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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1879
Page
2
The piece notes a split over Congress adjournment with many expecting a long session into next summer. It says parties will use legislative moves for presidential gain, while voters want bills to curb discrimination on railroads, Chinese immigration, mining support, and election bribery suppression.
Professor George Linck sues Mrs Sprague for 240 dollars claiming payment for private tutoring of her children at Canonchet Rhode Island. Mrs Sprague argues her husband William Sprague is responsible, while Linck cites evidence to the contrary and details his services and expenses. The case references Conkling era tensions and a dramatic Canonchet confrontation.
A dog tried to scale a high fence into a yard and fell sixty feet into a well. The family found the dog at noon the next day with gleaming eyes. Rescuers pulled the animal from the well after about fifteen hours, the dog having swum to stay alive throughout the ordeal.
The Eureka Sentinel proclaims a thriving period as it enters its ninth year. The proprietors praise the paper as a first class general and local journal and urge continued public support.
A Bud Wood challenged Miss Grace Stanfield and fought with Currie after a refused dance. Currie wounded Wood in the hand and a bystander in the leg. Wood shot Coch dead after pursuing Miss Stanfield. Louisiana election turnout was light with Democratic gains and Ring ticket sweeping New Orleans. A Revenue dispute in Towns Rabun counties led to armed officers in a clash with illicit distillers. Additional reports include emigration plans from North Carolina, Queen Victoria ill, an explosion in Saxony, a California fire, New Haven election results, and rumors of an assassination attempt on the Czar.
The Supreme Court of California affirms the lower court and the new officers assume duties from noon. The new officers took possession Tuesday night after the court decision. Injured men at Union shaft Virginia City largely recovering except H B Malloy in critical condition. Jail breakers from Storey county jail remain at large.
A Winn county couple welcomed a daughter to the family as records show S Bonodled Jr. is noted in local notices with the newborn. The event marks a new birth in the community.
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