Train delays near Rye Patch and local notes from Virginia City
East bound express delayed over an hour near Rye Patch due to a washout. Governor Blasdel at Aurora plans to start Humboldt mill on Silver Lining ore. Virginia City hosts the Kelly and O Brien Comedy Company with Miss Millie Hudson praised for Embarrassment, a roundup of civic and leisure items across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rye Patch
Avery
J. Minor Taylor
Bodie
Piute
Griffin
Peavine
Denver
California
Chicago
San Francisco
Nevada
Blasdel
Aurora
Humboldt
McKinlay & Co
Kelly & O'Brien
Our
Virginia
Franz Abt
Millie Hudson
Va. Enterprise
James L Durant Lauded for Hard Work Before Inmate Change
The Chronicle recalls James L Durant who delivered the Enterprise to Virginia and Gold Hill subscribers for over two decades. Now in an insane asylum, he shows no recognition of close friends, yet never resisted officers. He endured harsh seasons, packing papers along mountain streets and canyons, a man of enduring labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Durant
Virginia
Gold Hill
Chronicle
Jimmy
Nevada
Daily Hawaiian journal rises with strong backing and talent
The initial issue of Daily Hawaiiian published in Honolulu by the Hawaiian Publishing Co. shows solid commercial support and high quality reading matter. Dan Lyons, a noted Pacific Coast journalist, serves as president and manager, with Charles Williams and Grant Wilson among principal stockholders. The paper promises a brilliant, profitable future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaiian Publishing Co
Dan Lyons
Pacific Canat
Charles Williams
Beecher
Grant Wilson
Unhealthy Reno Camp Draws Patrol and Arrests
A Bodie Free Press report notes Reno as unhealthy for camp life as a tramp and roughs are spotted by an officer. One suspect steps from cover and is jailed, the next hour sees another man restrained as an officer uses an 8 pound sledge hammer to break rock for road macadamizing the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Bodie Free Press
Dash for Liberty Ends at Slaughter House Crash
Rev DeLaMatyr s buggy team spun toward Trackee Meadows Thursday afternoon and halted at a slaughter house near Steel s ranch. They started from Mr Gould s residence on the south side and were left standing briefly before stopping in the close pen without serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLaMatyr
Trackee Meadows
Steel
Mr. Gould
Slaughter House
Rival Rhymeasters and Cuba Conspiracy Notes
In a local Valley humor and a Cuba conspiracy update, a witty village retort about Hill and Brady sparks, while dispatches show widespread Cuban revolutionary intrigue. Reports detail prisoners from Havana, disaffection in Spanish forces, and Castillo’s resignation, with notes on local Reno and Virginia City happenings, arrivals, and small-town anecdotes.
Cattle Disease Reported Along Hamilton Road Area
The Sentinel learns from Thomas Fitzpatrick near Eureka that several cows show a new illness with weak joints and repeated collapses. Similar cases have spread across the state, with Humboldt cattle mentioned. Officials attribute some cases to winter cold and scarce feed, noting feet rather than joints are affected in thin cattle. A California Assembly bill proposes fishermen licenses, charging five dollars per year for boats with three crew and sharply higher per man for larger crews, with funds to support fish propagation and enforcement of fishing laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Eureka
Hamilton Road
Journal
Hardings
Humboldt
California
County curfew proposal eyed for Reno streets at nine
A plan discussed to let the Board of County Commissioners enact a curfew ordinance for Reno requiring all youths under 18 to be off the streets after 9 p.m. without good cause. The measure, already tested in Austin Carson and other towns and in parts of California, is said to work charmingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Reno
Austin
Carson
California
West Point Cadetship Awarded to Stockle of Nevada
The Winnemucca board announced the winner for the West Point cadetship, awarding the prize to George E. Stockle of White Pine. Stockle, a Nevada native, was born in Gold Hill a little over seventeen years ago.
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West Point
Winnemucca
George E. Stockle
White Pine
Stockle
Nevada
Gold Hill
Cleaning Up Thye's Gallery Adds Stage Stars to Mon arch Saloon
Cleaning up Thye's and Co has made the Mon arch saloon unusually neat. Its gallery displays photographs of leading actors from the American stage, creating a notably attractive feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thye’s & Co
Resolutions on Death of William Cain by Court Committee
The Grand Jury was sworn and the committee presented resolutions honoring William Cain. They praised his energy, knowledge, and integrity as a lawyer, noting his respect for clients, opponents, and the court. The bar extends sympathy to his widow, and the resolutions will be recorded and transmitted by the Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Shoemaker
King
William Cain
Brother Cain
Cain
Commonwealth
D. Kiya
R. H. Liypsar
I. B. Marsaaun
Arrest in Greeneville California Ends With Discharge
In Greeneville Plumas County George Bellas was arrested for allegedly offering 500 to Frank Terrell to poison Mrs Bellas tea. Judge voided case citing no statute for attempt to procure an attempt and discharged Bellas. Bellas calls it a blackmail scheme to extort money.
