Legislative Proceedings and Assembly Actions Hit by Quoted Sun Letter
Senate debated journal copying and funds for Annie Foy, heard bills on mining and mail routes, and adjourned to Monday. Assembly considered a rule suspension for a bill on county representation and discussed appointing a janitor committee, with members absent and the assembly opening under Coryell. The page also includes an unrelated New York Sun letter praising salt water health claims and a dramatic personal anecdote.
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Senate
Esmeralda
Committee On
Federal Relations
Assembly
Coryell
van Duzer
Whitacre
Sweeney
Peckham
Washoe
Cough and Cold Remedy Ad Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as curing a cold in one day with a 25 cent price. It features a Mexican war veteran praising Chamberlain's remedy for Mexican diarrhea and pension considerations. Brown Bros. druggists offer two for 24 cents and suggest trying it for stomach relief.
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Chamberlain
Mexico
Brown Bros
Mining Trends and Activity in Western Prospects
Newfoundland ranks fifth among copper producers as discoveries in the last year boost its position. Old Tuolumne County remains a key mining camp with a $4,000 gold pocket found at Bald Mountain. Snowmelt in southern Oregon boosts placer prospects, while the Coe mine at Grass Valley resumes after a cave incident. Chainman Mining Co in Ely, Nevada, receives a 200 horsepower Pelton wheel and new pumping gear. Anaconda Company adopts an eight hour day at Butte properties starting February 1. Sierra Nevada mine installs cheap power to run hoisting, improving operations. In Sprucemont, Harvey Fordham property yields deeper, richer ore body. Shelton notes a busy summer ahead. Tonopah reports rapid work and high-grade ore, with DeLamar interests visiting and increased camp activity led by Thomas Kendall and Jack Carey.
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Old Tuolumne County
Cal
Bald Mountain
Oregon
Coe
Grass Valley
Union
Chainman Mining Company
Ely
Nevada
Salt Lake Tribune
Scallon
Anaconda Company
Butte
Montana
Anaconda
Sierra Nevada
Ajjl
Virginia
Shelton
Harvey & Fordham
Sprucemont
Here
Wells Herald
Tonopah
A. Cohen
DeLamar
Thomas Kendall
Jack Carey
Hawthorne Bulletin
Army reorganization bill passes House and other telegrams
The House approves the army reorganization bill by a vote of 133 to 100. Indian Territory reports downplay uprisings as greatly exaggerated. The House Foreign Affairs Committee favors Jenkins Wisconsin bill to regulate Chinese arrival and strengthen exclusion laws. Queen Victoria’s funeral observed at Cowes with a grand naval display planned. Shanghai dispatches say diplomats will urge China to honor endorsements and request death penalties for four Chinese officials. Senator Towne proposes a joint resolution calling a ceasefire in the Philippines on terms recognizing Filipino independence and US interests.
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House
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Cowes
Edward
Shanghai
China
Senate
Towne
Philippine Islands
United States
Railroad Discrimination and Transit Rates Across the Nation
The San Francisco Call exposes tariff favoritism benefiting New York Chicago and St Louis by showing lower Orient rates from those centers than combined New York to San Francisco and San Francisco to the Orient. The piece notes Schedule F as the basis and contrasts regional freight practices across the Atlantic and Middle West States.
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San Francisco
New York
Orient
Chicago
Mother's Favorite Cough Remedy Promoted by Local Druggists
The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for children and effective for coughs, colds, croup, and whooping cough, claiming no opium or dangerous drugs. It emphasizes indigestion cures with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and promotes other products from Brown Bros and F C Robins Co, including coats and wool underwear. A Nevada Woolgrowers meeting is noted with date, time, and location.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
C. Hall
Brown Bros
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legislative Proceedings
Dhaavk
Gallagher
Miss Annie Foy
Congress
Committee On Mines and
The
New York Sun
Churchill
Sen
Douglas Elko
Eureka
Humboldt
Lincoln
Lyon Nye
Ormsby
Storey Washoe
Vee
White Pine
Committee On Elections
Mines and Mining
Newfoundland
DeWitt's
DeWitt
de Witt
F. C. Robins & Co
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Royal Highway
Teller
Pr. B
Choate
Salt Lake City
Shiloh
S.C. Wells & Co
LeRoy, NV
Rown Bros
F.C. Robins & Co
Woolgrowers Association of
Reno Nev
J. F. Clark
Mill City
Nev
Delaware
Bert L. Hood
Courthouse
Winnemucca, Nevada
C. T. Wheeler
E. D. Giroux
Wisxemocca
Nevapa
City
Honse
Francisco
Stanton
Frank X. Murphy
W. L. Samuels
Bridg
D. T. C. Hanson
Weber Building
Eagle Drug Store
Alfred Chartz
Carson City
W. H. Holt
Humboldt County
Alrest
Paradise Valley
New
Charles M’connell
Silver State Job Printing
Pacific Coast
Silver State Wianemucca
Ueayette Hotel
Gury
Winnemucca
Dave
Rose
Bridge Straw
Wintemueva, New
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