The Chinese Influx Threat to American Morals and Labor
A December 31 1881 weekly urges strong action against Chinese immigrants. Dr Murphy of San Francisco reports a 20 000 increase in Chinese workers last year, mostly laborers seeking trades. The piece denounces Chinese as public leeches living in squalor, provoking crime and moral decay, and calls for stringent laws to preserve American workers and values.
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Congress
Pacific Coast
Friends of the Chiness
Murphy
San Francisco
East
Europe
America
Murder in Hamilton as Deputy Tax Collector slain
Cincinnati special reports the brutal murder of Black, a Deputy Tax Collector, last Friday afternoon in Hamilton, Boone County, Kentucky. Rich and Pascal Lampkins quarreled in a saloon over a trifling matter. Lampkins cut Rich but not seriously. Black, in his official capacity, tried to intervene. Lampkins disemboweled him, then escaped by swimming the river amid gunfire.
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Cincinnati
Black
Hamilton
Boone County
Kentucky
Rich
Pascal Lampkins
Lampkins
Converts spread for Mormon mission to Utah 1882 plan
Mormon missionaries held a conference in London. Converts have grown in the provinces while plans to move converts to Utah in early 1882 are proposed. Some elders stay to proselytize and others return to Utah.
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London
Utah
England
Emigrants Flock From Bremen And Hamburg for Spring Voyage
Fourteen thousand tickets have been taken for ships leaving Bremen for America in the Spring. An almost equal number of emigrants depart from Hamburg. The Trades and Labor Assembly of Chicago adopts strong anti-Chesed resolutions. aS re rapa PERHASHIVE.
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Bremen
Germany
America
Hamburg
The
Trades and Labor Assembly of Chicago
Why They Fail In Eastern Mining Ventures
An Eastern mining journal examines why mining properties sold to Eastern buyers fail. It faults overreliance on polished graduates from mining schools and urges hiring a trusted practical miner from the district to assess mines honestly. The piece argues practical experience outweighs formal credentials.
Page Faces Shifting Copperbacked Opposition
In a district with Central Pacific shops and a local CP newspaper, Mr. Page faces a surprising switch as the paper that once backed him now disparages him as an old stage-driver lacking capacity. The shift prompts questions about motives, notably his stance toward Mongolian friends and his friendliness with Mr. Sargent.
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Alta
Page
Central Pacific
Central Pacific Railroad Company
C. P
Mr. Sargent
Railroads Rise Across Far West Spur National Prosperity
The New York Tribune lauds railroad expansion with five through routes to the Pacific soon. Routes include Northern Pacific, Union Pacific to Baker City Oregon, Central Pacific with Eastern outlet via Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Atlantic and Pacific heading west, and finished Texas and Southern Pacific. An Ashland Oregon report notes desperado William Well captured after a dance near Ashland. Wells shot Sheriff Weed of Chico Cal years ago during a confrontation while Weed arrested him for killing in Butte county.
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The
New York Tribune
Far West
Pacific
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Baker City
Oregon
Central Pacific
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Atlantic and Pacific
Ashland
William Well
Siskiyou Mountains
Ashlanal
Jackson County
Webb
Weed
Chico
Cal
Linkville
Butte County
Telegraph News Payments Revealed By California AP
The California Associated Press reports paying 60847 per year for telegraph news over the last decade, with 49519 going to Western Union. This highlights longstanding costs tied to wire service transmission and agency arrangements.
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California Associated Press
Telegraph News
Western Union
Splinters of National News and World Events 1881
Boston fire losses reach about 2 million dollars while Blaine remains influential in politics. Anxiety grows for the overdue steamer Henry Edgar from Antwerp. Smallpox ravages Indians from Montana to Idaho. Colorado’s Seaton mine at Idaho Springs is the first silver find in the state. Senator Jones and Representative Page travel to New York for New Year. Banks expand with 86 institutions totaling 9.65 million capital. Garfield portrait sent from Dresden as a gift. Telegraph history and Western Union milestones noted. Pennsylvania faces Don Cameron ring tensions, while Georgia’s Senator Brown’s life story is cited. San Francisco juries demand clearer exits. Vienna’s tragedy resonates. Italians grant male suffrage. Star Route cases pursued civilly and criminally. A traveler circling Earth in 80 days would need 24 years around the sun. Nicaragua Canal interest supported to counter European ascendancy. Los Angeles County orange trees number 256,135 with variable prices. Lake Salt Herald condemns Mormon influence and calls for anti Mormon legislation.
