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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1884
Page
1
The notice lists term of subscription options including one year by mail and six months by mail. It notes delivery by carrier in Reno, no mail forwarding, and advance payment. A price of 30 cents per month appears, with references to ROS and other unreadable markers.
Alarm among East Coast cattle raisers grows as the foot and mouth disease expands across Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado with whole herds infected. Officials warn of possible entry to Pacific states unless vigorous controls succeed, while Nevada ranchers prepare to slaughter cattle on suspicion. The outbreak traces to Scotland via two herders. Also noted are political remarks on Bayard as a Democratic presidential pick and a planned March 4 inauguration of a Republican president.
The New York Times reports Senator Fair of Nevada was asked about a published claim he offered $500,000 to push Senator Bayard’s presidential election. He responded, Just say the story is a lie.
T B Rickey of Douglas decided to stay in Reno overnight to view the town by daylight. He wandered about and was greatly pleased with what he saw. He will depart for the Bay area this morning.
Schuyler Colfax and wife seek treatment at Elmira water cure hospital for influenza leading to cancellation of all lecture engagements for the foreseeable future.
John Mackay I L Requa and C Derby from Storey travel to Chicago accompanied by M D Foley from Eureka S L Lee of Ormsby and T B Rickey of Douglas attend to present Nevada interests at a national gathering.
Wisconsin Republicans call their convention for April 30 with five states Nevada California Oregon Maine and Wisconsin appointing that date The Carson Tribune covertly backs Arthur while professing Blaine support Dr Lee shifts toward Blaine if he goes to Chicago The Storey Republicans reportedly seek delegates John W Mackay and J L Requa to the Chicago Convention
The San Francisco papers report an assessment of 50 cents per share expected on Alta once the current one is concluded. This move follows prior issuances and targets shareholder equity adjustments, with details pending official confirmation.
A Marshall claim survey will be conducted next Monday to find a suitable point for seaking and drifting. Senator Jones declines delegation to the Chicago Convention. Maryland Republicans reportedly oppose Blaine.
In the Senate on the sixth, a bill for 200600 to Col Albert H Emery for a machine testing iron and steel was passed after debate. Sen. Fair testified he spent three weeks studying the device and called it meritorious and worth more to the country than the price, noting government access for testing.
General George P. Shire, a Boston mining engineer, proposes a connection from the Northern Pacific to Alaska and beyond. He foresees snowsheds to guard tracks, Russian and Chinese rail lines converging at Behring Straits, giant ferry cars and sleds for winter, enabling through Pullman trains to Europe or China within 25 years.
The Nevada Press surveys the Ormsby county State Senate contest between Evan Williams and D. 4. Brown and notes Republican support for Senator Jones amid silver coinage interests. It argues delegates should reveal presidential preferences and praises Nevada Insane Asylum cost savings, Mint defense, and a healthy Republican mood ahead of Chicago.
A circular from the New York Independent Republican Conference Committee shows each state's Republican vote in the last presidential election and its delegates to the National Convention. It notes New York Indiana Pennsylvania and Ohio have one delegate per 7755 votes while Mississippi Texas Georgia and Louisiana have one per 2208 votes. The group asks future conventions to base representation on state and district Republican votes.
At a recent Ohio conference of leading Republicans a united front emerged. Delegates from all factions agreed the party would back any candidate the National Convention nominates and mobilize Ohio’s votes for that nominee.
The Fitz-John Porter bill, though amended and placed at the bottom of the Speaker's table, has not lost momentum in the House. It authorizes, rather than orders, the President to place Porter on the retired list, with strong opposition from Secretary Lincoln who vows to block reinstatement. Grant, Hayes, Arthur, Blaine, and Harrison figures loom in the political debate as party factions maneuver. The Carson Tribune cautions Blaine supporters in Nevada to avoid influencing state federal office holders on Chicago delegates.
A New York World Washington special notes Blaine has finished the first volume of his Twenty Years in Congress. The World predicts substantial royalties and views the work as a clever Republican appeal. The Philadelphia Press prints seven columns from advance sheets, praising Blaine's wide, critical survey of prewar leaders while noting his fair treatment of Buchanan and his broad scope compared with other political writings.
A Washington dispatch reports growing Democratic division over tariff policy with Southern members pushing to avoid the Morrison plan. House factions led by Rendall and Morrison clash as talks of early adjournment surface after the Republican Convention. Senate amendments to the Mexican treaty postpone tariff matters, risking indefinite negotiations and confrontation over revenue legislation.
The San Francisco Bulletin notes most maple sugar on the coast comes from the East. Wm. Smith, once of Vermont and now in Oregon, taps his Nehalem Valley maples near Forest Grove. He reports sugar akin to the Eastern standard and estimates tapping 500 trees could yield about 1500 pounds annually.
Carpenters tear down the two story frame building at 238 South C street near the Fourth Ward school. The adjoining 230 C street has already been moved to Candelaria.
A Niagara Falls piece profiles the Monteagle House legend and Dr. W R Crumb who plans a major renovation. Crumb recounts his near death from Bright's disease and credits Warner's Safe Cure with saving his life, endorsing it for those with low spirits and failing health as he prepares a new sanitarium.
The Salt Lake City temple, built of granite hauled on tall wagons, stands eighty five feet high with ten foot thick walls after twenty eight years of construction. Total cost to date is 4 500 000 dollars raised by tithing and six years remain. A youth quotes Venus in a playful aside as theSun sets, mentioning right ascension declination and diameter.
The article outlines primary election rules: County Central Committee must set times and places, appoint a 3 to 5 member sworn election board, two clerks, publish resolutions, and ensure voter qualifications. It covers challenges, penalties for misvotes and fraud, board duties, and certificate issuance by the County Central Committee, with cross-precinct voting rules and registration timing.
In Congress Mr Cassidy of Nevada said the Pacific Railroads Committee would not report radical relief measures now and would introduce two minor bills. Yet the committee reported a bill to build a Spokane Falls to Cour d'Alene road, amid Spokane’s bid against Rathdrum Heron and Trot Creek for Cour d'Alene trade. The remark notes Cassidy and colleagues struggled with railroad extortion yet pushed another road that may never be built.
The Arkansas Traveler quotes the editor of the Weekly Mouth Piece explaining his absence due to illness. He reveals that missing issues increased profits, leading him to continue publishing despite prior illness and a belief the business favored unissued numbers.
A man storms into a drug store claiming his wife was given the wrong medicine. The pharmacist, trembling, asks if harm occurred. The man insists she is fine, noting the remedy helped her immediately, in a humorous Arkansas Traveler vignette.
Last week's Reno Weekly Journal ran six pages with 42 columns of reading material compiled from the week’s dailies. The Journal is praised as an excellent paper, with Reno residents shown to take pride in it.
The House Committee on Postoffices and Postroads ordered adverse reports on all bills to establish Postal Savings Banks. Several members favor the system but deem it not expedient at present.
A Denver era commentary argues Congressman Belford deserves sympathy for overwork yet notes that lawmakers must not become general doers for constituents. It critiques the demand for clerks and patronage and urges treating congressmen like workers with defined duties rather than multi tasking public servants.
As railroads advance stages fade and crude medicines fall out of favor. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets, sugar coated and tiny, offer a concentrated vegetable extract laxative marketed by druggists.
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