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Greeneville
Plumas County
Cal
Geo. Bellas
Frank Terrell
Variel
Advertised Letters at Reno Post Office May 10 1884
A list of uncalled for letters at the Reno Nevada Post Office dated May 10 1884 includes Baker Stewart Baxter J W Champlain C Churchell Peter Chamberlain Dr Davis Jos Deadman Alex Deognenlt Denson Cap 2 Buckson Fife Pauline Foster Lucinda Gilkerson Fred Henshaw A Haas TJ Hayes Mary Johnson Lafalle D Welcher Littlefair Wm Wallick Luke NG-3 Woodroffe R-2 Labreche Josh Young M-2 Larsen A Martin Phillipp Michielson M-2 Myler Wm Mott 8 C McDowell J-2 McArthur M W Otten Henry Paige J T Palmer Cap J A Plumb LE Riveer EE Roberts WV V Roberts Wm Robinson L E Ryan W Sklarek E-2 Thornton Kate-2 Van Wagner A Vanderhoof A Williama
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nevada
Postoffice
Baker
Stewart Baxter
J W Champlain
C Churchell
Peter Chamberlain
Dr Davis
Jos Deadman
JS Deognenlt
Alex Denson
John Dotz
Cap 2
Buckson
Piaf Fife
Pauline Foster
Lucinda Gilkerson
Fred Henshaw
E Haas
A Hayes
TJ Herbert Jean B Jensen
Mary Johnson
Panereenmenry Lafalle
Meritorious Reward for Civil War Veteran Keeting
Patrick Keeting, a Civil War veteran who carried a musket for four years and was wounded, has received back pension totaling about $1,500 from the Pension Bureau. He plans to live modestly and remains ready to serve again if needed, expressing pride in his defense of the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Keeting
Pension Bureau
Keeting
Home Industry in Reno Promotes Local Soap Factories
Reno residents urged to buy locally from P H Mulcahy of the San Francisco Soap Factory whose Pale Savon and varigated toilet soaps are claimed to rival imports. A new wagon road from Truckee to Donner Lake opens toward Tahoe and Truckee merchants anticipate tourist traffic with transport to nearby watering places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 9. Linn
the Gazette
San Francisco
Indiana
Pyramid Lake
M. B. Augustine
Martin & Augustine
Reno
Oakland
P. H. Mulcahy
Mulcahy
Truckee
Donner Lake
Tahoe
Trackee
Among the Natives: white woman joins Indians for life
A 33 year old San Francisco woman living with Native Americans for years recounts a harsh past. After an abusive marriage, divorce, and a decline into vice, she found affection and sincerity with her new companions. She refuses to return to white society and won’t reveal her name.
The Cadetship Report Names Local West Point Pick
The Board report lists three Nevada contestants for the cadetship with scores in reading and composition grammar United States history geography and arithmetic. George E Stockle of Cherry Creek led and was named for appointment with Robert B Eames as first alternate and James C Doughty as second alternate. The document bears signatures of local officials. The Chicago Record item notes Holiness Band street preaching at Fourth Street M E Church and a Church rejection. A Chicago lecture by Alexander Jonas on socialism critiques the meaning of the term and the idea of universal earning and consumption.
