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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
1
Reno reports a major scandal as Sir Francis Newlands and allies allegedly levy a 10 percent assessment on all state employees. Women in state institutions face the same coercive demands, with threatening letters demanding names of noncontributing Democratic workers.
New York trading steadies as hopes for a peaceful settlement in European politics lift sentiment. Price levels firm while late week cleanups from previous negotiations set a firmer tone in bonds and equities.
At Lincoln on October 12, William J. Bryant spoke at the state university lambasting Governor Hughes and the Republican platform. He contrasted public disclosure of contributions and Roosevelt's support for Taft, criticizing tariff policies while entertaining the students with epigrams.
Detroit defeats Chicago 8 to 3 as Mullin holds Chicago to seven hits and passes. Tyrus Cobb shines with four hits in five at bats boosting his average to .800. A sixth inning rally turns the game for Detroit amid 14,453 paid, $22,867 receipts.
Aly Oct 12 John Buckley switchtender at Copper Flat was killed this morning when he was caught by a heavy ore train and ground to pieces.
G Howard Denby of New York announced a syndicate with unlimited funds to place bets on Taft. He offered odds of 600 to 200 and says he aims to cover the nation before election day, claiming more than 100000 already staked. He located a handful of small bettors in Memphis and plans tours of U S cities to register bets.
Wil lam H. Taft spoke to crowds in Akron and other towns including Zanesville and Cambridge. He attacked Bryan and AFL leader Gompers, addressing a portion of Ohio conceded by Foraker as Democratic territory.
Prince Ferdinand enters Sofia as czar of Bulgaria amid patriotic displays. Britain shifts to favor a powers conference on Near East issues beyond Bosnia and Bulgarian independence. Austria stays with non intervention as Turkey sends ships to Salonika in response to Croatan union with Greece. Servia seeks peace while endorsing its government’s policy. Perrys ae
An order signed by Justice Mills commits Harry K. Thaw the slayer of Stanford White to Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane. He is taken back to the institution after the decision.
Francisco Ouijada received a death sentence to hang at Folsom Prison on December 11 following involvement in the 1903 prison break. The ruling, upheld on appeal, affirmed the lower court’s decision.
Rhylolite Oct 10 The Home stake mill resumed work last Thursday and management expects to sustain operations indefinitely. Ore bins are full and last week’s assaying results were satisfactory. The mill is now under A. G. Cadogan’s charge.
Report from Hong Kong says Sir Robert Hart traveled to England to forge a tripartite alliance among China the United States and Great Britain to protect shared interests in the Far East.
In New York on October 12 the metals market shows lead at 4.40 to 4.45, copper steady around 18.87 to 13.62, and silver quoted at 5 11 8, with no notable price movement indicated.
At the Front shaft in Austin Nevada on Sunday A R Dron a pioneer miner fell to the 450 foot level and died from asphyxiation after going below air quality. Fellow miners Conrad Cummings and Henry Williams attempted a rescue but all were overcome. rescuers freed them and revived two others after an hour of medical care.
In Auburn California on Sunday Louis Filler and his wife were shot by J P Garred. A posse led by Sheriff McAulay tracked him to an old ditch where Garred was shot multiple times after opening fire on pursuing officers. One bystander, Wagner, was wounded.
Seoul reports that twenty four members of the pro Japanese Chinhol organization were killed by Japanese gendarmes at Cholado amid rising unease. Officials say the group was mistaken for insurgents as forty marched toward a shrine and twenty two were killed.
A mob swarmed the county jail seeking to lynch John Irby after he assaulted Lille Dempsey. Graves Fowler was shot in the shoulder while attempting to batter the iron gate. The crowd grew from about 600 to 2000 men as news spread to nearby mill towns and factories.
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