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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1884
Page
1
Emery A. Storrs of Illinois voices praise for Blaine and the Republican ticket at the Chicago Convention. He argues party unity over factions, notes the unparalleled rise of a formerly enslaved citizen, and champions the party platform and future support for Arthur and Blaine.
A political speech lauds James G Blaine and John A Logan, praising Republican principles and warning against Democrats. The speaker extols independence, protects industry, electoral rights, and unity, predicting victory for the Republican ticket with Blaine and Logan.
A political orator rails against the Democratic party, mocks its platform, and defends a no defences campaign. He recalls past battles and tarff positions while vowing reform and loyalty to the flag as supporters chant. The speaker contrasts purity of principle with perceived Democratic instability and urges unity in marching forward.
A stark claim suggests that a Gatling gun should be turned loose among the scandal-mongers of Reno. The remark highlights a volatile climate around sensational tales and public fault finding in Nevada's city.
In a New York interview ex delegate Campbell of Arizona warns that Arizona Dakota New Mexico and other territories face delayed admission until both Houses and the Administration share a party. He cites Mormon colonization mining promise and Mexican element as factors challenging statehood.
Official Egyptian reports confirm the fall of Berber and a massacre after rebel forces of about 109000 engaged the city. The assault began with cavalry and infantry skirmishing before overwhelming numbers forced defenders behind the walls. Governor Hessian Pasha Khofa urged resistance and was found wounded among the fallen. only about fifty escaped.
W H Ellison, long active in Mexican mining, advises investors in Chihuahua wines to beware. He notes many California and Nevada miners offer mines for sale to visitors, and that honest mines can attract funding locally, while distant capitalists may be especially vulnerable to con artists.
Union Pacific President Dillon told a press reporter the company is willing to pay all it owes the Government as disputes over claims are set for adjudication next fall. He expects the Government owes the road, not the other way around, and land sales from January to June totalled 1,814,473 acres yielding 4,083,947 dollars to fund land grant and sinking fund bonds.
London dispatch reports General Booth, leader of the Salvation Army, negotiating to purchase Patti's castle and estate in Wales as a family residence. The story notes Booth is said to be making large profits as head of the Salvation Army.
The Scientific American praises Connecticut manufacturing spread across clocks, buttons, plated ware, guns, sewing machines, bicycles, builders hardware, and fittings. Demand remains strong though prices trend downward. Morrison tariff defeat eases duty anxiety. Blaine is 55 and Logan 59.
A New York Telegram report from Oakland Maryland recounts a St George sale of eighteen paupers before about six hundred spectators. The auction featured two classes of goods and included a ten year old girl sold for 850 dollars to a minister. An old woman, ailing and widowed, cried as she was sold, while others were bid upon for pennies. The piece condemns the cruelty and moral taint of such practices and notes the brutal treatment and neglect of the vulnerable.
Live politics commentary notes Blaine and Logan nomination sparks Nevada voters to seek wider say in selecting state, congressional and county officers. It predicts contests for U S Senate, Supreme Court judgeship and a Republican congressional nomination, calling these healthy signs for party influence.
Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers promises convenience and easy application. It is advertised as rubproof, elegant in appearance, and inexpensive, combining all four merits in a single product for practical grooming.
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