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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1883
Page
1
Published every Saturday morning the paper lists subscription options including one year by road at 82 30, six months at a reduced rate, and carrier delivery in Reno at 50 cents per month. It notes no mail forwarding without prepayment and emphasizes advance payment requirements.
The piece contrasts Great Britain's penny stamp savings sheets with the need for a similar system in the United States. It notes Fawcett's postal savings bank idea, the uptake of shilling sheets, regional deposit patterns, and international interest. It argues for accessible savings banks, especially small deposits, to foster thrift nationwide.
Returns are not all in yet but it is estimated that damage to business from Wiggins prophecy will match losses from the great Western floods. Gloucester fisheries face 100000 to 150000 dollars in delays, as fishermen postpone trips until after the 15th. A New York shipping merchant reports at least 1000000 dollars in losses to the city’s commerce and other eastern ports likely share the impact.
Jefferson Davis will deliver the opening address at the meeting of the Southern Historical Society in Nashville on May 2.
Local reports state Sprague will not be the next governor of Rhode Island. Rumors and preaper notes circulate about candidacy and party selections, with officials declining to confirm any imminent declaration.
Prominent grain dealers tell the Independent the crop outlook is critical but not hopeless. They caution that appearances mislead as green grain may lack vitality and a few hot days or desiccating winds could devastate the chief valleys. California may meet home needs with local production but likely no surplus for export in 1883.
A letter from F B Wilson, assistant secretary of the National Mining and Industrial Exposition, appeals to Nevada officials including Commissioner E T George for support. He warns of Nevada’s absence harming the state’s image next to New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah and asks for information on efforts to represent Nevada during the July through September 1883 Denver exposition.
The Interior Secretary writes to the General Land Office asserting that unauthorized enclosures on public lands are trespass and that such occupancy does not grant rights to occupants. He condemns fencing by wealthy stockmen and urges that unappropriated lands remain open for all under settlement laws, with grazing and haying allowed only until settlement occurs.
Attaching creditors of the Albion signed an agreement Tuesday and by Friday accounts will be adjusted. Miners laborers and mechanics will be paid off and work will resume in the mine under new management. Postmaster General Howe died suddenly at his Wisconsin home Sunday afternoon. He served as Judge Senator and Cabinet officer.
The report declares Apaches in Arizona are on the war path and suggests Crook deserves a monument if he can eliminate them all, reflecting a harsh frontier sentiment and military stance of the period.
The Dakota Territory contemplates moving its capital by auction, nine commissioners to receive proposals. Candidates include Canton Sioux Falls Huron Plankington and Pierre with land grants and at least 100000 promised. Railroads back Huron and Plankinton, each offering half a million dollar capital plans. The San Francisco Alta questions廉 possible bribery and notes Dakota will get a new capital very cheaply.
James Mooney Rev Walsh and John Hines head the Central Council of the Land League of America calling a Philadelphia convention on April 25 to dissolve the body and align with the National League of Ireland. Patrick Egan James Mooney and Michael Bond sign a second call for an Irish American convention on April 26 urging broad representation of temperance mutual aid and other societies to unite under the Irish National League banner.
Bakersfield dispatch reports a severe windstorm in Mohave desert blocking the northern-bound Overland due at 2 am with sand drifts burying turntable and sidetracks and blanketing the main track for miles. The southern-bound train arrived at 11 pm and waits at Tehachapi for the storm to abate and the line to clear. Passengers aboard the southbound train observe the scene.
The California Immigration Association reports 964 arrivals for the week ending Saturday. Central Pacific Railroad brought in 636 and Southern Pacific 328. Most newcomers are married men, who come ahead of families to arrange for their stay.
San Francisco plans an upcoming election next month to decide if bonds totaling 500000 dollars should be issued to bridge the city’s strained finances amid a prolonged low revenue period. The vote will determine the city's financing path.
Jay Hubbell ex-Congressman from Michigan argues General Grant is the strongest national figure and would aid the Republicans. He discusses potential rivals like Edmunds Sherman and Blaine, tariff and banking policy, civil service reform, and notes the party must unite after factional strife to win in 1884.
The article portrays a growing Republican unity versus a fractured Democratic Party. It cites Conklingism and Stalwartism as remnants of internal Democratic divisions and notes hopes across the state that non truly Republican factions may disappear.
The rainy weather is hailed as the year's greatest blessing by farmers, horticulturists, and merchants. It is expected to spur prosperity as capital flows more freely and enterprises revive. Sacramento Bee notes broad happiness and renewed optimism. Miss Sanders, daughter of the Nebraska senator, is praised as Washington society's prettiest young lady with striking blue eyes and golden hair.
Reports say large numbers of young crickets fill Modoc and Lassen counties. Winter temperatures failed to destroy eggs, so fields are swarming. farmers hope the pests die off before the warm season arrives.
In the upper Sacramento valley pasturage has grown so scarce that live stock are driven to the mountains and foothills. Colusa reports the grass very short and high lands have only inches of rain this season, leaving farmers feeding herds on scanty young grain.
Dr. Lewis of the Warner Observatory reports receiving 546 francs as the Paris Academy of Science prize for the year’s most distinguished astronomer. The note compares state savings: California 55,000,000 dollars, Illinois 1,192,293, Indiana 1,554,760, asking what small capitalists in those states do with their money.
Austin Reveille item hints at unrest before the coronation. A former resident’s letter circulated as if by memory. Rumor suggests a regular monthly visiting day for north end mines. Ike James, once reported killed by Apaches, has arrived in Tombstone.
The Tuscarora mines show continued progress with drifting and crosscuts, and ore milling yields an average battery assay of 235.62 per ton last week. Independence prospecting progresses with no major developments yet, foul air halts at Elko Con., and ventilation work continues. Sacramento Bee reports Westinghouse automatic brakes to be installed on Central Pacific freight cars, with about 7000 cars and nearly 100 engines affected, cost estimated around 230000, and delivery over a year or two.
A collage of witty snippets from multiple newspapers jokes about marriage hats butter and dogs. anecdotes touch on Chinese sarcasm and modern manners with playful observations on courtship, sex roles and social norms across cities like Cleveland Yonkers and Washington.
The Carson Appeal notes a Frenchman in Hawthorne proposing a dining house and references about ten thousand Wisconsin iron region refugees. It discusses iron ore, rails, blooms, tariffs, and a Senator Jones speech, criticizing protective duties. A Hamilton dispatch reports Sweetwater Company paying miners and millmen three dollars daily, questioning long term viability and attraction of skilled workers.
A New York dispatch notes most stock trading yesterday centered on Central Pacific at 77 and 76 percent. The decline, like Union Pacific earlier, remains largely unexplained. Both have fallen since year start as completion of other transcontinental lines nears, with some analysts suggesting key investors shift holdings from Central Pacific to Southern Pacific.
A Wood River young woman born and raised in Idaho, never seen a steam boat or railroad car, left for a trip South and impressed friends with calm. Her letter says she grew skittish as the evening express neared, attempted to faint, and was blindfolded to board the train. She believed telegraph poles hills and houses whirled past and feared bridges, thinking cars flew over rivers.
Our Progress notes the quick abandonment of drastic pills as railroads advance and praises Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets sugar coated tiny pills made from concentrated plant extracts. The Carson Tribune urges Nevada ranchers to prove beef quality against Texas, while an Illinois man regrets a lottery loss after beating his wife.
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