Washoe Republicans nominate a full county ticket
The Washoe county convention presented a complete slate. H. L. Fish is named for State Senator with a record of service and integrity. Assembly candidates are T. F. Laycock D. Allen and Eugene Griswold. Other nominees include Sheriff J. F. Emmitt County Clerk T. V. Julien District Attorney J. F. Alexander Recorder J. W. Holbrook Treasurer D. B. Boyd and Commissioner candidates T. K. Hymers C. A. Lee. Coroner C. W. Jones praised for fitness.
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Washoe County
H. L. Fish
Assembly
T. F. Laycock
D. Allen
Reno
Eugene Griswold
Wadsworth
Laycock
Alien
Griswold
Wasnes County
J. F. Emmitt
T. V. Julien
J. F. Alexander
J. W. Holbrook
D. B. Boyd
T. K. Hymers
C. A. Lee
Franktown
Hymera
Lee
C. W. Jones
Vanderbilt's Change in Sentiment on Public Fate
William H. Vanderbilt, in Chicago, shows a marked shift from patrician hauteur to humility before popular opinion. He praises the deliberate judgment of the people, notes the real rulers are thinking citizens, and hints he may not even vote this election, raising questions about his self-view among thinkers.
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William H. Vanderbilt
Chicago
Saya
Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Philospher
Thomas Carlyle
General Butler
William
Notable Quote Sparks Debate on Thinking Men and Elites
A controversial remark questions whether only dinner-bucket carriers think while billionaires cannot, suggesting the statement could be a deliberate demagogic jab. The chasm between intellect and wealth is framed as a political masterstroke, provoking sharp response about voting intelligence and social class.
Democratic cuts blamed for Piegan starvation crisis
The piece accuses the Democratic Congress of unjustly shrinking appropriations to appease a claim of economy. It cites Indian Affairs Commissioner and Piegan Indians, noting reduced funds and looming starvation. It warns that without more food and supplies, deaths and burial customs will rise, linking blame to the Democratic party.
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Democratic Congress
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Congress
House
Senate
Board of Survey
Democratic Party
Hendricks Speech At Indianapolis Falls Flat With Voters
A Saturday speech by Hendricks in Indianapolis is telegraphed nationwide. The talk repeats Democratic lines on a large treasury surplus, navy decay, and the McSweeny case, offering no new ideas. It criticizes Republicans, defends Democratic tariff stance, and ends with claims of Cleve land gibes and political victories not silencing critics.
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Mr. Hendricks Aesems
Indianapolis
National Treasury
McSweepy
Republican Party
Democratic Congress
Democratic Party
McSweeny
Cleveland
California Supreme Court Under Fire by San Francisco Grand Jury
A San Francisco Grand Jury report berates city officials from the Mayor downward and attacks delays in the state judiciary. It calls for reform amid critiques of the California Supreme Court and the slower decision times affecting justice.
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San Francisco
Frames for speedy justice target ninety day rule challenged
A Grand Jury accuses the California Supreme Court of violating a constitutional provision by delaying rulings through repeated case resubmissions to reset a ninety day clock. It cites cases extending to over two years and warns such tactics could invite impeachment, while noting the rule has generally spurred judicial effort.
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California
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Democracy and Har Monism on the Mormon Question
A Democratic paper argues Republicans fault Cleveland for not taking a radical stand on polygamy. The piece contends the issue, not extremity, is the point, accusing Democrats of silence that abets Mormon law defiance. It claims Utah would be admitted with polygamists if Democrats win, noting Mormon support for the Democratic ticket and hostility to Blaine.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party
Utah
Blaine
Republican
Charles’ Sumner
Republican Party
Logan and the wool tariff policy debate heats in 1883
The piece recalls General Logan in the Senate defending wool-growers against tariff reductions. It cites Sherman's February 20, 1883 amendment to wool duties and Logan's plea for fair treatment of the wool industry, arguing the proposed cuts were too severe. It emphasizes examining the bill to ensure justice for wool growers.
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Logan
Senate
Congressional Record
Sherman
Committee On Finance
United States
Justice for Wool Growers Denial Sparks Tariff Debate
Senator Logan argues for fair treatment of wool growers amid tariff changes. He rejects procedural excuses and insists on examining whether wool has been fairly protected and properly taxed, noting strong supports from wool farmers and objections against altering schedules for manufactured textiles.
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Logan
Vermont
Congress of the United States
Senate
Congress
Vanderbilt's Maud S sale shows cold business motive
Eastern journals question Vanderbilt's philanthropy as Maud S is sold for 40000 to Bonner after earning 23000 in four years. He bought her for 21000, claimed pained sentiment, but feared Jay Eye Lee could beat her record. Arsenic poisoning deaths near Shelbyville highlight pervasive carelessness in daily life.
