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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1899
Page
2
The issue includes a weather forecast from the Weather Bureau with cloudy tonight and fair tomorrow, plus temperatures and wind details. It also carries a batch of opinion, crime and political commentary about Paris violence, the Shamrock sea serpent tale, War Secretary Root, Dreyfus, the Franey case, Ambrose Bierce, and Tammany Hall leadership speculation.
Nevada’s mining scene grows lively as operations at Chainman begin and Yellow Pine District booms. Salt Lake papers note strong prospects across the state, with new properties poised to join producing camps and a record year for development, signaling rising prosperity for Nevada’s mineral wealth.
The piece contrasts Benjamin Franklin's words with modern critics who call extracts treasonous while Americans wage war in the Philippines. It argues patriots would not praise McKinley’s war or sacrifice liberty to support the administration, noting the bloodshed abroad and the costs of trade.
The piece argues liberty rests on foundational rights from the Declaration of Independence and government by consent. It contends expansionists distort the flag’s meaning and suggests adopting symbols like the Union Jack or Turkish despotism to fit their views.
The Ah Fong girls, eight unmarried, depart Honolulu for San Francisco. Each is described as half Chinese, a quarter Portuguese, and a quarter Kanake, offspring of a Chinese father and a half-breed Portuguese Kanaka quawa. Each is reputed to be worth over $150,000, and they are expected to be welcomed by San Francisco society as "good catches."
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