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24 May 1884
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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1884
Page
1
Butler Nomination Seen Shaping Democratic Split in 1896
The Anti monopolists in Chicago nominated Ben Butler for President last Wednesday. The move signals a looming Democratic rift as Butler garners support from multiple factions and may force a separate convention or bolt. A Butler versus Blaine rematch would energize a fractured race.
Pete Burke sells Chicago rights and greens for a flusher
Pete Burke once of the Comatock who invented a sewer flusher has sold the Chicago right for two hundred thousand dollars and is negotiating with New York parties for ninety one million. A critic jokes a dollar tax on candidate lies could pay the national debt but ruin the Greenback and Democratic papers. Romero informs Washington that Mexico ratified the reciprocity treaty with the United States. The President restores 307000 acres in New Mexico to public domain from Jicarilla Apache reservation. A Nevada county lion described as a monster roams free. Limberger appears in Rochester claiming he has no money. Jim Keene partially regains fortune after the New York crash. Oregon Deputy Sheriff Briacos is jailed for stage robbery. Blaine’s friends claim nomination on first or second ballot.
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Pete Burke
Comatock
Chicago
New York
Pete
Parker
Panxer
Inscox & CO
William Bt
Pompeii pageant to imitate ancient Roman games in grand three day festival
A Pompeii pageant announced for this month plans a three day festival with rest days in between. It features a grand replica of a Roman circus style arena, restoration of eight shops, a tombs pile ceremony, and separate royal and imperial accommodations. The event aims for imperial and royal processions and gladiatorial games drawing a vast crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompeii
Pliny
Areia
Nolana
The Heanest Man Dies at Walden NY
A notorious miser named Wilson, a Walden stone mason, died leaving an estate between 30 000 and 40 000. He lived in squalor and fed himself scraps while his mother toiled for years. After decades of cruelty he sent her to the almshouse with new shoes, then abandoned her at the poorhouse. Her burial followed soon after. The tale labels him the meanest man alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walden
New York
Wilson
Sae
Anti-Monopolists Nominate Butler After Chicago Convention Dispute
The Anti-Monopolists held a National Convention in Chicago last Wednesday. After forming the permanent organization delegate George of the District of Columbia attacked the chair over alleged manipulation to favor Butler. A motion to nominate cleaners ensued, State Senator Boyd of New York challenged the chair’s honesty and then left with District of Columbia delegates. General Butler was nominated by the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George
District of Columbia
Lnde
Butler
Boyd
New York
Gen
Fruit Crop Prospects in Sacramento County Dip for Peaches
The Record Union notes a planned rise in overall fruit yield in Sacramento county with higher output of small fruits and increased orchard and vineyard acreage this year. Peaches and apricots face reduced crops due to curled leaf and peach moth damage, threatening the peach and apricot stands unless remedies prove effective. Overall prospects are described as more than usually promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento County
Record Union
Spain
The California Harvest Prospects for Abundant Crop
The California harvest shows an abundant crop with an estimated wheat yield of about 1,900,000 tons. Some counties report partial fruit variety failures due to excess moisture, but losses will be offset by gains in other regions. Home demand is about 300,000 tons, leaving roughly 1,500,000 tons for export. The overall estimate is six times the state’s home consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
National sentiment and Chinese exclusion in the press
The San Francisco Bulletin argues that the United States can no longer be the common property of mankind. It urges restricting entry to those who belong and aligning naturalization with national selfish interests as America becomes a populous nation. The piece challenges the notion of universal rights to enter and reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bulletin
United States
America
Not a Naval Officer on the Cars of Leisure
A comic description mocks a well dressed gentleman aboard trains as a nonprofessional helper who locks stove doors lowers lights and perfumes cars while amusingly assisting young ladies off the cars. Statisticians estimate brakemen squeeze the arms of millions of young ladies annually, a tongue in cheek jab at class and romance aboard transit.
Chinese Sunday School festival at Broadway Tabernacle
A Chinese Sunday School festival in New York drew about nine hundred Mongolians including the Chinese Consul. The Broadway Tabernacle bustled with red flags and attendees in traditional garb and New York fashion. Rev. Baldwin questioned why Chinese immigrants face limits when Irishmen are not barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
Tabernacle
New York
Mr. Baldwin
Dynamiters and Dynamite Policy Debate in New York
In New York O'Dono van Rosa rejected Stephens ex Fenian head centre's manifesto denouncing dynamite murders. He called it imbecility and argued dynamite will force England to tire of Ireland, asserting conviction that dynamite tactics are decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
O’donovan Rosa
Stephens
Rosa
Sephens
England
Ireland
Woman Calling Herself Queen Lucinda Seeks White House Entry
An elderly woman arrived at the White House on Thursday afternoon, claiming to be Queen Lucinda of Louisville. She brought several trunks and was disappointed when denied admission to the mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Lucinda
Louisville
California Delegation Plans Chicago Departure on 26th
The California delegation to the Republican National Convention will travel to Chicago together on the 26th in a planned departure. The move signals unified support ahead of the party gathering with several party officials confirming the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chicago
Gold and silver as money per Bodie Free Press excerpt
An article argues that legal tender laws determine the value of gold and silver dollars rather than intrinsic worth. It contends silver serves the masses as currency while gold suits bankers, noting silver coins are essential worldwide and that the United States relies on credit paper for most notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodie Free Preas
France
England
J. B. Colgate
O'Neil Foods Tariff Bill Aims to Free Molasses and More
The Missouri congressman proposed exempting many food items from duties arguing current tariffs raise living costs and create surplus revenue. The piece notes molasses and barley benefit producers, cites historical tariff debates, and questions whether lower food duties truly aid the masses, while warning about unintended effects from earlier tea and coffee reforms.