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Mr. Vanderbilt
Maud S
Bonner
Jay Eye Lee
Vanderbilt
Cleveland and hemp tariff debate cited in hanging cases
The Philadelphia Press argues wages are higher in Cleveland than England, citing payments to executioners for Patrick Morrisey and Patrick O Connell as proof. It notes Grover Cleveland’s earlier protectionist stance on hemp and hints at his shift to free trade after hanging privilege faded.
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Philadelphia
England
Cleveland
Harvard
Yale
Patrick Morrisey
Grover Cleveland
Local California Democrats Condemn Republicans at Convention
Local Democratic conventions in California attack Republican Senators and Assembly members for stalled legislation. The speech highlights accountability, noting only eight of forty senators voted Republican while the rest opposed key measures. The piece underscores political infighting and partisan blame during the convention.
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California
Republicans Narrow in Assembly Seats Amid Admission Debate
The passage notes Republicans hold nineteen of eighty Assembly seats and implies Democrats pressure for admission. It questions whether any objection should block admitting a Republican who could bar five Democrats, signaling tension over party power and eligibility criteria.
Recall and Disgrace of General Millott in Langson Action
The recall of General Millott who led the French assault on Langson exposes France to an inconsistent stance. He is censured for attacking Langson before China had official notice of the Tientsin treaty. The Chinese right to resist is implied by his fault, and France’s demand for indemnity appears inconsistent.
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Millott
Langson
France
Barnum Accuses Forged Campaign Order in Washington
The piece claims Green B. Baum issued a fake order demanding campaign assessments from Washington employees or resignation. The author insists no official would issue such an illegal command and notes Barnum’s literary bureau is starting early in the campaign.
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Barnum
Green B. Baum
Washington
Literary Bureau
Whisky pool reestablished with 40 percent capacity cap
The new agreement lifts whisky pool constraints into force today for one year. Distillers may not exceed forty percent of capacity and idle houses must sell running capacity to the pool at a set price. No member may buy another's capacity, as St John and the prohibitionists resist the move.
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St. John
Prohibitionists
Johnson Praises Hendricks as Greatest Senate Figure
The Alta telegraphic correspondent reports President Andrew Johnson declared John Hendricks the greatest man then in the United States Senate. The note adds that Johnson’s opinions of most Senators around that time were mixed.
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Fifth Avenue
N. Y
Alta
Andy Johnson
Hendricks
United States Senate
Andy
Hawley Not Seeking Congress Says Source Nonsense
The speaker dismisses talk of running Hawley for Congress as nonsense noting he does not want the position and is ineligible under the constitutional provision prohibiting a judicial officer from seeking another office during the current term.
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Hawley
Congress
Republicans Launch Campaign in 23 California Towns
The Republican State Central Committee of California opens the campaign next Saturday evening in twenty three towns and cities. Ex-Minister Sargent will speak in San Bernardino and the Silver Tongued Tom Fitch at Stockton, both continuing in harness throughout the campaign.
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Republican State Central Committee of California
Sargent
San Bernardino
Tom Fitch
Stockton
Frontiersman Joke and China Truce Report
France and China hold tostatus quo as a temporary truce awaits Pekin negotiations. China’s first dose reportedly sickened her and knocked her out early. Major Thompson Campbell of Pioche cites a frontier quip: frontiersman hunts buffalo on the plains while Cleveland hunts Buffalo, N Y, on November 4.
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France
Pekin
China
Thompson Campbell
Pioche
Cleveland
Buffalo
Plains
N. Y
Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton Votes in Johnstown Election
Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton cast her first vote on Monday at the school election in Johnstown New York. Her patient labors for women's suffrage have not been entirely unrewarded.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Johnstown
N.Y
Brady Nominated for Congress in Virginia
The Brady Convention in Petersburg, Virginia, nominated Colonel James G. Brady for the 49th Congress from the 4th District by unanimous vote. Brady, a U S Internal Revenue Collector, accepted amid applause and urged votes only from friends of Mahone, defending his past record and denouncing “boss rule” accusations aimed at Governor Cameron.
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Peterssong
James G. Brady
Virginia
Brady
United States Internal Revenue Collector
Petersburg
J. P. Evans
Mahone
Cameron
Diplomacy on Foo Chow War Note and Fleet Limitations
Prime Minister Ferry replies to Granville and confirms France seeks only fleet operations in the east. Patenotre is instructed to resume talks at Peking, with Courbet anchored off the Isle of Manson. If negotiation fails, Courbet may act with freedom as circumstances warrant.
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Ferry
Granville
Foo Chow
France
Patenotre
China
Pekin
Courbet
Anchorage
Isle of
Matson
Patencre
Heavy defalcation rumor hits Washington county in Oregon
PostLane reports Hillsboro rumor that W D Pittenger ex Treasurer of Washington county has misappropriated about 25000 of state and county funds. Bondsmen attach property and an arrest warrant is issued. Pittenger disappeared after two years in office with limited assets left for creditors.
