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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1880
Page
2
The Silver State enters its sixteenth volume with a growing, widely read stance in Humboldt County. The paper pledges independence from factions and aims to promote local welfare, inviting readers to support it despite hard times.
State Treasurer Crockett reports March care for the insane cost 4431. The Stockton asylum system drains Nevada funds, with 50 000 yearly leaving the state. Call grows to build a Nevada asylum east of Trukes, preferably Lovelock on the Humboldt river for cheaper, home-based support.
Congressman Springer of Illinois faced pressure over seating contested seats in Minnesota and Wisconsin. An anonymous $5,000 blackmail letter urged him to back Donnelly, while a Finley authored note claimed authority to sway the vote. Springer disclosed the scheme on the House floor, revealing alleged bribery tied to the Washburn case and Donnelly contest.
Washington dispatch reports a Marylander accused Senator Gorman of promising Bayard support while aiding Tilden with funds to influence a state delegation. The item lists arrests, bails, and trials involving Sidney A. Grant's Denver scheme and E. Duncan Sniffen, plus other criminal and political notes across Ohio and California.
The fragment discusses a possible bid by Finley for a Tilden seat and suggests a professional writer may have used Finley for letters of support without his knowledge. It claims Finley could be Tilden's confidential Washington agent and questions the impact on the candidate’s popularity.
A slide occurred on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad near the Eureka mill yesterday, delaying traffic. No tails from Virgistia or Carson arrived today. Utah Republicans elected two Blaine men to represent them at the Chicago Convention. The tax levy in Eiko county rises to 278 dollars with a 3 dollar tax on each hundred dollars of property valuation in Eureka.
Local store Crxvowers offers seven pounds brown sugar or six pounds white sugar for one dollar. Genuine stock with no shopworn or defunct goods presented to attract pity. customers can buy confidently at the cash store.
The Republican primary will be held in Winnemucca on Saturday April 10 1880 at F C Robins Old Store on Bridge Street in the room once Bev Stoner’s saloon. Fredericksburg Beer agency found in town near the Brewery Saloon opposite the courthouse. Also small ads for housing, baking powder, and hair products appear amid the local notices.
A fragmented 19th century scene shows General Grant in a Boston setting. Citizens admire him as a light appears in Battery Street. He meets Emperor Nortom the First, joking about sharing a cigar. The tale links Grant with a fashion cigar and local eateries.
A fragmented notice lists committee members including Jonathan Fulton Gee Perrittie Dwiftadhey Te Molarkey and b Le Bikar as organizers for an upcoming local event.
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