Weekly Herada State Journal Sold at 50 Cents Monthly
The Weekly Herada State Journal notes its publication cadence and subscription terms. It cites a New York Commercial Advertiser editorial urging Americans to resist foreign influence and consider naturalization reforms. Land Commissioner Sparks denies writing letters to influence presidential nominations and defends disallowing Benson surveys accounting.
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Maud S. attracts praise and high value from owner
Robert Bonner touts Maud S. trotting record and earning potential. He vows not to part with the horse, saying she could generate much money through exhibitions. Other items note railroad passes policy, new explosive invention, and national figures visiting or being named to roles.
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Maud S
Murphy
Mrs Cleveland and Florida Senator in Gossip and Politics
Mrs Cleveland's friends say she shuns gossip and is happy to please the American people. Senator Jones of Florida remains in love and intends to run again. Gen. Sickles died at his New York home on Thursday night.
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Queen
Jones
Florida
Gen. Sickles
New York
West Virginia Extra Session on Senator Election Question
Washington reports West Virginia lawmakers face a heated debate over whether they may elect a U S Senator at an extra session. Arguments hinge on constitutional limits and federal obligation, with Lucas awaiting possible succession if no election occurs. The Senate holds final power to decide seating, influenced by party dynamics.
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West Virginia
California
Stoneman
United States
Lucas
Senate
Rich Strike Gold Found in Mexico via Accident
Bancroft records a 1771 Spanish expedition near Altar finding vast gold placers at Cieneguilla. A four and a half pound nugget and a twenty seven mark giant nugget sparked a fever. one man earned over a hundred thousand dollars. Gold spread as surface nuggets and coarse grains across the region, employing over two thousand workers for eight to ten years.
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Pacific Coast
Mexican States
Texas
Altar
Cieneguilla
Cienegalla
Cutting Predicament in New Orleans Seeks Printing Job
A. K. Cutting, eccentric editor of the border, appeared in New Orleans bankrupt and seeking type setting work. He admitted financial losses from lecturing in Texas and absence from printing for eighteen years, his eyes damaged by confinement in a Mexican prison, and spoke of returning to his trade until for wage work elsewhere.
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New Orleans
A. K. Cutting
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Hearst Arrested for Libel Over A Fee Hunter Item
W B Hearst proprietor of the Daily Examiner was arrested Thursday afternoon on a libel charge brought by Walter J Tasko. Hearst posted bail and was released as the libel case involves an item accusing the plaintiff of unprofessional tactics to secure business. The dispatch notes the Examiner’s growth and hints libel suits fuel newspaper success.
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Daily Examiner
Livel
Walter J. Tasko
Hearst
San Francisco Dispatch
Examiner
Plan for Alsace Lorraine division discussed by government
The federal government weighs options on Alsace Lorraine amid an exchange of views. A Strasburg letter in the Zeitung proposes dividing the Reichstag by linking Alsace to Baden and Lorraine to Prussia. If Baden refuses annexation, both provinces would join Prussia.
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Prussia
Baden
Alsace
Lorraine
Freight rates for transcontinental lines announced in San Francisco
The new east and west bound freight rates have been received by all agents in San Francisco. Ten classes are set with the top rate at 470 dollars per hundred pounds and the lowest at 115 dollars.
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Transcontinental Lines
San Francisco
Whisky in politics and Governor Hill’s dilemma
Governor Hill faces a difficult choice on the high license bill as his Assembly party opposes and the Senate shows wavering. He will rely on Republican votes to act, risking alienation from his own party or angering moral sentiment statewide. Democratic advocates argue too much whisky in Manhattan and Brooklyn politics.
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Hill
Assembly
Senate
Manhattan Island
Brooklyn
Senator Jones Hints Pacific Coast Would Favor Interstate Commission
Washington March 17 Senator Jones of Nevada said he hopes the President selects an Interstate Commissioner from the Pacific coast to test the bus’s impact. He argued rates for New York goods depend on Atlantic to Pacific freight comparisons and water rates. He warned that if water competition forces rail rates up for interior to San Francisco local business could rise.
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Jones
Nevada
Pacific Coast
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Timber thieves fear crusading commissioner in the West
Virginia Chronicle reports Commissioner Sparks campaigns against timber thieves have driven many into hiding. A Sneffels range paper prints a defiant advertisement by three lumbermen claiming honesty, cash for white pine and on time lumber sales. The rustic ad mocks Sparks and hints the mill may move to avoid scrutiny.
