The Nevada Railroad War Ends in Assembly Clash
A Nevada newspaper recounts the 10th session where 43 Democrats and 7 Republicans faced railroad bills. It notes votes on freight and passenger rate cuts, with two Democratic candidates for office among those voting against bills seen as anti-railroad. The piece criticizes Democratic reform rhetoric and highlights key roll calls and indictments of figures like George Ernst and T J Bell.
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Nevada
Gee. Ernst
T. J. Bell
Assembly
Nye County
Journal of Assembly
George Ernst
Journal Assembly
Central Pacific
Moriarity
Storey
Harbor and River Appropriations Debate Across Parties
A historic look at river and harbor spending contrasts Democratic and Whig Republican stances. A New York Journal of Commerce correspondent cites total federal appropriations of 121,032,864 since founding, with 39,696,275 in the last three years. Eastern rivers and harbors account for 31,254,453, the South 39,855,279, and the West 49,919,132.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Delaware
Maryland
West
Tilden’s Decline and Hope for Washington Mansion
An antiquated report claims Sammy Tilden weakens with failing faculties yet clings to a dream of reading his title clear to the Washington mansion where power once revived Richelieu, suggesting political renewal despite aging.
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Sammy Tilden
Washington
Richelieu
France
Theater quarrel over party roles and civil war heroes
The piece argues that Republicans did nothing notable in their 26 years in power and claims the Civil War ended in Union triumph due to Democrats. It mocks Republican leaders as pygmies beside Democratic giants like Vallaningham, Seymour, Black, Fernando, Wood, Blair, McClellan, Oakey Tail, Hancock and Tweed.
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Cassidy
Seward
Sumner
Wade
Chase
Wilson
Morton
Thad Stephens
Lincoln
Valaningham
Seymour
Jere Black
I Fernando
Wood
Blair
McClellan
Oakey Tail
Hancock
Tweed
Tariff debate shapes voter choices in coming session
The piece notes a Congressional Commission abroad hearing testimony on tariffs. It states Democrats favor free trade while Republicans back protective tariffs. Voters are urged to consider this divide when voting for Congress, linking tariff policy to wage and home production prices.
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Congressional
Editorial Notes on Candidates and Affairs in 19th Century Press
Editorial notes survey various political and legal items including Preble for Surveyor General praised in Austin, Davitt in Scotland on Rafters case, D H Sumner once a Republican now a Democrat, Soteldo case with 92 witnesses, Scoville insanity verdict and missing defendant, Utah Legislature polygamy notes, Mackay dining civility, Aaron Shaw bragging about pensions, the pace toward Kartoum, possible AP confusion on Soudan, and a quip from Henry Clay on juries and elections.
Thanksgiving and Prayer Proclaimed by President Arthur
The President proclaims Thursday, November 30, 1882, a day of national thanksgiving and prayer. He urges ceasing work, worship in varying forms, and deeds of charity to the needy, praising national unity, laws, and education while invoking divine blessings on the United States.
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Chester A.arthur
United States
Roild Lawa
Washington
Curster A. Arthur
Feepertex T. Frelinghuysen
Murder charge for Charles Miller at Trucken
Flashes report Charles Miller held to answer for murder of Harvey Dilley in Trucken. Several arrests for steel stealing noted in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. Grand Jury in Dublin returns bill against ten men in Joyce family murder. Yacht Kern wrecked on English coast after Arctic voyage. Louisiana State Grange backs using elementary agriculture in public schools. land in Western Texas sold in New York to English buyers worth $300,000. Interior Secretary declines to review boundary decision at Presidio of San Francisco. G Bart and P Dump die in Delaware and Hudson mine disaster at Pine Ridge Pa.
