12 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1876
Page
1
An article praises Nevada's public schools for overcrowded conditions and need for more accommodations while linking education to state prosperity. It urges residents and newcomers to support schooling as a beacon of progress and a counter to negative perceptions about Nevada.
The House rejected amendments to limit the U S presidential term and affirmed the current arrangement. The piece argues for a direct popular vote and a four to six year limit, urging Republicans to mobilize and educate voters ahead of a decisive national struggle. A House report favors aid to the Texas Pacific Railroad through a sub committee review.
A pamphlet by George A. Gorham discusses the California Legislature’s power to regulate railroad freights and fares. It cites Supreme Court questions, notes Gorham’s ties to railroad interests, and argues ongoing political maneuvering during the current session. The author predicts future legislative outcomes and political responses into 1877.
A memorandum dated December 18 1874 outlines a plan to establish a girls seminary in Reno Nevada with 20000 cost. O W Whitaker and subscribers commit 15000 toward building and staff with staged payments and site selection, aiming to open by September 1876, funded by local and regional donors and secured by trust.
In a strong rebuke, the article denounces California's current legislature as the biggest fraud seen in state history and compares its supposed Democratic majority unfavorably to Nevada’s. It laments the poor choice of representatives and urges Californians to elect noble, honest Democrats rather than the lowest of the low for future sessions.
The Palace Hotel San Francisco can house 1000 guests at 4 dollars per day for board. Other houses list varied capacities and daily rates: Over dental 600 guests at 3 dollars, Grind 400 at 3 dollars, Lick 250 at 3 dollars, Cosmopolitan 450 at 83 cents, Russ 400 at 32039 cents, Morton House 300 at 2 dollars 52.50 per day, Brooklyn 250 at 82 dollars 250 per day, American Exchange 250 at 150 dollars 82 BU per day, International 150 at 150 dollars per day. The President has approved an Act to Amend the Revised Statutes on naturalization, permitting declarations of intention to be made before clerks of various courts, with oath requirements changing accordingly.
A Denver whiter News predicts that Roman Catholics will defeat the new Colorado constitution if the convention inserts a clause forbidding division of the school fund. A spelluina Marcu will shortly take place at the Sliver City publis Wehodl.
Commercial letters report Ponanmea Railroad Company negotiating with Clyde to form a rival line to Pacific Mail. Five steamers will run to Aspinwall with first dispatch likely on the 1st of March. San Francisco plans include two large steamers for Pacific service, while Park and Clyde travel to arrange transfers. Meanwhile inventions threaten iron vessels as Wingard touts a new power to destroy ships from five miles, sparking naval debate. Postmaster probes Nevada mail contracts amid Belmont Eureka petitions for daily Belmont mail, with officials promising investigations. A Mint enlargement bill and Veterans travel funding requests surface. courts relocation moves face opposition from state officials.
A National Colored Convention is convened in Nashville on April 6 to unite colored citizens on national issues and highlight their numbers and influence in the Republic. Delegates are allotted by state population with four for DC and an executive committee urged in each state. Tennessee's Colored Citizens Convention votes March 7 to elect sixteen delegates for the national gathering.
The Chicago Times publishes an editorial praising Secretary Bristow for his anti whisky ring crusade and declares him the strongest Republican presidential candidate, unless Democrats nominate a currently less prominent rival. A deadly accident follows a fire scare at Cincinnati’s Robinson’s Opera House during The Great Republic allegory, with many crushed. Elko men back a touring mill. local firms band together to meet the demand. Tax Globe Consolidated Mining reelects officers and expands shares. Waporme Governor claim appears in local notes.
A list of Nevada county representatives to the State Central Committee for delegates to the National Republican Convention is provided. Names span Storey through Humboldt and Lincoln counties with several county allocations and one noted sale of a patent for a feast drying apparatus to Judge Clark of Sacramento for 810,000 in gold.
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