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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1894
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription prices for the Star State and Silver State papers, with annual mail rates and per-copy options. It lists advertising rates by square for first and subsequent insertions and mentions authorized collectors W. C. Pitt and Lovelock for subscription receipts.
Department of Agriculture weather report for 24 hours ending 5 PM at 75th meridian time. Mean barometer 25.83 inches. Maximum temperature 75 degrees, minimum 30, mean 44. NE wind, max velocity 18 mph. Precipitation 000. October 8 minimum temperature 26.0.
On October 8 1894 candidates are named for Nevada offices including Congressman Francis G Newlands Governor John E Jones Lieutenant Governor R Sadler Associate Justice M B Bonnifield Secretary of State Eugene Howell Attorney General Robert Beatty State Controller C A Lagrave State Treasurer W Westerfield Surveyor General A Pratt State Printer Joseph McCarthy Supt of Public Instruction H C Cutting University Regent Long Term W E Deal University Regent Short Term H S Starratt First District Judge C E Mack Storey Second District Judge E Cheney Washoe Third District Judge A L Fitzgerald Eureka Fourth District Judge Geo F Talbot Elko County and district contenders listed.
The account describes Rep Tom Reed bending House Republicans to skip voting on Bland's seigniorage measure by coercive means. Lafe Pence notes Reed’s pressure led to a quorum absence and coerced votes. The piece also attacks Bartine for opposing Bland and praises Reed's influence and alignment with the Windom bill.
The piece argues that control of states matters more than congressional seats for the next president, endorsing Mr. Newlands and silver coinage. It predicts Southern and Western unity for silver, urges Nevada to back Newlands, and warns that failure postpones a silver victory. It warns of a House path to the presidency if no candidate wins a majority.
In Nevada the Republican stance favors free coinage arguing it sustains the party. Chauncey Depew described self interviews claiming that without Republicans Cleveland would have lost battles for the gold dollar and faced pressure from silver cranks in the East.
The article reports that Democratic leaders seek methods to restrain Grover Cleveland for the remainder of his term. It notes patronage waning and prior timidity giving way to bold action, and suggests the Keeley care as a remedy to restore party confidence.
A Reno Gazette half cord lies in the post office as recipients refuse delivery. Readers urged to place copies around homes to expose bedbugs to the paper. The note says the paper harms bugs while the goldbug is an antidote.
The People’s party appears to have carried Georgia in the latest vote, possibly eroding the Democratic margin from about 70,000 to only a few hundred. The revolution in Georgia continues boldly.
An advertiser claims Hood's Sarsaparilian can thoroughly expel scrofulous taint believed to be in the blood for years, urging readers to try a trial.
General Heuston of Nebraska accepts Bryan's challenge for joint debates on silver. Heuston will defend the gold standard as the GOP's fixed policy while Bryan advocates free coinage at 16 to 1, aligned with Nevada's Silver party and the People's party. The talks could raise Bryan's national profile as a presidential candidate.
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