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Sparks
West
Colorado
Sneffels Range
William Andrew Jackson Sparka
Commissioner Sparks
Alliance of Germany Austria Italy Raises Equal Power
The triple alliance binds Germany Austria and Italy in equality pledging to protect universal interests to preserve European peace. Vienna rumors say Emperor Francis Joseph may award Signor di Robilani. Paris frowns as France notes the treaty was signed amid Germany focus. A former French Foreign Minister calls it the most serious and vexatious event in sixteen years.
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Austria
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Francis Joseph
Signor di Robilani
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France
London Times
Nevada Act Requires Filers to Publish Partnership Certificates
An 1887 Nevada statute requires any partnership transacting business under a fictitious name to file a certificate with all partner names and residences, publish weekly for four weeks, and file within specified timeframes. Sections cover changes, penalties, county clerk duties, and evidentiary copies, with exemptions for existing corporations.
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Senate and
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Sach Partnership
Tvery
Resolution to hold 1888 NEA San Francisco session
At the closing session of the National Department of Superintendents the consensus was to hold the 1888 National Educational Association session in San Francisco. The resolution, moved by C. S. Young of Nevada and Fred M. Campbell of California, was adopted unanimously.
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Nevada
Fred M. Campball
California
National Educational Association
National Department of Superintendents
San Francisco
Kansas suffrage act excludes foreign-born women from regimathan vote
The Kansas Legislature passes a new suffrage act granting women rights to local elections while allowing authorities to exclude from regimathan all foreign-born women. The article notes party distribution among state legislatures and governors, with 19 Republican and 19 Democratic states, and 22 Democratic and 16 Republican governors.
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Rivalries Narrow as Republicans Eye New York Seat
A prominent Republican loyalist notes old feuds fading in the party. He says the main contest now is between Benie and Edmunds, with the fight focusing on carrying New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Hampshire for the party's success.
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Onkling
New York
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Edmunds
New Jersey
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Geo Gorham to Compile Edwin Stanton Biography Papers
Geo Gorham has been employed to write the life of Edwin M. Stanton and to collect his private papers saved during the period when he served as Secretary of War.
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Geo. Gorham
Edwin M. Stanton
President appoints Democrat Postmaster in Harrisburg
The President designated a Democratic candidate as Postmaster in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, a choice that faced strong opposition from Mr. Randall who fought the nomination vigorously.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Randall
Maine Municipal Elections Produce Largely Republican Results
In Maine's recent municipal elections the outcome favored Republican candidates across multiple towns and cities, signaling a shift in local governance. Several incumbents were unseated as GOP contenders secured key mayoralties and council seats, reflecting a broader conservative trend at the local level.
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Maine
Nevada Legislature’s Thirteenth Session Pushed For Good Pol icies
A correspondent asks what the Legislature has done for the state. The Elko Independent notes several wise laws from the Thirteenth Session including funding for schools, fire escapes, vital records, prisoner supplies, tobacco controls, poll tax, jury fees, and repeals of anti-treating and dog tax laws, while acknowledging unwise measures.
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Elko Independent
Nevada
J. W. Parker
More Mills Planned Near Dayton Amid Mining Boom
The Dayton News Reporter notes rising ore output and the likely construction of new mills around Dayton. The Empire Mexican mill will shift to Crown Point and Belshor areas, while a lake Tahowe powered mill could exhaust Savage and Norcross milling needs. Expect growth, with water power allocated for multiple future mills possibly via Six-mile Canyon or Sutro Tunnel corridors.
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Dayton
Virginia
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Poujade Resolution Aims Direct Election of U S Senator
Senator Poujade introduced a Congress resolution to amend the constitution to permit direct popular election of U S Senator. The measure, praised as meritorious, argues voters should choose their senator as they select a representative and the chief executive, stressing personal ballot freedom. The resolution passed.
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Congress
Nevada
U.S
U. S
Prospects for New States and Territorial Consolidation
The Bulletin notes the Idaho panhandle to Washington bill died awaiting the President. It suggests resurrecting in the Fiftieth Congress and argues for territorial consolidation as a path to statehood, noting political motives behind delays and proposing practical mergers to form viable states and resolve territorial representation.
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Alaska
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Ireland
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Rhode Island
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Colorado
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Conpresa
Tar New Waren Pocket Fashion Note for Men
A Chicago Mail excerpt comments on changing watch wear rules. It recommends placing the watch in the pistol pocket with the chain coiled to the pants pocket, describing English style and cautioning that men showing certain dress habits will face mockery in social settings.
