Death of Senator Stanford Ends Noted Career
News from Palo Alto reports the death of Leland Stanford at his residence. Born 1824 in Watervliet New York, he moved to Wisconsin then California where he co-founded the Central Pacific Railroad with Huntington Crocker and Hopkins. A Republican, he served as California governor in 1861 and United States senator in 1885 and 1891. His passing creates a gubernatorial vacancy with no legislative session until next year. Stanford’s legacy includes founding and endowing a major university at Palo Alto worth nearly $20,000,000. California mourns a prominent citizen and builder of the state.
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Superior Court of
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Wisconsin
California
Michigan Bluff
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Winter fair proposal stirs San Francisco reform mood
Special correspondence from San Francisco notes a new era as supporters push a winter fair to showcase Chicago World’s Exposition exhibits. Dismissive silurians fade while public opinion shifts toward statewide benefit, amid reflections on Dennis Kearney and anti Chinese agitation.
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Californian
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Chicago
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Market Street
Dennis Kearney
Drayman
Gab
California
Kearney
Syrup of Figs Featured By The Weekly Californian
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a gentle permanent remedy for habitual constipation and sluggish organs. It claims to awaken the kidneys and liver, dispel headaches fevers and illnesses, without irritation. The Weekly Californian offers sixteen pages of bright reliable news.
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Californian
Obedale Raisin Vineyard Co Delinquent Stock Notice
Notice of a ten dollar per share assessment levied May 27 1898 on Obedale Raisin Vineyard Co Bakersfield California. Unpaid stock by July 20 1893 will be sold at public auction to cover the delinquent assessment plus costs. secretary E I Rockwell urges payment at the Southern Hotel building Bakersfield.
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Syrup of Figs Promotes Health and Comfort
This advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a superior laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. It highlights benefits for the kidneys, liver, and bowels, claims quick relief from colds headaches and fevers, and asserts broad medical approval. Available in 50c and $1 bottles at druggists. insist on the California Fig Syrup Co. label.
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