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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1876
Page
1
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A transcription from a meeting quotes Iuru and echoes Governor Tilden polarized by a shift in Democratic loyalty. The text condemns apostasy, endorses voting for individuals on merit rather than party ties, and argues loyalty will be punished while independent judgment becomes the path to public office.
Nebraska Republican lawmakers meet in Lincoln and back Hayes Wheeler, endorse Taft protection for Southern citizens, and favor a strong financial policy. They condemn Democraticactions over Samberge and Constain mass murders, approve Mississippi shotgun policy, oppose legal tender repeal, and urge coin on demand.
The piece argues that Democrats oppose the Bloody Shirt phrase and insist Southern obedience to laws. it asks how the oppressed South could be safeguarded if the party that enacted violence and injustice gains federal power, noting the need for strong legal protection of life liberty and property.
Charles O. Stevenson of Gold Hill earned a Centennial Commission medal for his amalgamating machine. The Nevada centennial appropriation, about 12000 dollars, left no funds to print the state's mineral exhibit catalogue.
Janes Srox is dangerously ill in San Francisco and thought near death. All worldly affairs are strained as PH RRODES TS FEO Noewspaper HHUHIVRS.
Current notes estimate California gains near 20 million while midland support fades for a nominee and Indiana stump speakers focus on soft money. Wiegard travels to Kansas City for a Silver Commission essay. New Orleans Mint to reopen next month. Acts, rewards posted for election crimes reaching ten thousand dollars.
A curious political trade is suggested by Southerners from both parties in the South including North Louisiana and South Carolina. Conservative Democrats express indifference to Pildon’s success yet back Clovernor. They favor stable war issues under Hayes but seek to curb Casey and Packard in Louisiana and Chamberlin in South Carolina.
At National Hall during a Stock ton Republican gathering last Friday night an arson attempt nearly set the hall ablaze. Torch-lit papers behind the hall door were ignited but quickly extinguished by a man at the stairhead, narrowly averting a dangerous stampede among 1,500 attendees.
A reader reports that Democrats in the eastern section openly support Republican candidate Wren for Congress and will use all honorable means to secure his election. They claim Tom Ween is superior to Col. Gulia and would bring credit to the State, praising Wren as an able, honest man with broad public appeal. The piece says the sentiment is widespread and foregone, urging Republicans to maximize his majority.
In California a legislative fight over whipping for wife beating ends with a judge ruling Senator Louch's amendment unconstitutional. The court discharged a convicted offender amid arguments that the law violates Article I Section 6 and similar constitutional prohibitions. The case prompts potential Supreme Court review and awaits future Legislature action.
The American Mining Board of New York has completed its organization and elected officers including William Ward as President and K P Boyne as Vice President. A license was issued to form a company under the Limited Liability Act and about 270 members are already enrolled. The President announced signs of a firm establishment and planned stock offerings with full company details to assist dealers. A business meeting is set for Monday at 1 o'clock to discuss stocks and opening procedures.
Judge Belden struck down the California Wife-beating Act of San Jose on Friday ruling the prescribed punishment cruel and unusual and thus unconstitutional. The Washington startup display in Philadelphia drew comparisons to Kidd the pirate, with broad observer speculation about the artist’s intent.
An extraordinary sale will auction the sunken iron-clad Vanguard off the Irish coast. Only the tops of its masts are visible above water as the vessel is offered to the highest bidder.
The report states the Tre Sutre Tunnel extends 14 444 feet from the earface to the hoader face, indicating the current length measurement and progress.
A reflective editorial supports the Elko County Commission race, urging a resident of Rena to be chosen as commissioner. It argues the office must remain in the county seat, praising T. E. Humors as the rightful nominee and condemning out of precinct selections by Democrats Independents.
Colorado voters face a pivotal election to determine the state’s pick for President as the Legislature elected will choose the three Presidential Electors and two United States Senators, with a Democratic canvass of Artherson’s 9,800 majority shaping a tight race between parties across the territory.
Ex Vice President Schuyler Colfax will visit Springfield in spring to retire for the Odd Fellows Library. His Lincoln life lecture drew a large, polite, attentive crowd at City Hall, with strong reception for Colfax by the audience and attendees at a subsequent informal gathering.
May 13 letter from near Lake Balkush describes Count Waldburg Zoll and companions Finsch and Brolin passing Western Werkistan. They collected birds insects reptiles and soil specimens. They note tame Khirghiz golden eagles and a two foot poisonous marinica finch.
Professor J D Whitney reviews evidence that a drying trend spans Earth's surface in recent geological periods. He notes shrinking Caspian and Aral seas, former large lakes in Asia Africa and the American West, and declines in Great Salt Lake areas as government surveys reveal drying. He argues the trend began before human forest impact.
The New York Ledger notes a nation transformed since the last presidential contest. Boys who became men vote for the first time while many former voters lie in graves, revealing a nation taught by misfortune. Shams are gone, scandals exposed, and political issues sharpened as party ties loosen.
Four years after being drawn to Democrats, Republican dissidents fear failed reform within a party seen as deeply corrupt. Liberal Republicans nationwide rally to the old banner and pledge loyalty, announcing support for Hayas and Wheeler. In the county, many confess past errors and receive a cordial welcome.
The state is favorable to Hagen and Wheeler with a five to ten thousand lead. A unified Republican Congressional delegation is promised, signaling strong party cohesion and potential gains in the upcoming elections.
A mixed bundle of notes covers mining finances, court actions, and railway progress. Delinquent assessments on The Mealow Valley Mining Company total 45000, with stock valued at 30 cents, while Chas. Fryer assumes supervision amid health concerns. The Octobar term of the U S Supreme Court looms with Granger case decisions on interstate rates. Nevada politics see James C. Flood en route from New York to discuss bank capital. Other items note a delayed four mile race, Odd Fellows' guest lawyers in Philadelphia, and a push to fund Captain John Smith’s tomb restoration in London. Rail service expansion and California Bank annual meeting are recorded, alongside wood drive figures, New York pavement decay, and mounting municipal debts. Colorado State Fair prize pool clocks in at 12000.
Transcribed items note Surzt Onawrorp purchasing 200000 ounces of silver from Bank of California for the U S Mint. Emigration from England to the United States nearly equals the return. An attempt to appoint a receiver for the New Jersey Central failed. A May 12 voyage from Batavia to Randy Hook is abandoned in faulty condition. Crew saved at Genoa. Alexander McNeil reaches Hong Kong, cargo damaged. Pope illness alarm reported from Rome. Gov Dix predicts no coercion of the South. rebellion era fears. Albany, Feb 1, 1861.
The item notes Democratic clubs in Bornwell County organizing ride clubs and urging merchants not to extend credit to Republicans, alongside plans for commemorations including a centennial city event and a discovery anniversary. It references debates on credit and governance, mentions credit mobilier questions, and quotes explorer Camassey on manners with natives.
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