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Stanislaug
San Joaquin
Dublin
Joyce
Kern
Arctic
Leigh Smith
Texas
New York
Secretary of the Interior
Bat
Presidio Military Reservation
San Francisco
G. Bart
P. Dump
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
Pine Ridge
May Return Under Chinese Treaty Provisions
Assistant Secretary French announces to the Port of San Francisco Collector that Chinese laborers who were U S residents at ratification of the treaty may return without certificates if they can prove to the collector that they left the United States before the Chinese Restriction Act passage and that they resided here at the ratification date.
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French
The
Treasury
San Francisco
United States
Henry George and 1884 Independent Labor Reform bid
The passage notes Henry George trains for a possible 1884 run on an Independent Labor Reform ticket or similar, with press everywhere signaling a presidential boom for the author of Progress and Poverty before 1883 ends.
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Henry George
Independent Labor Reform
State Pair visit praises Nevada State Asylum Reno
Mr Charles Mulholland editor of Greenville Bulletin reports by letter that Nevada State Asylum at Reno reflects credit on Reno and its managers. He notes low building cost, clean wards, patient labor in kitchen and laundry, and weekly dances. He highlights diverse inmates, one dangerous man named Joe LeFavre, and claims Nevada will save money after opening.
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Charles Mulholland
Greenville Bulletin
Nevada
Reno
Joe LeFavre
Carson
California
Dawsom
Oregon Represents New England in Woman Suffrage Move
The Herald notes that if the amendment passes, Oregon will become the first state to grant full and equal suffrage in all government elections. It likens Oregon to the New England of the nineteenth century and recalls early colonial experiments on the New England coast, framing the region as a modern frontier.
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the Herald
Oregon
New England
Supreme Court Case on Oil Well Torpedo Patent Validity
General Butler announces a motion to advance on the docket in case 1027 Peter Schrieber vs Walter B. Roberts et al from the Western District of Pennsylvania. The test suit challenges the validity of a patent for increasing oil well production by torpedo explosions, with over 600 related suits pending in Pennsylvania and New York awaiting the Court’s decision.
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Butler
United States Supreme Court
Peter Schrieber
Walter B. Roberts
Circuit Court of the United States
District of
Pennsylvania
Roberts
New York
Supreme Court
Arrest of Tiffany J C Tiffany Charged in New York
Tiffany a former Indian Agent in Arizona was arrested in New York on Thursday for conspiring to defraud the Government of over $6000 as well as embezzlement and perjury on five indictments. He posted bail of $6000 for examination and said he resigned last July and has since been in business in New York since April. He claimed he expected no indictments to be presented as he would not reveal things he knew.
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J. C. Tiffany
Arizona
New York
Tiffany
Inez
Transvaal War with Mapoch Intensifies
The Transvaal fights Mapoch the native chief aiding Mampaer the mandorer. Government mobilizes 9,000 troops to subdue Mapoch who resists tax and law. Two thousand Boer forces sent to seize Mampoer. Interference with Mapoch allowed only if resistance occurs. Short campaign expected.
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Transvaal
Mapoch
Mampaer
Kaffr
Seconcesmiéi
Chiste
Mapooh
Mampoer
A Single Vote Emphasizes Small Majority Impact
The piece argues a single vote can change election outcomes, citing Ohio results where Republican majorities across three congressmen totaled 62 and suggesting small shifts could have flipped districts McKinley Morey Hart. It urges registering and voting, noting how minor gains influence the overall result.
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Ohio
Morey
Hart
McKinley
Train Signal Rules Adopted for All Railroads
At the annual meeting in New York the Association of American Railroad Supervisors recommended a standard code of engineer and conductor signals. Whistles, gongs, and lamp signals specify braking, stopping, backing, approaching stations, and moving ahead or back, with distinct patterns for each operation.
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Association of American Railroad
New York
Dagman
Nort Station
Sul Hunting and the Election Candidate's Social Tour
An excerpt from Reveille describes a political candidate traveling by hired carriage to outdoor camps near mines and grain stacks. He shakes hands, offers drinks, cigars, and whiskey, and cordially invites workers to vote for him regardless of party. The scene depicts friendly reception and informal campaigning.
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Reveille
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