Weekly Revaln State Journal publication details
The Weekly Revaln State Journal announces a Saturday morning issue schedule with C P owning as publisher and proprietor. Subscription rates are listed for one year and six months, with carrier delivery priced at 50 cents per month and mail forwarding restricted to prepaid accounts. Advertising agent L P Tisher is authorized to receive ads for the paper.
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Siena
L, P, Tisher
Merchant's Exchange
San Francisco
Revival of Nihilist agitation shocks Russia you can feel
A strong revival of Nihilist agitation spreads in Russia as Narodnaye Volja signals imminent revolution. Since the Czar’s Moscow return, guards restrict 24 hour foresight of moves and police liaise with Vienna Berlin and Paris. Germany tightens Socialist surveillance amid fears of links with Geneva and French anarchists. Monarchs fret, fearing bloodshed but doubt a peaceful end.
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Russia
Narodnaye Volja
Moscow
Vienna
Berlin
Paris
Geneva
Tragic New York murder shrouded in religious frenzy
A Journal notice recounts a grim New York tragedy where Mrs Seguin killed her five children and herself after locking them in a room. Reports attribute the act to religious frenzy. The devout wife aimed to convert her unbelieving husband, hoping to save the children from his influence.
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New York
Harrison Backed by Taylor as Party Unifier for Presidency
Congressman Taylor endorses Benjamin Harrison of Indiana as ideal presidential candidate. He praises Harrison's character, views, and broad appeal, contending such a nomination would unite the party and aid Indiana as a swing state. He notes Harrison's lineage as William Henry Harrison's grandson.
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Taylor
Garfield
House
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Tarrison
William Henry Harrison
Jury Bribery Allegation Surfaces in Washington Grand Jury
The Grand Jury at Washington on the 31st heard an affidavit by William Dickson, a Star route juryman, claiming he was offered 2500 by Henry A. Bowen, a government agent, to sway the jury. The judge deemed the affidavit improper and ordered Dickson summoned for contempt.
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Washington
William Dickson
Henry A. Bowen
Dickson
Bold theft and local travel notes from Bodie to Blue Canyon
A wild mix reports Hank Monk headed to Bodie to study Hawthorne grade stage driving. A bold robbery hits Blue Canyon on October 31 with J. Jordan’s safe stolen for 784 dollars. Capt. Matt Canavan improves though remains weak.
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Hank Monk
Bodie
Blue Canyon
J. Jordan
Distress in County Clare over crop failure and taxes
Irish Times notes grave distress in Clare due to potato crop failure, pig epidemic, and high food prices driven by Crimes Act taxes. Lands flood, people and livestock crowded in poor dwellings. parish priest urges aid as destitution looms for hundreds of families within two months.
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Irish Times
County Clare
Milltown-Malbay
Dublin Freeman’s Journal
France and Egyptian Control Debate at the Council
Brediff the French controller has asked Cherif Pasha why European control cannot be abolished by decree. The Khedive has not been invited to attend the Council of Ministers. Diplomatic circles view Brediff letters as pressing Europe’s control issue ahead of a broader Egyptian affairs setting proposed by England.
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Brediff
Cherif Pasha
Egyptian Council
Khed've
Council of Ministers
England
Vanderbilt Stable on Fifty Second Street Reveals Wealth Gap
Vanderbilt's New York stable cost 606000 excluding land with light wood stalls trimmed in black walnut and brass. Maud 8 box stall spans 20 by 240 feet. polished wood buckets bear the Vanderbilt monogram. The scene contrasts quiet luxury with thousands homeless nearby, a spark for revolutions once the masses tire of such disparity.
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Vanderbilt
Fifty-second Street
New York
Maud 8
Labor unrest in Montreal as workers strike for higher pay
In Montreal labor troubles resume with ship laborers striking for double night wages and a large force of Government police restraining remaining workers. Additionally 300 cotton weavers at the Merchant Company's mill walk out demanding a self-set price scale.
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Montreal
Napa rancher J W Simonton dies after long AP career
J W Simonton died suddenly at his Napa ranch on Thursday evening. He had owned interests in the Bulletin for over twenty years and served fifteen years as general manager of the Associated Press before retiring to live out his days under his own vine and fig trees in Napa County.
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J. W. Simonton
Napa
Simonton
The
Bulletin
Associated Press
Napa County
Voter Fraud Nets Officials Arrested in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a single house had only three valid voters from thirty six listed residents. In one locality fifty names on a voter list yielded four eligible voters. A Democratic Assessor and a Republican Supervisor are under arrest for alleged irregularities.
