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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1875
Page
2
Dispatches report the death of Vice President Wilson at the Capitol. The President orders national mourning, government offices closed, and military honors planned. Postmortem notes, funeral arrangements, and scattered local incidents accompany the announcement.
A letter from Cornucopia correspondent advocates a mail link Winnemucca to Paradise Valley and Cornucopia via Paradise Valley Bull Run. It notes rising commerce and freight by road, cites summer passenger freight runs, and urges petitions to I N Ammerman in San Francisco for a tri weekly service extension.
Telegraphic report from November 22 describes Vice President Wilson waking at 7am, drinking water, and dying shortly after from a brain hemorrhage. Only two Capitol police nurses were present. Post mortem to be performed. remains under Senate Sergeant at Arms. Flags lowered to half mast as telegrams go out to condolences.
The document reports multiple 1875 events including a near-sinking British ironclad Iron Duke near Plymouth, a fire destroying Harrisburg park stables with horses lost, and various local deaths and political notices. It notes Vice President memorials, a Tyler-like succession clause, and unrelated incidents across several towns.
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