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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
2
The Yerington Times is a weekly publication by FW. Fairbanks serving the region. Subscription is 10 per year in advance and advertising rates are listed with local mail and notice charges.
A Times note explains its union label origin in Dayton and Lyon county, praising the International Typographical Union as the strongest and most equitable labor group in printing, and asserting the emblem stands for fair wages and a square deal.
The Bureau of Railway Economies completes a second study on US and European railway wages and living costs. It shows US rail workers earned about 2.23 dollars daily in 1910, with wide gaps versus the UK and continental Europe, and notes English and Continental wages, rent, and living costs. It concludes US pay averages more than double European costs, despite lower living expenses in some regions.
Kennedy Consolidated Gold Mining Company applies for patent for Red Top No 1 Red Top No 2 Buckskin and Red Top Fraction lodes in Douglas Nevada Survey No 3810 and related lines describe corner posts lines bearings and discovery monuments with details of survey lines, monuments and variation. The filing is in Carson City Nevada and public notice includes prior notices and references to related claims and boundaries.
A 1912 era argument proposes converting floodwaters into power via dams and turbines. Federal and state cooperation could fund construction, using Panama Canal as a model, to generate revenue and reduce flood losses while advancing regional economic control.
The Reno Gazette notes San Francisco fire department horses are to be retired on the block. It laments that a affluent city cannot fund a farm for these noble, wind-broken animals and argues for humane pensions rather than selling them to dray drivers and garden truck sellers.
The Rhode Island Experiment Station at Rhode Island State College has opened a poultry hospital. The modest house houses treated birds while an adjacent cage area allows exercise and sunshine. The hospital is featured in Popular Mechanics. The Republican Convention in Chicago remains heated with debates over delegate seating as nominations loom next week.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names and remarks about a game or match. It mentions Kee, Re, and Te fiames with unclear timing and location. Readable elements include references to a team or players and a likely game context, but crucial details are missing.
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