Jones Bid for Senate Defies Monied Powers
The Eureka Sentinel argues Jones will not be bought out by Mackay or Sharon as Nevada heads to the next election. It notes Jones spent heavily against powerful rail and bank interests, faced campaigns funded by corporations, and vows he will seek the people’s verdict rather than a moneyed fight. Jones’s integrity is praised, and the paper warns against monied attempts to influence the race while urging Republican unity.
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Eureka Sentinel
Democratic
Mackay
Sharon
Jones
Senate
Jovurnal
Nevada
Bank of California
Central Pacific Railroad
Virginia and Truckee Railroad
Crown Point
Nye
Washington
Fair
Hancock
English
Cassidy
Republican Party
Journal
Sreed
Lew Drexler
Washoe
United States
National Senate
Togo
Nevada Republicans rally for 1884 ticket unity
The message stresses Nevada as a Republican stronghold and reiterates certainty for the 1884 Republican ticket. It warns against folly and calls every Republican to perform their duty, promising no distraction or missteps in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Carson Land Office Abolished and Moved to Eureka
The Journal questions the abolition of the U S land office at Carson and its transfer to Eureka. It argues the move harms Western mining interests, notes state land laws favor buying from Nevada, and defends Senator Jones while urging informed votes on his succession. The piece highlights the Mint and Lien Land Bill impacts on Nevada’s school fund and public lands.
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Jouran
U. S. Land Office
Carson
Eureka
Jones
General Land Office
Congressman Cassidy
Nevada
United States
Cargon
McFarland
John P. Jones
U. S. Senate
Nye
Stewart
Daggett
Senate
House of Representatives
Central Pacific assessment rates in Washoe vs other counties
The text compares per mile assessments for Central Pacific at 16 000 dollars, noting Washoe's levy is 25 to 50 percent lower than other counties at 10 000 or 312 000. It explains Washoe's rate reduces the total State and county levy to 8180 per 100, with 90 cents for both State and county. It hints that next year Washoe’s county rate will not exceed 70 cents while the State remains 90 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Washoe
General Land Office Commissioners Visit San Francisco
General Williamson, Commissioner of the United States General Land Office, arrived in San Francisco yesterday. He is succeeded by Hon. N C G McFarland, who now serves as commissioner and previously held the post for Williamson.
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San Francisco Chronicle
General Williamson
United States General Land Office
Washington, D. C
N. CG. McFarland
General Land Offerr
Williamson
Jeff Davis Calls for Reform to Benefit Liberty and Democracy
In his opinion, Jeff Davis argues the Republican party should yield to liberty and reform to advance democracy. He frames reform as essential to broaden rights and curb factional excesses within the era's political landscape.
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Jeff Davis
Republican Party
Liberty
Reform Democracy
Asylum in Nevada Cuts Costs and Gold Bank Name Change
The item notes Nevada saving at least $20,000 annually from asylum operations and projecting no less than $30,000 in 1885. It mentions the National Gold Bank of D. C. Mills & Co dropping the word Gold from its title, and political quips about turning rascals out and stamp price reductions by a Republican administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Gold
The
National Gold Bank of
D. C. Mills & Co
State Taxation Calls for Levy Changes
The Washoe Board of Equalization heard projections that the State tax rate might rise from 90 cents to $1.95, a forecast the Journal disputes. It argues the Legislature should cut the rate to 75 cents, contending that $200,000 is enough to run state government, with 187,500 from a 75 cent rate and other revenues totaling about 225,000, while retrenchment continues.
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Washoe Board of Equalization
Billings Well Sinks 18 Feet Daily In Fort Pierre Shale
The Billings artesian project progresses rapidly as the well is sunk at 18 feet each day. Water rises steadily toward the surface in a Fort Pierre Shale formation identified by Prof Peale of the U S Geological Survey as underlying Eastern Nevada and Western Dakota. If the venture succeeds, other businessmen will be encouraged to pursue similar artesian wells.
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Billings
Montana
Helena Herald
Peale
U. S. Geological Survey
Nevada
Dakota
Fort Pierre
Escapee Dr Chalfant Defends San Quentin Exit
Dr Chalfant, captured in Winnemucca after escaping San Quentin, said he believes long prison terms destroy manhood and leave a man worthless. He claimed thirteen hours in a cell daily would exhaust him and that he could not sleep in that routine.
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Dr. Chalfant
San Quentin
Winnemuces
Eureka flour debate and Douglass on Butler 1884
The Eureka Leader extols Humboldt county flour as superior and cheaper, urging Nevada flour to benefit local industry and keep money at home. Fredrick Douglass links Butler’s Democratic nomination to a solid Southern black vote, noting Lincoln as the sole rival and predicting the Louisville convention may not back a black presidential candidate.
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Eureka
Humboldt County
California
Nevada
Fredrick Douglass
Ben Butler
South
Robert Lincoln
Louisville
Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Douglass
Demonstration Planned for Justice Miller Candidacy
Friends of Justice Miller prepare a demonstration as a Republican Presidential nomination candidate. Extracts from his Supreme Court opinions on political topics will be gathered for broad circulation to influence public opinion. The Carson Appeal earns praise for publishing diagrams of the Inter-State match and Nevada journalism history. A Chinawoman in North San Juan was fined $50 for cruel treatment of a 16-year-old daughter to make her wedding day appearance.