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West Point
United States
George Edward Stockle
Cherry Creek
White Pine County
Robert Boucher Eams
Austin
Lander County
James Conrad Doughty
Carlin
Elko County
George E. Stockle
G. W. Cassidy
Robert B.eames
Al‘ternate
James C. Doughty
C. Chenoweth
T. C. Hanson
M. D
S.J. Bonnifield, Jr
Chicago Record
George Newton
Christ
M. E
Newton
J. A. Bruner
Holiness Band
Bruner
Holiness Association
Cracks
Eureka Daily Mail Service Considered by Rail and Stage
Eureka residents eyed a daily mail service after Cassidy reported delays from the railroad. The railroad offered to carry the mails daily for 18000 dollars annually, with a two year guarantee, and may agree to 15000 or less to avoid competing with the buckboard line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Cassidy
Select Tourists From Havana Seek US Crossing
The Chinese Consul met Collector Robertson in New York on Thursday with nine Chinese men who arrived by steamer from Havana seeking permission to travel through the United States to return home via San Francisco. They claimed they were not laborers or miners and were granted permission. It is unlikely any will depart the United States in the next two years if ever, once on American soil and beyond further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Brady
Hill
Mr. Hill
Brandy
Hell
Killa
San Francisco
Cuba
United States
Spain
Havana
Cienfuegos
Holguin
Castillo
Madrid
Mango
Figueras
Badajos
Villa Carlos
Robertson
New York
China
Boy Highwayman Tale From Dallas Ends in Shootout
Lucille Poles, 16, living near Hutchins, allegedly rode off with her father's horse last Wednesday to Lancaster then returned for a second horse and armed assault. At Schneider's store she levelled a shotgun, demanding money. five shots from the proprietor's revolver scattered the youth, who fled with a posse in pursuit and no capture reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Lucille Poles
Hutchins
Lancaster
Schneider
A Horse Detective in a Philadelphia Murder Case
A horse was used as detective evidence in the Frederick Stahl murder near Philadelphia. Robert Deitrich, Stahl’s friend and debtor who owned the horse, was arrested on suspicion. officers hitched the horse and let Deitrich go. The horse halted at Stahl’s body site, a clue detectives call conclusive circumstantial evidence. The Detroit Post ridicules the notion, then broadens to satirical items about stationery costs, a whisky solidification process, Uncle Remus, and post election divorce case probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Stahl
Philadelphia
Stahl
Robert Deitrich
Stani
Soldiers Swindled by Attorneys Over Bounty Claims
The Second Auditor of the Treasury warns that soldiers face widespread fraud by attorneys who deceive them into filing claims for supposed new bounty laws. Some five hundred letters daily seek status updates on these meritless claims, with advance fees of two to five dollars paid to prosecutors. Attorneys rarely continue after payment, and discharge papers are kept. The auditor urges claimants to contact the office directly for information to prevent further fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weabhington
Second Auditor of the Treasury
Greed Watering Place at Washoe Lake Draws Carson Visitors
Washoe Lake becomes a popular Carson resort with catfish and bass stocked by Nevada's Fish Commission. The eastern shore at the sheep ranch offers excellent bathing and a gradual sandy bottom. Families from Carson spent a day fishing and boating, while perch remain wary due to abundant lake food. The article praises the stocking effort and notes ducks breed safely among tules, with good fishing prospects if perch are better targeted.
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Washoe Lake
Carson
Tmes
Fish Commission of
Nevada
Railroad Officials Plan Major Central Pacific Improvements
The Central Pacific inspection party led by Arthur Brown and W G Curtis arrived Thursday. They plan repairs to sheds at Truckee and Wadsworth and a new 250 foot freight house at Truckee with a side track, plus a northward shift of the building for improved rail operations. Also noted are Egypt pyramid theories gaining ground, promotions within the army staff, and a New York murderer's final day with oysters and flowers.
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Central Pacific
Arthur Brown
W. G. Curtis
Geo. Crocker
R. H. Pratt
J. B. Wright
Sacramento
Wadsworth
Trovkee
Towner’s Crossing
Truckes Republican
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Daily Journal
Virginia City
Helly & Brien
Daily
Hawaiiian
Psa Pep
Deity Journal
Charley Thurston
Gazette
Supt
Sam Jones
Lon Hamilton
the Bay
George Ingersol
Golden Gate Park
A. L. Bellmer
Wm. Cain
William Roberts
Golconda
Nevada Land and Cattle Company
Humboldt County
Lovelock’s
Nev
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company
W.G. Cage
Santa Monica
Saratoga
Presbyterian General Assembly
Kunsan City
Cc. S. Martin
Knight
Otto
W. P.A. Craig
Great Northwest
Washington Territory
Sprague
Dan O'Connor
O'Connor
F.J. Flynn
Justices Court
Dublin
Annie
Mr. Hawley
Palace Hotel
Mr. White
Nash
Emerich
Isaac Barnett
Fishermen
District Court
Adverti
Sed
Prescott
Arizona
Alexander Jonas
New York Volks Zeitung
Eereke Mail Service
Detroit Post
Washington
Caucus
Carlisle
Morrison
Free Trade
Free Trade Caucus
Congresman Cassidy
Colorado River
Mill Creek
Amazon
Rocky Mountains
Remus
Joe Chandler Harris
Booghia
Africa
Sharon
Democratic Party
Greed Watering Place
A. H. Ricketts
J. H. Mathewson
George Morgan
Oracle
George W. Avery
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