Nevada and Oregon railroad laborers seek pay in Reno
In Reno forty four Nevada and Oregon Railroad laborers owed 130 to 200 dollars each for work were ousted from their car after a director meeting. Directors told them to file liens with the company lawyer, while winter hardship and unpaid wages sparked meetings and calls for legal consultation. Additional items note various lawsuits, a grand jury, delinquent taxes, and upcoming court actions.
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Nevada
Oregon
Jooman
Manning
Bragg
Balch
Fowler
Reno
Gazette
Col. Moore
New Years Guests Shared Luncheons and Local Notices
Oversight noted as report lists ladies who entertained callers on Monday with a string of hostesses and helpers. The Journal also reports county finances, an Opera Bouffe at Nevada Theater January 14, mining news in Douglass County, asylum visits, and a Congregational church service brief, plus staffing and ad notes.
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Journal
J. B. Williams
Lila Dixon
Shoemaker
Osburn
Greeley
Monroa
C. W. Jones
M. Jones
Kinkead
Katie Kinkead
Powning
Miss Gardner
Susanville Notes from December 30 1881
John Adams was found guilty by a jury after trial before Justice Blake for stealing two coats from Blum and Alexander. He was sentenced to 50 days in the county jail. Charley Wing is confined by Scaden as Gee Hem seeks reparation for a $2 debt through theft of $100 and blankets. Doings of Lassen cowboys include a Milford hotel raid where furniture was burned and shots fired. Doyle sues for 1500 dollars.
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John Adams
Blum
Alexander
Blake
Charley Wing
Durance Vile
Scaden
Gee Hem
Wing
Superior Court
Lassen
Milford
Doyle
Juno
Elocutionist Mrs M J Bradley To Visit Lake House Reno
Mrs M J Bradley a renowned San Francisco elocutionist will stay at the Lake House for a few weeks. Her experience includes leading educational posts on both coasts and eager Reno students may benefit from her instruction and hear her renditions of great authors.
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M. J. Bradley
San Francisco
Lake House
Bradley
Atlantic
Pacific
Reno
Reno Boasts Strong Quadrille and Brass Band
Prof. Kauffman leads a first class Reno musical group with members Kaufman, Fredricks, Hastings, Finlayson, Cook, and Roff offering orchestral and dancer friendly performances. He will teach instruments at low terms, enabling quick entry into the orchestra. Also notes trout sale, a marriage between Charles Williams and Mattie Hasland, and a Masons and Knights ball profit near $200.
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Reno
Kauffman
Kaufman
Clarionette
Hyman Fredricks
Hastings
Boston
May Finlayson
F. Cook
Roff
Laborers File Lien Over Back Pay in Reno
From Friday's Daily Fourna borers meeting Nevada and Oregon laborers at the Central Hotel agreed to file a lien on the road to recover back pay. The company will cover necessary charges and aid in collecting funds from the contractor. Col Moore aims to secure money and resume work in Reno. The Reno Athletic Club elected officers and urged parental notice for a juvenile class for ages 10 to 16 with $3 dues to secretary W J Henley. A grand exhibition and ball is planned for February 22.
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Nevada
Oregon
Central Hotel
Col. Moore
Reno
Reno Atheletic Club
W.J. Henley
Information Wanted on A L Giles in 19th Century Rail Service
H W Merrit of New York seeks information on the whereabouts or death proof of A L Giles once a Truckee Reno area conductor. Giles ran a passenger train between Truckee and Winnemucca, later worked for G N R R in Palestine Texas as of October 1875, and belonged to Dalhousie Lodge Massachusetts before transferring to California. Any lead is welcome via the Truckee Republican.
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H. W. Merrit
New York
A. L. Giles
Giles
Truckee
Winnemucca
Palestine
Texas
Dalhousie Lodge
A. Md
Newtonville
Mass
California
Reno
Here
Brevities from Nevada and surrounding areas
Engine 48 gains a new fireman. News from Arizona reports the death of Sen Harris Jr. in a CP&BR detective case. Rains spoil river ice above Verdi while post office holds letters for A Temple and Dr. Bergman. Milich finds a rich Pyramid mine with assays $16.50 per ton. District Court handles Lake cases and mining disputes as mild weather and early spring prospects continue.
