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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1882
Page
1
Weekly published every Saturday morning by Powning, publisher and proprietor. Terms of subscription: one year by mail, by carrier delivery in Rez mani muy. Advertising agent L. P. Fisher, 21 Merchant's Exchange, San Francisco, authorized to receive advertisements for the columns of this paper.
A London Standard editorial critique rebuts Mr Blaine on the Clayton Bulwer treaty and Monroe doctrine arguing if the treaty is abrogated England would blockade the canal in war. It asserts nations subrogate treaties during war and America must be ready to seize and control the canal if needed. It ends with a quote praising a diplomat’s sword over elegant language.
The Stork Report argues for a wool hat factory at San Quentin Prison, asserting no current California hat production exists and that local wool and water power support it. It advocates Reno as a site, emphasizes saving freight, and invites local investors to fund a paying, employment boosting enterprise.
An Eastern man travels to Colorado and is mocked as a tenderfoot until enduring peril. After surviving stabs, gunfire, fights, a mine accident, and pursuit by a vigilance committee, he is deemed to be getting used to the country, and if he kills his first man, he becomes a true citizen.
A persuasive critique from a Silver State source argues that monopolies steadily expanded from 60 percent of U S property in 1860 to 60 percent by 1880, aided by congressional policy. It claims bankers and corporations dominate government, block reform, and install a Senate favoring wealth. The piece warns voters and public officials that corruption worsens and a reckoning nears.
Anderson of the First Kansas District introduces a bill compelling the Kansas Pacific Railway to segregate and survey its land grant within ninety days of passage and pay the survey costs into the U S Treasury. The aim is to extend the measure to all land grant railways to enable taxation. the Charles de Young estate totals 79 261 51 after debts and funeral costs.
A harsh 19th century editorial rebukes Jeff Davis for clinging to rebellion as the South rebuilds. It portrays him as an aged political figure out of step with emancipation, industry, and reform, urging silence on constitutional talk while praising Confederate leaders who joined the South’s progress.
The Anti-Monopoly League executive committee met at 33 Pine Street with Thomas McConnell presiding and selected General Stoneman as the gubernatorial nominee. A mass meeting and hall arrangements were set for Monday, with Newton Booth as the principal speaker. Ammon, McBride, and McConnell tasked to secure a venue and speakers. The piece praises Stoneman as a moderate Democrat and warns Republicans and Democrats about the anti-monopoly platform.
A Cincinnati paper reports a modest Cleveland seer who foretold the deaths of Garfield and the mode of death before the election. He warned that Gui teau would not be hanged but killed, with several others killed simultaneously, tied to a European plan to topple the American Republic and set up a monarchy. He impressed Garfield and Carl Schurz and is described as educated and principled, with Ohio editors puzzled.
The Harvard Anmex for Women closes its second year with forty seven attendees, including sixteen from the prior year. Most students chose the classical curriculum over science, all Greek courses were taken, and thirty nine hailed from Massachusetts. Health remained good.
The report on Ireland’s liquor trade shows liquor purchases exceeded rents in 1880, recalling Forbes’s remark that free ballots free pick handles and free whisky could wipe out the adult male population through two elections.
The article notes astonishment that Whitelaw Reid, son in law of D O Mills and “supé” of Jay Gould, has not been consulted by the current Administration, prompting incredulous exclamations and a flare of commentary.
A compiled set of brief items reports deaths of Potter and Casey, railroad earnings of 2,110,000, Joliet mine explosion fatalities, Havana bark Currency sinking, Russian Jewish refugees seeking aid, London murder trial, Dallas hotel shooting, Cabinet rumors, Denver Mining Exposition directors, counterfeiting pardon offer, Yakutsk Americans search, and U.S. political moves in Congress including interior appointments and polygamy laws.
The California Supreme Court ruled that a State Board of Equalization may assess railroad property for state and county taxes. It upheld valuing railroad property at full value without debt deductions, and allowed combining roadbed and rails into one assessment. The decision, written by McKinstry, reinforces equitable railroad taxation on the Pacific slope.
The Thursday night event at the Oakland depot of the Central Pacific Railroad for the Veterans' Home Fund drew an immense crowd from San Francisco and Oakland. The illuminated building and festive ambiance featured several bands, with dancing from 9 30 until midnight. Receipts promise a substantial boost to the fund.
The San Jose Mercury denounces a mercantile fraud that passes off glucose as golden syrup. The piece attacks the deceptive practice as tasteless and lacking saccharine content, urging denunciation nationwide.
The text discusses closing the north easterly outlet of the Mackenzie valley at 68 degrees north to store water from 1.2 million square miles, potentially forming a lake about 2,000 miles long and around 200 miles wide, with possible addition of water from other large regions.
The Supreme Court decision in the railroad tax case is described as one of California's most important. It is expected to lessen the tax burden on farms and buildings across counties served by rail lines.
The reader jokes about dining tones mixing English and French phrases. A playful riff contrasts refined Parisian dining with informal kitchen slang. The piece relies on witty language rather than a straightforward event.
The remark alleges Carl Schurz influenced a law benefiting himself and the Northern Pacific Railroad in forfeited land grants. It questions who will force a political reform, predicting reversal of his decision and implying investigations into who will compel accountability.
Cleveland leads cities in electric illumination with a 260 foot mast in the public square. It bears four electric lights, each with an illuminating power of 40 000 candles, providing bright municipal lighting.
The Boston banks hold seven million in gold with an estimated weekly depreciation near $300 and about $15,000 annually. A coin loses about one five hundredth of its weight yearly due to friction in bag handling. Bags of $5,000 move bank to bank, causing weighing errors and lost time. Treasury resists issuing large gold certificates. Proposed fixes include non chartered depositories, interbank certificates, or using a clearing house, with temporary burden sharing among banks. A better solution would be boxed coin storage with grooves to prevent movement and reduce friction losses.
Holman of Indiana again in Congress proposes a bill to restore to the public domain all lapsed railroad land grants due to company noncompliance. The measure would direct the Attorney General to sue to annul forfeited patents and recover the land. The issue could expand in Washington, affecting foreign bondholders and settlers who relied on these lands.
A fragment from a Courier Journal piece features Arthur musing on success and the notion that success itself leads to succession. The lines imply a cyclical view of achievement and power within a literary framing.
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