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Chicago
New York
Noase
Aman
Mexico
Nevada
Boston
Washington
Chicago News
Blaine
Henry Edgar
Antwerp
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Seaton
Idaho Springs
Senator Jones
Jones
United States
Garfield
Herr Sturm
Dresden
Germany
Western Union
San Francisco
Norristown Herald
Alexander H. Stephens
Georgia Statesman
Congress
Nicaragua Canal Company
General Grant
Great Britain
France
Los Angeles County
Salt Lake Herald
Mormon Organ
Heirs Found for William Lay Estate in Virginia City
Elizabeth Dandurand and her husband H C Dandurand are identified as heirs to the William Lay estate of Binghamton New York worth about 259000. A niece letter found among the late man’s belongings reveals her happiness and two children. Idako meanwhile grows and dries apples plums and prunes.
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Elizabeth Dandurand
H. C. Dandurand
William Lay
Binghamton
New York
Virginia City
Dandurand
Nevada Bullion Yield 1881 Mining Product Table
A table summarizes Nevada mining output for twelve months from October 1, 1880, to September 30, 1881. The data, set to appear in the State Controller's forthcoming report, details the total bullion yield and related production figures for the specified period.
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State Controller
Blaine’s Candidacy in 1884 Chicago View
A Washington letter in The Chicago News argues Blaine remains active in politics despite leaving office. It notes he opposes Garfield’s Cabinet choices, prefers a stalwart line, and would gain from any missteps by his rival. Chandler is praised for fighting fair, Garfield’s ally Blaine aims strong public influence.
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Chicago News
Washington
Blaine
White House
Chandler
Chicago
Garfield
The Onondaga Mine Shipped 37 Tons to Salt Lake
The Onondaga mine in Safford District shipped about thirty seven tons of ore to Salt Lake. Returns show ore worth 11.37 per ton, with a newly found vein assays 260 per ton. Owners Howland and O Brien plan to incorporate in San Francisco and retain an interest, eyeing Safford as a spring mining draw.
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Onondaga
Safford
Salt Lake
R. M. Howland
George O’briter
San Francisco
Port Costa Port Costs and Growth in Trade
The Sacramento Bee reports Port Costa handles more business for its size than any California port. It serves as a vast grain storehouse with weekly shipments, expands with a new hotel due soon, and features a double warehouse at Grangers with dockage for large ships. Trade rises yearly as twelve to fifteen vessels load grain or unload coal, iron rails, and other goods near the straits.
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Sacramento Bee
California
Straits of Carmine
Grangers
Port Costa
Social snobbery and old money in New York circles
The text notes the Van derbilts barred from the Astora social set, contrasting two aristocratic lineages. One family ran a derelict ferry, the other sold apples, raising questions about who has the right to elevate status. Douglas Jerrold’s quote from St. Giles and St. James echoes class disdain and critique of social hierarchy.
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Tig
New York
Vanderbilt
Astora
Douglas Jerrold
St. Giles and St. James
Oregon Improvement Co Plans 12000 Acre Colony Near Colfax
The Oregon Improvement Company will break and seed 12,000 acres of land near Colfax in Whitman county next year. It will divide the lands into varied tract sizes, build houses, and sell on reasonable terms to immigrants, forming a new settlement project.
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Oregon Improvement Company
Colfax
Whitman County
Riots Among West Shore Laborers End in Fatal Stabbing
A Newberry dispatch reports a riot among West Shore Railroad laborers on Christmas night with an Italian shot and an Irishman fatally stabbed. A negro fired the shot, the military was called out, and six Italians were arrested.
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Newberry
N. Y
West Shore Railroad
Colusa Professor Kerns Death By Accidental Pistol Discharge
At Colusa Professor G A Kern principal of the public school picked up a buck from the library Wednesday morning. A pistol on a shelf slipped and fell to a lower shelf discharging. A bail struck his abdomen causing mortal wound and he died.
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Colusa
G. A. Kern
Prescott raises funds for railroad link amid broad 19th century notices
The item list reports Prescott residents raising $50,000 for a railroad connection, plus a wide array of society notes. It mentions a Denver critic praising a Colorado painting, legal actions in San Francisco, tunnel specs for Mullan Pass, New York City housing growth, and ongoing debates over Panama dispatch repercussions. Other items cite silver dollars disbursed, De Soto ore values, Bonaparte kin teaching in Bordentown, and public figures like Tiane Bassett and Judge McBeth. The roundup also covers rail progress near Custer’s death battleground, Confederate bond debates, potential governor candidates, elite dinners in Washington, smallpox spread, universal vaccination calls, emigrant car inspections, and travel remarks.
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Denver
Colorado
C. W. Keeny
Geo. R. Roberts
San Francisco
Mullan Pass
M. T
New York City
Star
de Soto Lodge
Joseph Bonaparte
Bordentown
New Jersey
Bonaparte
South Mountain
Winnemucca
Judge McBeth
Galena
Tiane Bassett
United States Senate
Daniel Webster
Forest Trees The Present and Future
Foremost Sacramento Bee excerpt urges planting forest and fruit trees to ensure future timber, fuel, and a healthier climate. It highlights eucalyptus as versatile for fence posts and land, notes eight-year growth to 50 feet, and cites acre-scale water absorption estimates. It encourages planting in California valleys to secure fuel and timber for generations.
