Published Saturday Morning Classifieds and Political Dispatches
A 19th century newspaper snippet includes publisher details for a Reno paper and San Francisco ad agent. It then covers election analysis with Ben Harrison as a potential 1884 Republican candidate, Blaine's denial of candidacy, and remarks by Chandler and Blair on Butler and Mahoneism. Additional items discuss Egyptian finance talks, Gladstone’s possible denials, and Franco-British tensions in Cairo.
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Boston
Tunes G. Blaine
Augusta
Washington
Hero
Abraham Lincoln
Ben. Harrison
Blaine
Chandler
Blair
New Hampshire
Butler
Massachusetts
South
Elsino
Mahone
Granite State
Next Legislature Predicted by Vote Returns
Sufficient returns indicate the upcoming Legislature composition meeting in January. The list includes many names with party markers and holds over Senators, spanning Eureka, Humboldt, Elko, and other regions, noting multiple D and R selections and several undecipherable fragments from the OCR.
Negro wealth and thrifty habits praised in St Louis exchange
A St Louis writer argues blacks show thrift and business sense after emancipation. Small farms, city enterprise, and notable fortunes among ex slaves are cited, including a barber with 40000 and others with 10000 to 60000. The piece urges south blacks to imitate these gains and notes Vanderbilt quietly selling 10 million of four percent bonds as railroad faith.
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St. Louis
Knights of the Razor
South
Vanderbilt
United States
New York Post
Judge Folger urged to resign after New York defeat
The article notes Judge Folger may resign as Secretary of the Treasury following his overwhelming New York loss. Washington expects a cabinet withdrawal after annual reports, with talks of changes at the Treasury and potential marginalization of Folger from future appointments. Pennsylvania Republicans show resilience despite New York losses, signaling 1884 prospects.
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Judge Folger
New York
Folger
Treasury Department
Department
Piute Indians case urged as matter of mercy and good faith
General McDowell in his last annual report brings the Piute Indians’ removal and relocation before the War and Interior Departments. Hoe argues that their return to tribe and homes should be a matter of good faith and mercy, not convenience or economy. most will likely agree.
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California
War and Interior Departments
General McDowell
Hoe
Tree planting contract let by Northern Pacific Railroad
A contract to plant forest trees beside stations on the Northern Pacific lines was awarded. References to Central Pacific planting embankments and a later abandonment due to fire risk or other reasons are noted. The piece also cites reactions to Page’s defeat in the Second Congressional District and a metaphor about storms and strength.
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Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Central Pacific Company
Page
Cattle valuations rise in Oregon Lake County
The Board of Equalization increased cattle valuations to eighteen dollars per head in Lake County Oregon. This boosts county revenues while producers see higher assessed value for their stock amid rising cattle prices this season.
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Oregon
Board of Equalization
Lake County
Disease in Reno Sparks Calls to Clean Up Town
Scarlet fever and typhoid fever grip Reno as sewerage, privy vaults and backyards breed illness. The Enterprise warns filth and neglected sanitation fuel outbreaks, urging immediate citywide cleanup to halt the spread of deadly germs along rail lines and in homes.
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Reno
Comstock
Close Cal Eureka Narrowly Averted Tragedy
In Eureka last Monday night a couple slept when a noise at a back door awakened the wife who scanned the darkness. She saw a human figure. the husband, thinking a burglar, raised a shotgun ready to fire until she spoke and the danger faded.
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Eureka
General Sherman urges permanent army housing plan
General Sherman submits to the Secretary of War a report arguing for a radical overhaul of U S military posts. He notes a century of shifting lines and urges Congress to authorize 1 million dollars per year for five years to fund a permanent system, to be allocated by Quartermaster officers, ensuring army quarters for fifty years.
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Sherman
Secretary of War
United States
Congress
Quartermaster’s Department
Gladstone makes emphatic bid for Irish vote on home rule
The Freeman's Journal reports Gladstone plainly affirmed the necessity and extent of home rule, noting his speech brings recognition of home rule into practical politics and signals real meaning. The Irish Times editorial adds that Gladstone made a remarkable bid for the Irish vote.
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The
Freeman's Journal
Gladstone
England
Irish Times
Coroner Contest in Cleveland as Five Claim the Office
In Cleveland the coroner race sparks dispute with five men named Kennedy residents seeking the post. One is a liquor merchant and another an undertaker. William H. Kennedy won the office on Tuesday but others press claims demanding clarity on the outcome. General Sheridan urges more rifle practice and marks improvement in the army. Northern Belle Mining declares a 50 cent dividend per share payable the 15th, with over $100,000 produced last month and $25,000 distributable to stockholders.
