10 Jan 1884
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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1884
Page
1
A fragmented note places Seraton Dox Cavenon in Pennsylvania and mentions an integer action, with unclear details about a halt or delay involving named person and location implications. The readable elements suggest a personal status update without clear dates or outcomes.
The 45 Dlinons firm bee buys the Last Chance and True Blue mines, Silver Camp near Dos Cabrans for 50000 with 31000 paid down, per the Epitaph. In Mississippi district, a House election panel says the seat goes to Chalmers amid inflation debate.
The Silver City Enterprise notes lawmen know a roving nest of train robbers in the mountains about forty five miles away and the raiders are en route. A suit against Pima county officials over county bonds to a railroad was decided for the defendants, and several federal vacancies shift in Congress as several members die or resign.
The cantilever bridge over the Niagara River linking two railways opened on the 20th of the month and is now in use. It marks the first major cantilever structure of its kind completed worldwide, with other projects ongoing. The Niagara bridge project was proposed October 1, 1883, began November 20, 1853, and completed December 1, 1833.
Proponents of home protection in the South push for a presidential candidate favoring tariffs, aiming to shift the race from principle to prejudice. Former free trade factions warn the outcome may intensify protectionist sentiment, influencing voting patterns amid regional manufacturing interests. A fragment mentions Manitoba grievances.
A Winnipeg farmers convention on November 26 featured blunt speeches. The chair declared Manitoba might sever from the Dominion if current Canadian policies persist. A speaker argued a railway absence insults Manitoba, blaming monopolistic privileges of the Canada Pacific and criticizing land grants and tariff limits.
Commoroniern Knox plans to push legislation in Congress this winter to impose a $20 fine on each circulating National Bank note lacking the written signature of the President or the vice president and the bank cashier. Some banks have printed signatures from engravings, but the law requires handwritten signatures.
A garbled passage discusses House 1762 and Senate $62 with a two week showing of 2624, noting limits on introducing bills during the call of States and predicting many of the 2690 bills already on file may never be heard again, with a glum caveat about God save the country.
The piece argues Phoenix should push to secure a railroad from Maricopa to Phoenix or risk being left out of regional growth. It notes Tempe as a practical bridge location and warns that failure to act could leave Phoenix behind as manufacturing and business concentrate in surrounding areas. The author urges immediate public leadership to keep capital and industry centered in Phoenix.
The text urges building a rail link through the valley and to Phoenix, relying on a legislative bill to authorize Maricopa County to issue bonds. It criticizes delay and Micawberism and calls for candidates who will secure funding for a railroad via the valley, preferably to Phoenix, or by other means if needed.
A list of current rates for precious metals and world currencies includes Victoria Sovereigns at 4.28, Twenty Marks 4.74, Twenty Francs 390 in some unit, Ten Guilders 399, Five Republes seven, Twenty Pesos Mexican 19.56, Peruvian 20 or 19.05, Spanish Doubloons 15.50, Mexican and South American Doubloons 150, Twenty Milrels 10.75, Spanish 100 Reals 4.90, Spanish 25 Pesetas 4.78, Bank of England Notes 4.82, Canadian Notes 2, Holy Scotia notes 2, Austrian Guilders 40, Dutch Guilders notes, Russian Roubles notes 48, French Bank Notes 19, Norwegian and Swedish Kronor 26, Danish and American Silver 4, Trade Dollars 87, Prussian Thalers 0.68, English Silver per Pound 4.75, Five Francs Silver, Chilean Silver Dollars 0.80, Mexican Dollars Silver, Peruvian Soles 0.0.
A new Knights of Labor branch will be set up here inspired by England's cooperative success. Only members in good standing may join, with capital stock of 100000 dollars in 10000 shares. Organization mirrors Zion's cooperative mercantile institution, long established in Utah, with similar operations.
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