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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1884
Page
1
Weekly Revada State Journal lists publication details including publisher Co C Powning and price terms. It notes mail and carrier delivery in Reno at 50 cents per month and that issues are forwarded unless paid in advance.
The Times-Review defends the Assembly against claims it blocks public measures to please the Senate. It challenges the notion that Assembly actions follow senatorial dictates and notes the Smyth and Melarky Bill positions. It defends Varian amendment misstatement and argues Wisconsin may regulate intrastate commerce without overstepping federal limits.
The Nevada Democratic front contemplates naming William Dunphy, a California citizen known as the millionaire cattle king, for the U S Senate seat to replace Jones. Critics quote residency rules and argue Dunphy’s time in Nevada, not his cattle wealth, should determine eligibility. Beef prices and grass shortages loom as campaign dynamics unfold.
The New York Heald reports that Governor Cleveland was named as the father of an illegitimate child of a widow from the city. It states the paper investigated the facts during Cleveland’s bid for the governorship.
Question probes what amount Cleveland would have refused to pay if, at thirty five, he had followed Tony Weller's injunction Beware of the vid ders. The line hints at risk and caution in financial decisions from a remembered warning.
The piece contrasts official reports of declining cholera with popular fear, urging public instruction over suppression. It notes panic in Toulon and Marseilles, spread across Europe, and argues that Asiatic labels mislead. It defends quarantine, medical progress, and reliance on a physician for recovery.
Mr. George William Curtis, supporting Cleveland and Hendricks, spoke in Jamestown on September 1, 1876. He accused Hendricks of voting against constitutional amendments in the Senate and of aligning with Vallandigham and Tilden to rally support against the government, arguing it would ruin the country.
A prominent Democrat claims Tammany hides a strategic motive to aid Cleveland, letting him gain through subtle, staged moves. He says Kelly and Tammany sway hesitant Democrats, planning a September push to deliver a decisive boost for Cleveland.
Jeremiah S. Black, a leading Democrat, called Mulligan's attack on Mr. Blaine false and impossible. He asserted Blaine's letters would keep proving the charges untrue even if the Gregorian calendar ran backward and October preceded April. The piece urges Democrats and Independents to heed the view.
Secretary McPherson cites New York reports predicting Blaine will win the state by 75,000. He notes Republicans who backed Cleveland for governor plan to oppose Blaine with Independents. A broad effort seeks cross religious organizational support to defeat Cleveland.
Reports from Kansas and nearby states say wheat farmers, angered by Democratic platform insults to their representatives, are uniting to oppose the Democratic party. Morrison, spokesman for the committee, refused a respectful hearing.
Mrs Maria Halpin, widow of the Cleveland scandal, earns a living nursing the sick. The news that Ben Butler runs for office makes her former lover a focal point of gossip, though she had not cared for him as a child at age thirty five.
The New York Evening Post argues the seduction charge against Governor Cleveland is face invalid because it concerns a widow. It notes a future Cleveland supporter may contend the widow status makes it plausible he was the seduced party.
John G. Whittier, famed Quaker poet, shows loyalty to the Republican party by sending a voluntary contribution to the New York campaign fund and adding a characteristic letter with the remittance.
They denounce waving flags while approving rebel banners at an ex Confederates reunion in Texas where a poem praising Jeff Davis was read.
Beecher states that after reviewing the Cleveland scandal he will support the Democratic nominee. He notes stronger evidence against Cleveland only made his support more favorable, an outcome to be expected from his stance.
The Republican State Central Committee of California has chosen A. P. Williams of San Francisco as Chairman, John F. Swift as Vice Chairman, James R. Finlayson as Secretary, and John A. Bowen as Treasurer in their recent election.
A New York special reports that Ler expects to headline a major show this year and will be the Democratic candidate in 1888, positioning against the Republicans and uniting opposing elements in the party.
Nineteen Chinese lepers were sent to China on Monday from San Francisco aboard the steamer Oceanic. The city paid their fares and provided $5 to each involuntary emigrant. One man escaped but was recaptured.
The San Francisco Post reports Colonel Bob Ingersoll will reach the coast in time for the dedication of the Republican wigwam. Murat Halstead of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette will start a one cent evening paper in Blaine’s interest next week in New York.
