Reno and Virginia City Notes Add to Nevada Schedule
Judge Cheney arrives from Reno and court opens with civil cases. Various arrivals from San Francisco McDermit Santa Rosa and Paradise. Rumor of graves robbed for bones in Virginia City. Weather includes parching heat haying delays and a August school term prep. Gasoline powered well pump drives large irrigation and hints at town electrification.
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J. F. Dennis
Reno
Congressman Newlands
Nevada
Isaac Foster
A. W. Riley
Hot Springs
Oregon
Colonel Hanlin
Santa Rosa
Cal
Quin River
Saniel Buckner
Viselia
California
L. B. Ward
N. P. Moore
Willow Point
Virginia City
Rank Nen
Paradise
Jos, Germain
Sppar
Bryan's Dispatch Defines Populist Nomination Stand
William Jennings Bryan, writing from Lincoln Nebraska, states he may accept the Populist nomination only if conditions are attached. He urges immediate free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1 and notes support for Sewall and alignment with Chicago platform while criticizing Populist concessions. He vows no action that endangers bimetallism or Sewall’s chances.
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William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Jones
United States
St. Louis
Sewall
Chicago
Immense Block of Gold Found in No 10 Tunnel
A large gold block weighing about 1500 pounds, valued at 204643 73 dollars, was found in the last cross cut of No 10 tunnel on the DeLamar lode. It lies embedded in rock unlike surrounding material and is too hard to blast. Workers use hardened chisels with machine oil, the only effective tool, to attempt extraction without breaking the ore.
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No. 10
DeLamar
deLamar Lode
Judge Mack May Resign Over Kirman Estate
The Chronicle notes a possible resignation of Judge C E Mack of the first judicial district. It would enable him to manage the Kirman estate settlement, a role tied to his pre election work and Kirman’s illness. Subtexts include potential prosecutions for stolen newspapers and Bryan’s Populist nomination vote results.
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the Chronicle
C. E. Mack
First Judicial District
Richard Kirman
Mack
National Silver Party Adopts St Louis Address
The National Silver party in St Louis adopts a pro Bryan Sewell ticket call calling for free coinage of silver and urging unity against gold monopoly. The address lists veteran delegates across factions and asks for contributions to fund campaign expenses at New York address 121 East Thirty fourth Street.
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National Silver Party
St. Louis
Lane
California
Baker
Bryan
Baltimore
St. John
Sr. Louis
William J. Bryan
Arthur Sewall
United States
William P. St. John
East Thirty Fourth Street
New York City
Knights of Pythias appoints district deputies and committees
Grand Chancellor Torreyeon announces district deputies for Nevada Knights of Pythias with 15 districts and various committees including Judiciary, Grievance, Finance, Credential, State of the Order, Printing, Rules and Review, Foreign Correspondence, Endowment and Uniform Ranks, and Necrology. All Ivanhoe lodge No. 18 members are urged to attend the July 27 meeting at 8 o'clock. visiting Knights welcome. The Butte Miner notes Republican Montana papers defend tariff protections with persistent rhetoric.
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Torreyeon
The
Knights of Pythias
Nevada
M. N. Davidson
L. L. Elrod
A. E. Kaye
Sol. Levy
P. C. Kelly
J. C. Slater
W. J. Douglas
W. 8. Hillman
Frank Fernald
Ben. Rosenthal
A. D. Wilcox
T. J. Yeargin
C0. B. Derby
P. J. A. Ryan
Judiciary
F. M. Huffaker
R. M. Beatty
J. BE. Bray
W .D Jones
N. A. Hommel
J. J. Hill
L. Guggenheim
W. H. Noyes
R. Sadler
F. M. Fellows
J. F. Condon
State of the Order
J. E. Bray
J. G. Ellis
J. F. Dennis
A. B. Stoddard
J. F. Aitken
C. E. Bray
T. R. Hofer
Geo
F. Talbot
J. Hodgkinson
EF. Winfrey
Isaac Solomon
W. Tl. A. Pike
H. J. Thyes
M.C. McMillan
J. A.conbo
Ivanhoe Lodge No. 18
Butte
Republican Papers
Montana
Watson Sets Out Fusion Plans for Populists in 1900
Thomas E. Watson declares acceptance of the Populist vice presidential nomination and argues for full fusion with the Democratic ticket to carry the South and West. He cites electoral math and predicts strength from eastern states and a united two-party front. The piece also notes Watson personal background and a separate local incident about a courthouse arson attempt in Hawthorne, Nevada.
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Thomson
Thomas BE. Watson
St. Louis
Bryan
Democratic Party
West
Fresh fruits and local remedies advertised with community notices
Road items announce next week arrivals including watermelons cantaloupes and berries while Cass Woxrrecy and Cash Novelty Store urge orders. Mrs Rhodie Noah is treated with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after cramps and diarrhoea, with success noted by Mary Sibley Sidney Mich. No-Tox Wild Cherry Phosphate promoted by F C Robins & Co.
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Mary Sibley
Sidney, Mich
W- A. Brown
Dresden Silks and Hotel for Sale Across Winnemucca
Dresden Silks offers diverse patterns from New York for waists at reduced prices through E Rereart & Co. Row & Pree advertise a tall windmill and hotel items. Tuomas Sion, proprietor of Busch Motel, lists sickness sale of upper Winnemucca hotel property with terms to right party.
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New York
Tr. E. Rereart & Co
Upper
Winnemucca
Tuomas Sion
Busch Motel
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Advertised
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims universal use for fifty years and promises immediate relief from teething pain. The text invokes a physician endorsement and lists a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
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Winston
United States
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Fresno
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Norton
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Ureed
U.S
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Columbia County
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Augusta
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Hawthorne
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