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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1884
Page
2
The piece notes March 20 1884. It mentions Democratic campaign activity in San Francisco and New York to modernize law practice, eastern party committees meeting, and a push by eastern montaged men to monetize silver. It also reports fast mail arrangements from New York via Chicago to Omaha in two days and a Republican stance on Morison’s tariff bill.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad announces it will not join the proposed pooling arrangement, stating it will pursue its own operating strategy without collaborative pooling. The stance faces questions from other rail lines about harmonizing schedules and rates.
4 Batrimore firm bought through an agent in St Louis 1400 car loads of cory, claimed as the biggest cory sale ever made in St Louis.
A proposition has been made and a bill introduced to liquidate the national debt by paying it in gold and to issue 1.2 billion dollars in national currency. The plan signals a bold greenback move.
A Kansas herd was found with a dreaded cattle disease, the first such U S case. Immediate steps led to the entire herd being destroyed, while commentary from the St Louis Republican notes Democratic disunity on tariff policy and hints at uncertain campaign outcomes.
The consolidation of U S barbed wire firms into the National Barbed Wire Company pushes prices up a cent per pound amid regional disruption. Albuquerque is noted for strategic location and rail access as it faces a local travel slowdown. The Egypt conflict story frames Britain’s clash with Muhammadans in the Sahara region with mixed military outcomes.
The American soprano Escua Wixom, known as Emon Neveds, gains rare success in Europe after an Oakland private school acquaintance eight years ago. Now about 26, she aims for top operatic ranks worldwide as Republican delegates debate convention roles and political organizing gathers pace.
The Offtizen notes Phoenix as the proposed site for the tariff debate. Opposition to Morrison tariff changes forms organized protests nationwide. Critics argue the current tariff supports stagnating industries and should remain until industries recover. The article questions relying on revenue excess and urges protecting domestic production.
Srexplain Fo.een reported to Speaker Carlisle the Treasury balance on February 20 at 408 795 500.14 with 102 402 057.41 in special funds certified, leaving 7 534 281.20 available after legal holds and Resumption Act constraints. The exhibit counters calls for hoard divisions by showing most millions are not freely usable.
The Washington dispatch notes ongoing Arizona land claim by J A Reavis arising from a Mexican grant to Don Miguel Peralta. Secretary Lincoln questions the allegations of Reavis pressuring settlers with military threats and doubts any war troop involvement. Also discussed is establishing a U S merchant marine to boost coastal and inland trade, with calls for laws and subsidies to aid shipbuilding and national commerce.
The text argues that resistance by government to inland trade merely enables vast frauds against a free people and questions if such actions are not the aim when aid for the merchant marine is requested. It urges lawmakers to carefully consider their procedures.
An unsigned Nebraska era piece argues that Arizona’s press leaders are mostly businesspeople, not politicians, and that the public now prefers news over partisan editorialism. It predicts a decline in political demagoguery as voters demand integrity and collective good over party lines.
Remark on extraordinary misfortune affecting the Heory College Lottery with evidence of many three prize sales. Claims drawings are fair and notes a March 27 drawing offering 110,400 in prints. Tickets priced at 2 dollars each. Address J. O. Bousl s, Covington, Ky.
Special to the Herald from Pursport dated March 17 reports a midnight fire destroying the residence of Mr Lester Jackson. The dwelling and furniture were completely burned with about $5,000 in losses and roughly $2,500 of insurance. Adjacent properties were saved by the town’s civil guards amid fears of further destruction.
An An Agreeunt Howl letter urges City Fathers to fix inconsistent water supply from the Canu company. Citizens report loss of fruit trees and shrubs annually due to erratic distribution, calling for a reliable, systematic approach so water is available when needed and harms to homesteads are stopped.
A rhapsodic mining excerpt urges caution in prospecting with colorful metaphors about drills and hammers, ore certificates, and the folly of chasing fortune. It warns against overblown claims and long trails without real prospect, likening greed to a dog chasing its own shadow.
The Huston Traveler notes that Wendell Philp devotion served as the guide of his life and witnessed posthumous honors heaped upon his grave, reflecting a lasting spiritual legacy surrounding his memory.
Boston Globe describes compact automatic screw-making machines in a city. Each device feeds wire through a tube, cuts metal for the stem, forms a fine thread, clasps the stem, and yields 5,000 screws daily. The tiny screws are eighth of an inch long, requiring 200 to make an ounce.
The Weary Coline Lottery advertises fair drawings and grand prizes. Next Grand Drawing set for Marcel 27 with capital prizes of 30000, 10000, 5000. Tickets cost 2 dollars, drawings tickets only one dollar. Mail orders to J J Douglas in Covington Kentucky.
A writer notes conductors’ punch pockets used to trap paste heads from monthly tickets. Clever riders pressed the paste into pouches, gaining rides by deceit. The practice drew laughter and criticism before a railway company added pockets to punches to stop the cheating.
A humorous exchange from Tex as Siftings features a timid woman riding an elevator in Washington. She asks the conductor what happens if the rope breaks and if all lines fail. The conductor replies that many ropes exist, and that the outcome depends on her past life as a moral measure.
A fragment from a 1830s tale recounts Wendell Philips courting Miss Greene during a railless era. Charles Sumner, timid to travel with a woman, asks Philips to escort him. Philips agrees, falls in love, and later proposes. she imposes a demanding condition before marriage on his anti slavery pledge, which he swears anew.
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