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Cleveland
William H. Kennedy
Northern Belle Mining Company
Wells Fargo Postal Abuses Reported By Postmaster General
The telegraphe notes Postmaster General Howe has learned of Wells Fargo & Co. postal system and fears grave abuses under its management. If abuses exist the public has not perceived them. the system is far superior to the U S Mail, with many willing to pay more for safe swift delivery of valuables. Also mentions Westgate in Phoenix Park murders inquiry and Jamaica investigations. regional notes from Tuscarora Times Review, Carson Appeal on local trials and migration stories. Adams and Carson losses cited, urging not to stay too long in one place.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Reno
C. P. RB. RB. Co
Pasteur
Omaha
Howe
Wells, Fargo & Co
Beieve
Express
U. S
Arthur and Conkling clash over New York politics
The New York Times comments on the Republican defeat in New York, urging President Arthur to mind his own business and stop meddling in state affairs. It condemns his handling of Roscoe Conkling, Gould, and Governor Cornell, and calls for restraint and dignity to protect the party.
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New York Times
New York
Republican Party
Arthur
John J. O'Brien
Stephen B. French
John F. Smyth
Roscos-Conkling
Supreme Court
Gould
Cornell
Chester A. Arthur
Roscoe Conkling
Jay Gould
Storey County Election Totals Show Party Races
The results list majorities for multiple state offices in Storey County with Democrats often absent on District Judge. Notable margins include Governor 1239, Secretary of State 441, Treasurer 472, and State Printer 523 for the winning candidates.
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Storey County
Congress
Pawning
Cassidy
Adams
Strother
Laughton
Burke
Justice Supreme Court
Ham
Dormer
Richards
Halleck
Dunne
Tuffy
Sadler
Davenport
Merrill
A Soldier as a Scientist at Leavenworth
General Sherman spoke at Leavenworth Kansas on mathematics calling it the science of virtual velocities and the soul of harmony. He praised Kepler’s laws as an epic of creation and the power of attraction keeping worlds in their orbits.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Sherman
Kepler
Regulations For Placer Patent Applications In 1880s
The memo from the U.S. Land Office in Cason outlines amendments to placer claim patent procedures. It stresses exact land classification, required lode and placer declarations, and notes to be recorded in field books. Deputy surveyors must fully examine placers, note soil quality, vegetation, streams, and nearby centers, and report under oath.
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U.S. Land Office
Cason
N. C. McFarland
Secretary of the Interior
Beek Acquitted After Self Defense in Eureka Case
Dispatch from Eureka Friday night reports Geo. J. Beek was examined for the killing of James E. Anderson. Beek, who stood on a sidewalk, exchanged seven shots after Anderson drew a pistol in an excited manner. Judge Harmon ruled Beek acted in self defense and ordered his release. The piece also notes price variations in political votes and cites gold ore processing costs in mills across the Pacific coast from 1877 to 1879.
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Eureka
Geo. J. Beek
James E. Anderson
Court of Justice
Pacific Coast
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Nevada State Journal
C. C. Powning
Antesa Pt
L. P. Fisher
Merchant's Exchange
San Francisco
Statesman
America
Ben Harrison
Egypt
France
House of Commons
Lord Dufferin
Cairo
Esmeralda
Haumboldt
Lander
Lincoln
T. J. Bell
D. F. G. McDonald
D. .A. Helm
R. D. H. Brown
R. F. Boskowitz
R. Geo. F. Hill
R. Albert Hires
R. W.M. N.johnson
R. Alexander Tait
R. W.D. Gray
R. Geo. J. Perkins
R. Anthony Fox
Charles Harper
Senate
Churchill
Chas, Kaiser
R. Douglas
H. F. Dangberg
Elko
Ceeseeees
E. B. Tolley
J. H. Dennis
D. Esmeralda
D. B. Gallagher
W. W. Hobart
B. Eureka
M. D. Foley
B. Humboldt
Chas. McConnell
D. Lander
John Smyth
D. Lincoln
H. Henderson
D. Lyon
Meagher
W. J. Westerfield
D. Nye
J. T. Williams
D. J.D. Hammond
Ormsby H. G. Parker
J. A. Brumsey
D. Btorey
Weenes
L. T. Fox
J. Minor Taylor
Jerry Schooling
P. N. Marker
White Pine
Thos
Rockhill
D. Assembly
Negro Industry
Folge
Alta
South America
Amazon
Europe
Austone
Sheridan
United States Army
Wells Fargo Postal
Westgate
Phoenix Park
Jamaica
Tuscarora
Carson
Washoe
Virginis
Arthur and
Conkling
Chronicle
Virginia City
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