Local News and Items of a General Nature
Local notes report arrivals from McDer mit Lovelock and Sod House, with mention of Harriet Beecher Stowe's death in Hartford. Other items include band practice at Armory Hall, McKinley and Hobart’s Canton handshake, a Cortez suicide, and salary changes for Nevada offices. Also covered are a July 4 fire social, a drunken assault case in Lovelock, and Knights of Labor leader and Democratic politics discussions in Chicago.
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Winnemucca
Nevada
Virginia City
Elko
Reno
Buckner
Mary J. Addington
Lovelock
Rathiun
Teller
Boies
Iown
Big Nevada boxing clash debated and laws discussed
Nevada officials weigh bringing Corbett versus Sharkey or Simmons while reviewing 1861 and 1893 statutes on prize fighting and afray provisions. Public sentiment skews pro contest but legal risks linger, aided by 1893 gymnastic club law and 1861 forbidding fighting with deadly weapons. Separately, Conductor Harrington arrests a hobo thief on train No. 2, captured at Humboldt House with Rose Coghlan items and a silver toilet set. suspect George Wilson, nicknamed Omaha Kid, faces petit larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Dispatch
Nevada
Sadler
Corbett
Fisimmons
Jones
Harrington
Humboldt House
Sheriff Hadley
No. 1
George Wilson
Rose Coghlan
Baldwin
San Francisco
Wilson
Pullman Company
SIBLEY'S LETTER and political views from Franklin Pa
A long letter to Victor Record editor F P Mannix from Joseph C Sibley of Franklin Pa discusses presidential aspirations, unity among reform forces, and support for Henry M Teller or any unifying candidate. He downplays personal ambition, praises patriotism, and quotes poetry on duty. Also notes Southern Pacific fare reduction circular and a health remedy advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Mannix
Victor
Colo
Record
Joseph C. Sibley
Franklin
Mannix
Grand Army
Democratic Party
People’s Party
Henry M.teller
Henry M. Teller
Battle with Strikers at Berrea stone quarries
A sheriffs posse and striking quarry workers exchanged over one hundred shots near West View, Ohio. No fatalities reported. one striker injured with a broken leg. The fight drew deputies, then turning to a women driven assault as quarry workers retreated. County authorities requested military aid with four companies of the Fifth Regiment ordered to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strik Ers
Berrea
West View
Oho
Leek
Fifth Regiment
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. B. English
McDermit
W. C. Pitt
Matt Denglemeyer
Sod House
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Hartford
Conn
Armory Hall
McKinley
Hobart
Canton
Ohio
Cortez
Charles Bertini
Eureka
Altgeld
Ilinoia
United States Marshal's Office
John H. Dennis
Will Ferguson
Rufus Buck
Louis Davie
Japan
Brazil
Chris Buckley
San Francisco Hose
The
Gazette
Torretin
Sibley
Joserh C. Linney
Southern Pacific Company
Auburn
Ogden
California Fig Syrup Company
Hood
Royal
U.S. Gov't Report
Tere
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J Cheney
West & Truax
Osman & Marvin
E. G. Gregory
Fredrickstown
W. A. Brown
J. Rovery
America
F.C. Robins & Co
Winnebueen
East
Denver
Omaha
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
New York
Union Pacific
Jy Lett
Brows & Piper
M. J. Abel
P. B. Roberts
A. C. Laverga
Lucy Mendosa
F. Stauffer JR
Winnemucca Band
Navy
Bridge Street
Giroux
Second Street
Young
Oration Music
E. F. Brown
Frank Leonard
Misa Vinnie Hil
Nixon RD
CF Dren
Mesdames D. Pascal
D. J. Hadley
J. A. Rogers
M. Hofman
E. Reinhart
Laura Miller
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