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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1897
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment provides limited readable words about an east bound route and a time clue 40p but no clear event, names, places, or actionable details. The readable portion hints at a transportation or schedule note without sufficient context or entities.
Local items note social events and visits with names such as Smith and Murray. A move to vote on town incorporation circulates in Truckee amid flood damages at DeLamar. Nevada mining mentions include Eureka Consolidated and Klondike era figures. discussion of silver price trends cites Senator Stewart and U S Mint officials.
Anon dispatch from San Francisco notes Allen C. Bragg of the Gazette Reno reports Stewart abandons silver talks predicting silver could fall to twenty five cents while wheat may rise to a dollar. Various local items mention prices, sales, and notices including shoes pianos and housing, with Chamberlains remedy praised by Dr Robey and local ads for goods and services.
Hunters are warned not to enter fields on the Tuskan ranch near Jake Hamilton's old place or on the Hill ranch. Reported wild cattle trouble is expected to cause issues if trespass occurs.
The article chronicles the fatal railroad wreck near Marysville involving engineer W. W. Geery, his funeral details, and the community’s mourning. It notes his long service since 1875, his sobriquet Rocky Bill, and that his family will receive support from fraternal orders.
The Oroville local passenger train collided with an extra fast freight in the yards. Engineer Geery, 62, remained at his post to stop the train and was fatally injured, dying within an hour. He leaves a wife in Oroville and a daughter at Mille Seminary Oakland. The wreck damaged both engines and the line was cleared soon after. an inquest is set for Friday.
A local store announces hats and caps arriving and notes Sunday closings. An ad promotes Pabst Malt Extract as a sleep tonic, claiming quick onset and natural rest, with further mentions of Snorr Bros wholesale and Gill's Magic Catarrh Cures.
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