Eddy Argus pokes fun at water and politics in New Mexico
The Eddy Argus reports a fish tale inflating a Pecos valley catfish to swallow a freight car while a Albuquerque citizen notes a near dry reservoir with slime. It comments on Republican quarrels, a potential strong ticket, and T B Catron’s trip to push the New Mexico enabling act. It also covers the Ortiz murder case and optimism about statehood for New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Argus
Jonah
Pecos Valley
Democrats Plan to Expand Republican Influence in New York
The piece argues that Cleveland era managers aim to shift New York toward Republicans by redeploying resources to Republican states won on local issues. It cites Senators Vilas and Don Dickinson as supporters of breaking with Tammany control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cleveland
Managera
New York
Senator Vilas
Don Dickinson
Tammany
Democratic plot to throw election to House rumored in 1888 style
The piece details a supposed strategy by Democratic leaders to flood Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin with funds, fuse with a third party in those states, and back silver state bets to push the presidential vote into the House. It mentions Whitney and Tammany as aiming to weaken Republicans and reshape power for Vilas and Dickinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Illinois
Whitney
Messrs
Mineral wealth and new claims in New Mexico and adjacent regions
About 200 miners work Kingston district while Creede prospectors crown northern Rio Arriba with promising claims. Utes Creek, Colfax and Mora counties report strong gold mining. Dias area ships 100000 pounds of lead and silver ore to Deming. Grant and Sierra counties see frequent six figure sales. eight hour work shifts spread in Caledonia Brushheap Gypsy Kingston Shaft. Platinum palladium ore found at Gold Hill. potential concentrate values aid the mine rise. Several firms, Cameron & Co and Aztec, push lode and placer work with ore dumps and new tramways.
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Kingston
Creede
Rio Arriba
Dias
Mexico
Grant
Sierra Counties
Hillsborough
Silver City
Grant County
Caledonia
M. J. Borden
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Arizona
Prescott
Grant’ County
Gold Hill
Ute Creek
Colfax
Mora
Colorado Springs
Charlie Rand
Bull of the Woods
Stinson Lodes
Cameron & Co
Rebel Chief Group of
Pour Creek Mining Company
Baron van Zullen
Salvador
Ming
Prospectors converge as mill owner runs Huntington mill
The camp shows a boom with new arrivals of miners and prospectors. Mr. Gillespy, the manager and part owner, operates a large improved Huntington mill on their quartz. Cold weather delays melt water, halting prospects for better water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespy
Huntington
Harvest Prosperity Report From Kansas Wheat Belt
The Kansas wheat belt spanning Dickinson Saline Clay Ellsworth and McPherson counties reports a superb harvest with five foot tall plants and well filled heads. Officials estimate yields at least 50 percent higher than last year and warn harvest labor shortages may waste grain, with workers earning 2 to 2.50 dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Belt
Dickinson
Saline
Clay
Ellsworth
McPherson
Kansas
San Diego County Honey Industry Draws Northward Attention
San Diego County leads the world in honey production with an average 4,000,000 pounds exported annually from 1870 to 1882. A recent revival after a lull has grown the output to an estimated 2,900,000 pounds this year, with value near 7 cents per pound and total about $202,000, according to a San Diego Sun report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Slope
San Diego County
San Diego Sun
Exhibition Typing Records and Rail Commission Debate
An exhibition test of typewriting at Verkins & Merpel's college shows Katherine Curry of Syracuse typing 176 words in a minute on a Smith Premier with memorized text and 104 words dictated, both with errors. C H McGurrin in Kalamazoo claims 204 words memorized and 192 dictated. he allegedly holds the world record. The Chicago & Ohio River association proposes commission-free ticket sales. Missouri Kansas & Texas plans a line extension to Houston to be completed by January 1, 1803.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verkins & Merpel’s Commercial College
Katherine Curry
Syracuse
N. Y
Smith
C. H. McGurrin
Kalamazoo
Chicago & Ohio River Association
Monon
Pennsylvania
Big Four
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Boggy Tank
Houston, Tex
Smith Premier Typewriter Works
Clinton Street
Amorica
Syracuse Journal
Beatty's Pianos and Organs Dominates N J Market
Hon Daniel F P Beatty, famed organizer and piano maker of Washington New Jersey, rose from penniless plow boy in 1870 to selling nearly 100000 Beatty pianos and organs. He plans to sell 200000 more in ten years, aiming for a $20 million business, already the largest of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel FP. Beatty
Washington, N.J
Beatty
Itill
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Las Vegas
A. Carruth
East Las Verne
Tuvespay
Jose
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Whitelaw Reid
Albuquerque
T. B. Catron
Washington
New Mexico
United States Senate
Juan Ortiz Y Rodriguez
Faustin Ortiz
Santa Fe
Ortiz
Juan Ortiz
Fauatin Ortiz
White Oaks
Old Abe Company
TH. B. Fergusson
M. W. Hoyle
John Y. Hewitt
Hewitt
San Dieco
Swift Tyrewaivens
Mich
McGarrin
Globe-Democrat
Angel Intustris
General Agents
N. M
Lasivegas and
Socorro
Selle & CO
Bridge Street
Billiard Hall
Sixth Street
Hw. Co. Coorg
Coors Bros
J. S. Elston
Sixth Street East
THA
Pidarlypy Building and Loan Assoc’n, of
Denver
G. £. Jornson
M. SS. Hart
Regino
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