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Sacramento Bee
America
Eastern
Middle States
Wisconsin
Iowa
California
United States
Samuel Morey Advises Farmers to Migrate to United States
Samuel Morey M P follows John Walter M P urging English farmers to move to the United States, outlining opportunities and benefits of emigration for farming. He frames migration as a path to improved prospects amid economic conditions in England.
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Samuel Morey
M.P
John Walter
United States
Young man who boasted of marrying any girl found unable
A boastful young man claimed he could marry any girl, but his claims backfired as he failed to please any of them, illustrating swift comeuppance for his confident bluster.
A Painful Discovery In a Daily Paper’s Cold Water Trough
In a Free Press composing room after Christmas, reporters endure dull mood and stinging water as a man finds a large foreign object in the office bucket. He pulls out an old blacking brush caked with grime and liquid, prompting a panic and a hasty exodus to the street amid gale and frozen sidewalks.
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Free Press Office
Hatteras
Bodie Free Press
Denver ginmill snake drinks whisky tale
A Denver bartender keeps a pet rattlesnake that will drink whisky. When a man held a mirror before the snake the reptile, irritated by the reflection, struck his misery upon the man, the incident told with quirky local color.
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Denver
Leadville Court Scene Ends With Chair Attack
An animated courtroom exchange between two lawyers in Leadville escalated when one struck the other with a chair, fracturing the victim’s skull. The incident occurred during a documented objection rich dispute in a local Colorado court.
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Colorado
Leadville
Springs to Power Street Cars in Philadelphia Found
Two Philadelphia mechanics claim a device using a series of powerful steel springs to run street cars. They say each trip ends with the car wound up like a clock, enabling renewed operation without external power.
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Philadelphia
Complaint in mode that the California element demoralizes NY society
The New York Mail condemns California influence as demoralizing to New York society, criticizing extravagance, foolish display, and ostentation as vulgar manifestations.
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The
New York Mail
California
New York
Bostonian Dinner Invite Says No Beans Hidden Message
A Bostonian inviting eight to dinner uses a postscript N B to signal the phrase no beans. The remark implies a coded or joking intent behind the extra line.
Need for a New Excuse in Political Assessments
The Sacramento Record Union essay denounces political assessments used to fund campaigns. It argues these levies on officeholders are unjustifiable and amount to blackmail, undermining civil service merit and reflecting party favoritism. The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican funding, urging reforms and tighter purse strings.
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Sacramento Record Union
Democratic Party
Mint Improvements Introduce Automatic Sorting Scales
At the Mint under Superintendent Dodge new Seyss automatic scales from Amsterdam are being adopted. Used in Berlin Vienna Hamburg Munich and Dresden the machines weigh and sort blanks into four classes by weight. One operator feeds metal while fifty four women adjust weights. the system speeds up weighing and promises greater accuracy than manual methods.
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Mint
Dodge
Seyss
Amsterdam
Berlin
Vienna
Hamburg
Munich
Dresden
Coiner’s Department
F. Post
Sargent in the Cabinet for California’s first coast Interior Chief
Washington reports say ex Senator Sargent will be invited to join the Cabinet as Secretary of the Interior. The choice honors California after thirty years and aligns with coast support for enforcing the China treaty provisions. Sargent’s long public service spans State Legislature, U S House, and Senate.
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Washington
Sargent
Interior
Senate
California
Congress
Mr. Sargent
China
Great Britain Draws Large Interest From Foreign Nations
The article states that Great Britain collects about 400 million dollars in annual interest from foreign countries and that Russia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Asia, Africa and America are heavily mortgaged to major European powers. It claims five nations with a combined 115 million people act as international capitalists, extracting no less than 750 million dollars yearly in rent or interest from others.
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Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Asia
Africa
America
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Public land sales reach over ten million acres for year
Land sales for the fiscal year ending in June totaled 10,093,000 acres, bringing in receipts of 5,408,000 dollars. The figures reflect the year's sales activity for public lands and indicate strong demand in the period.
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Weekly
Heals State Journal
Missouri River
Bizmark
Northern Pacific Railroad
Niss Nilsson
Miss Nilsson
Henry EB
Abbey 1S
Bald Mountain
Sierra County
Maine
National Bank
Dir. Page
Pennsylvania
Don Cameron & Co
Joe Brown
Georgia
Meirs
Idako
Elko
Eeee
Eee Rad
Esmerelda Er . Pe
Eureka Seer E
Humboldt
White Pine
Lincoln
Baede Cobalyeees
Amin
Sms Ee
Prescott
Arizona
Custer
Missouri
Columbia Rivers
U. S
Jackson Temple
Sonoma
Sacramento
Supreme Court
John Mackay
Welcker
Tiffany
Hall
Ede
Tnutice Young
Hamilton Ede
Mies
Mary E. Hall
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