Word: silver
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Nevada has both its Senators on the Senate Committee of Mines and Mining-and well it may, for Nevada is one of the chief silver producing states of this country. Senator Tasker L. Oddie (Republican) and State Hughes uses, or rather misuses, Senator Key Pittman (Democrat) are the men. Both have been engaged in the mining business at one time or another. At the age of 25 Key Pittman joined the gold rush to Alaska and worked for two years as a common miner. Later he became the first district attorney of Nome. He returned to the United States proper...
...delegation of 32 men will leave the North Station at 7.45 o'clock this morning to represent the University at the annual intercollegiate conference opening at Silver Bay, Lake George, N. Y. tonight. W. I. Tibbetts '17, Graduate Secretary of Phillips Brooks House, left yesterday morning to make arrangements for the delegation, which will arrive late this afternoon...
...possible routes to Silver Bay by rail have been recommended by the committee in charge of the Conference. The former, via the Boston and Maine railroad and the Rutland railroad, is a day trip. The train leaves the North Station at 7.45 in the morning and reaches Ticonderoga at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The trip is made from Ticonderoga to Silver Bay by auto. This route, which is strongly recommended, costs only $14.84 for a round trip ticket from Boston, including the auto fare to and from Ticonderoga and Silver...
...over the Boston and Albany and the Delaware and Hudson railroad. A sleeper leaving the South Station at 10 o'clock on the evening of Wednesday, June 13, will connect with the Lake George train at 7 o'clock the next morning. The trip from Lake George to Silver Bay will be made by boat. The cost of the round trip over this route, including the sleeper, is about...
...order to secure one-half rate on the return tickets from Silver Bay to Boston, delegates will have to purchase tickets from Boston through to Silver Bay and will have to ask for a certificate for the Silver Bay Conference. This certificate entitles bearer to a half-fare if he returns to Boston...