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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1884
Page
4
A historic comparison shows how prewar farming fed families with limited surplus while today labor-saving machinery markets crops broadly. Railroads and cities deliver perishable goods quickly, enabling profitable butter eggs vegetables and fruits. The farmer gains leisure and comforts once rare, while health and room for rest improve.
State elections will occur before November with Alabama on August 4 Arkansas on September 1 Vermont on September 2 Maine on September 8 Georgia on October 1 West Virginia and Ohio on October 14 Indiana dropping October status West Virginia and Ohio races hold presidential election significance according to the report.
Pete McCoy and Chester A. Arthur arrived in New York on the same day week before last. Arthur received brief notices in papers while the city press went wild over McCoy’s return, illustrating the era’s fame and the metropolis spirit.
A Virginia native, Robert Hebberton Terrell, graduates from Harvard this year as a notable Black student. Once illiterate, he entered college as a writer, aided by white classmates who funded a preparatory program. He later supported himself by teaching a Boston class of Black boys.
Mrs. Louis A. Woods is awarded a divorce from ex-Governor George L. Woods in San Jose California on abandonment. Custody of the minor child granted to Mrs. Woods. The couple wed in Yamhill County Oregon in 1852 with abandonment alleged to have occurred in August 1882.
The government spent about $10,000 to print Congress debates on the tariff bill. Critics say the expense is wasted and the New York Tribune adds that the debates have already buried several congressmen in public regard.
A Nebraska murderer named Lortz joined the Coroner's jury after killing a man and engineered the panel to secure a death verdict by his own influence. He raised himself as a reformer insisting on justice through severe punishment and portrayed himself as a skilled mastermind behind the case.
John and Charles Kennedy of Louisville Kentucky learn they are heirs to about two million dollars from an uncle who recently died in Australia. The uncle once lived in Louisville and disappeared for thirty years after leaving abruptly.
In a public letter from New York dated June 10 1884 Samuel J Tilden explains his decision to withdraw from further political life and decline the Democratic nomination for president He cites the burdens of four more years of service and his desire for private life while affirming his belief in the value of the presidency as a force for good The message lays out his past reforms in New York and federal administration and his assessment of the difficult undertaking ahead.
Samovyn J. Trupen announces he cannot undertake further administration or canvass duties due to declining strength and years. He thanks fellow-countrymen for their support, states neither the Democratic nor Republican party depends on him, and says his public career is now closed by the will of God.
The London Telegraph claims dynamiters are directed from New York and protected by American toleration. Rosa is accused of nothing more than lying. No legal certainty links the dynamiters to New York, yet genuine Americans seek to clear Britain of any stigma from the outrages.
Chief Justice Green of the Supreme Court in Tacoma praises women serving on both grand and petit juries. He notes six terms with women on juries, reports no adverse criticism, and that local grand juries have performed promptly and clearly over the past six months.
In a Providence opinion the U S Circuit Court held that a written agreement to marry signed with witnesses constitutes common law marriage. A widow seeks dower rights in her late husband’s Providence property while the defendant argues the marriage is void for not fitting statute law. Benj F Butler argued for the plaintiff.
Oscar Wilde writes a playful letter claiming satisfaction in married life and aims to blend art with matrimony. He cites Lord Beaconfield as shaping English rhetoric and plans to model art’s influence in conjugal life. In Chicago juror selection for murder trials exhausts 169 potential jurors, with no solid panel found.
The Chronicle notes English newspapers still expect Democrats to introduce a free trade plank in their Chicago platform. It suggests the party will craft a careful line to avoid provoking protectionists, while Mrs. Logan mocks her husband’s grammar at home in a sharp aside.
In July Manhattan Franklin Vincent Jr a travel authority on Burmah and Siam will present a paper titled White Elephants arguing that a white elephant has never been allowed to leave Asia.
In session on Tuesday the committee chair reported a concurrent resolution for Congress final adjournment on Monday June 30 at 3 PM. The measure was adopted without division.
A Washington dispatch notes that most Democrats in Congress privately regard the Republican ticket as the strongest possible choice for Chicago. Before the convention, Democrats believed Blaine would be hardest to beat and hoped for another candidate. Independent factions and so-called Free-trade papers fail to restore real hope, recalling the Stalwart East’s strength after Garfield’s nomination and the 1880 victory by a united party.
In East Roxford Massachusetts a notable tomb marks General Solomon Low who died in 1861 aged 79. Designed by the general the tomb sits at the burial ground with two marble gravestones for his three wives bearing carved portraits. The first two wives are shown with children in antique chairs the second stone shows wives in modern rocking chairs with a center table and books. The fourth wife is living. When the adjacent land served as a master field the tomb opened for one day and the generals regiments were shown there per his will.
The Court of Inquiry report on General Swaim finds a series of discreditable transactions by an officer in a high justice position. It stops short of proving a specific fraudulent act but condemns the conduct. The War Secretary presented the report to the President who ordered a court martial. Details of the court to be set soon.
