23 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
1
Mexico faces holiday scarcity as poverty grips the nation and merchants struggle with high prices. The Associated Press reports scarce gift buying, dwindling stores, and limited yuletide cheer across cities, with many unable to afford Christmas essentials.
A mass of letters and packages overwhelmed the postoffice as volunteers, led by young clerks, worked to sort and distribute. Despite fatigue, they processed the influx at five items per minute, with Stamp sales totaling 28280 and trains delayed by the heavy mail.
Washington reports the Senate approved the conference report on the administration currency bill by 61 to 25 and the bill became law at 0 o'clock tonight. Bristow opened debate alleging Senator Owen seeks to entangle banks in politics while asserting personal gain from the currency law. The session ends as Congress reconvenes January 12, 1904 with Owens and Cowen clashing over conference integrity.
Associated Press reports further statements suggest additional boys are implicated in the murder of Ze who, tied to a robbery plot, with at least one other boy involved. Police note new leads as investigators sift through conflicting accounts in Los Angeles.
The Las Vegas basketball team arrives after a win over Goldfield and prepares to face Tonopah in an interschool event. Coaches and players from both schools, including Sophomores and Juniors, gather at the Miagak arena for a 7:40 start with a program followed by dancing and a dance band.
A. Mair in charge of manual trading at the high school plans Tonapal on Christmas morning while awaiting a new position. He hesitates to join the Springfield division as salary and oath terms are unsettled. The vacancy remains unfilled. Mr Blair arrives from Eugene, Oregon, with home in Newark, Ohio.
Washington dispatch reports censorship board halted the production of a "white slave" moving picture shown at a local theater. The board declared the film unsafe and inappropriate for capital audiences. Temperature notes are garbled. historical weather detail remains unreadable.
Heavy snow and strong winds wracked the Sierra Nevada and central California as a major winter storm delivered mixed precipitation. Officials noted up to 24 inches of snow in places with rain and sleet in lower elevations, hindering travel and causing road closures. Local weather stations forecast continued wintry conditions into today with lingering snow and rain across the region.
Four candidates for teachers certificates appeared for examinations. They were Ming Della Gilbert of Tonopah, Mrs Hilda Surwiton of Marrant, Francie Cinavenor, and Morenes McMillan of Sharp, Nevada. Both Sharp and Current lie in the western end of the county. the other two applicants come from nearby towns. The four have taught for three months in local schools.
A hunting party leaving camp this morning includes Daeck Whitman, Tinek Re Lovovich, Samen Jigo and Clarence Wornan bound for Liberty. Relino Vie accompanies as sharpshooter to protect the group from coyotes and to verify their hunt.
Turbulent events in Portland include two tailoring shops in Tonopah and a nearby disruption as workers, led by an industrial union, announce a plan to seize goods and wages for a period of weeks. The communiqué mentions a prominent tailor and conspiratorial plans to lure a person named Ink.
Western Nevada Miner reports the old Candelaria camp in Nevada is moving ahead with a model milling plant. FG Grate supervises construction while Wigeinbottoms and Theol Tall back the project. Directors plan rapid completion with adequate financing and funds in the bank, noting Mount Diablo and other Grate Palmer properties as producers.
H Willer arrived from Bilverton to oversee work on the WIKKine Bishop Creek mine and the reinstallation of a 50 ton daily cyanide plant. Equipment to be supplied by Colorado Ironworks of Denver with design input from Akins and engineers. A recent wire survey reported favorable cyanide extraction and low cyanide use, with focus on fine grinding and slime production to recover valuable metals. It will take about 00 days to fit the order and prepare, with preliminary work to be completed before material arrives. Later today the Supreme Court denied appeals in the Wildes case, affecting Redtiver county and Sheriff Ingalls against the State Bank.
Mrs Addison receives notice of the death of her sister in law Mrs Joseph Tua in Manor Alberta Dun dale formerly of Bowe Lake Utah. She leaves seven children. Death followed an operation conducted about a month ago.
Public service board again changes date for meetings and notices. Readiness to address Tonopah sewer and fire protection matters discussed. Location notices for sale at the Rovanse office provided with official details.
Frank Joseph Mannix, once editor, returns to Denver to spend holidays with Nie Narenis in Tonopah after a misstep on a railcar. William Turley, Mono County pioneer and former butcher, dies near Bridgeport. Funeral under Masonic lodge rites in Boilie.
The Roa and Joleivonea matter with Glaborite Massey and POM as defendants proceeds toward trial. Counsel Jodgy Griffin and Sweeney Morellanian lead defense. court judge Parrington will oversee proceedings in The Cadenenact Mune. A home for Willind Biralgtt at Vitih avenue and Nineky fourth entae, Now Work, is valued around 8200,000.
Merle McCrimmon, a 15 year old who died in Tonopah in 1907 of malignant diphtheria, is moved to Stockton California for reinterment after a six year delay caused by Nevada shipping laws. The body was buried in an airtight coffin and moved by undertaker Frank Cavanagh with the father Jack McCrimmon accompanying the remains from the family ranch in the San Joaquin valley area.
A New York physician Anna Shaw, described as a reformer, declares she will oppose the income tax, asserting taxation without representation as tyranny. The remarks suggest a challenge to current tax enforcement and express intent to defy income tax obligations.
Lydia and Barter set to appear in a Christmas afternoon bout at the Casino, planning ten rounds. The Twitatoplore orchestra of the Caaliie! to perform with several new players. President Wilson ill at the executive mansion with a cold.
Superintendent Douglas notes weak readings at Midway cross cut with low values near the shaft. The report mentions stock market context and a 12 ib font level, with ledge values around 95 and a generally promising quarterly outlook.
Bingham Utah December 25 There are no indications whether Lopez entombed in the mines. No developments since December 14 when walkheads were erected at the entrance to trace the slayer of women believed to have taken refuge in the mine. His crime began November 21 with the killing of a fellow Mexican followed by five more victims.
A reader note corrects a quoted price in the Tonypal Daily Rowwnaa item, stating the ounce price should be the standard rate, and mentions Belmont MiMw and a Congress member Roberts traveling west for health reasons. The missive also references a hospital transfer and a planned California recovery visit to Meda and Grove in Buller County.
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