Past Pages Oct. 21

130 years ago

Last nights demonstration was the grandest display ever seen in Carson. Three thousand men were in line with speeches by Stephens, Taylor and Senator Sharon.

Carson Street was a blaze of light. Twelve piles of firewood was distributed from the V&T and put in piles along Carson Street to be fired simultaneously. At seven o'clock the train whistle was heard at Empire and answered by the roar of artillery. It was the biggest political demonstration the city has ever seen.

100 years ago

(Editorial). Who is George S. Nixon? The answer is easy. Nixon is a former telegrapher in the employ of the Southern Pacific company who was later made a S.P. political agent then elected United States Senator in 1904, despite the fact that the best-loved democrat of the state, John Sparks, was the democratic nominee for the state. And Nixon says he has no affiliation with Southern Pacific. Nixon's office is in the Nixon National Bank building adjoining the private offices of Lou Blakeslee, the S.P. boss in Nevada and also Nixon's brother-in-law.

70 years ago

Selective service totals show a draft registration total of 2,452 in Clark; 756 in Churchill; Douglas, 255; Eureka, 196; Lander, 268; Lyon, 567 and Ormsby, 459.

50 years ago

The new director of the state alcoholic agency, Grant Harris emphasized the "middle of the road" aspect of his organization in a meeting of the Lions Club. The state organization was formed with the help of Rev. Wells Miller of Las Vegas who named alcoholism as a major health problem.

20 years ago

The V&T motorcar project is still alive if not barely. The new deal includes no funding, no official steering committee and not straw poll in the general election.

10 years ago

Carson High School students have begun doing live broadcasts of morning announcements as part of the school's video class. The name is the Carson High Morning News.

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