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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1882
Page
1
One year by mail for 250 Slax Months. Delivered by carrier in Reno at 50 cents per delivery. No paper forwarded unless paid in advance. L. PB. Fisher, Advertising Agent, 21 Merchants Exchange, San Francisco, authorized to receive advertisements for this paper’s columns.
The excerpt from the New York Mail and Express quotes Senator John P. Jones defending anti monopoly as not an issue in Nevada while critics argue the Central Pacific Railroad imposes high rates and discrimination. The piece cites repeated Nevada Legislation and Congress requests for relief, detailing specific rate inequities and calls for fair assessment and state support.
Washington Territory shows rapid development and population growth with projected tax values rising from 21 million in 1880 to 40 million this year. Territorial politicians expect Congress to open admission and are already planning offices and patronage. An unrelated note explains the origin of Uncle Sam from a 1812 army joke about Samuel Wilson and casks marked U S.
The Sacramento Record Union notes Central Pacific Railroad complied with all contracts after pressure from the Thurman act requiring a fund for government debts. It cites a U S Supreme Court ruling affirming the act’s constitutionality and praises the company’s steadfast conduct post litigation. It also corrects a historical shell anecdote involving an English officer and the Khedive.
A historical note recalls a 300 year old Spanish proclamation blaming Chinese for resisting assimilation. It claims they monopolized trade, impoverished the islands, and sent wealth abroad, culminating in a massacre of 200000 which led to Chinese control of local industries.
Miss Emily MacTavish a Baltimore society figure aged about 80, renounced worldly life last May and joined Mount de Sales Convent as a novice. On Tuesday she received the veil and took the name Sister Mary Agnes. She belongs to an old American family tied to English lineage and is believed to possess a private fortune over $500,000.
A youthful Mrs. Lincoln wrote a note now owned by General Preston of Kentucky. In the letter she described her betrothed Lincoln as gawky and stated her aim to become the President’s wife, writing that she would yet be the President of the United States’ wife.
The Virginia Footlight notes a sharp partisan divide as it follows a prior argument, affirming that Democratic and Republican policy and practice diverge like poles apart. It echoes a Journal opinion praising Republican principles while branding Democratic ones as wrong.
Report circulated by Samuel Cook, a former Sachs associate, alleging criminal intimacy between Cook and Mrs. Sachs sparked the fatal scene. Cook reportedly sought revenge after Sachs refused a $250 loan.
The New York Tribune notes Misa Jane Johnson aged eighty four who has spent extensive time in Leeds and other prisons. Now she is converted and preaching at Hull, signaling a remarkable transformation and rejoicing in heaven.
The Stock Report notes shots from the Inflexible's gun strike with 30 000 ton force. It estimates that annual energy spent in the United States to elect pound keepers could power the Inflexible for ten weeks of bombardment.
The Railway Age notes that in the first six months of the current calendar year 5,000 miles of new railroad have been laid, excluding sidings and second tracts. The pace is described as enormous and unprecedented in this country.
Secretary Frelinghuysen proposes an anti Chinese bill barring entry into the United States even for transit on the way to Asia. The Attorney General supports the policy as part of the same initiative.
Editor Scott recalls Reno twenty two years ago when only a log dwelling stood by the Truckee river and a rope bridge carried adventurers seeking fortunes. Now Reno is a growing inland city with State Fair grounds Insane Asylum schools hotels stores a theater and many newspapers and saloons. The town relies on Truckee river ditches and pipes for water and is poised to become a wholesale distributing point and possibly the state’s metropolis.
Judge Lowell of the United States Circuit Court in Boston rules punched coins remain lawful money. In the Benjamin Lissner case, mutilated quarters and halves with holes are not criminal counterfeitings regardless of intent. The decision holds silver coins retain value and appearance. adding material does not injure passersby, and the verdict is set aside.
On a large hay and cattle ranch in Surprise Valley lives Widow Loveless a notable woman who dresses in men's attire and handles lasso and riding like a vaquero. She runs the business alone since her husband left a year and a half ago taking several horses. She rejects poll tax while insisting on masculine work attire.
The piece contrasts England’s naval prowess with American weakness and calls for iron clad ships. It warns that without reform the United States could fall to English forces, cites Alexandria and New York as examples, and urges preparation for war to defend a long coastal front.
Governor Tuitle arrived back in Tucson last Saturday night to a large enthusiastic crowd. He delivered a speech noting his East trip and discussing potential actions regarding the Indians.
James C Flood J R Keene and William Sharon are listed as members of the Grain Exchange as the directory shows the total member count now at 188 with the cohort expanding in the market hub.
The Agricultural Department reports strong crop prospects with Virginia wheat the best since the war, high yields and quality, ample acreage, and likely vegetable and fruit market surpluses. Despite strikes or idle mills, seed time and harvest look secure. A note on European royalty traces Kaiser William’s 85 year life, Crown Prince marriage in 1858, and a newborn expected to be Emperor of Germany after three future generations.