A Connecticut genius has built an electric torpedo boat claimed as the most formidable harbor defense invention yet. Tested secretly at Bridgeport, it will go to Sandy Hook for final U S experiment station tests. The submerged long iron vessel runs on shore power and wires, can operate day or night, and attaches a torpedo to any target. Government observers praise its flawless performance and potential horrors.
The New York Star reports Sunday crowds of Chinese from Long Island New Jersey and nearby areas filling Mott Street gambling dens run by Tom Lee who controls sixteen establishments. Gambling is open with loud declares of losses or winnings. Chinese music plays as revelry runs past midnight. The piece notes Tom Lee’s unpopularity despite strong countrymen patronage and mentions his influence.
The New York Journal of Commerce summarizes Government progress reports on the Panama canal. Admirable Cooper endorses completion and favors the Panama route, citing 15,600 laborers and 700 000 cubic meters of annual excavations, with funds to run one to two years. Rogers notes canal alignment near the Panama railway, tidal locks near Panama, and Dredge progress by the New York Company enabling passage from Colon.
A convention committee will meet at Parker House Boston on the 20th to travel to Bangor Maine and then Washington to deliver notices of nomination to Blaine and Logan and to Senator Logan. The narrative notes the astonishment and strong nerves of the named men.
The bill, awaiting Governor Cleveland's signature, forbids selling or giving minor access to publications mainly featuring police and crime reports. Displaying such works where minors can see them is prohibited. Violations are misdemeanors with penalties, aiming to curb "bad-boy" literature to improve youth morals.
The Navajos of New Mexico are described as the richest tribe in the United States, counting wealth in cattle, sheep, and horses with over 1,000,000 sheep and thousands of cattle and horses. Their vast isolated reservation enjoys generally good weather, driving rapid stock increases and suggesting cattle raising as a key factor in solving the Indian problem. The California Democratic State Convention slate for Congress includes Barclay Henley, James H. Budd, John B. Glascock, R. T. Hastings, Frank J. Sullivan, and B. F. Del Valle. Henley, Budd, and Glascock are renominated, while Rosecrans, Sumner, and Tully are dropped, with Sumner noted as the only one of strong character among the incumbents.
Secretary Teller said in Philadelphia that the nation must teach the Indian to labor. He stated that book knowledge is secondary and that no people are uplifted from savage to civilized except by labor. He argued toil fosters thought and that aversion to manual work hinders Indian progress.
AP reporters gathered at the Democratic State Convention to gauge reactions to Tilden's letter of declination. Prominent Democrats like Berry, Tarpey, and Greathouse praised Thurman as a viable leader, with several urging nomination of Thurman or Bayard if Tilden refuses to run. Consensus: Thurman could unite the party and win, despite Tilden's withdrawal.
A weary mother faces exhaustion amid a sick child and household duties. Rev William Watson credits Warner's Tippecanoe and Warner's Safe Cure for restoring his wife's health, urging others to consider these tonics to ease daily burdens and life pains.
The piece notes renewed public interest in the Monroe Doctrine following Blaine’s nomination. It summarizes the doctrine as keeping the American continents free from European colonization and warns that any extension of European influence would threaten peace and safety. It predicts no more submission to foreign interference and asserts America will assert itself as a respected power.
Blaine is expected to visit New York on June 26 for the Republican National Committee gathering. Two names, ex Senator Chaffee and Stephen B. Elkins, are linked to the chairmanship. A West Virginia road inspection tour follows, with a Deer Park stop in Maryland before starting campaign work. Blaine may stump in West Virginia, Ohio, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Indiana.
A Chicago news note announced Blaine and Logan as nominees and Gramercy soon reported Tilden’s peremptory decline of the Democratic nomination. The paper says the prophecy is verified, notes the letter issued on the 10th, and calls this an off year for the Democracy.
Reports reach Cairo that nine days earlier rebels massacred Hus sien Pasha Khalfifa the Berber garrison commander and his family, the garrison faithful to the Khedive, plus European traders who stayed in the town.
The text notes that members of the British Cabinet oppose women's suffrage, suggesting they fear female rivalry. It claims that even a group of old women could have handled the Egyptian question better than Gladstone and his colleagues.
Lawmakers plan strong effort to pass a bill prescribing the method for counting the electoral vote before Congress adjourns. The measure seeks clear procedures and could affect final certification.
An amusing late session on the Tariff bill ended with an Ohio member speaking for an hour after eleven while the chamber emptied. Chairman and Speaker pro tempore warned him as the gas and ventilation ran, yet he finished, thanking his small audience before bowing out.
A Somerville child asks why mice exist and if God made them. A mother calmly explains creation and purpose, turning the dialogue toward schooling as the child is hurried to class. The exchange blends everyday curiosity with a brief lesson in meaning.
A fragment notes granite district about thirty miles south of Cherry Creek in the Egan range. It mentions free gold showing up and reports the jassid as last heard.
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