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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1901
Page
2
Newspaper notice from The Silver State Winnemucca Nevada outlines publishing terms with subscription rates and mailing options. It lists daily exchanges except Sundays, with pricing for one year six months and three months by mail and carrier, and directs all business correspondence to The Silver State in Winnemucca Nevada.
Weather summary for 24 hours ending 6:09 a.m. local time reports mean barometer 29.87, max 80, min 18 above zero, mean 64, normal 2 degrees? Prevailing wind N W, precipitation 0.0 inches. June 17.50 above zero min temperature. J C Hayden observer.
Cloudy unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday. McAdie notes on Supreme Court decisions and Porto Rico case. Dooley comments on constitutional issues following elections. Editorial contrasts Spanish and British camps harming Cuban and Boer civilians with worldwide reaction. Two Boers visit to discuss camps and health impacts.
The passage questions the contempt Americans show toward European vine growers who shoot cannons at clouds to avert hail and frost, noting that both sides spend vast sums and seek protection for vineyards through weather manipulation methods.
The arrest of U S District Attorney Summerfield at Reno raises concern over Nevada's stance toward the federal government. Opinion from the East suggests if the issue reached the Supreme Court, Nevada might be treated as foreign territory.
A year after Lord Roberts entered Pretoria and declared the war ended, British forces remain arrayed as before with about 1.25 million dollars spent daily and a 250000 strong South African army. The enemy controls parts of the country while railways are in British hands. Casualties from bullets and disease exceed 3500 monthly. Morale falters among the British, Cape loyalists grow discontent, and home taxpayers confront rising debt. The republics’ armies are described as better and fighting more effectively.
Washington discussion centers on McKinley abandoning strict protectionism for broader markets. Reports of a Montreal speech quote him saying concessions may be needed to expand markets, suggesting a move toward reciprocity and tariff reform advocated by Blaine and Babcock.
The piece notes rich men quarrel in business despite social rituals. It mentions His Great Self as not a Morgan autobiography and jokes about a yellow reporter seeking Teddy Roosevelt’s view on the third-term movement. The tone blends wit and topical jabs on power and politics.
Hill Hamilton, convicted in White Pine District Court on May 12, 1899 for second degree murder and life imprisonment, has applied for a pardon. His case will be reviewed at the board’s next meeting. The Pleasant valley killing of Marion Clement occurred January 26, 1899, after a quarrel at Hamilton’s house. Clement was shot in the back as he left. Hamilton claimed innocence, but trial evidence strongly supported guilt. White Pine News.
A listing of canned beef, tongue, bologna, and tripe plus lunch goods and jams. Fresh items include roast beef, sliced beef, poted ox tongue, deviled chicken, pickled tripe, and raspberry strawberry preserves in glass jars. Also advertised are water white honey, chips, coffee, flour, picnic hams, and carloads of sugar and other staples with a message to customers to chase lower prices.
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