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Arizona
Sen. Harris, Jr
C. P. BR
Verdi
Virginia City
A. Temple
Bergman
Reno
Reno State Journal
Eureka
Alf. Doten
Geld Hill News
The
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C.S. Varian
M. C. Lake
Storney
Reno Savings Bank
Prof. Stimson
Michael Milich
Pyramid
Jane Lake
Nelson
Jones & Kinkead Mining Co
District Court
H. J. McMurray
Thomas Moore
McMurray & Balch
Cassidy
Nevada
Masquerade a Grand Success in Truckee Holiday Notes
Truckee reports a festive Masquerade success with no serious injuries. The public school building is under repair and Rev Father Nugent will celebrate Mass next Sunday. Fishing at the dam above town yields white fish. snow at the Summit is about two and a half feet deep. Little Joe Marten Jr. becomes equal partner in Truckee Market effective January 1. A marriage license was issued to W H Harmer and Mrs Neva Sweeney. ceremony planned for tomorrow at George W Dunster’s residence. Reverend Slcott to lead twenty converts into baptism next Sunday morning. H J McMurray filed a lien on the Nevada and Oregon Railroad for 22961 62 dollars.
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Truckee
Father Nugent
Jos. Marten Jr
Little Joe
W.H. Harmer
Neva Sweeney
George W. Dunster
Prison Supplies Contract Sparks Local Doubts
Saturday’s Daily Journal reports Carson merchants upset over Jerry Schooling winning the prison supplies contract. He consulted the law and found no state officer may take state contracts, urged release, and notified authorities promptly upon realization.
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Jerry Schooling
Carson
Schooling
Stocks Improve Hopes For A Better Year Ahead
Stocks remain low with dull sales yet optimism grows that 1881’s promises may arrive. Reports indicate few early gains at re sults points, and critical points must soon yield definite news. Also notices a Sheet and Pillow Slip party planned by the Ladies of the Womens Temperance Union for February 14, with venue details to follow. County Commissioners tally show warrants paid and bank certs issued totaling about 24 thousand dollars.
Loyalton and Nevada News Spark Daily Roundup
A chaotic mix of local events from Loyalton Sierra Valley to Nevada reports includes court actions, mining wages, theater trips, and weather. Notable items mention a three year prison sentence, a murder-mystery, arrests, a mortgage foreclose suit, theater parties bound for San Francisco, and a severe snowstorm with lingering clouds.
Jollities of the Theater Promise Reno Night of Fun
The Jollities present a musical absurdity titled Electrical Doll at the Opera House. A small five-person troupe crafts two hours of merriment with strong singing and comic gambols that draw roars of laughter from a large audience. Col. Bob Taylor travels through on yesterday’s train bound for Virginia, still troubled by rheumatism.
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Reno
Postoffice
Opera House
Bob Taylor
Virginia
Brief Telegrams From Thursday's Daily Journal
News briefs report Sarah Bernhardt receiving 100000 dollars for engagement in St Petersburg Attorney General Brewster assumes charge of the Department of Justice James Isom dies aged 102 with wartime saltpetre work in 1812 Gibbon child murder arrests made from a single confession in Ashland and Catlettsburg Democrats fail to organize both NY Legislature and Senate debate anti monopoly resolutions Bassett shoots Baker in Telegraph Canyon near Temescal leaving him in critical condition Senate Contingent Fund probes Secretary Sherman house and stables charges billed to bureaus Barr asserts radical action against polygamy Harrisburg ministerial association calls for federal interference Senator Fair tours Florida Guileau case closes Jones returns to Washington Judge Brown ships Gibbons murderers to Marysville Myron H Bailey suicide in Sacramento H H Player reports Dakota murder on Red Canyon ranch Ed Graham kills Charles King on Telegraph road King shot again then escapes Albany legislative deadlock likely to continue until Wednesday Democrats plan committee resolutions House Republicans to have fair representation Tammany leaders reject secession bid Grant-Porter discussio n linked bills eyed in Senate Logan ready to oppose restoration of Porterbill Democrats see Grant motives favorably
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Ashland
Catlettsburg
New York
Democratgz
Senate
John Henry Bassett
Baker
Telegraph Canyon
Temescal
Bassett
Oakland
Senate Contingent Fund Investigating Committee
W. P. Brown
Treasury Department
Sherman
New House
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Guileau
Senator Jones
Washington
Judge Brown
Gibbons
Marysville
Myron H. Bailey
Humboldt County
Nevada
Rye Patch
Oreana
Sacramento
Michigan
H. H. Player
Denver
North Fork
Cheyenne River
Red Canyon
Dakota
Cheyenne
Deadwood
Graham
Charles King
Player
Ernest
King
Custer
Albany
Democrats
Tammany
Jacobs
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Opera Bouffe
Oates
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Douglass County
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L. L. Crockett
H. W. Higgins
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Oates Troupe
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H. . J. Thyes
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L. J. Flint
Charles Williams
Mattie Hasland
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