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120 years ago

Senator Stewart is pressing claims to the federal government to pay claims to put down the Indian rebellions amounting to $349,697. Then there is one for the White Pine Indian War for $17,650 and also the Elko Indian War for $4,655.

100 years ago

An optimist is a man who can make lemonade out of all lemons handed him. A pessimist is one with a load of undisguised experience.

70 years ago

Co-receivers have filed with the Nevada public service commission a request to suspend train service to Virginia City pending a decision by the interstate commerce commission. Co-receivers state the tunnel is in unsafe condition. Repair expense is not warranted because of the small amount of business involved.

50 years ago

The average American spends about 10 percent of his food dollar for milk.

20 years ago

Carson Prison Director George Sumner orders an investigation into the abortive escape of two inmates in 1986. The prisoners used a hacksaw blade to try to cut through a bar in the prison.

10 years ago

Raymond Mahaeux would rather have a jury decide the fate of his property than one judge. The property owner is disputing a portion of the Graves Lane extension.



• Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.