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Chicago Mail
Nevada’s Territory and Idaho Debate on Annexation
The Elko Independent argues Nevada already has all needed territory and would prosper with proper attention. Idaho Territory’s annexation is dismissed unless its borders are richly timbered and vegetated, otherwise it is unnecessary. The piece reflects territorial attitudes of the era and promotes Nevada’s abundance over expansion.
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Idaho
Elko
James Murphy seeks $10,000 side race with Montana Begent
James Murphy writes to Spirit of the Times that he will race Montana Begent over Memphis Louisville or Latonia tracks against Volante for 10000 dollars a side with half forfeit at cup distance 2% miles. Murphy says this is no bluff and that the forfeit money is to be deposited with the President of the attack over which the race is to be run.
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Memphis
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Old 1844 Presidential election ticket found in Peoria
Mia James Wasson discovered a yellowed 1844 Polk and Dallas presidential ticket while cleaning. The caricature ticket shows Polk riding an eight pig with the line I don't know the breed Judge but he never flies the track and Henry Clay in the rear saying You'll beat at last. The owner values the relic highly.
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James Wasson
Peoria
Til
Polk
Dallas
Henry Clay
Jones Defeats Mint Spending Cuts in Senate Debate
The Congressional Record reports Senator Jones opposing reductions to Carson Mint appropriations on March 2. He answered objections and used common sense to defeat proposed amendments, maintaining the Mint funding.
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Jones
Carson
Nevada Legislature authorizes state lottery bill
The Nevada Legislature passes a bill to run a state lottery akin to the Louisiana method, though the state constitution forbids any lottery. A proposed provision would repeal constitutional clauses conflicting with the act, a measure once suggested by a county member.
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Louisiana
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Governor Stevenson’s Veto on Lottery Bill Praised
All honor to Governor Stevenson of Nevada for blocking the lottery bill in the Si'vr bate and to Governor Ziihwis for opposing it. The Record-Union lauds their stand for curbing gambling on the Pacific Coast and across the land.
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Record-Union
Depot Hotel Endorsed by Noted Traveler
A prominent gentleman tells the reporter he spent days at Repo for agricultural duties and stopped at the Depot Hotel. He urges readers and friends visiting the town to patronize the Depot, calling it the best along the O. P. line and in the state, signed Carson Tribane.
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President and Mrs Cleveland Trip Denied Report
A report that President Cleveland and his wife planned a southern tour is denied by officials. No specific dates or destinations are confirmed, and the administration states no such travel schedule exists at this time.
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Cleveland
South
Virginias Twenty ninth district Republicans report electoral act
The Republicans of the Twenty-eighth Senatorial district of Virginia have per mated 9 negro.
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Virginia
Look Well to Your Ballots in Nevada 1888
The Esmeralda News urges vigilant voting as Nevada enters 1888. It warns that many candidates seek selfish gain and urges voters to choose men of character who will serve the public good, stressing Judge and Congressional selections and the importance of school trustees and education policy.
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Cleveland
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Judicial Department
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Pcewer
Strut For Blaine Delegates Gove Foresees More Blaine Backing
Massachusetts political figure Jesse M. Gove, former lone Blaine delegate at the 1884 Chicago Republican Convention and now head of the Boston Republican City Committee, writes Judge C. C. Bush predicting Massachusetts will send multiple 1888 delegates united behind Blaine. He notes Blaine appeared younger but ready for the 1888 battle.
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Jesse M. Gove
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Redding
Tean
Blane
Political remarks on uncertain elections and state outcomes
An Eastern paper reports a recent speaker to the President discussing political uncertainty. He warned that renomination may occur and questioned the purity of the next election. He predicted Allison could carry Indiana while Hawley would win Connecticut and New Jersey. Oregon and California might go to him, with Virginia and North Carolina in doubt.
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Hawley
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Oregon
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Virginia
North Carolina
Nevada area expansion eyed in L G Davis interview
In an interview on The Enterprise third page Lieutenant-Governor Davis shares facts on Nevada wealth and resources. He notes Idaho seems keener to be annexed than Nevada is to annex Idaho, yet Nevada public sentiment favors extending borders to the north.
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New York Central Drives Toward Lamp Free Cars
The New York Central Railroad Company began steps to remove lamps in cars to reduce fire danger. At Grand Central Depot an electric company demonstrated lighting with incandescent lamps powered by storage batteries. A drawing room car was filled with twenty four lamps, and batteries were stored to run two days.
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The Lill to creates Secretary of Agri culture
The Boston Journal reports the proposed amendments creating a Secretary of Agriculture role. Officials discuss implications, funding, and timeline for implementation.
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