03 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1892
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note from Nevada State Journal listing lines shows publisher names Kelley and Webster and faded numbers possibly pricing or catalog references. Details are unreadable but indicate a newspaper listing in early edition.
A discussion of money in the East and Western authorities cites Aristotle Henry Clay and Emile de Laveleye on money as a legal instrument. It notes that value is created by law, with the minting process and coinage giving gold or silver fixed tender value, and mentions a 1873 monetization shift under Congress influenced by foreign gold.
The Journal quoted sources predicting the Nevada State Convention will include 76 Silver men and 58 goldbugs. A Cleveland grinder calls the claim malicious and blames Harrison era policy for not remonetizing silver, insisting silver advocates will back electors opposing Harrison.
Nevada considers nominating electors and officials to back Harrison but critics argue for silver remonetization and free coinage. Senator Teller cites Wall Street control and lack of pro Nevada silver legislation, urging voters to oppose Harrison and his re election.
The state faces a three ticket contest—Democratic Republican and Populist—ahead of next Monday's state officer election. General Weaver tours Arkansas urging silver coinage. his visits draw large crowds, including Beebe where he and Texas’ G H Davis spoke to thousands. Powell Clayton, a former Reconstruction senator, urges Republicans to back the Cleveland gubernatorial ticket, signaling cross party and racial tensions amid Wall Street influence narratives.
The Denver News says a vote against Cleveland or Harrison is worth a thousand protestations of friendship for free silver. It emphasizes that talk is cheap but votes and work count this year.
The Times-Review notes a pattern where Northern Republican papers suppress coverage of the People's party and Southern Democratic papers do the same. This self censorship hides a political cyclone destabilizing followers on both sides.
Cholera importation measures tighten with a national quarantine and baggage disinfection plans. Two major fires in New York claim lives and damage. Opera House fire estimated at $500,000 with front saved. A Wooster Street blaze at Belt Butler Co and others kills one worker and injures five amid $250,000 building and $150,000 contents loss. Authorities outline border controls and migrant safeguards to curb cholera spread.
John L Sullivan greeted by vast crowds at Flatbush Avenue depot and Claremont Avenue rink in Brooklyn. He spoke of a final appearance and a September 7 bout, sparred with Jack Ashton, and drew loud fanfare despite visible fatigue and weight near 320 pounds. Also covered: Morello's victory in the Futurity, trainer Yanneas, and $75,600 purse amid heavy track conditions.
Cholera statistics show 435 new cases and 145 deaths on Saturday with 148 new cases and 72 deaths by noon today. city conditions quiet with small tramway jams. Altons reports 77 new cholera cases and 33 deaths since Saturday noon. Prisoners released 150 due to outbreak. Dispatches note cholera risk among Russian immigrants to America. U S officials vow precautions. Kremlins: Kip, aged 81, Episcopal California bishop, is dying. German barber and wife commit suicide in destitution in New York.
August 29 dispatches recount a boy killed while cutting handles for threshing machines when a feeder reel engulfed him. A brother killed the murderer with a pitchfork, then perished in the melee as others watched. Separate cholera tolls for Hasmsoure and Altons show 158 deaths from 1,028 cases and 92 deaths from 84 cases, respectively.
Ex senator Jones of Oroville reports on San Francisco and Great Salt Lake Company surveyors driving stakes along the Feather River route. Engineers aim to avoid the Union Pacific obstacle by routing through Beckwith Pass and the Middle Fork canyon, then along the north bank to Thermalito, increasing distance but easing grade. Two other survey crews operate near Beckwith and Quincy.
Journal correspondent Van Doser reports the Reno Guard took top honors at the encampment. Claims arise over which company was first on the ground, with rivalry between Van Dozer and Caraca Guard. Debate continues on foot races tagging, tumbling, singing, drill and appearance.
Alumni of the Normal Department of the State University gathered Friday evening in the Normal Parlors. Attendees included Frey Olcovich Lemon Joy Snow McFarlin class of '90 and Kinney Ward Lewis Van Dorr Lane Quadra class of '91, Clara Taylor '92, C. D. Van Duzer '89, Stadtmuller Barney '92, H. C. Cutting '91, faculty Lwers and Brown, Mrs. Mary Emory, and guests Elaine J. and S. Durkee. The reunion featured games and toasts, lasting until nearly 3 a.m., with plans for future sociable gatherings and a morning business meeting noting routine items and a letter from former Principal Mrs. K. N. T. Galpin.
The Southern Pacific Company reports a fall in earnings for the first half of 1892. Atlantic and Pacific systems together earned 22,111,425 for the six months ending June 30, down from 23,151,? last year. The net decrease across the railroad's entire lines for June 1892 totals 91,507 compared with June 1891.
An old Rochester physician says a retired missionary supplied a formula for a speedy permanent cure of consumption and other lung ailments. He will mail the recipe free in German French or English with directions. Also notes a surge in ice shipments from Trackee river to the mountains and a birth announcement: Doyle in Reno, August 28, 1892, a daughter born to Mrs. Thomas P. Doyle.
An advertisement extols Winterilla as a pleasant effective remedy for chapped hands poison oak salt rheum eczema sun burn tan and freckles. It claims scientific preparation harmless components and completeness in the ladies toilet. Sold by druggists in 26c and 60c bottles.
A long pasted roster of individuals and abbreviations appears, resembling a local public notices or directory snippet. The text reads like a catalog of names with scattered initials and place-like terms such as GLENDALE and PEAVINE, suggesting a listing of residents, staff, or attendees in a civic or organizational context. The exact event, date, or purpose is not explicit from the fragment.
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