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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1901
Page
2
Oaly except Sundays see Garner Bridge and Fourva Streets. Subscription rate one year by mail eight months six months with three months by mail. AD by cartier in Winnemucca per week twenty five cents. Address all business correspondence to The Silver State Winnemucca Nevada.
The report covers a 24 hour period ending May 19 1901 with mean barometer 30.02 inches maximum temperature 57 degrees minimum 34, mean 46, normal 56. Precipitation 0.0 inches. Prevailing wind W. Forecast cloudy tonight and Tuesday for Ava Toth meridian time. J A Hayden Observer.
The article praises irrigation for turning barren alkali wastes into fertile lands in the Southwest. It notes the President and his party witnessing orchards and thriving towns, recognizing irrigation as vital to national reclamation and the arid region’s future water needs.
The American Federation of Musicians condemns ragtime as unmusical rot and urges members to suppress and discourage its playing and publishing. The piece mocks listening venues and even the graphophone’s willingness to “render a selection” in ragtime.
The piece questions King Eddy's stance on a free press and suggests he would dismiss a zealous servant who seized an edition of The fish People of Dublin. It frames the incident as an overreach by a servant and notes potential royal response.
The Standard Oil company contemplates a fivefold capital increase to reduce enormous dividends. An alternative cited is lowering oil prices to similarly trim dividends.
Paragraphers nationwide mock Hanna’s embarrassment as Perry Heath’s staged Hanna boom sparks public amusement. The gaffe centers on a carefully planned public reveal challenging Hanna’s stance and prompting widespread commentary.
The article hints that free Cuban sugar advocates and American beet sugar interests will likely clash in the next session of Congress. A wag has a quiet warning that intraparty maneuvering may move faster than others, suggesting readers should take note of shifting lobbying dynamics.
The Kansas City Journal reports a trainload of eggs left Newton Kansas for California. There were twelve cases containing nearly 2,000,000 eggs. It is described as the first egg train ever dispatched to California. The note suggests Nevada could be a strong market for poultry farming.
Congressional delegations tour the country and new possessions in luxury transport to inspect conditions and collect information for official printing, a pleasant government funded sightseeing venture. The piece notes the appealing nature of such trips and the lack of participation by more citizens.
A Pennsylvania preacher advertised free money at last Sunday's service and drew a packed church. He gave each attendee a single copper cent and said he cannot promise a return engagement at the same rates.
Report notes that only bouquets are being thrown at the President of the United States while the Czar of Russia and the Emperor of Germany would be surprised by the peaceful reception.
Patrolman Clarence Routh of New Orleans is described as the richest police man in the United States owning 100 acres near Beaumont valued at 1.5 million dollars and holding an interest in a 10 million dollar oil enterprise in New York.
An array of names appears including General Mead Harry Lenox Major Timothy Tap Uncle Mose Mulvey Cyril Blackburn Solomon an colored Capt Warren Jenison Mabel Meredit Lottie Evans Mrs Moses Mulvey Mi G Reid H McIntosh H T Riddle Prof Dornberger A Preston C V Biggs Cc H Keith C DeChaine oc H McIntosh Myrtle Purviance F A Preston.
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