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Philadelphia
Salvation Army Parade Stirs Falls Neighbourhood
In Falls the Salvation Army paraded the streets on Friday creating a sensation. They were generally treated with respect, even as the procession moved through the heart of the revolutionary quarter.
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Falls
Salvation Army
English Firm Formed to Import Sierra Nevada Water to San Francisco
An English company has been formed to bring water from the Blue Lakes in the Sierra Nevada range to San Francisco. The venture is stated to be in earnest and proceeding with practical plans.
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Blue Lakes
Sierra Nevadas
San Francisco
Treasury Bonds Exchange Receives 15 Million in 30% Bonds
In the last two days the Treasury received 15 million dollars in 30 percent bonds to be exchanged into 3 percent bonds. The move aims to consolidate debt and reduce interest costs for the government.
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Treasury
Boston Mayor Josia Quincy Sr. Dies at Walleston Quincy
Josia Quincy Sr. died at Walleston Quincy yesterday aged about eighty He served as mayor of Boston from 1546 to 1548 and was a notable early civic leader in the region The obit notes his long public service and residence in Quincy at time of death
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Josia Quincy, Sr
Walleston
Quincy
Boston
Yellow fever fades in Texas and Florida with lifted quarantine
Yellow fever is rapidly disappearing from Texas and Florida as the quarantine against Matamoran is raised, signaling improved health conditions and easing restrictions for the region. The move reflects a broader decline in cases and shifts in public health measures.
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Texas
Florida
Matamoran
Beecher's letter exposes sharp irony amid denominational rifts
The critique cites Henry Ward Beecher's reply to critics, noting his boast that he will assemble fragments of his identity while seeking a theology to please many storied institutions. It also surveys varied obituaries, trials, and notices including James H. Storrs's death, D'Arcy McGee monument reception, and legal actions across the era.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Andover
Cambridge
New Haven
Doston
Bangor
Princeton
Alleghany
Oberlin
Chicago
Park Street
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth Church
Amber Amber Trade Monopolized In Baltic Coast
The contract for collecting amber near Konigsberg will run twelve years from December 1, priced at 150,000 marks annually. Becker & Co. has held the rights for 24 years and will continue as the main supplier to meet the East’s demand. Amber yielding areas, methods, and historic monopolies are described.
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Konigsberg
Scharzort
Becker & Co
Baltic
Memel
Dantzie
Teutonic Order
Lawyers Seek Supreme Court Block on Rail Patents
Informants claim two Washington lawyers study precedents to obtain an injunction against the Surveyor General of the Land Office. They seek to halt issuing land patents to Northern Pacific Texas Pacific and Atlantic Pacific railways and to require reconveyance of lands patented for sections built after charter deadlines.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Surveyor General of the Land Office
Northern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Atlantic Pacific Railways
United States
Riot in Vienna as unionists clash with police
In Vienna on Thursday, about three hundred Shoe makers' Union members gathered in High street after authorities dissolved the group. The crowd shouted violent threats and demanded blood and a blaze. Police were badly used and several officers injured before troops dispersed the mob.
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Vienna
Shoemakers’ Union
Singular Kansas Supreme Court case on custody and inheritance
The Kansas Supreme Court decided a habeas corpus dispute over Emily C. Evans, a six year old heiress. Her English grandparents seek to take her from the Sisters of the Asylum of St. Vincent de Paul in Leavenworth to raise her in England. The court favored the grandparents, citing inheritance and a stable home. Hopple Hall, London, represents the grandparents and plans to take the girl next week. the annuity is 1650 dollars annually until she reaches majority, with future London property.
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Supreme Court of Kansas
Supreme Court
England
Emily C. Evans
Sisters
Asylum of St. Vincent de Paul
Levenworth
Braner
Fenton
Ide
Hopple Hall
London
Triennial Conclave Rates Set For Knights Templar Travel
A fifteen member committee met in Chicago to set rail fares for the Knights Templar Triennial Conclave. East of the Missouri to Kansas City or Omaha and back will be a single fare for the Knights Templar and their ladies. From Kansas City or Omaha to San Francisco and back the price is $75.
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National Association of General
Montreal
Knights Templar
San Francisco
Chicago
Missouri River
Kansas City
Omaha
Death by mule drives Lincolnton man to suicide
Caleb Hobbs of Lincolnton North Carolina died after the death of a mule he was attached to. Wept over the animal for days then drank whiskey and laudanum to kill himself. The report notes a remark about not living without the mule and the owner would have had better sense if the mule had died first.
