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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1879
Page
2
Tomorrow marks the first day of 1380, a nationwide holiday, and the Daily Silver State will not publish. Printers plan to greet friends and extend holiday wishes.
The year 1379 ends with dull mining activity in Nevada due to weak Comstock results. Prospects improve as new bonanzas spark cautious optimism, with farmers hopeful for crops and cattle feeds as water worries ease. The Smaller State wishes readers a Happy New Year.
AP reports Maine shows a more balanced stance with large meetings for and against the Governor and Council. Garcelon calls public meetings in major cities and challenges opponents to cite any illegal act by the canvassers. Legislature convening may spark unrest. militia warned to stay ready as peace measures are set to protect the capital. The situation mirrors a Louisiana election dispute.
The piece notes Northern and Southern union extremes, Maine Republicans and Democrats defending their rights. It asserts the Governor and Council should act within constitutional law. if they violate it, they deserve condemnation by any fair person, regardless of party.
Telegraphic dispatch from Leuchars reports several large girders and the last Edinburgh train plunging into a river. About 300 passengers and company staff are believed dead. Three men from Minneapolis were found frozen in the Green River country near the Northern Pacific construction zone. Additional items describe political shifts in Europe and military events in Afghanistan, with explosions at Balla Hissar injuring and killing insurgents.
The New York Herald reports another electric light exhibition at Menlo Park with forty lamps burning from 6 to after 10 PM during a visit by inventors and friends. Skeptics are convinced Edison has produced household illumination and public viewing may open soon.
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