Notorious Nevada Figures and Events From the Sixties to Seventies
A retrospective highlights infamous Nevada figures and cases from the 1860s to early 1870s. Notable items include the Verdi car robbery framed by Freeman and Jack Davis, and lists of gunmen, stage robbers, Wells Fargo detectives, lawyers, preachers, and prominent figures in politics and mining, culminating in a dramatic duel and coroner’s verdict from Truckee in 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Verdi
Freeman
Jack Davis
Cockrell
Squires
Gilchrist
Parsons
Davis
Farmer Peel
Comstock
Morgan Courtney
Probe
John Donovan
Jimmie Harrington
Eugene Blair
Big Ross
Lon Ferote
Jim Brown
Wells, Fargo
Johnnie Thacker
Jim Mateer
William Woodburn
Bob Lindsay
Dick Messick
John Gabert
Harry J. Thornton
O. W. Whitacre
Father Monogue
Adolph Sutro
William Sharon
L. R. Bradley
Vf. A. Tritle
William M. Stewart
John P. Jones
John Strell
W. W. Bishop
Hank Monk
Smith Gray
John Daniels
Kentuck
Black Hawk
Gus Botta
James W . Townsend
Rollan Mallory Dagcett
Joe Goodman
C. C. Goodwin
Denis McCarthy
Henry R. Michels
Arthur Merwen
Jack White
Andy Fugate
Mit
Illinois
Andy Tuguite
John Th Tenry
W.N. Gelchel
M. K. Burke
J. N. Payne
Tsamet
Brickwell
Carson News
Conway to Open Apartment House in Reno
The old Oscar J. Smith home on Court Street in Reno, recently bought by P. J. Conway, will be remodeled into an apartment house named William Conway. Mrs. Mary Wilson, owner of the Ridgeway apartment, will manage the new building, expected to be ready for occupancy around March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar J. Smith
Court Street
Reno
P. J. Conway
Mary Wilson
Ridgeway
William Conway
Public Service Commission Eyes Nevada for New Secretary
The commission seeks a capable secretary from beyond state lines citing diligence. Local readers are urged to consider Nevada as a source, though details remain unclear and fragmented in the report.
Mina Men Buy Oil Land in Calif
A Mina group of mining operators has leased about 5 000 acres of oil land in Colusa county near Williams California. They plan to drill at a site where earlier wells found high grade oil and gas with limited success funded by a Nevada corporation The Mountainhouse Standard Oil Company with 2 500 000 shares is led by K House R G McDonalds and B W Zachau all of Mina with Dr S Adun-Nur also a principal owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina
Colusa County
Williams
Calif
California
Treasury
Mountainhouse Standard Oil Company
Nevada
K. House
R. G. McDonsald
B. W. Zachau
Adun-Nur
Petition drive advances state referendum on prohibition
A. Grant Miller filed petitions in Reno for a Nevada statewide referendum on ratifying the proposed federal prohibition amendment. Storney Miller collected names totaling about 4 000, with 2 637 needed under law. Petitioners claim sufficient signatures though several counties did not submit entries. The move targets national prohibition and is filed on the clients’ behalf by McCarran Miller Mashburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
A. Grant Miller
J. J. Thies
Reno
Secretary of State
Storney Miller
Washoe
Mumboldt
Storey
Asmeralda
Elko
Pershing
Lyon
Nye
Ormsby
Churchill, Clark
Douglas
Eureka
Lander
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Rgval
McCarran, Miller & Mashburn
Carson News
Mining activity heats up in Benton California district
Secretary Fording of Aztec Divide Mining Company returns from Benton Mono County where mining is reviving. The winter season sees old silver mines reopened and some shipments made. In Blind Springs district several mines are active with many workers, and ore from leases yields 500 to 1000 ounces of silver per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. IL. Fording
Aztec Divide Mining Company
Benton
Mono County
California
Ording
Unus
Fual
Blind Springs
Ills
Bishop Register
Chamberlain's Tablets Aid Digestion and Relief
The tablets target indigestion and constipation by toning the stomach and helping the digestive system function naturally. They also act on the liver and bowel to promote regularity.
Candelaria Mines Plans Big Power Plant and Ore Shipments
The Candelaria Mines Company advances development at Lucky Hill with a new crosscut tunnel adding about 150 feet depth. Management expects silver prices to stay strong and weighs in mine costs and potential rail or smelter shipment to Mason Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candelaria Mines Company
Chicago
Lucky Hill
Mt. Diablo
Charles C. Kaeding
Argentum
Candelaria Company
Belleville
Belleville Reduction Company
Mason Valley
Kaeding
Death of Harry Unsworth in Denver closes life of longtime miner
J. W. Unsworth, a native of England about 60, died in Denver Colorado on the 24th of last month while visiting relatives for Christmas. He had left Yerington two months earlier and was respected across the mining camps of Mono and surrounding counties for his quiet, honest and benevolent nature and earned the confidence of many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Unsworth
Denver
Colorado
Harry Unsworth
Yerington
Mono County
California
England
Fallon Motor Service Plan Aimed at Nevada Line Start
J M Fulton of Southern Pacific urged a March start for motor car service between Reno and Fallon as the railroad returns to private ownership. Patton testified at the public service commission hearing opposing W J Ross’s bid for a Reno Fallon auto express line. He said the motor car operated once before but failed due to revenue losses. The Fallon service schedule remains tentative with a Fallon departure noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Fulton
Southern Pacific
Fallon
Reno
Patton
Public Service Commission
W. J’. Ross
Sand
Census essentials and questions for 1920 schedule
The pamphlet outlines the 1920 census dates and how the census safeguards privacy. It lists questions on age literacy, birthplace of individuals and parents, naturalization, language, home ownership, occupation, and farm specifics including tenancy, acreage, value, mortgage, and farm operations. It also notes government uses and urges farmers to maintain records and request agricultural schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Act of Congress
Thes
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Washington, D.C
OMCO Mill to Be Rebuilt in Simon District
The Ginco mill of Olympic Mines Co will be rebuilt next spring after a recent fire. J. Greenan of the Mina Commercial Club reports officers are planning to restore the plant with 1000 tons capacity on the old site. Insurance on the mill was 60000. The Simon district shows activity with about ten mines working and supported development efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginco
Olympic Mines Company
J. Greenan
Mina Commercial Club
Reno
Simon
Greenan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizens’ Lumber, Coal & Supply CO
Geo. W. Friedhoff
C. M. Coddington
Fairbanks
OUR
Service
the Holstein Dairy
Larue& Son
Turbercular
Yerington Ige and Soda Water Factory
Bridge St
Chevrolet
Mason Valley Implement Company
Wilson
Willis
W. BF
Lyon County Bank
Tsa
Foreign Exchange
Rome
Thompson Smelter
Fallon Motor Service
Omco Mill
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