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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1883
Page
2
An unreadable historical fragment mentions J M Bates and L P Fisher with references to San Francisco and New York agents. The garbled text lists editors managers and merchants, suggesting a trade notice or advertisement for business promotion.
A church in Pennsylvania suspended fifty two members after a dancing incident. The Capital question appears to be gaining prominence in Prescott as political debate intensifies nearby.
The National Education bill has been advanced as a special order for consideration in Congress tomorrow, signaling a tightly scheduled debate and possible action on the measure.
Colorado and Texas stockyards adopt policy barring workers who carry firearms. The move aims to curb violence and reduce cowboy shooting incidents as gunplay fades from the industry image.
An excerpt notes a curate or healer named Hhazes offering an early European description of smallpox cure. The reference places the account in a medieval or early modern context, with unclear geographic attribution and diminutive medical claims.
Nurr M S Nurr is greatly excited over a veritable strike in the superf orming of that place which yields two thousand dollars per ton.
The printing question is finally settled by legislators as debate ends and proceedings move forward.
A proposed measure is presented to Congress authorizing consolidation of the Southern Pacific and other Pacific railroads. The action seeks to streamline ownership and operations across the western rail network, with potential impacts on routes, competition, and rates.
Svear and tobacco producers in the United States oppose free introduction of those articles from Mexico, arguing the reciprocity treaty would provide favorable terms. The stance reflects concerns over domestic industries facing competition and aims to curb tariff-free imports.
The speaker questions the council’s refusal to provide the daily journals to the press, arguing that public records are public property and that the council exists for public purposes. The remarks defend broad public access to official records.
The Tak Panama Railroad Company was robbed while forwarding $100,000 to the sub treasury in New York. One of two kegs, worth about $50,000, was stolen from a vault. No signs showed the vault door or the building had been opened.
A political statement lauds Republican governance noting over twenty years of growth, spending over ten million on public buildings, a new state house at nearly three million, and stable annual taxes around two mills with no debt asserted, praising the administration's record.
January 1883 marks another grim disaster year with a catastrophic blast at the Giant Powder works at Point Clement north of Berkeley. Estimates place fatalities around forty to fifty with extensive property losses near 100 to 600 dollars, following earlier regional flood and fire calamities.
Railroad fare notice from a historic edition outlines Southern Pacific routes from San Francisco to New Orleans with class rates, including first, second, and third class tickets. It lists continuous trip pricing, stopover options, and restrictions for travel via El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, and adaptation for mail passage from New Orleans to New York City.
Memorialists urge removal of Apaches from Arizona to a level country to end depredations and costly reservations The document condemns Apache conduct and calls for federal action to relocate belligerent Indians and curb mismanagement by the Indian Department asserting settled land and national welfare depend on rehoming the tribe to a more suitable region.
Telegraphic notes from Prescott report legislative battles over Grand Jury abolition and immigration commissions amid frequent council friction. A giant powder works explosion near Berkeley San Francisco destroys most of the plant, kills many Chinese workers and several whites, with total losses estimated around $100,000 and dozens dead or missing.
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