A French inventor unveils a device to capture bird flight with rapid 12-frame sequences each second. Only a fraction of those frames are used for impressions while the rest powers hand movement to advance plates, aiming to surpass Muybridge’s horse motion studies funded by Governor Stanford.
Disraeli paid 100 a share for 176,602 Suez canal stock bought for the British Government. Ten years earlier Gladstone was offered the Khedive shares at 45 but declined foreign involvement. The investment has yielded about 24 million for England, controlling eighty two percent of canal tonnage, strengthening strategic leverage beyond Egypt’s government claims.
A report warns that toy pistols may cause lockjaw and prompts owners to confiscate them. The notice notes concerned readers should remove such pistols from children's hands, suggesting wives take charge to prevent danger.
Major-General Irwin McDowell will be placed on the retired list in October next under the Compulsory Retirement Bill. Schofield is expected to succeed McDowell as commander of the Division of the Pacific. Sherman plans retirement in February 1884, Hancock in March 1888, Pope in 1886, and Howard and Sheridan in 1895 and 1896.
Hon James G Blaine departs Washington for Maine to actively canvass the Republican State ticket. Rumor places Senator Edmunds on the cusp of resignation to focus on law. Judge Kelly touts Colorado as most independent. Democrats criticized for excess chatter. Senator Hill near death in Atlanta. A European lodger scene ends with a German exclamation after a snorer sinks asleep.
A local advert invites customers to Pechner's for hot and cold baths and shower baths, with clean tubs and ample towels, signaling a refreshing pre dress-up routine.
The low Carson River hampers logs. Empire resident Thomas Beer captures two grey eagles. A Georgia prospector reports a $46,000 diamond find. The Vice President signs a bill granting Mrs. Garfield $50,000 as presidential salary. Missouri to host ten thousand ex Confederates in government-loaned tents next week. Washington sees a lavish new four in hand turnout for the President. Congress set pay from eight dollars daily to three thousand yearly to five thousand. pensions total over half a billion by March 1 with an additional two to three hundred million future arrears. Ruby Hall constable W. J. Penrose slowly recovers from a lung wound after a Fourth arrest. San Francisco Mint aims for $700,000 monthly standard silver dollars. operations began on the 17th.
Tuesday's Daily Journal reports Judge Webster has returned from a week long trip at Pyramid Lake where he hunted wild game. Friends joked that Arabi Pasha had fled English clutches and planned a quiet Reno life. He has gained almost a hundred pounds, and his tales of fish caught and escapes from lions, panthers and elephants would impress veteran Reno sportsmen.
Mrs. Kurran of the San Francisco Academy of Sciences visits her sister Mrs. J J Alexander in Reno. The botanist tours local hills, classifying scarce flora and the abundant sagebrush, combining study with a pleasant stay.
Charley Mosller, noted landlord and proprietor of Steamboat Springs, drew crowds last Saturday with a beaming countenance. His management has boosted the springs' popularity and profits, as visitors praise the fine table and his hospitality, often spending half a day there.
Constable Avery arrested Albert Manns hiding under a bed at a Douglas Avenue house. Justice Young sentenced him to sixty days in the county jail after officers tracked him for three days and surrounded the residence, discovering him in the hiding spot.
General Evans and wife toured an antimony mine about twenty miles from Reno near Deep Wells on the Surprise Valley road. The croppings shown are rich and beautiful specimens, sparking prospecting interest in the area. Constable Reed of Aurora returned with Thomas Moore, who shot a man nearby and escaped to Austin, now in critical condition. Moore was captured, though the text laments missing a local figure named Thomas.
Mesare White and Perkins of the Palace saloon announce conversion of two middle card rooms into a single large cool room to attract players with refreshing breeziness as August weather approaches.
Walter Falmer helped a traveling circus by advancing $80 to cover expenses. They required his pinto pony to complete a four horse team. He sold the pony for fifty dollars above cost, and it debuted with the circus on the night of their stay.
Shenf Hanks visits San Francisco are then told of Prof. Gibbes and Dr. Harkness investigating tracks at the State Prison yard in Warm Springs. They report human, mammoth, bird, and hyena like impressions in clay, with seven foot apart steps and new discoveries after blasts. Mammoth tooth found, extinction dated 8000 years, Rochester specimen described.
A Reno brass band accompanied by a Jourdan reporter played at a Saturday night ball for inmates at the Insane Asylum. The wagging procession featured comic pairings and notable titles, ending at midnight as inmates were escorted back to their cells.
Br E Queen advertises a home purchase option with direct East imports. The offer lists fine toilet soaps from 3 cents per cake, hair brushes at 26 cents, tooth brushes 10 cents, hand mirrors 25 cents, hard rubber combs 10 cents, and perfumes from 15 cents per bottle, claiming savings versus distant shops. Pete
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