Keating's Fine Horses Rushing to Denver for June Meet
A train car carrying twelve California bred racehorses owned by Tom Keating and Myron McHenry arrived in Winnemucca en route to Denver for June racing before entering the grand circuit. The string includes Searchlight Anaconda Diane Venus II Coney and others with strong records and bred by notable sires. Myron McHenry to drive when needed. Monroe Salisbury also aboard with Al Cony. Keating, famed Nevada turf figure, seeks top earnings this season.
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Winnemucca
Tom EK
Keating
Myron McHenry
Pleasanton
California
Denver
Saginaw
Searchlight
Diane
Anaconda
Venus II
Coney
McKinney
Nora Mapes
Knight
Algona
Agitato
Steinway-Tone
Eras-Gracie
Little Thorne
Wawthorne
Grace Hall
Phoebe Childers
Sir Roderick
Victor Patchen
Lolita
Sidney
Charles Derby
Ira Wood
Grace Kaiser
Cupid
Hhe Stable
Strangers in Winnemucca
Train No. 3 delayed eastbound due to wreck of freight No. 204 blocking the line east of Winnemucca. The two sections were held until track clearance, then left around 10 o clock. Passengers explored Winnemucca, learning of Nevada’s advantages and opportunities for homeseekers.
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Winnemucca
Winnenuves
Indiana
Nevada
Weather Summary for Nevada Week Ending May 8
The Nevada section reports generally unfavorable farm weather with high cold winds and dropping night temperatures. Temperature averaged about 6 degrees below normal. precipitation was average and well distributed. Crops made little progress due to cold. last two warmer days spurred some recovery. grain and haying in Lincoln County. seeding in northern districts. potatoes planned centrally. Sewing Machines ad mentions F C Robine & Co at discounted prices.
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United States Department of Agriculture Climate and Crop Bulletin
Weather Bureaus
Nevada
Lincoln County
Scarcity of Horses Triggers Price Boom and Demand
Wyoming stockman Frank Bemton reports a surge in horse prices and demand. He notes buyers seek horses of all types, with range mares weighing 1100 to 1200 pounds fetching strong money, and teams of 1150 to 1200 pounds selling at 175 to 200 dollars per span. He predicts a genuine boom as demand climbs for railroad work and construction, while cattle shortages persist and horses remain comparatively scarce.
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Frank Bemton
Wyoming
Albany
Denver
Nevada Wool Advancing Hopeful Prices Rise
Nevada wool prices are advancing as buyers offer eleven and three fourths cents per pound for select Nevada clips. Market observers expect further gains as quality fleece remains in demand.
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Nevada
Wool markets hit by droughts and crown-bred mutton rise
The London Financial News reports droughts in Australia and rising crown-bred mutton in River Plate and Australia affecting European markets. Wool scarcity grows as merino output declines from 1895 to 1898, with Australia risking a multi‑million bale deficit. US free wool cuts and River Plate gains are not enough to offset a global shortfall. Russia consumes all produced.
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London Financial News
Australia
River Plate
New Zealand
Europe
United States
Observations on Texas cattle prices by John Sparks
John Sparks reports from a forty day trip in Texas with notes on cattle markets. He says gulf to British line stock is the heaviest ever seen, prices held by Texas stockmen, yearlings around twenty dollars and two year olds about twenty five. He doubts a future cattle decline and notes corn fed Texas beef being shipped to San Francisco. Data drawn from Miles City Stock Growers Journal.
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Nevada
Chicago
John Sparks
John Sparke
Texas
Suyn
Reno
Mr. Sparks
Gulf
Rockies
Sparks
San Francisco
Breeder Types and Market Pressures in Horse and Cattle Trade
The piece contrasts methodical horse breeders who focus on top sires and care for foals with careless breeders yielding lower prices. It discusses cattle feeders hoping for price rises, feed abundance, and the shift toward sheep for quicker returns, plus notes on horse ownership in Texas and cattle movements to Wyoming. It mentions Havana meat retail prices and a new bull law, ending with a medicinal product advertisement.
Olympia Set to Sail Home From Manila After War
Admiral Dewey plans to leave Manila for the United States as soon as arrangements and instructions for his ship the Olympia are completed. The cruiser will sail leisurely with stops in Mediterranean ports to refresh the crew before a duty return, then proceed to Hong Kong for a paint refresh and provisioning before continuing. Dewey is expected to stay on the United States Philippine Commission. The item closes with an advertising note for Scott's Emulsion, praising naval tonic uses.
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Manila
Admiral Dewey
United States
Hin
Olympia
Hong Kong
Dewey
United States-Philippine Commission
Paradise Items and Health Notices in Bloom
Local notes report Mrs Freemouth and Mrs P M Palmer ill, Albert Byrnes and Mins Gillilan recently mentioned, and a measles outbreak among Mrs Coleman’s family. Frost damage on Marys orchard minor. A Pasquale pipes water for fire use. 8 B Pierce shown to be ill and insane. Spotted fever cases among foothill sheep herders. Advertisements push Hood and Shiloh cures, Union Pacific rail promo, and a Lady remedy for eruptions. Also listings for watches, corsets, and medicines with several drugstore claims.
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Mins Mac Gillilan
McDerruit
Albert Byrnes
A Pasquale
B. Pierce
Coleman
Rice
Gilbert
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The
F. C. Robine & Co
Wies
Miles 1
City Stock Growers’ Journal
Dean
Eureka County
Cheyenne
Beowawe
Drovers Journal
Havana
Cuba
DeWittits
Eagle Drag Store
News
Scott
Ara
Scott's Bowne
Chemists
New York
Paradise
Hall
F. J Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Druggiste
Union Pavithe Railroad
Union Pacific
Utah
Missouri River
Salt Lake City
H. M. Clay
General Agt
Main St
Hood
J. T. Freeman
Fort
Wingate, N. M
Eagle Drug Store
DeWitt
F. C. Robins & Co's
Elgin and Waltham Watches
Chicago Jewelry Company
Santaoiery Street
Cal
Seb
Chamberlain
P. E. Grisham
Gaats Mills
W. A. Brown
Shiloh
Undertaker
F.C. Robins &Co
DeWith
W. M
mySwl
F.C. Robins & Co
Chamb *Erain
John Snider
Freed, Calhoun Co
W. Va
Draggint
Mena
Young Meng
Mylich, Robins & CO
Mrs. Winslow
Winslow
Dewn
Karl
Robins & Co
Ows
Picycles
Celabrates Featherstone
Columbia Bicycles
E. Reinhart & CO
Short Bros
Agent S
Pabst
Milwaukee
What
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Matter With
Union
Silver State Winnemucca
Pioneer
A. Kletnhans
Mm. B. Staunton
Alfonso Pasquale
Buckeye
Hollingsworth
Kentucky
P&o
Rutherford
Parafpise Paint CO
Battery St
Reinhart Bros
Golconda
Winnemares, Paratise
Golconila
J. H. Hoyt
P. A. Pinson
Semeen Golconda, Nev
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