Mining News Strong Threats and Big Ventures Across West
The Standard Con Mining Company of Bodie offers a $500 reward for robbers of its retort house. Tailings from Mt. Diablo at Soda Springs sold to California buyers who plan a plant. Arizona women form Golden Rule Mining and Exploration Company with $35,000 capital. Bonanza mine in eastern Oregon reports $80,000 monthly cleanups and aims to expand. New coal veins found, and rapid development at several mines. Gold and silver values cited. various metals priced high. placer claims located near Summer and Albert lakes for borax. Mrs. Caroline Van Horne manages Blackwell mine near Butte, boosting pay with a ten-stamp mill. Legal cases in Reno and Peayville tied to Wedekind and Major claims. Expert Holland bonds major claims, with work to start soon. Leaching of low grade ore eyed as cheap processing. Sweepstake gravel mine in Trinity County sold for over $5 million to Philadelphia syndicate. Reports of a giant gold-bearing gravel near Ontario Idaho with a rich but possibly exaggerated deposit. Ground staked as excitement grows.
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Standard Con, Mining Company
Bodie
Cal
Mt. Diablo
Soda Spring
California
Arizona
Tucson
Golden Rule Mining and Exploration Company
Bonanza
Oregon
Southern Pacific Announces Broad Operating Department Shakeup
Southern Pacific will appoint ER. H. Fitzhugh as general manager and M. Herbert as general superintendent, replacing the existing four vice presidents in charge of operations. The move creates a system wide reorganization with no details on further changes.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Southern Pacific
ER. H. Fitzhugh
M. Herbert
Kruttschnitt
The
Pacific
Atlantic
Oregon
Fitzhugh
San Francisco
Central Vermont Railway
Grand Trunk
J. M. Herbert
St. Louis
Tron Mountain
Missouri Pacific
Western millionaire jokes about boots and birth in wit
The exchange in the Philadelphia Press parodies Western lore with a rich man declaring he began life barefoot and is an exception. The banter shifts to Binks’s near sighted typing and Mrs Binks interrupting spellings, then quips on Schwab’s past while noting his sudden rise.
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Philadelphia Press
Binks
Schwab
Civil Service Exam for Indian Service Farmer Job
Washington dispatch reports the Civil Service Commission will hold an examination on July 23 for the position of farmer in the Indian service. Twenty two vacancies exist amid difficulty finding qualified applicants for the Indian offices.
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Washington Dispatch
Civil Service Commission
Indian Service
Rail executives and new sidetrack figures in railroad news
News of the railroads notes about 600 men at work on the Short Line. Union Pacific president Burt rejects a consolidation rumor. Cal Nevada sidetrack opens where Central Pacific meets Nevada border. J C Stubbs named traffic director for Harriman rail group with Chicago base. salary at least 70000.
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Avada
Burt
Union Pacific
New York
Southern Pacific
Denver Times
Cal-Nevada
Central Pacific
Nevada-California
San Francisco
J. C. Stubbs
Harriman Syndicate of Railroads
Stubbs
Chicago
Chicago & Alton
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Harriman
Spubbs
Sherman Headache Cure Promises Instant Relief
Advertises a headache remedy claiming instant effects and harmless results. Pills priced 25 and 10 cents per box marketed by Brown Bros. Also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Care as a digestant for indigestion, sold by Brown Bros.
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Sherman
Brown Bros
Cure for Consumption Promised by Kemp’s Balsam Ad
Recent death statistics show most perish from consumption. The remedy Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs supposedly cures and relieves all cases. Priced at 25c and 50c with a free trial size. Sold by Brown Bros. Pink, yellow, nile green and black plain lawns promoted by F. C. Robins & Co.
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Brown Bros
F. C. Robins & CO
National Salute at Sunrise Parade on Grand Street
A national salute marks Sunrise Grand Street Parade at 10 A.M. with a chorus event. Participants include local organizations and residents gathered for the morning ceremony.
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Grand Street
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Stomach Cure
An article argues for Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach disorders. It cites testimonials from Clarence Carnes of Virginia and claims the medicine cures cases others cannot, paired with Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for biliousness and liver stimulation.
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Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Clarence Carnes
Taylorstown
Loudoun &O
Value of Advertising in Country Newspapers
The value of advertising in country newspapers is scarcely known. A country paper that prints home news engages the home audience more deeply than city papers do with city residents.
Hill Life Saved by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Remedy
A Missouri man credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after doctors said he would not survive. He recalls a neighbor giving him the remedy nine years ago, and he remains healthy with the medicine in his house. Also advertised are Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and men’s footwear from Robins & Co.
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Hill
Chamberlain
Champerlain
A. B. Lafayette
Gregory Landing
Clark County
Missouri
Brown Bros
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Mines and Mining
Elko
Summer and
Albert Lakes
Lake County
Lovelock
Nevada
Sierra Valley Record
Caroline van Horne
Blackwell
Butte, Mont
Wedekind
Holland
Peayville
F. C. Updyke
Nevada Exploration and Development Company
Reno Journal
Harry Clark
Wat Ie
Feno Gazette
Trinity County
Philadelphia
Snake
Ontario
Idaho
Statesman
Kruttschnitt and
Fillmore
Civil Service Examination
News OF the Railroads
Winnemucca
A. W. Thomas
Geo. C. King
America
Armory Hall
Prent’s Bookstore
W. A. Henry
Hagle Drug Store
Eagle Drug Store
Bridge Street
Ihedan
City Bakery
C. Diehl Sr
H. S. Pitts
Arlington
Tex
Ene Ven
Robins & CO
C.D. van Duzer
J. T. Wheeler
Wheeler & van Duzer
Attorneys-At-Law
Diehl Building
Bert L. Hood
Courthouse
Giroux
Winnemucca, Nevada
Stanton’s
Frank X. Murphy
Inemucca, Nevada
W. L. Samuels
Pacran
Bridg and Fourth
T. C. Hanson
Eagle Drug
Lfred Chartz
Carson City, Nevada
W. #. HOLT
Humboldt County
Aldress
Paradise Valley, Nev
Charles M’connell
John O'Kane
Nev
Felix Poulin
Blacksmit and Wagonmaker
Horseshoeing
J.H. Hoyt
B. Reinhart
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