Mr Mackay says a telegram announcing the engagement of Miss Eva Mackay to a Colonna family member is only a rumor and not a confirmed betrothal.
The papers refer to the Democratic candidate as Father Stephen. Ex-Gov Hawkins of Tennessee asserts Republicans can win the state. Be Three Taylors are nominated for Congress in Ohio. Vanderbilt backs Cleveland and forecasts his election.
The Morning Star editorial urges restraint in church politics while noting a shift toward Blaine among Louisiana voters. It condemns ring rule as the core issue, praises Republican prospects for a fair vote count, and predicts the Democratic party’s decline if reform continues.
The New York Times urges Democratic managers to lift the party to Cleveland's level. The New York Journal calls this critique the cruellest slur on the Democrats in years, saying the party is bad and could only rise by a tumble to Cleveland's level.
The article notes the Democratic platform makes no reference to the Mormon question and observes Mormon papers back Cleveland. It questions how tithing funds raised for Ogden’s new temple might be diverted to the Democratic campaign fund.
President Seelye of Anderat College denounces Cleveland if charges are true, saying self-respecting voters cannot support him or his party. Secretary Fessenden of the National Republican Committee says the committee will not act on the Cleveland scandal, leaving it to Democratic newspapers and clergy.
A political debate intensifies as Oscar Folsom’s campaign stirs public chatter about his paternity. The comment highlights claims tying Folsom to his father in the current race, drawing attention from voters and opponents alike.
The passage quotes authorities cited by young Tyler in the Gill- Sharon case and jokes about Grover Cleveland being married. It hints at adding remarks on the Seventh Commandment and muses about Oscar Folsom’s age and neck measurement, reflecting a gossiping tone.
Cleveland travels to the lakes on an excursion but little Oscar does not accompany him. The brief item notes the trip and the absence of Oscar from the journey.
If President Cleveland wins, the term mistress tied to the White House will gain new significance, reflecting evolving social and political language about power, gender roles, and household influence in the executive mansion.
A dated circular from the National Eight-Hour Committee circulated by August 4 argues labor groups should withhold support from the Democratic Party. It cites Southern opposition to labor measures, notes Republican endorsement of labor aims, and predicts Cleveland’s presidency would stall future labor legislation. The document reflects 19th century party tensions and labor politics reshaping voter alignments.
Jefferson Davis praises Albert Sydney Johnston in a Dallas Sun special read at the Confederate reunion in Missouri. Davis notes Johnston left the U S Army for the Confederacy, fell in battle, and died devoted to duty. Louisiana plans an equestrian statue in his memory as a double blessing tribute.
A warm friend of Hendricks says the gentleman is disgusted and regrets being linked to the New York Governor. He warns that Batler is backing Blaine to defeat Cleveland, aiming to push the Democrats into insolvency. John Kelly plans to shift to Butler after a lengthy talk. The Ohio Eighth District convention yields Judge Little from the 594th ballot.
A San Francisco printer long at the case for half a century is cited by a correspondent. The letter states Michael Quinn of the Erie Pennsylvania Despatch has been a compositor since 1834, previously employed on the London Times and later at the New York Evening Post.
A returning visitor from Alaska says mining there is limited. Few productive ledges exist. weather freezes most of the year. Douglas Island shows a wide quartz ledge with 120 stamp mill plans and water power. He believes Alaska will never amount to much despite scattered gold and rich float.
Carl Schurz predicts fading support for Cleveland era Republicans. He says warm ties vanish after moral declarations as an investigation shakes the party. Blaine could win New York by 75,000 if religious groups unite across sects to oppose Cleveland.
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt shows a tearful boy in front of a newspaper office asking what he is crying about. A kind stranger asks if the father has returned from upstairs and the boy replies pieces of him have gone upstairs to lick the editor. The exchange mixes humor with a grim image of editor confrontation.
The Arizona Silver Belt notes Arizona records a wide temperature span from 110 degrees in Phoenix to six inch icicles on a water-tank car on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. It asserts any temperature between these extremes can occur within the Territory.
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