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Wednesday June 20
Same -- 90 -- Breezy & cooler in the PM -- Phila convention progressing -- The gavel is mentioned in press telegrams received today as "a heavy square oak piece, fitted with a handle and looked more like a maul than a gavel for the presiding officer" -- Bed 12 -- Also as "the ungainly gavel"
McKinley and Rooseveldt!!! -- $30 out -- 1900 Longest Day -- Church and School Picnic From Comstock -- Wife -- Evening Band Concert War with China
Thursday June 21
Same -- PM cloudy -- Rep Nat Convention at Phila nominated McKinley for President and Rooseveldt for Vice Pres't and adjourned sine die -- Drew out $30 -- Bed 11 -- This was the longest day of the year.
Friday June 22
Same -- Bed at 12 --
Saturday June 23
Clear & warmer -- Big picnic, 4 coaches -- about 300 people -- Episcopal church and 4th ward school. Va. came down this AM & went up to Robinson's Ranch, but soon tired of the facilities -- lack of shade, water etc -- Carson with its beautiful trees, shrubbery etc -- a good picnic town anyhow -- Evening the band gave its third evening concert in Capitol Park -- all the town for audience -- Letter to wife by evening train -- Bed 12 --
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Telegraphic news in all the papers says that recently accumulating troubles with China result in their now trying to drive out all foreigners, especially missionaries -- and declaring war against all other nations of the world -- strong fighting already started in with Russia and other powers --
War with China -- Big Relay Race at Reno Miss Ada Robert Meets my son -- Bessie
at "Tien-Tsin" in which 800 Americans had to participate -- US Consulate destroyed, etc -- Looks like the biggest war of the world just now starting in --
Sunday June 24
Same -- Carson club of bicycles, together with lots of friendly Carsonites went to Reno in special, for big 50 mile relay race with Reno club, at racetrack -- got beaten 1 1/2 miles -- Carson did -- Weather fine, fare $1 for round trip -- so everybody had splendid time -- Miss Ada Robert, who with her mother were with the excursion told me she "met with my son" (Alfred) -- Bed 12 -- By evening mail I sent 2 page letter to Bessie, directed to Eunice and her care -- Public schools of Reno closed for vacation Friday, giving wife Mary a rest --
PeteMeyers -- Hot Snap 92 93 -- 1900 Woodford's Burned -- Pad Reddy Dead -- Wife $15 Amy Solomon Marries -- Rent settled $5 Carson Wood Drive -- Silver Peak Mines $75.75
Monday June 25
Clear, pleasant and very warm -- about 90º -- Met Pete Meyers this PM at Arlington -- from Salt Lake since I saw him last -- 12 years ago at Va -- one
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of my old time Comstock printers -- Been running the Salt Lake Telegraph, daily paper at SL -- In here on business & a visit to old times -- Long chat together over old times -- Bed 12 --
Tuesday June 26
Same -- 92º -- one of the hottest -- Bed 11:30 -- Woodford's station Hotel, above Genoa on Carson river and the old emigrant road at the foot of the Sierra Nevada was destroyed by fire Sunday night. Pat Reddy, well known & very prominent criminal lawyer, etc, died at San Francisco yesterday morning --
Wednesday June 27
Same -- hottest -- 93º -- Letter from wife with $15 -- settled room rent $5 -- five weeks -- till Friday next -- Miss Amy Solomon late PO clerk married this evening to Henry Elliot, who attends to the electric lights about town -- Bed 12 -- $75.75 total balance in fund --
Hot Spell -- Bill James Sues Evan Williams Deadly Heat in Chicago -- 89º -- Pub School Graduation New Shirt & Hair cut -- Wife re elected -- Pearl Robert 13
Thursday June 28
Same -- 92º Bed 12 -- The Territory of Hawaii was formally admitted as a Territory of the United States on the 14th of this month -- Great celebration there in honor of the event -- Big suit started by W S James, assayer of Gold Hill, again Evan Williams, his brother in law for the recovery of
