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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1881
Page
6
A column deplores a string of cold blooded killings in San Francisco, including the death of a mother, brother, sister and friend slain by an Italian gardener. The piece argues California lacks an enviable name while crime runs daily and urges that ruffians be punished to restore peace.
The President has decided not to appoint women to office, a move that provokes consternation in political ranks. Officials say the理由 is vague, though suppression of appointments is blamed for unrest. The step 318 is widely discussed and enlightenment is expected to follow.
Thomas Connolly, Elk Grove track walker, died after a torpedo exploded when he stumbled onto lumber during duty. The 48 year old native of Ireland left a widow. He belonged to United Workmen, which provides his wife $2,000.
The San Francisco Wasp rails against society journalism praising sensational social coverage and the vanity it fuels. It notes readers favor such items and cites Dr. H G Cogswell's plan to house city newsboys. The piece envisions these youths becoming future Pacific Coast citizens and reflects on benevolence and social duty.
The item notes six men living in Carson near the Capitol who are candidates for state offices ahead of the 1882 Republican Convention. It remarks that choosing six from the long list is nearly impossible and signals a broad field of names.
It is finally determined that a recount will occur for Boston mayor and several Democratic aldermen based on the returns. Mrs. Chas. Crocker has sent a three thousand dollar check to the Woman's Hospital of California as a donation.
The Nevada mines exclusive of the Comstock have paid $1,400,000 in dividends this year, with one-half of the total paid by the Richmond.
The Queen contributes 2200 pounds for Irian laborers relief. Dublin landlords to meet over Land Act indignation and compensation. Smallpox rises in Chicago with daily vaccinations for post office staff. Grain and provisions rail rates from Chicago to east cut to 12, 13, 14, and 20 cents to Baltimore Philadelphia New York Boston. Logan bill empowers Grant to be General retired with pay. party-line vote in committee. Guiteau forger theory grows as Morey letter resemblance noted. state department holds original documents. Readjuster caucus in Virginia nominates H. H. Riddleberger for U.S. Senator. election Thursday. Garfield Memorial Committee debated with Blaine and Ingersoll named. others favor two representatives from each House. 3000 Brooklyn women petition Congress to end Utah polygamy. Mrs Kate Sampson and daughter robbed of money in New York. Wells Fargo messenger assaulted. Desperadoes rob Wells, Fargo & Co. car at El Paso. $15,000 stolen. flee toward Old Mexico.
The passage hints at ongoing turmoil in eastern Nevada and predicts broad improvement across sectors as fear supposedly motivates change, though details are sparse and no concrete events or dates are provided. The tone implies optimism following upheaval.
In informed circles it is said Vanderbilt plans to retire from daily duties and will entrust practical administration to Rutter and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
General Grant firmly denies any connection with a company seeking a $1.2 billion claim against Peru. The suit rests on an alleged 1844 discovery by Cachet of guano deposits, a detail the former president rejects as unproven and unsupported by his actions or known records.
A 19th century analysis argues California has vast arable land and capital but too few people. It compares California’s population 865 536 in 1880 with Belgium’s density, asserting the state could sustain 92 million if lands are fully cultivated. It notes two thirds of Californians work in urban commerce and manufacturing, urges Eastern farmers to move west, and highlights favorable climate and year round farming potential with minimal snow and rare sunstroke deaths.
A collection of brief items cites Professor Mayer on George Eliot, European interest in the New World, a Paris correspondent on American drinks and a gum-tickler inquiry, and praise for a Lynn church mosaic presented by E. R. Mudge. Also recounted are school geography humor in Binghamton, a thimble anecdote, and George B. Loring’s remarks at Garfield’s Lodge of Sorrow honoring the late president’s simplicity and loyalty.
A mob entered the jail in the Court House at Austin Nevada, seized jailed prisoner Richard Jennings, accused of shooting and killing John A. Barrett at the International Hotel barroom, and hanged him from the balcony. Jennings, a new arrival with a hard reputation, faced summary justice.
California's Representatives and Senators voice positions in Washington. Mr Page and Mr Berry tackle debris issues, Mr Pacheco pushes district bills, General Rosecrans drafts reorganization of the Marine Hospital Service and Sailor's Home improvements, all seeking harmonious action on the Chinese question.
The San Francisco Board of Directors reviews city public schools and finds vacancies rather than overcrowding. Two school buildings are offered for rent. A music, a drawing, and a bookkeeping teacher have been removed as part of trimming superfluous staff.
Miss Ida Ullman of New York brings suit against Henry A. Mayer of Richmond dry goods firm Julius Mayer Sons for breach of promise. Trial recites August park outing where Mayer allegedly promised marriage, engagement on November 19, and subsequent quarrels and accusations amid letters in which he calls her darling and vows affection.
A San Francisco Bashful Girls' Literary and Social Club entertainment last week drew crowded parlors during the evening. The author wonders about the possible dimensions of those parlors, joking perhaps of an excursion from Nevada to explain the crowd.
Daily Reflex notes a Virginia and Trackee Railroad train paused twenty minutes in Carson last Friday to let office seekers press Senator Jones. The Nevada Senator is praised for enduring the button holing process with grace, unmatched in America.
Henry George argues in an Irish World extract that Ireland is under a dictatorial regime driven by a privileged class. He imagines arbitrary state violence, police intimidation, and suppression of meetings, presses, and newspapers to depict a reign of terror in Ireland today.
A young man in New Haven confides to his mother about poverty and desire for wealth. The mother consoles him and a dramatic, reckless moment leads to a fatal discharge of a concealed weapon. The scene ends with the mother collapsing in a swoon as tragedy unfolds.
