Two Dead in White Plains Train Wreck Near Winnemucca
The No. 4 Southern Pacific mail train wrecked near White Plains after a broken switch. Brakeman Vincent LaForge died. Engineer Kline and Fireman Van Why injured. Conductor Guessford led the train. wrecking trains aided recovery as authorities investigated cause. LaForge, from Wadsworth, left a wife and family grieving his untimely death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
White Plains
Wadsworth
LaForge
Kline
van Why
Guessford
Vincent J. LaForge
Boca
Cal
Winnemucca
Truckee
George
Bert LaForge
Paul Laveaga, Jr
R. Trewick
San Bernardino
A. B. Lothrop
News Notes From 1803 To 1894 And Social Commentary
A collage of items notes gold mine discoveries in Colorado since 1803, mint plans for Columbia medals, Memphian debt payoff in 1894, and Jefferson manuscript purchase talk. Also remarks on a Quebec libel protection law, murder statistics, a preacher anecdote, gambling warnings, and a sensational unemployed laborer incitement quote from Hardie of London.
Engagement Talk Stuns Society In Santa Monica Pair
Society in San Francisco notes a surprising engagement between Winthrop Elster of Santa Monica and Miss Alice Hobart, a Pacific coast heiress with an income said to exceed $12,000 monthly. The wedding date is undecided but expected after Easter, once her Harvard-attending brother can attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Chicago
Winnemucca
Doctor Cartwright
Sacramento
Laine
State Board of Health
Doctor Laine
Winthrop Elster
Santa Monica
John P. Jones
Nevada
Alice Hobart
Pacific Coast
Harvard
The Color of Gold and Local Mining News
The article discusses gold color differences by origin, noting red Australian gold vs milder Californian gold and variations by source. It mentions coinage and octagonal $50 pieces, Wadsworth fire bond funds, snowfall, mine resumption, and laborers affected at the Southern Pacific system. It also advertises Syrup of Figs and local commerce promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mining Review and
Metallurgy
California
White Horse
Washoe
Defiance
Jim Blaine
Black Warrior
James Curran
Sacramento
Wadsworth
Small
Motive Department
Southern Pacific
Also Mentioned on This Page
Man LaForge
Carson
Comstock
Senator Wise
A. A. DeLigne
Bonnifield
Paul Laveaga Jr
Vincent LaForge
Ait
Sierras
LaGrave
Medical
The
Reno Gazette
State Medical Society
Reno
Ayer
Altgeld
Mlinois
Upham
Wisconsin
Washington
Colorado
Mint
Columbia
Jane
Memphia
Tenn
Daniel
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Quebec
England
Wales
Zack
Hardie
London
Glasgow
Liverpool
Manchester
Leeds
Iy Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Shavey
West & Truax
O Walding
HH. Frederick, Jeweler
Reno, Ney
U.S. Gov’t
Wadsworth Fire
Poe
E. Reinhart & Co
Jlsti
Rusk
Humiel
Larslay
J. A. Rogues
Arcust
Tern
A. Kleinbans
Mra
Connors’ Gen
Gee
J. Coax
Lovelock
H. Frederick
W. A. Brown
Winnemucen
Jae
Thas Ayer
World’s Fair. IG
Humboldt Flouring Mills
Paradise Valley, Ney
Stock & Schwartz, Proprietors
Andress
Schwartz
Bupt
Paradise
URESH
N Tre District Court
State of Nevada
Humbolds County
Nathan Levy
George & Nixon
District Court
State of
Humboldt County
Said
Saiied Dees
St.van Stare
Omeney
Jet Jas
Neenes
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