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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1882
Page
1
Weekly Nevada State Journal lists subscription rates and delivery details. L P Fisher of 21 Merchants Exchange San Francisco is authorized to receive advertisements for the paper’s columns.
Capt Eads seeks support from Pacific Coast lawmakers for a ship railroad. Page the Commerce Committee chair opposes it, while backers claim it would outpace Panama and cut coast-to-coast time and cost. Critics warn big rail interests may fund opposition, questioning Page’s motives and power.
In New Mexico and Arizona bands of cattle thieves and armed robbers challenge local authorities. The piece argues for a posse comitatus amendment to allow U S troops to assist in enforcing laws, suggesting a military police presence would improve security and deterrence.
A reflections on power through the ages contrast noble knightly warfare with modern wealth accumulation. Wealth, not courage, drives control, as today’s money kings seek to despoil the weak. The piece cites Dr. Holland on wealth’s cold indifference and warns the poor will demand recognition or face a troubled future.
The writer notes friction in the Republican camp over James G. Blaine and South American dispatches. Democrats propose backing Blaine for president, with the Washington Post, once pro-Hancock, now favoring Blaine as a Democratic candidate due to those dispatches. The piece mocks Democratic war horses and warns against cross-party recruitment of candidates.
A San Francisco Post correspondent derides the Board of Trade and extols the C P Here. The item notes Nevada merchants seek East purchases but face discriminatory railroad policies. It mentions rich quartz mines ten miles west of Glen Station on the Utah and Northern.
From Sunday’s Daily Journal a quarrel between two Unionville rivals led to the death of a 16 year old A F Graham killed by 12 year old G Hopkins. The report also notes other dispatches including a guana island discovery near Port Lobos 28 miles southwest of Tucson and various fire and crime items from across the era.
An editorial argues rail rates are high and big companies wield political power. It reviews options from state ownership to government run trunk lines, drawing comparisons to Belgium’s railroad purchase and to canals. The piece advocates fair discussion and public access to main routes.
A Paris dispatch says it is probable the international billiard tournament will not be played. A last minute difficulty arises as French players have backed out.
The Chicago Tribune's Washington special reports the President will not act in the Fitz John Porter case, choosing to leave the entire matter to Congress. The stance preserves ambiguity and signals congressional handling of the dispute.
An amused narrator lists a boy’s endless hurdles from miles of rabbit hunts to chores and mischief in a single day. Despite floods of activity and stubborn refusals, the same boy remains a steadfast friend in all weathers, ready to stand by you.
George C Bates recounts a 1872 southern Utah mission experience describing polygamous marriages at a bishop's ranch. He portrays large families living in a single room in winter and crowded straw in summer, with multiple generations and underage children mentioned as part of daily life.
The Boston Herald states that President Arthur has strengthened his standing with the nation's intelligence. It notes ten Republicans will broadly approve his actions while one may criticize, and urges continued conduct to secure undivided GOP support except from spoilsmen who oppose.
A country man visited a gun shop and chose a breech loader over a muzzle loading gun citing a near fatal incident with a musket loaded at the muzzle. The rest of the page notes include a misfired cat incident, telescope work by the Clarks of Cambridgeport, praise for the Prince of Wales, satire on Anna Dickinson and smallpox remarks, and mentions of anti monopoly and anti polygamy phrases.
History notes that in May 37 years ago the first successful telegraph link between Baltimore and Washington demonstrated real rapid communication over 40 miles. Senators and Representatives doubted the feat, but a staged test answered a direct question, convincing many observers that the new wire could work as advertised.
The San Francisco Post urges capital in Pacific coast woolen mills. Oregon and California wool production, with mill wages and machinist costs cited, prompts Nevada to consider local woolen manufacturing using Reno water power. Freight savings from processing locally are argued, while questions about railroad influence loom over the venture.
A colorful regional column argues that book learning isn’t proof of wisdom and contrasts the woodpecker’s practical instinct with the dove’s vanity. It muses on education, nature, and the quirks of American speech in a humorous, dialect-rich rant.
Blanche Douglas is to testify as State’s evidence in the Malley case, outlining what she knows about Jennie Cramer’s death. The testimony suggests few damaging charges against the accused men, hinting the scheme aims to shield them rather than seek justice, making the trial one of the era’s most anticipated crime events.
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