The Syrup of Fig Consolidated Company is incorporated at Reno Nevada with local citizens as officers. It aims to manufacture syrup from figs for market against East glucose and San Francisco sugar syrups. Figs grow on Truckee river banks. raw material cost is gathering, to be done by Washoe Indians. Railroad promises special rates to competitive points, challenging the existing monopoly and offering households fig syrup for buckwheat cakes.
In this Boomerang excerpt a wife’s deft influence over her husband is described as a subtle, powerful force. It notes that gentleness and practical, everyday management can shape a spouse’s behavior, making him feel valued while performing tasks from bringing coal to confronting imagined burglars. The piece praises the idea of pride in a well-handled marriage.
An excerpt from Lancet discusses heart wounds in both humans and a stag, noting that instantaneous death from cardiac injuries is rare. It cites cases where hearts with severe damage allowed movement and recovery, with survival from hours to days even after substantial lesions, and highlights the delayed but eventual collapse in many instances.
The Emperor of Russia uncovered a plot involving a longtime servant who placed threatening letters in his prayer book and pocket handkerchiefs. Aware of a wider menace, authorities search trains near Gatschina and suspend passports at the frontier while a lookout guards mail boxes for more letters. A suspect confessed love and gratitude motive but refused to name the supplier.
The Washington Standard notes the territorial house’s enthusiastic passage of the woman suffrage bill. It contrasts the wild demonstrations by supporters with the satisfaction of opponents, viewing the moment as evidence of shifting public opinion and the inexorable logic of events.
A young couple tale ends with a failed courtship. The girl receives her lover’s framed portrait and a cutting note about an unpaid suit. The boy sends a package via a freckled messenger, prompting a confrontational response and legal pressure from the tailor. The girl’s father ejects the disappointed beau and the tailor’s lawyer demands payment.
The stage is intellectually and morally influential for all who seek it. It offers life, color, and vivid instinct to thoughtful readers and visions of glory and adventure to the common man, while revealing character depths and humane language in an entertaining, enlightening world.
A Call correspondent suggests an automatic water supply system to counteract unreliable stage crew. The idea envisions roof pipes with pinhead holes that rain down on the scenery when a weight released by a cord triggers a valve, with multiple cords to ensure water reaches any fire location.
A portrait of a resilient woman who stands by friends in tough times. She greets freely, faces danger, and shares in joy and sorrow, embracing life as it is with substance over shadow. Her ready handshake and warm welcome symbolize steadfast reliability.
A New Jersey factory is constructing a locomotive that burns water as fuel by decomposing it with carbon to produce hydrogen and other gases. The engine would emit no smoke cinders or sparks and requires minimal firing. A trial will occur after completion and testing. A railroad company reportedly offered $1,000,000 for rights if the engine could pull four Pullman cars from New York to Chicago on schedule.
The record lists vice presidents including John Adams Thomas Jefferson Aaron Burr George Clinton Elbridge Gerry Daniel D Tompkins John Caldwell Calhoun Martin Van Buren Richard Mentor Johnson John Tyler George Mifflin Dallas Millard Fillmore William Rufus King John Cabell Breckinridge Hannibal Hamlin Andrew Johnson Schuyler Colfax Henry Wilson William A Wheeler and Chester A Arthur.
The Mead Paper Company of Dayton Ohio has constructed an engine room measuring 80 by 100 feet and installed three new paper machines including a Gordon engine of 100 horsepower. The mill will produce about 15,000 pounds daily of news and book paper and is planned to start around December 1.
A mother cautions about her future son in law's exacting stipulations on the wedding day. The daughter, already in her gown, replies with affection that those are his last wishes, brushing off the concerns.
Philadelphia officials propose ringing Independence Hall bell 200 times at midnight to mark the 200th year since the citys founding. The plan aims to symbolize a new century for Philadelphia with a historic ceremonial gesture.
A New York Times correspondent reviews the limited fast trains between New York and the West, noting more stops than publicly announced and time lost at meals and smaller stations. He argues with safer speeds, better locomotives, and improved roadbeds could cut travel to sixteen hours NY to Chicago, or enable rapid world-spanning journeys if American managers pursue high-speed track and equipment.
A London Record letter describes Jerusalem as a hive of varied belief. Eighteen Americans plan to await the second coming, while an English grave-clothes preacher died of fever. A self styled bride of Christ left for the Jordan and vanished. A man seeks the Ark in Potter's Field and a Jewish claimant to Messiah arrives. Jewish arrivals from Bulgaria and Russia crowd the quarter. poverty hinders happiness amidst anti Semitic talk and remittances fading.
The passage links sorrow to the soul and the eternal, suggesting all things foretell it. A baby cries at music’s wail despite unfamiliar grief, while cheerful youths grow solemn under the moon's bright, solemn light.
The saying notes merit does not rise easily but a small pebble or twig can trigger its ascent. It suggests that baseness often precedes elevation, implying virtue grows from adverse beginnings through small, decisive causes.
An exchange tells young men that true brain work lies in marriage on a $100 weekly income and employing one’s wit to stretch funds to meet strap and buckle needs.
A Porteous office faces a dispute as a postal card arriving in French sparks controversy. The postmistress argues that communications should be in English, highlighting tensions over language use and official correspondence in the administration.
A claim circulates that Texas has land sufficient to grant four acres to every man woman and child in the United States, stirring discussion on redistribution and settlement prospects across the nation.
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