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Caleb Hobbs
Lincolnton
N. C
Postal Estimates for Next U S Post Office Budget
Postmaster-General Howe completes the forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884. Receipts are put at 50,670,456 dollars and expenses at 46,741,111 dollars, yielding an estimated excess of receipts over expenditures of 3,029,345 dollars.
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Howe
Post Office Department
Supreme Court Upholds Bona Fide Purchase of Stolen Mining Stock
The California Supreme Court affirmed the lower court, holding that a bona fide purchase for value of a certificate of mining stock, although stolen, obtained valid title and could compel the company to transfer the stock to the purchaser.
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Supreme Court of California
Address at San Francisco College of Pharmacy on frauds of patent medicines
General W H L Barnes denounces patent medicines and fraudulent panaceas in his commencement address to San Francisco College of Pharmacy graduates. He cites the patent medicine trade's vast profits, exposes fraudulent branding, and condemns promoters who profit from the sick and credulous, often ending in political or religious posturing.
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San Francisco College of Pharmacy
Metropolitan Temple
W.H. L. Barnes
Tie
England
United States
Yellow rabbit brush warns hay fever sufferers in Nevada
A Nevada flora note warns that the yellow rabbit brush, a foot tall with bright blooms, aggravates hay fever through dusty pollen. Readers are advised not to sniff the plant as its pollen causes violent sneezing and congestion lasting days, despite its attractive bloom.
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Nevada
Alaska Mines Report From Douglas Island Prospecting Area
An elderly Arizona prospector named Moore arrived at Victoria reporting finds of coal gold silver copper and nickel about 150 miles from the Copper River country. He brought coal sample and quartz from a Douglas Island lead. Other discoveries include Admirality island marble near Harrisburg and a quartz lead traced by Webster and Lockhardt near Silver Bar. Daly found a 1000 foot wide new lead on Douglas Island with three companies located. Prince of Wales Island is noted for mineral wealth further northwest.
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Arizona
Moore
Victoria
Alaska
Copper River
Douglas Island
Willoughby
Admirality Island
Sitka
Harrisburg
Webster and
Japan to establish 53760 primary schools nationwide
The Government of Japan has resolved to establish 53 760 primary schools. The empire will be divided into eight collegiate departments with one college per department. Compulsory attendance will extend to children under six years of age.
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Japan
Sad Ireland described by George M Stearns from Chico
In a letter from Ireland George M Stearns reports extreme poverty along the route from Glengariff to Killarney. He recalls cabins in ruins, destitute families, starved children, and widespread hunger with no animals or birds at risk, lamenting the absence of basic comforts and resources.
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Ireland
George M. Stearns
Chicopee
Glengariff
Killarney
Lazarus
Thishman
Worth Remembering On The Tariff Question And Its Effects
The author argues tariff policy is complex and misunderstood by many. Protection allegedly keeps some garments costly in the United States versus Europe, yet without it U S factories could fail and workers lose livelihoods. The topic is depicted as a pressing national concern, not merely a state issue.
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Europe
Population of treks in India four major groups
European writers long divided India into Hindoo and Mussulman groups. Deetor Hunter argues four distinct elements exist: non Aryan tribes with their Hinduized descendants about 18 million, Brahmas and Rajpoets about 16 million, a large mixed group called Hindoos about 110 million, and Muslims about 41 million, totaling 186 million under British rule.
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India
Goat Work Along NP Railroad Shade Tree Planting
The Northern Pacific Railroad plans extensive tree planting to shield the line from storms and snow drifts. A large crew will work between Fargo and Bismark in Dakota, and officers distributed numerous seedlings to land grant farmers with prizes for forestry skill.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Fargo
Bismark
Dakota
Violinist Colonel Charley Laughton Delights Union Guard Ball
At the Union Guard ball last night crowds urged Charley Laughton to play. He borrowed a violin and performed two airs to loud acclaim, with W. J. Penrose introducing him. The Eureka Leader notes his playing as a sign of his potential as lieutenant governor.
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Charley Laughton
Laughton
W. J. Penrose
Ir. Laughton
Charles
Eureka
United States D A Rejects French Immigration Ruling
The U S district attorney will not follow Acting Secretary French on Chinese immigration rights for pre Swift treaty California residents. A test case will be brought by the first claimant in this group, who will be arrested and the vessel seized. If needed, the matter may go to the Supreme Court.
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United States
French
California
United States Supreme Court
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