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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1899
Page
2
The Silver State announces daily publication except Sundays with subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery in Winnemucca Nevada. Subscriptions are offered for a year six months and three months with mailing options and a note to address business correspondence to The Silver State in Winnemucca Nevada.
Weather Bureau report from Winseaveca Station shows four hour period ending 5:09 PM local time with mean barometer 20.74 inches, maximum temperature 5 degrees, minimum temperature 1 degree, mean 42 degrees, prevailing wind from the east, and 24 hour precipitation noted. Observer J G Hayden records the figures.
Skies stay mostly clear with colder conditions tonight followed by continued chilly weather on Thursday. No precipitation is expected. Highs near the 40s and lows around the 20s to 30s. Winds light to breezy.
The Emporia Times reports widespread price hikes on essential goods and tools, with stores up about 30 percent and items such as copper, nails, barbed wire, and tools rising sharply. The piece accuses trusts of boosting profits at the expense of the public amid McKinley era rhetoric.
The Washington Post notes John R. McLean’s stout effort to sustain the Democratic organization in Ohio amid adverse conditions. It argues his fight showed a sizable portion of Ohio voters oppose Republican policies, with the Jones vote reflecting anti-Republican sentiment even as the Republicans won.
The defeat of Lowndes for Maryland governor leaves Republicans with a single Southern state governor, Daniel L. Russell of North Carolina, whose term ends next year. Russell was elected during the 1896 presidential contest through a Republican Populist coalition.
An Administration organ says Admiral Schley courts publicity while Admirals Dewey and Sampson avoid it. Schley would be less in the public eye if McKinley supporters stopped their barking. They are furious as attacks boost Schley’s popularity with the masses.
Thomas B. Reed appeared in a New York court representing a gas trust. The inquiry suggested that, as with water, gas seeks its level, reflecting the unfolding legal proceedings.
The piece notes Admiral Dewey’s brother declines a run for Vermont governor. It cites a remark by Council Bhiffs Nonparell that the Deweys are not runners. Other items mention Thurston’s marriage, the Philippine capture of Tarlac, Roberts not resigning, and California pears and boxers as exports.
A collection of quirky claims and statistics: a blanket statement on women's clothing spending, a $435 telegram example, a cannon awarded to a Montana regiment from the Philippines, and notes about Nevada City’s George E. Stow claiming to be the first white child born in Nevada County. Also cited are a Michigan printing office ritual, the United States map size, a Texas lumber order for three billion feet, and Hawaii's 124 year old Countess. Keepookle Apau is named as the oldest woman per Hawaii census.
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