Democratic Landslide Recall of the 1894 Election
The piece recounts the 1890s political upheaval under President Cleveland, detailing party splits over tariff reform and the gold standard. It describes the 1893 panic, the repeal of the Sherman silver purchase clause, and the resulting fracturing of the Democratic Party into factions loyal and opposed to Cleveland. It notes the Wilson Gorman tariff fight, the Senate and House shifts, and the 1894 Republican landslide ending Democratic control.
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Cleveland
Irow
Congress
Virginia
William McKinley
Joseph Cannon
Senate
Hale
Lodge
Gorman
Qlevar Iand
Democratic Party
Big Stick
Wilson
Wage and Means Committee of the House
House
Wilcou-Gorman
Wilcou
McKinley
Seuate
Wilson Gorman
Gold Bricks by Mail From Nevada Gold Camp
National Mines Company shifts bullion shipments from guarded auto to mailed parcels. Four pound bars, registered at post office, insured against loss, cutting transport risks. Monthly value remains about a quarter million dollars.
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National Mines Co
Bara
Nevada
National
Winnemucca
National Mines Company
William Rea
Salt Lake
United States
Carson City
San Francisco
Cal
John E. Pelton
Wives bet on husbands end up in bed for two weeks
In Chico California two farmers J G Pierson and J L Heory made a bet on the outcome of an election. Pierson’s wife will stay in bed two weeks after losing while Heory’s wife laughed at the Johnson bid and the couple’s wager caused the Penalty. A Nevada coroner's jury finds Steptoe Valley Smelting & Mining Co negligence after Frank G Jennings was killed by a falling hook from a ceiling beam in the concentrator. The article notes shifts in national politics with Democratic losses and tariff questions amid a period when silver Democrats oppose administration policy.
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Democratic Party
Podgar
Harrison
Jas
Cleveland
Chico, Val
J. G. Pierson
J. L. Heory
Pierson
Will
Steptoe Valley Smelting & Mining Company
McGill
Nevada
Frank G. Jennings
Tennings
Indians at Senator Nixon Winnemucca reception in 1909
A report from Winnemucca Nevada describes Piute attendees at Senator Nixon's reception. Indians in varied dress mingled with Washington society, greeted by Nixon and Mrs. Nixon with warmth. An Indian onlooker praised Nixon as a good man and Miss Nixon as well.
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Winnemucca
Washington
Ben
Jounie
Eve
Carson
Prison escapee William Simpson recaptured after brief break
William Simpson, serving a one year term in the State prison at Carson for assault with intent to kill in White Pine County, escaped Saturday morning at 6:30 o'clock. He was quickly recaptured shortly afterward.
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William Simpson
Carson
White Pine County
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Eureka Lodge Directory
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Fr. Brossewen
Masonic Hall
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Seheeline Banking & Trust Co
Reno
General Banking A Trust Company Business Exchange
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P. Hi. Hjul
Eureka
Levi Straus
Mrs. A. Fraser
Whitmore
L Atlas Assurance
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
German-American Insurance Company
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Company
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Queen Tasarance Company of Americn Legttht Uiuion
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