General Joubert Dies Amid Pretoria Mourning
Pretoria dispatch reports General Joubert died Tuesday night from a stomach complaint. The capital mourns the Boer general as resistance to British advance weakens.
29 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
1
Pretoria dispatch reports General Joubert died Tuesday night from a stomach complaint. The capital mourns the Boer general as resistance to British advance weakens.
Odessa dispatch reports 250000 Russian troops mobilized and Black Sea squadron ready. Tensions between St Petersburg and the Sublime Porte rise as Russia seeks Asia Minor concessions. Caucasus and Armenian frontier garrisons tripled for active service.
President C P Huntington of the Southern Pacific Company, who has recently arrived in San Francisco, states he has not purchased the Virginia and Texas railroad line. He denies any deal and confirms no such acquisition is planned.
The Centennial-Eureka Mining Company declares its first quarterly dividend of $1 per share. Copper ore from the Parrot mine is crushed at Stewart's mill in Sodaville Nevada. Miners demand higher wages near Ione Nevada but are refused. A Rampart City Alaska letter reports rich strikes and possible bloodshed in Little Manook districts. Excitement grows in Juneau over Sumdum mine ore with potential dividends over $500,000. Eureka ore scheduling remains unfavorable at Salt Lake City smelter. Smelter plans for three new plants loom as ore contracts are sought in the region.
An advertorial urges readers to use Scott's Emulsion to treat wasting diseases by restoring weight. It claims the product produces fat, aids both young and old, and sustains gains even after stopping. Available in drugstores with price listed as 1rd $00.
Interior Department circular outlines who may cut timber on public lands across multiple states and territories, specifying mineral land, restricted uses, prohibitions on sale or export, and penalties for noncompliance effective February 15, 1900. It requires eight inch diameter minimum trees, full use of each tree, and fire risk disposal of refuse.
The Federal land office has ordered cancellation of all mining patent applications filed before January 1, 1899 that were legally prosecuted. This statewide move will return thousands of claims to government ownership and clear dead matter from records, reshaping property in mining regions including Colorado.
Fragmented notices discuss litigation risk from proof of prior rights via pending patent filings. Other items advertise cold cure products, Hood’s Sarsaparilla claims, and cottage designs.
An ad touts Karl's Clover Rot Tea as a guaranteed cure for chronic constipation sold for fifty years at 26 cents, and Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure with a fifty year positive guarantee, both marketed by Eagle Drug Store with sensational health claims.
Advertisement states a two thirds usage guarantee for Shilohs Consumption Cure with refund option if no benefit. Prices listed as 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar. Eagle Drug Store sells the product.
An advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea claiming purification of bowels liver and kidneys with prices of 25 and 50 cents and lists Eagle Drug Store. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething claiming relief of teething pain diarrhoea and stomach issues with a 25 cent price and worldwide sale.
In the Fifth Judicial District Court of Nevada Humboldt County the administratrix Merce J. Abel appoints and requires all creditors to file claims with vouchers within forty days after the first publication dated March 24 1900.
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