Mail stage driver's crash at Newcomb's store
C J Monahan who drives the mail stage from Yerington to the railroad overturned his truck in front of Newcomb's store Tuesday evening. His lights were faulty and his daughter in the truck cried to look at a toy balloon. The impact with a gasoline pump sent the pump flying and gas flooded the sidewalk. The truck suffered damage including a twisted axle and smashed windshield. The girl escaped injury, saying the balloon never hurt her.
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C. J. Monahan
Yerington
Newcomb
Don
Newcomb's
Con
Notable Incident In A Boring Garage
A pumping plant loan enabled Mr. Newcomb to sell gas as normal the next day. Con recalls hearing of a broken telegraph pole from a dam wheal incident but asserts that the culprit has nothing on him.
Fernley Hints at New Mineral Road and Mine Work
Colonel Proskey and mining engineer plan a new road into Talapoosa camp to speed ore transport and equipment delivery. Miners will be employed to start mining and ore shipments soon. George Jeffry is hired to haul supplies until company trucks operate. Fernley station ships hundreds of carloads of hay monthly.
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Proskey
Talapoosa
George Jeffry
Mason Valley Mines Seeks Lower Ore Freight Rates Denied
The Mason Valley Mines Company failed to win a rate reduction for ore shipments from Paxton and nearby points to Wabuska, Nevada. Railroad officials cited a Utah smelter contract to November 1, 1920, as the reason, delaying plans for a reverberatory furnace and flotation mill to process concentrates locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton
Caifornia
Wabuska
Masonley Mines Company
Railroad Administration
J. ¥. Shaugnessy
State Railroad Commission
Utah
Mason Valley Mines Company
Thomson
Neada
Plumas County
Salt Lake
Nevada
Truestone Mining & Smelting Company
Mason Valley
Cal
California
Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
Sutro Moonshiner Pleads Guilty in Illicit Still Case
G Zedolin of Sutro pleaded guilty to operating an illicit still for Jackass brandy. Judge Farrington sentenced three months in Washoe County jail and imposed 500 fine plus 100 court costs totaling 600. Authorities raided the still and confiscated property near Sutre tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Zedolin
Zedoli
United States
Farrington
Washoe County
Sutre
Bloodhounds Track Fugitive From Nevada Prison Escape
A $300 bloodhound imported from Kentucky aids Nevada state prison officials in trailing Oscar Hualson an Indian lifer who fled the penitentiary on Friday. Police and guards, aided by the dog, search Dayton Silver Camp and Smith Valley Indian camp routes where the escape occurred. Oscar Suisot was captured Tuesday by state police at an Indian camp in Smith Valley after a pursuit aided by the hound.
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Kentucky
Nevada
Oscar Hualson
Indson
Trusty
Tie
Dayton
Silver
Oscar Suisot
Smith Valley
White Collar Man: wages, skills, and moving up in work life
The piece argues that clerks bank workers teachers and other non manual laborers face stagnant wages while the economy rises. It urges higher salaries for educational work and notes many young men fear overalls. It concludes workers must gain manual skill or exceptional organizational ability to earn well.
Nevada corporation to build aeroplanes
A Reno based company named the Nevada Aviation Corporation with 250000 capital aims to build and operate an aeroplane factory. W H Hendricks and Williamson Sommers head the venture with several Reno and Fallon incorporators. The firm will deal in aeroplanes seaplanes and dirigibles and run landing fields repair stations and an aviation school.
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Nevada Aviation Corporation
W. H. Hendricks
Williamson Sommers
H. E. Stewart
James J. Burke
A. Parker Lewis
IL. A. Carrington
E. L. Clarke
Tl. Abrams
TL Joddie
Reno
Special Session Called by Governor Boyle in Carson
Governor Boyle calls a special legislative session to convene in Carson on February 7 in deference to the state suffrage group's prayers. If expenses exceed $1,000, suffrage friends will pay the overage. Women aid with automobiles for lawmakers transit. J G Bleasdale and Mrs Bleasdale visited Carson this week.
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Boyle
Carson
Friends of Suffrage
State Finances in Fine Condition
Nevada's 1919- report shows revenues of 2 174 18821 and disbursements of 2 162 500-61, with a cash balance rising sharply. Gains come from higher valuations and new state activities like highways, while mine tax fell due to copper markets. Net surplus reaches 418 713-57, up since 1915 to 1 344 858.92, over all.
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George Cole
Nevada
Elko County
Washoe County
Whites Pine
Humboldt County
Lyon County
Churchill County
Pershing County
Lincoln County
Esmeralda
Lander County
Mineral County
Douglas County
Clark County
Hureka
Storey County
Ormsby County
State Disbursements Hit Historic Peak Totaling Over Two Million
State records show disbursements of 2,162,509.61 dollars, the largest in history, with 10,504 controller warrants issued totaling 1,143,513.00 dollars. The same sized office force now handles the workload.
Leap Year and the Rise of Feminine Proposals
The piece argues Leap Year allowed women to propose in Scotland and France laws and notes a shift in gender roles. It praises modern educated women, asserts intuition surpasses men, and claims many women now seek initiative while some restrain themselves to avoid offending standards. It ends that many bachelors fear this truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
France
State Printer Farnsworth Struck by Flying Stick
An earlier report notes Farnsworth was struck in the face by a flying stick while chopping and badly injured. The incident is described as a rare accident in the era following state dry years, marking a notable event in the local press.
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Farnsworth
Miss Agnes Constable Visits Minden Inn Guest Week End
Miss Agnes Constable, a teacher from wir high school, spent the weekend in Minden as a guest at the Minden Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Constable
Wir High School
Minden
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Fernley
Fernley Station
Citizens’ Lumber, Coal & Supply CO. C. M, Coddington
GEO
W. Friedhoff
New
Fairbanks
OUR
Service
the Holstein Dairy
Larue & Son
Turbercular
J. J. Wilson
Geo. F. Willis
Cashier
W. F. Powers
Asst
Lyon County Bank
Foreign Exchange and Letters of Credit
Sutro Moonshiner
Nevada Corporation
J. G. Bleasdale
Mrs. Bleasdale
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