Funder notes and storms mark December weekly edition
The Weekly Herald lists decayed items. Tax remains of veteran journalist Weed buried in Albany underlines the era. Fauxx Jaurs to be arraigned in Kansas City. WassinetTor fills with Congress members and lobbyists as about fifty House contests loom. Barriers cite disasters on the Great Lakes from last week’s severe storm, with ship losses and fatalities.
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Tax City Assessor Accused Amid Springfield Scandal
The Tax City Assessor of Springfield Massachusetts is implicated in a sweeping case involving misappropriated funds. Authorities allege he used public money for personal gain as part of a broader corruption probe.
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Woodbine Twineth
Tas House Committees on Appropriations Meet
Tas House committees on appropriations were to have met yesterday to prepare some of the most important appropriation bills before Congress convenes.
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House
Congress
Farrells Journey Signals Trade Revival and Rail Tensions
Tes Tombstone papers note J. R. Farrell planning a trip to Philadelphia on business tied to a member company, with the horn trade reviving and clipper ships sought at San Francisco. A railroad company interruption appears to loom, suggesting wider transport strain.
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Selout
Philadelphia
Heise Menibaor
Tur
San Francisco
New York Election Rate Decline and Local Vote Gap Noted
The passage cites that New York's rate was 16145 percent at the recent election, lower than ten years ago. It also notes Cleveland leading Hancock by 1583 votes, highlighting shifts in contested offices and the need for overhaul of Board of Supervisors powers.
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Cleveland
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Bliss
New Years
George Bliss
Washington
County officers urged for clerical reorganization and postal rate cut
The proposal seeks to make the Clerk of the District Court the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors without extra pay and assign the County Treasurer as Collector with no extra fees while paying the Sheriff a stated salary. The Post Office Department plans January market offerings of combined stamped letters and envelopes at three cents each, a sizable drop from current wholesale letter costs.
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District Court
Board of Supervisors
Prescott boarding-house influence on elections questioned
The piece argues that advance payments for board and lodgings by Prescott boarding-house keepers do not prove legislators' integrity and questions the Democrats’ portrayal of Ben Butler. It calls for election law reform, outlines needed legislative topics, and stresses urgent attention to water rights and riparian issues amid drought concerns.
Railroad Commission Rates and Taxation Debate
California railroad commissioners cut some routes four cents per mile while others like branch lines are exempt. If heavy companies sue, a selective discrimination may stand. The writer argues for uniform taxation or universal exemption, comparing poll taxes by weight to illustrate fairness.
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Washington editors vie for clerkship amid party clash
Wasixtron editors are looting for a soft snap. Mutchins of the Post Democratic scrapes for the clerkship and Gorham of the Republican raises Hobwbel to reach the position once held as Secretary of the Senate. They trade barbs daily, claiming fraternal pull would bring all in after them.
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Cleveland as Next Democratic President Candidate
The text argues that Cleveland’s late election vote mostly shows NY Republican bosses’ influence, not his popularity. It suggests Cleveland may not be the 1880s Democratic standard bearer two years hence and speculates Ben Butler could become the nominee.
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New York
Conkling & Co
Ben Butler
Democracy
Mining Interests Tributary to Phovix
The Humbug lodes in southern Yavapai County, owned by Feely and partners, show deep development and strong ore output with silver and gold. Camp activity grows at Stockade near Humbug junction, while Southern Belle and other arastas yield pay. Copper and gold prospects rise in Castle Creek region with new districts and claims emerging as a regional boom.
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Yavapai County
Arizona
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Frank Hyland
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Yim
Sam Bramiet
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Chas. Thompson
Copper mining boom near Mayflower district sparks activity
Outsiders draw attention as Col Swallow and partners plan January work on Roberts and Buchannon lodes near Mayflower with extensive copper ore deposits. Willcox receives ovation for promising prospects. Uncle Ike Bradshaw expands Copper Basin claim after a 10000 raise. Schriver of Phosnis developing a promising mine in the district.
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Phosnis
Prescott and Mohave Choose Republican Delegates
Prescott reports Lazelle elected to the House and Welton to the Council from Mohave, with the Council likely Republican and the Assembly leaning Republican. Other items note severe storms at Burrano New York, shipwrecks, and ongoing Jeannette Expedition testimony and Korean treaty discussions.
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Reconfication of the Laws for Arizona Codification Effort
The Twelfth Legislative Assembly faces reforming and codifying territorial laws. Past compilations failed, creating uncertainty in elections and legal outcomes. A three-member Chronicle proposal would hasten work, with a plan to finish most tasks this session and finish remaining tasks by 1885, urging prompt legislative action.
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