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October 8, 1931
Western News And The Libby Times
Libby, Lincoln County, Montana
What is this article about?
Reno, Nevada, promoted as tourist hub for quick divorces due to legislative changes, featuring courthouse, Mackay memorial, and boys retrieving thrown-away wedding rings from Truckee River.
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"The Biggest Little City in the World"
Legislative changes have made Nevada and its queen city, Reno, the objective of thousands of tourists. At the left you see the Washoe County Courthouse, where the "great cure" is dispensed. In the foreground is a tourist and his Chevrolet sedan. Right is memorial to John William Mackay, one of the Comstock Lode developers, which stands in front of the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada. Inset shows boys fishing for wedding rings thrown into the Truckee River by divorcees.
MONTANA WEEKLY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Legislative changes have made Nevada and its queen city, Reno, the objective of thousands of tourists. At the left you see the Washoe County Courthouse, where the "great cure" is dispensed. In the foreground is a tourist and his Chevrolet sedan. Right is memorial to John William Mackay, one of the Comstock Lode developers, which stands in front of the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada. Inset shows boys fishing for wedding rings thrown into the Truckee River by divorcees.
MONTANA WEEKLY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Reno Nevada
Divorce Tourism
Washoe County Courthouse
Truckee River
Wedding Rings
Comstock Lode
John William Mackay
What entities or persons were involved?
John William Mackay
Where did it happen?
Reno, Nevada
Story Details
Key Persons
John William Mackay
Location
Reno, Nevada
Story Details
Legislative changes attract tourists to Reno for quick divorces at the Washoe County Courthouse; description includes a tourist with Chevrolet sedan, memorial to Comstock Lode developer John William Mackay at University of Nevada, and boys fishing for wedding rings discarded by divorcees in Truckee River.