresses House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
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Brown Bros
Francis G. Newlands
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Notable 1900s Telegrams Sweep Nations and States
Miners in Scofield Utah strike for higher wages. President McKinley improves but will not receive visitors this week. Tennessee lawmakers introduce a bill to make kidnapping a capital offense. Illinois Governor Gates Missouri Governor Dockery Indiana Governor Durbin were inaugurated yesterday. Italian steamer Lore near Cochia Island. many wreck victims wash ashore. Rocky Mountain News editor T. M. Patterson chosen to replace Senator Walcott in Colorado fusion caucus. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Miss Ellen French wed in Newport. Chicago merchants sign petition to permit the Jeffries Ruolin fight. General MacArthur reports Delgado surrender in Panay. more surrenders expected. Stanford historian George B. Howard resigns after sympathy for Professor Ross. Spokane County Treasurer fight erupts between Republicans A L Smith and Democrat George Mudgett. offices occupied amid locked vaults.
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Lore Hase
Island
Cochia
T. M. Patterson
The
Rocky Mountain News
Colorado
Senator Walcott
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Ellen French
New Port
Newport
Chicago
Jeffries-Ruolin
MacArthur
Delgado
Lloilo
Panay
George B. Howard
History
Stanford University
Ross
Smith
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Fast Relief
This excerpt promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a guaranteed fast relief for croup grippe and throat and lung troubles. It claims prompt action will save children and is pleasant to take, with Brown Bros as the authorizing sellers.
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Brown Bros
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