18 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1911
Page
1
In Yerington a fourty thousand dollar courthouse was destroyed by dynamite on Sunday morning. The incident prompted a police investigation and raised questions about labor related violence. Local officials urged calm as investigators traced the explosive act and its possible connections to broader labor unrest.
A strong Butler program tonight features In Ancient Days a four act drama His Brother's Double Lubin comedy The Reporters Pathe drama and a Vitagraph war story The Littl Spy with Kenneth Casey The program promises gripping action and comfort for all ages A free Christmas matinee for children is announced next Sunday
Walter J Harris and Hugh H Brown returned from Reno after attending the Nevada Bankers association sessions. Harris presided at the banquet with about 75 guests while Brown toasted Tonopah and forecast it becoming Tonopah the Great. Brown spoke on the New Orleans Convention and the Aldrich plan for monetary form.
The Isthmus of Panama will see the disappearance of several villages under a new artificial lake forming between Gatun and Matachin. Gatun is already buried under about 80 feet of rock and water, with Ahorca Lagarto Barbacos Calmito Matachin Bailamonos Santa Cruz Crim de Juan Galgo and Crulces slated to vanish as the lake rises.
Twenty one more bodies were recovered after an explosion at Cross Mountain mine in Briceville Tennessee, raising the toll to eighty four. President Stephenson of Knoxville Iron Co stated all entombed accounted for. Fifty nine widows and seventeen fatherless children reported. Most bodies to be removed by night. Only one insured victim among the dead. Relief fund exceeds twenty thousand dollars.
In Yerington Nevada on December 18 a blast blew down two concrete partitions of the new courthouse, causing a portion of the north wall to collapse. Investigators found burned fuse and powder traces, implicating dynamite. Ward brothers, builders, and county officials launched a full inquiry to identify the saboteurs. Loss to builders about 4500 and the building delaying occupancy beyond a date. The structure, valued at 40000, had plumbing, steam heat, and electric work damaged, with only wall beams affected.
Mexico City reports a major earthquake felt from ocean to ocean. Guerrero and Chilpansingo suffer the worst effects with people rushing to the zocalo and praying as residents seek safety. President Madero appears calm, watching from the national palace window during the tremors.
Howard Brady of West End and Halifax Mining, Tonopah, travels to San Francisco with ties to Governor Oddle’s military staff. His mission centers on purchasing a colonel’s uniform and related regalia amid a flood of military tailor orders and retired National Guard officer correspondence at the St Francia hotel.
A fragment notes the loss or disposal of well-preserved regalias during a post holiday sale. The item hints at festive pricing, with no further details on location, people, or beneficiaries.
Washington dispatch reports foreign legation guards in Pekin totaling 21032, over two thirds of a brigade. The breakdown lists nationalities including American 320 British 338 French 201 Austrian 86 German 121 Italian 177 Dutch 418 Russian 249 Belgian? 24 and others among the mixed force. A separate Montana mine accident describes a worker falling between boards during night work.
Washington December 18 a sharp exchange between Representative Mann Republican leader of the House and Representative Sisson Democrat of Mississippi created an exciting moment. Sisson accused Mann of protections from rules of the House while Mann retorted and the chamber erupted in uproar. The dispute centered on an amendment to permit the sale of the Maine relief ship bones to private interests. Both men traded reproach as the House proceedings moved on with little further disruption.
Sacramento Calif Dec 1 The Sutherland Burnett public utilities bill described by its authors as one of the most sweeping regulatory measures for corporations in U S history passed the Senate late Saturday It repeals the railroad commission act from the last session and expands the railroad commission's control over all public utilities in the state under a constitutional amendment grant of plenary legislative power
Mizpah Lodge No 25 Knights of Pythias prepares to dedicate and housewarm their new Castle Hall in Orade Building. The modern cozy structure cost around $6000 before finishing touches and will host Pythian Sisters for the ceremony with an address on Pythianism by H Melnetosh.
Right Rev. John Mills Kendrick Episcopal Bishop of Arizona and New Mexico died suddenly at his home in Los Angeles at 75 after 22 years in the bishopric. His widow and a Phoenix daughter are reported ill. The body will be taken to Phoenix for burial.
In Artape So yarn authorities report that lieutenant and a colonel Rafael T. Romero, along with four guerrilla figures, were killed while two members were severely wounded during a jail break attempt on Saturday.
The Acro Club of America awarded Calbraith P Rodgers a gold medal in recognition of his notable aerial achievement.
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