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Friends of
Justice Miller
Supreme Court
Carson
Nevada
North San Juan
Mormon leaders form Salt Lake iron company venture
George Q. Cannon and several leading Mormons have incorporated an iron company in Salt Lake with a capital of $200,000. The plan aims to work extensive iron mines in Southern Utah and establish steel and iron works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Q. Cannon
Salt Lake
Utah
Reno papers split as Democrat journal bid shocks readers
Elko Independent notes one Reno Republican paper plans a drastic shift to a Democratic journal, but which one is undecided. Massachusetts Democrats report F. C. Prince has declined the Lieutenant Governor nomination via cable dispatch.
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Reno
Elko Independent
Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee
F. C. Prince
AUSTIN REVEILLE BOOMS FARRELL FOR CONGRESS
The Austin Reveille drops Foley and endorses M. J. Farrell of Austin for Congress amid political mischief and rivalries. Misery is a mild word to describe the mischief to body and mind from habitual constipation. regular mild doses of Ayer's Cathartic Pills restore torpid viscera to activity. Try them and be cured.
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Ayer
Flour mill value urged to aid Carson Valley farmers
The Genoa Courier argues for home flouring facilities in Carson Valley to boost wheat farming, keep money local, and reduce reliance on barley and oats markets. It notes wheat could fetch two cents per pound in Carson, while barley and oats sell poorly near Virginia City and Bodie. It also surveys Nevada Senate prospects and local stock theft, plus agricultural findings from Wisconsin on skim milk for calf and pig feed and calf growth.
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Genoa Courier
Carson Valley
Carson
H.H. Beck
Rane
Virginia City
Bodie
Henry
Agricultural College
University of Wisconsin
State Experimental Farm
Wisconsin
Nevada Mash Daily Notes From Washoe Valley and Beyond
iDan De Quille reports Nevada weather and harvests from Truckee Meadows. Catfish in Washoe Lake seem inexhaustible, Honey Lake apples underperform, mutton praised, chickens arriving with few eggs, Eureka reports oblong blood red aureola, Dayton prospectors find mines along Carson and Colorado line, Washoe Valley quartz veins plentiful, Gold Hill seeks snow to start river mills, Comstock enjoys fewer mining accidents.
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iDan de Quille
Truckee Meadows
Washoe Lake
Carson
Honey Lake
Nevada
Eureka
Modest Young Woman at Ketcham Shuns Night Photo
Major John Dennis describes a young lady in Ketcham Wood River as so modest she will not show her sweetheart’s photograph at night. She turns the image toward the wall before undressing and amends it after lights out, then takes the photo to bed with her.
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John Dennis
Ketcham
Wood River
Wood Prices Hit High Winter Demand in Tuscarora Times
The Tuscarora Times reviews winter fuel demand as residents stock up. It notes cottonwood bringing eight to nine dollars, willow and alder about the same, and pine priced at thirteen to fourteen dollars, with pine being the dearest for families but economical for steaming. The issue also marks Johnson's entry into Volume XX.
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Tuscarora Times- Review
Postal Telegraph Scheme Gaining Traction in Congress
The Eureka Leader argues the postal telegraph bill is likely to pass the new Congress. It cites broad demand and historical precedent of government mail services as proof of value and necessity. It asserts Nevada's senators will likely support the proposition.
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Postan TrenecRrary
Congress
Nevada
Hureka
Rainfall disparities across continents and coasts
Prof Loomis shows eastern regions receive more rain than western areas at the same latitude, except in high latitudes. Average rainfall in San Francisco is much lower than eastern Pennsylvania, with similar contrasts noted between Morocco and the Chinese coast and between western and eastern coasts of Australia and South America.
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Loomis
Continents
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Morrocco
South A A
Australia
South America
Farrell Named Republican Congressman Candidate
The Reveille nominates ex Senator M. J. Farrell of Lander county for Congress on the Republican ticket. Carson Appeal calls it a good nomination and the Virginia Chronicle notes the sentiment with mixed views. A Carson Index item mentions Canavan as a potential future candidate. Dr. B V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a blood purifier and strengthener addressing liver torpor and consumption.
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Austin Reveile
M. J. Farrell
Lander County
Farrell
Elko Free Press
Reveille
Congress
Carson
Dr. B. V. Pierce
S **Golden Medical Discovery
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Cure Ad
Disturbing teething cries solved by Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething. Claimed to relieve dysentery diarrhea regulate stomach bowels ease inflammation and calm the system. Prescribed by a leading US physician and sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents per bottle. February 21.
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Hevata State Journal
C. C. Powning
Carson Land Office
Chicago Times
Polly
Tome
Austin Reveille
Foley
Austin
Bix Richmonda
Isisin
Mason Valley
Itia
Lyon County Times
Johnson
Rodgers
Virginia Chronicle
Butler
Carson Index
Matt Canavan
DR. Spinney
Spinney
DR. Spinney & Co
Kearney St
Sam Francisce
Verssa
Gaheyapa
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