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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1897
Page
3
January 25 1907 report from Windom Station details two hour weather ending 8 PM mean barometer 25.55 inches maximum 10 degrees minimum 30 degrees mean 34 degrees wind from 8 W velocity 12 mph no precipitation in 24 hours January 16 record shows 20 degrees observer Frank R Beahan.
President Cleveland received ex Queen Liliuokalani at the White House yesterday. Potatoes are selling at 8 to 10 per ton in California. An eight inch vein of asbestos found in the Young America mining district in northern Elk County. Bert Prench and William Corder returning from San Francisco en route to Oregon. State Controller La Grave and State Printer McCarthy report the 1896 controller’s annual. Ice cold East. temperatures 10 to 20 below zero with the coldest day predicted. Senate foreign relations committee debates arbitration treaty on Nicaragua canal. some senators demand canal settlement first. Colorado mines bureau reports 164 deaths and 162 injuries in six months. 25,554 employed. Elko Independent notes fish eggs deliveries for hatcheries. trout shipments planned. Petitions circulate to license prize fighting and boxing. Dan Stuart hopes Corbett Fitzsimmons bouts in state. Discussions of railroad line sites and western Cuba pacification move. Rathbone Sisters of Hermion Temple No. 5 urged to meet tonight at 8 o’clock.
The Austin mining company marked the completion of its 30 stamp mill with a free dance on January 21 in the mill tower. About 400 people from up to 100 miles attended a grand event with a banner welcome and a long night of music dancing and a lavish supper. The write up notes the town’s hoped for revival and a tunnel exceeding 6000 feet nearing completion. A Masonic meeting at Winnemucca Lodge No 10 is announced for the next evening at 7 o'clock to rehearse G A Krexker, W M.
Fred Rush a 50 year old Swiss native was killed Friday by a giant powder blast about a mile above Mill Creek, twenty eight miles from Battle Mountain. He left a wife and three children as townsfolk mourned at his funeral in Battle Mountain Lodge No. 31.
Two sisters from DeLamar Idaho flee home with Walter Young from Pleasant Valley and head toward Nevada. Their father and an Oregon constable pursue, catching them near McDermit. All return safely amid local attention to the escapade. Bill-related notes follow with proposed poll tax and constitutional changes referenced.
Eighth day notes lawmakers introduced A B No 8 licensing glove contests with 250 dollar sheriff payment, and multiple A B measures on counties bonds schools textbooks road offices and tax matters. Afternoon session covered A S senator election, and various legislative ballots from Utah Washington and Idaho legislatures.
An assortment of overshoes boots sandals and related rubber footwear is advertised with pricing inquiries. A grand ball is announced for Friday January 29 at the Golconda hotel with music and supper, inviting Winnemucca area residents. Also advertised is Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonies and druggist sales details.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pain in children. It claims quick relief from crying and teething distress, plus benefits like curing diarrhea and regulating the stomach. The note urges mothers to buy it for 25 cents a bottle from druggists worldwide.
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