Hayes argues national education will aid suffrage and Southern advantage
Ex President Hayes uses Henry C. Bowen's Fourth of July talk in Woodstock Connecticut to press for national education as the path to better voting. He argues education benefits work and civic life, contending the South gains in the Senate without schooling while praising educated voters as essential to prosperous, responsible governance.
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Hayes
Henry C. Bowen
Woodstock
Conn
South
Friends of the People
New York
United States
Senate
North
Europe
Industrial education as national salvation through skilled labor
The article argues for industrial education to curb reliance on foreign skilled workers and tax burdens for the poor. It cites St. Louis Manual Training School as a model, with growth from 67 to 173 students since 1880 and plans for 200 next year. Graduates pursue woodwork, smithing, and machining, while public leaders praise the approach as a national reform. The piece de-emphasizes voting as the core duty, advocating life skills over political instruction.
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St. Louis
Democrats sweep city offices in spoils move
The San Francisco Democratic County Committee orders removal of Republicans from city offices and appointment of Democrats. It cites nineteen Republicans in the County Clerk’s office, five in the Sheriff’s office, two in the Assessor, and two in the Board of Supervisors. Some officers resist, signaling tense days ahead in the bustling city.
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Democratic County Committee
San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Strike Threats and Watered Capital at Western Union
The Western Union Company with watered capital claims iron control over former workers who must endure new servitude or starve. Telegraph business suffers as strikers hold firm with broad support. The Enterprise notes mine layoffs due to low Carson River water, foretelling three months without work at mills and assets, and laments repeated seasonal losses. The author faults keeping mills off Truckee for water supply.
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Western Union Company
Western Union
San Francisco Democrats oppose Republicans in public offices
The San Francisco Democratic County Committee opposes hiring Republicans for public office. The Post notes that under Republican rule similar measures would have left many Democrats hungry. Mr Pair of Nevada will be excused from a New York meeting of the Committee on Education and Labor to discuss the telegraph operators strike.
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San Francisco
Democratic County Committee
the Post
Genoa Courier Enters New Volume In Douglas County
Ar Blaine displays a large Garfield portrait in his hall at Washington to mark a new house. Gen Ord died of yellow fever Sunday evening in Havana, as reported by the Genoa Courier, the beat paper in Douglas County.
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Blaine
Garfield
Washington
Genoa
Courier
Douglas County
Sunsi
Presidential candidates talk by New York journalists
The New York Herald prints interviews with Dana of the Sun Reid of the Tribune and Hastings of the Commercial on the presidential race. Dana argues Tilden is out and Holman would be a fine choice. Arthur and Cornell are discussed. the tariff is seen as beyond party lines. Hastings says Arthur gains, Cornell is finished, Blaine and Conkling are out, and Tilden’s past is recalled in a long anecdote.
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The
New York Herald
Dana
Sun
Reid
Tribune
Hasting
Tilden
William 8. Holman
Indiana
Joe McDonald
John B. Palmer
Illinois
English
Randall
Pattison
Cleveland
Arthur
United
New York
Cornell
Conkling
Blaine
Ohio
Hoadley
Hastings
Sherman
Hendricks
Seymour Dodge
Virginia Republicans endorse Blaine after party rifts
The Central Republican Committee of West Virginia on Thursday adopted resolutions denouncing the national administration and bosses of the Readjuster party. They declare James G. Blaine the choice of Virginia Republicans for president and announce removals of loyal Republicans in favor of those who do not acknowledge party ties.
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Pure
Central Republican Committee
Virginia
Dezendof
John F
S. Ree
James G. Blaine
Mint Wastage Records Set in Philadelphia Settlement
The Philadelphia Mint reports record low wastage as Snowden notes. The Melter and Refiner processed 2,219,945 ounces of Gold and 45,591,339 ounces of Silver, while the Coiner struck 941,680 Gold coins from 415,487 ounces and 10,551,909 ounces of Silver into 15,323,470 dollars worth of coins. A Reno tale: a man loses a purse of 25 dollars in greenbacks and 50 in gold on Donner Lake, sparking a village search as he audits the lakebed for the wad.
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Philadelphia
Snowden
Truckee Republican
Donner Lake
The Hanging Up of Stamps on the Carson River
The Carson River's low water hurts miners and mills. Crown Point and Yellow Jacket layoffs grow as ore cannot be reduced. Mills like Brunswick run under capacity, while ranchers may release more water for crops. Aiming to restore flow, plans to turn water into the river above Gold Hill emerge, hoping to avert months of reduced operation and economic loss.
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Carson River
Enterprise
Gold Hill
Crown Point
Yellow Jacket
Belcher
Brunswick
Samuel Li. Jones
Williams
Comstock
Corners Vote and Party Faith in 1933 Kentucky
A Kentucky letter from Naspy in the Toledo Blade notes shifts among rural Corners voters. He mocks regional factions, predicts Democratic persistence, and argues South unity on states rights and tariff issues, urging Kentucky to rally to the polls for URIC Chaitis and party lines.
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Kentucky
Sam Bluatid
Massachoosits
Ureitassi
Wieh
Republikia Velot
Saool
Eoinia
Woney
Pagay Iron Works
Iran
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Wuust
Tkin
Stites
Vlno
Wieb Kernel McePeiter Fot
Dekiu Pogram
Tug Uric Chaitis
Perceieus V. Naspy
Vein Broadening West In Sierra Nevada Union Area
North End notes vein in Sierra Nevada and Union Consolidated on the 3000 level showing widening toward the west and promising ore. Dip differences between 2900 and 3000 levels imply deeper carry and a broadening vein to the south. A drift toward the south is planned as staking and crosscuts advance with expected lively activity next week.
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Union Consolidated
Sierra Nevada
Wruth
Arthur's popularity as 1884 presidential candidate
A New York interview with Indiana's R B F Pierce praises President Arthur's administration and suggests he could be a strong 1884 Republican nominee. The piece notes Arthur's broad popularity and potential to become a formidable candidate if his success continues. Also reported: a cyclone devastates Elgin Minnesota with nine dead and fifty wounded. an opposition telegraph line from Virginia City to San Francisco could be profitable.
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Indianapolis
New York
R. B. F. Pierce
Indiana
Arthur
West
Pierce
United States
Virginia City
San Francisco
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Advertised
A promotional notice claims the remedy won’t cure advanced consumption but is praised for severe coughs and bronchial throat and lung ailments. It urges readers to send two stamps for a pamphlet from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
Queen's Soda Fountain Teas Sparkling Fruit Syrup Drink
The season’s popular beverage is a cold tea with soda water and fruit syrups, advertised as pure and delicious and only at Queen’s soda fountain. The Western Union 18 whistling hard I to keep up courage.
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Queen's Soda Fountain
Western Union
Police Star Incident in Virginia City Times Past
Nevada City Transcript recounts former Virginia City police officer Pat Corbet, a light-weight in 1856, who faced a street confrontation over his star. The story recalls his later moves to Meadow Creek and Comstock, ending with a vow to return to Nevada City for an eternal rest.
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Nevada City
United States
Marshall
Corbet
Virginia City
Nevada
Ant
le Ined
Uti
Uovarres
Suon
Comstock
Meadow Cike
Virgeais City
An Old Man's Relief and Ginger Tonic Endorsement
A 66 year old resident, A Urner of Higuepire, praises Parker's Ginger Tonic for a long standing hemorrhage and stomach issues claiming it makes him feel like a new man. He asserts it will cure younger persons and shares 25 years of suffering relieved.
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Parker
A. Urner
Higuepire
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