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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1901
Page
2
The Silver State newspaper printed in Winnemucca Nevada operates daily except Sundays. Subscriptions listed include one year six months and three months by mail with weekly carrier rates. Address business communications to The Silver State Winnemucca Nevada.
Weather Bureau report from Winnemcca indicates 24 hour period ending 7 pm local time. Mean barometer 30.42 inches maximum 60F minimum 30F mean 45F with normal 37F. East wind prevailing and no precipitation recorded. Observer Hayden Buren notes minimum 31F on March 6.
Cloudy tonight and Thursday. A Minnesota bill would admit legislators who read law a year and passed judge proof. Kansas raiding furniture must be tried and burned. California lawmakers near session end show little progress. Nevada gains a score in slots debate. wool markets affected by mild winters and cotton competition.
The British Registrar General estimates the United Kingdom population on April 1, 1901 at 41,297,000, up from 38,105,000 in 1891, with Ireland losing inhabitants at about 250,000 over the decade and Canada census anticipated to reach around 5.4 million.
Lan cashire glass plants report success adding wire netting to molten glass yielding fireproof burglar proof material. Doors resist 2500 degrees Fahrenheit while ordinary doors heat up. Naval Constructor Hobson rises from Lieutenant to Captain becoming senior officer of the construction corps in Santiago era promotions. Pay rise limited by longevity, about $300 per year.
The editor, a former Washoe county grand jury member, argues for abolishing grand juries in Nevada. He cites cost, lack of added rights for defendants, secrecy, potential for grudges, and low indictment conviction rates, noting other states have benefited from abolition.
The Dayton Times reveals the borrower of four hundred dollars from the Orphans' Home Fund. It identifies late Governor Jones as the debtor, asserts no wrongdoing in borrowing and potential repayment if he lived, notes potential recovery issues with his estate, and urges a law prohibiting state board loans to prevent treasury lending generally.
Holt Manufacturing of Stockton ships a 50 horsepower traction engine with ten wagons of ten tons capacity each to Reno for freight work. The engine will haul five wagons per trip while the other five are loaded at the far end. Value about $10,000.
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