Territorial Legislature Meets in Prescott January Second
The Weekly Herald notes the Territorial Legislature will convene in Prescott at noon on Monday January 2 for a sixty day session. Local farmers urge a better road law and call for overhauling and codifying Territory laws rather than mere recodification. Tom Garfield Memorial Fair showcases fine arts and agricultural products from the south as the Agricultural Department displays its collection.
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Prescott
Tom Garfield
President’s forthcoming policy on taxes proposed
The President will not advocate a broad tax plan for whiskey tobacco patent medicines but will support reducing taxes on these articles. He does not view them as necessities of life.
Gardner and Trass band perform with donkey and Tom Thumb
A fragmentary notice requests readers to look out for Charles A Gardner on November 23 with his Trass band and a donkey and Tom Thumb. The St Helena Star editor invites a response and suggests arranging another show next time.
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Charles A. Gardner
Trass
Donkey
Tom Thumb
Ganiner
St. Helena
Cal
Lawsuit Begun Over Canal Crossings Flooded Roads
Suit filed against water companies over repair of canal crossings and ford obstacles. Crossings deemed carelessly made, causing teams to damage them and flooding roads west of town for long stretches and similarly endangered routes to the northeast.
Congress to face new men and reforms in coming session
The piece argues Congress will bring forward new, untried members and largely focus on organization for two to three weeks, with potential reforms led by President Arthur. It endorses removal of several officials and urges decisive action to clean up Washington and promote independent stamina in leadership.
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Wasmiseros Crry
Congress
Democratic Congress
Arthur
Spencer
Pacific Railroads
Heim
Government Printing Office
Capt
Henry
District of Columbia
Ainger
Washington City
Parker
Washington
Lonissuns
N. M
Clifton Vead
York’s Ranch
Arizona
Cl Fion
Arizona Copper Mining Company
Law calls for canal ford law remodel after flood damage
The passage criticizes current canal ford provisions as inadequate. It highlights that embankments and fords flood frequently, banks erode, and mud and water undermine wagon wheels. Strong lines urge modernizing laws to prevent water pouring onto roads and repeated damage.
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Cana
The FitzJohn Porter Case Reopened and Disgrace Repealed
The piece argues FitzJohn Porter should be reinstated with full pay dating from his 1862 dishonorable discharge after Bull Run. It condemns political influence in overturning military justice, warns of eroding military discipline, and portrays Porter as brave but not a good soldier, ending with a call to uphold the court martial verdict.
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FitzJohn Porter
Bull Run
Fitz-Tohn Porter
Butte
Congress
Gen. Grant
Martis
Porter
Fitz John Porter
Territorial Bureau Proposals for Mines and Immigration
Two measures urged for the Legislature would establish a Bureau of Mines and Mines and Mining and a Bureau of Immigration to provide authentic territorial information on mines and agricultural lands. They would require little cost and aim to curb mining sharks and protect valuable property by aligning it with its own resources.
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Bureau of Mines and Mining
Bureau of Immigration
Mininng
Murray
W. V. Tutt
Murray S'R
Placer Miners Halted by Freezing Sluice Boxes
A Pacific coast report notes placer miners on Wrangle Island stop work due to freezing sluice boxes. Juneau City districts promise large scale, with new rich Douglas Island claims and plans for several quartz mills next summer. Idaho and Adams steamships at Wrangle town moorings. Killisnee detachment guards against Indian trouble. Thanksgiving observed with business suspensions and religious services across San Francisco. Mexico plans U.S. claims on Galveston Island and bay.
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Victoria
B. A
Idaho
Wrangle Island
Juneau City
Douglas Island
Adams
Killisnee
Hidden Lovers Under Moonlit Eaves in Pueblo Tale
A narrator recalls a secret romance in a Pueblo town, where the governor’s brother and a young man meet nightly in a single room. A cedar torch signals intrusions, while gestures and whispered words reveal cross language longing before a ritual interruption. An advertising line for Well’s Health Renewer follows.
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Hey
Maailen
Frank Hf. Cushing
Deservedly Popular Ginger Tonic Gains Wide Sale
A fragment notes Parker's Ginger Tonic as deservedly popular. It spread widely because it claims to give new life and vigor when other medicines fail. The brief cites Olio Farmer praising its benefits and mentions its notable sale expansion.
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Parker
Fim
Olio Farmer
Parker's Ginger Tonic Promises Pure Skin Glow for Ladies
All ladies know their faces look better when free of blemishes. Parker's Ginger Tonic is popular because it banishes impurities from blood and skin and makes the face glow with health.
General items from the era reflect unsettled affairs and varied facts
News briefs report Moody ill in Cambridge and postoffice pricing, New Mexico legislatures predominately Republican, Mussel Slough evictions, fort name changes in San Francisco harbor, 60 defeated candidates contesting Congress, Belgian money order exchanges, nationwide rail growth, and diverse notes on Mormonism, Indian Territory unrest, and Utah industry. Also mentions Garfield tomb guards, fast San Francisco to New York mail, large snowshoe production, Chinese doctors in Victoria, census literacy stats, Nevada County gold pour, and Rio Grande river changes adding Mexican territory.
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England
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California
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San Francisco Harbor
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Ft. San Jose
Maison
San Francisco
New York
Washington Territory
Northern Pacific
Victoria
British Columbia
United States
A Zum Courtship and Riverside Ambitions
Two unmarried members reside in the house a nephew and an adopted girl. The nephew a tall pale albino dandy is the governor’s target for ironic nicknames. The maiden is described as jelly pretty and coquettish the belle of Riverside street though details fade as the text ends.
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Riverside Street
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