Local News Items and Town Movements
John Gilcrent and others arrive in town while Carson trips and ranch plans fill the period. Notables like Mabel Stanaway and Hampton guests visited as Sheriff Lloyd and constable Felix monitor parole. Fresh river clam fishing appears near Dayton as local officials upgrade water infrastructure. A large Pullman train signals a citywide celebration in Peekskill with Gen. Pomeroy memorial dedication and Astor battery plans.
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Carson River
Dayton
Lyon County
Rongon
Eastern Star Social Aids Widows and Orphans in Dekoto
The Order of Eastern Star hosted a benefit social in Dekoto California for widows and orphans of Masons. A large Armory hall crowd enjoyed mandolin and piano music recitations duets and a two hour social dance with ice cream cake and bouquets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Order of Eastern Star
Masons
Dekoto
Armory Hall
G. 8. Nixon
O. EB
Winnemucca
No Irish There There on Street Car Controversy
Two women discuss avoiding places with Irish crowds on a street car. A Hibernian woman overhears and declares the others should go to hell for saying so. Separate note mentions war balloons sent to Santiago by General Greeley to aid reconnaissance and communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
General Greeley
Signal Corps
Fossil Oak Discovered During Sewer Work in Stockport
During sewer excavations in Stockport England workmen unearthed a massive fossil oak tree. A scientist calls it a giant of prehistory and about 10,000 years old, reportedly weighing around forty tons. Dr. Hart, staying at the Lafayette hotel, plans to depart Ogden Utah Sunday at 2:50 am. visits may be arranged tomorrow for cures of catarrh asthma or hay fever with Trib sprain remedies offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor Battery
New York
John Jacob Astor
Stockport
England
Hawaii Defense and Annexation Debate in House
Congressman Newlands argues Hawaii should be annexed as defense rather than tied to colonial expansion. He warns against delaying until after the war and opposes using Hawaii to justify Philippine conquest. He asserts Pearl Harbor’s strategic value and cautions that Hawaii demands protection, not conquest. The Hawaii question is peaceful defense, distinct from the Philippine war aims.
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Newlands
House
Hawaii
Manila
Philippines
Cuba
Blanco
Spain
Dewey
Philippine
Cavite
Cadiz
Barcelona
Cala
Pacific
Hawaiian
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
China
England
Germany
France
Russia
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Aleutian
Tropics
San Francisco
Hongkong
Hawaiian Republic
Pearl Harbor
Schoefield
Wors
Canary
Cape de Verde
Cuban
Isla
Pacific Ocean
Asiatic
Pacific Coast
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John Gilcrent
Chris
Diehl
Carson
Bert Perkins
Golconda
G. A. Krenkel
Alison Reinhart
A. Wilkinson
Mabel Stanaway
Reno
Boston Conservatory of Music
Mra
J. Hampton
Little Rock
Ark
F.C. Hampton
Ruth
Wadeworth
Mre
C.D. Duncan
L. J. Feliz
Lovelock
James Newman
BE. A. Lewis
Fourth Street
Mrs. A. Beam
Torrey
Elko
Carson City
W. D. Jones
The
Austin Reveille
Grand Lodge
Winnemucca Water Company
Archer
Fire Company
Chinatown
Peekehill
N. Y
Booker Hill
Sons of the Revolution
Seth Pomeroy
Hillside Cemetery
Peekskill
D Ore Astor
Trib
Eastern Star Social
Colpntel
Philppines
Philippine Islands
Foreign Affairs Committee
Royal
International Indemnity Go
Accident and Health Insurance, FM
Buckixenam
Paradise
Nevada
EK. Reinhart & Co
Hood
America
C. J. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
State
Onio
Ciry Or
Toneno
Lucas County
Frank J. Carney
F. J. Ouesey & Co
Toledo
Catarra
Havu
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W
Gleason
Notary Public
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Dante
M. Hofman’s
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