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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1884
Page
1
Published every Saturday morning by C Powning publisher. Terms: one year by mail for 250 dollars, six months available. Carrier delivery in Reno 50 cents per month. No paper forward unless paid for. back issues policy noted.
The San Francisco Bulletin contrasts England’s revenue duties with a tariff-for-revenue plan. It argues English taxes fall on laborers via beer, tea, tobacco, and wine while luxuries stay largely untaxed, predicting labor pauperization and social decline under such a system. It favors current U.S. policy, notes high duties on cigars and alcohol abroad versus lower or different levies at home, and warns of imported luxury bias.
The passage argues that Democratic tariff policy harms American industry by preserving costly domestic goods while accepting lower wages to European standards if protections fall. It notes luxury items still bear heavy costs and accuses Democrats of irony in seeking European social aims while historically defending slavery and labor oppression.
Stanton urges uniform divorce laws nationwide and stricter limits on early marriages. She argues divorce is not the foe to marriage and contends society and individuals share aims. The piece critiques South Carolina’s exclusivity, cites census data, and cautions against liberal laws that unsettle divine origins of marriage.
The argument contends women, as major sufferers of marriage evils, should shape divorce laws and conditions. It warns liberal divorce could mirror Utah’s polygamy in social impact, urging caution, deliberation, and a uniform national divorce system to protect the home and morality.
The piece traces the rise of the American railway system from its 1825 beginnings to 1883 statistics. It notes freight and passenger totals, regional contributions, and state rankings, with commentary on capital, earnings, dividends, and the broad economic impact of railroads on national development.
A Democracy favorite complaint against the Republicans claims officials and subordinates are pressed to contribute to campaign funds. Democrats feign shock at these alleged infringements.
The piece criticizes civil service reform as a funding tactic noting New York city workers pay 10 percent of salaries and California officials face fixed assessments from Governor to Harbor Commissioners totaling about 30 000 dollars. It argues this would burden office holders and workers while aiding reform advocates.
A Democratic ally defends Cleveland while noting past political tolerance for misdeeds. The piece argues public opinion has shifted since 1836 Johnson indorsement with mulatto children and antebellum norms cited, concluding that Americans now demand moral purity in public servants and Cleveland fails that test.
The Franco-Chinese conflict may involve other European nations soon. Looting in Foo Chow's foreign quarter and French bombardment without landings draw sharp criticism. Germany protests, China accuses English pilots of guiding the French fleet, breaching neutrality. Major nations deploy warships to Chinese waters amid rising tension.
A dispatch notes Dr Kock’s microbe theory as principal cholera cause but insists inoculating a man is out of the question. The writer calls this heroic sacrifice a noble ideal, then asks who among a reader’s kin should be offered for such a perilous science experiment.
The claim that Edmunds opposes Blaine is proved false as he presided at a Republican gathering in Burlington Vermont and endorsed the ticket and cause.
Everywhere Logan goes, he is met with enthusiastic receptions. Critics from the Democracy fail to dampen his standing as the public recalls his defense of the government and the brave stand against those who sought to destroy it.
Both Jay Eye See and Phallas failed to lower their own records on Wednesday. Phallas clocked 2:17.34 and Jay Eye See 2:12.14 amid strong head winds. Cleveland’s remark prompted blunt party dismay as Blaine supporters anticipate a clash in November with cannibalistic rhetoric and expected political clawing.
Pomeroy plans to withdraw in favor of St John, increasing the Prohibition party vote. This strategic move adds one more supporting vote to the ticket and adjusts the local political balance.
In Lima, August 28, a six hour shelling followed Caceres with about 900 horsemen seizing the Cuartel and churches Esmercede and San Augustine. About 150 killed in Mercades and nearby streets. three hundred prisoners captured. telegraph lines cut. trains halted. fighting quiet by morning.
British scientists travel from New York and beyond as the British Association for the Advancement of Science holds its first dozen years meeting outside the British Isles, drawing about a thousand American attendees. Over 400 journey through Canada toward Winnipeg, then many continue touring the United States to Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Oregon after the session.
The French fleet destroyed the remaining Chinese works at Kinpai Channel and the force may head toward Shanghai after leaving Min river today. Shanghai remains relatively safe for Europeans, while many Chinese flee the city. Authorities urge natives to stay, and reports from Pekin suggest China seeks an accord with France. The Viceroy of Canton orders all Frenchmen to depart.
The Saratoga race ended in a dominant win for Baldwin's Freda, with Euclid and Nettie in pursuit. Freda led early, stretched to two lengths at the stand, then extended the margin to two lengths by the finish, time 2:42.34. Auction pools show Lizzie 8 at 110, Freda 100, Euclid 60, Nettie 50, and the French pools paid 1540 dollars.
In New York on August 28 Judge Knickerbocker of the Probate Court, after a report by two expert physicians, sent the case to a jury which found Wilber F. Story of the Chicago Times incapacitated for business. The court is now considering appointing a conservator of his estate.
A historical tally notes 75,000 clergymen across the United States as church leadership figures. The figure reflects denominational distribution and regional church activity during the period.
New York dispatch reports Hendricks defends Cleveland amid a tangle of rival Democratic factions led by John Kelly and Tammany Hall. Critics argue the letter could endanger the ticket, while supporters claim it weakens Cleveland’s opposition and boosts the odds in key states. A New York Herald review questions authenticity, while the Commercial Advertiser confirms the letter’s genuineness with a noted misprint.
Frank Silva, a mining man of Inyo county, faces a swindle case after the Southern Development Company of Nevada accused him of obtaining money under false pretenses. The Sterling mine sale for 10000 was disputed as representations proved false. Bail set at 15000, later raised to 210000 bond, with habeas corpus petitions and appeals reaching the Supreme Court. Senator Patrick Reddy represents the Southern Development Company.
Miss Louisa N. Taylor, sister of Mrs Chateau and daughter of the late Geo B Taylor, seeks to recover property valued around 100000 once placed with her sister under a conditional arrangement tied to her entering and remaining with the Convent of Visitation. She alleges fraud and collusion among convent officials and accuses them of undue influence to reconvey or transfer the estate to the convent.
Butler in Pennsylvania. Willams Grove, Pa., Aug. 29. General Butler arrived at noon and was met by 5,000 people, who escorted him to the Grange Headquarters, where he held a short reception. He delivered a speech thin afternoon. Hendricks has come out in a letter eulogizing Cleveland and advising against his removal from the ticket. It is now in order for Cleveland to recip rocate by performing the same office for Hendricks and then everything will be lovely and harmonious. The Treasury Department purchased 470,000 ounces of silver for delivery at the New Orleans, Philadelphia and San Francisco Mints on the 29th.
Cahokia across the Mississippi from St. Louis was an early French and Indian trading post known for its pensions funded population and brief frontier revels. It dwindled after Laclede established St. Louis and became a ghostly site where Pontiac was said to have died in a drunken brawl.
In Reno on August 26 Rev G W DeLaMatyr officiates at a marriage event for P Michols and Leonora L Grees with details shown in local notices.
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