Judah P. Benjamin Dies in Paris at May Hostelry
Judah P. Benjamin once a leading lawyer and Confederate Government figure died Thursday May 8 at his apartment on Avenue Jenas Paris after years of ill health following a fall from a tramway car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judah P. Benjamin
Avenue Jenas
Paris
Supreme Court Grants Writs for Perjury Case Respondents
In the Martha Wilson and Arthur Wells Sharon case, the Supreme Court on petition granted writs of habeas corpus in their behalf returnable before the Superior Court of Alameda County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Wilson
Arthur Wells
Sharon
Supreme Court
Alameda County
Locomotive Hero Faces Winter Night Rescue
On a stormy Albany to New York run a locomotive engineer halted the train after sensing danger. He investigated and found unspiked rails ready to derail. The man, John Donohoe, credits instinct from a lifelong dyspepsia battle and credits Warner's Tippecanoe for his recovery, praising the remedy's reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
New York
Albany
John Donohoe
Warner
Three Hundred Chinamen and Twelve Women Sail for Celestial Homes
The San Francisco Call notes that three hundred Chinese men and twelve Chinese women left for their homeland aboard the City of Peking. Officials say the restriction law keeps out new arrivals, sending older women back to allow younger ones to enter, with records showing young women often gain entry using elder sisters' papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Peking
Custom House
Ben Butler Storms the Democratic Party Sea
Salt Lake Chronicle portrays Ben Butler as a disruptive force among Democrats as Greenbackers Anti-Monopolists and Labor Reformers push him into the Democratic fray. The Massachusetts agitator is slated to join the Chicago Democratic Convention in a tense political moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Chronicle
Ben Butler
Greenbackers
Ben
Massachusetts
Chicago
New York Bankers Call Monster Meeting for Arthur Nomination
Several hundred prominent bankers and merchants of New York propose a monster meeting to express approval of President Arthur and to urge his nomination at Chicago. The plan reflects strong business support for the administration ahead of party decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur
Chicago
A camel works seven or eight days without drinking
A camel will work seven or eight days without drinking. In this it differs from some men who drink seven or eight days without working.
Treasury considers open market purchase to curb bond decline
Washington dispatch reports astonishment at Treasury over falling Government securities. Folger states no New York information explains the drop. Only 109000 of called bonds offered for redemption suggests holders are not cashing in. A Treasury conference discussed relief measures and near-certain purchase of four percent bonds if decline persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Folger
New York
Henry George Echoes on The Eighth Commandment at New York Lecture
At the Academy of Music Henry George spoke to a large audience on Thou Shalt Not Steal. He argued theft includes taking what is due to a person such as land rights and dwelling on it. He linked most vice and misery to violating the commandment and criticized religious preaching for not teaching true obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Music
New York
Henry George
Democrats urged to bring up electoral college bill
The Indianapolis News asks why the House Democrats do not pass the electoral college bill already approved by the Senate. It notes the party’s 1876 grievance and argues for a provision to meet contingencies ahead of the next presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
House
Senate
Grand Army Rules Against Political Use Ban
Slandering charges claim Eastern Democrats push General Grant via the Grand Army of the Republic. The voice argues the GAR is not political and forbids post bylaw violations under its charter rules, citing former Logan controversy as proof of Democratic ignorance.
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Grand Army of the Republic
General Grant
Logan
Grand Army
Desperate Escape Attempt by Convicted Murderer
Lloyd L. Majors, held in Oakland for execution on the 23a instant, made a desperate attempt to escape Friday evening. In the struggle the jailer was seriously hurt. Majors broke into the street but was soon recaptured by two firemen and returned to custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd L. Majors
Oakland
Majors
Attacked by Road Agents Near Fort Buford
United States Paymaster Whip ple was attacked by road agents four miles from Fort Buford on Tuesday. Sergeant Conrad was killed and two privates seriously wounded. The ambulance mules fled with the paymaster’s clerk and treasure box, enabling his escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Whipple
Fort Buford
Glendive
Montana
Conrad
OHaras Harvard Education and Washington Lifestyle Noted
The Second District North Carolina congressman O'Hara a Harvard graduate uses quirky spellings such as cawn't and ither. He resides in Washington in good style with a white tutor aiding his children’s education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Hara
North Carolina
Harvard
Washington
Government and Wall Street Bond Rescue Debate
A columnist questions the Treasury Secretary’s repeated rescue of Wall Street, noting it may be sound policy yet asks what happens when government bonds run out. The piece uses a provocative metaphor about a father and daughter to critique the crisis bailouts.
Burch Child Dies At Perkin's Ranch May 17
Ida May Burch daughter of Mr and Mrs D F Burch aged two years passed away at Perkin's Ranch on May 17. Local notices record the bereavement and funeral details to follow.
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Burch
Perkin’s Ranch
Ida May
D.F. Burch
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