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PostLane
Hillsboro
W. D. Pittenger
Washington County
Pittenger
Board of County Commissioners
San Francisco
A Note of Alarm to the Republicans
A Commercial leader warns Republicans that Democrats are quietly canvassing in Ohio while temperance troubles stir trouble in the state. The piece notes Republicans face money shortages for campaign efforts as Democrats prepare to contest key states beyond the Solid South, signaling a hard fought election.
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New Yong
Maine
New York
Ohio
National Committee
West Virginia
Solid South
Creole Girl Weds Wealthy Chinese Merchant in New Orleans
New Orleans reports the quiet wedding of Sam Hing, a wealthy Chinese merchant from El Paso, Texas, to Louisa Sidonia Vegue, a creole girl of fair complexion with unblemished reputation. The ceremony occurred last night at the bride’s parents’ residence, performed by a Justice of the Peace. Hing, who furnishes labor and supplies for the Texas Pacific, wore a black broadcloth suit and retained his quueve on his head.
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New York
New Orleans
Sam Hing
el Paso
Texas
Louisa Sidonia Vegue
Texas Pacific
The Fugitive Captain Howgate
Washington August 29 Captain Howgate fled two years ago to avoid embezzlement charges as a Signal Service officer and escaped Marshal custody. Detectives have frequently pursued him for recapture with no reward available. A detective claimed knowledge of Howgate’s whereabouts since last spring in Southern Maryland, but could not secure payment.
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Washington
Howgate
United States Signal Service
Maryland
Blaine Libel Suit Advances as Defense Appears
In Blaine's libel suit against the Sentinel the fifteen day response period expired and Shoemaker's attorneys filed an appearance to avoid default. The defense now has its own time unless the plaintiffs seek a rule for an immediate answer, which could grant ten more days.
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Inpranars
Blaine
Agast the Sentinel
Shoemaker
Three skins needed for seal skin lacquer price details
The passage notes that three skins are required to make a $500 seal skin lacquer. Alaska natives who capture the seals earn forty cents per skin, the United States receives a two dollar royalty, and the monopoly company sells the item for twenty four dollars. A New York source comments on Cleveland’s nomination as a public proclamation that Democratic managers want the Republican party to stay in power.
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Alaska
United States
Cleveland
New York
Tattoo Campaign Aligned With Scripture Marks Blaine
A campaign effort involving a tattoo on Blaine follows scripture, quoting Mark the perfect man to justify the act. The remark frames the gesture as a symbolic edict aligning with biblical phrasing.
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Blaine
Mark
General Butler's Northern Stamp Tour Schedule
General Butler leaves New York at 6 PM Sunday abiding a plan to speak in Detroit Grand Rapids Muskegon Chicago Minneapolis Northfield Des Moines Omaha Topeka and back by September 15 with timed City stops and state fair engagement noted along the route. He travels via New York Central and Michigan Central lines with planned speeches each afternoon or evening at major cities and events.
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General Butler
New York
New York Central
Michigan Central
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Chicago
Lake Front
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Northfield
Des Moines
Omaha
Neb
Topeka
Kas
Baldwin Makes a Proposition for Grinsted Stock Match
San Francisco September 2 E J Baldwin shows faith in Grinsted stock offering a 5000 dollar match against Lorillard s Mortimer and four yearlings to race next season at Chicago against four of Lorillard s for 2500 dollars per event with distances of one half mile five eighths three quarters and one mile Lorillard is considering the proposition
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San Francisco
E. J. Baldwin
Lorillard
Mortimer
Chicago
Central Pacific Investigation Report on Government Debts
United States Commissioner Pickerell pursues a Central Pacific Railroad inquiry for the government. The report is said to reveal the government owes the company about 250 000 in coin for two years of transportation services. For the first three Thurman Act years the company settled debts with Huntington's check. reports say the company fulfilled its obligations in this matter.
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United States
Pickerell
Central Pacific Railroad
Huntington
The Peruvian Rebellion Decrees Arms Surrender
August 31 Lua report notes over 500 followers captured to date with 70 chiefs among prisoners. A decree demands all arms be surrendered to the Government under fines payable to informers. Citizens must report hidden Cartesists, quitters have three days to depart, and wearing arms publicly without leave will be punished as monteneras under military law.
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Lua
Caceriat’n
Monteneras
Union Pacific Plans to Shore Up Debts Amid Stated Disputes
Union Pacific officers say they will manage floating debt as soon as a plan is agreed. Two options are under discussion including disposing of St Joseph and Western first mortgage bonds or other securities, and a favored plan to sell the Central Branch to Missouri Pacific. They estimate actual debt around 5 million while government figures reach about 10 million after offsets.
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New York Times
Union Pacific Railroad
St. Joseph and Western First
Union Pacific
Central Branch
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Atchison
Missouri Pacific Company
Pope warns France over new divorce laws and church marriage rules
An evangelical letter from the Pope, dated August 30 at Rous, prepares for promulgation. It reiterates prior admonitions against laws contrary to the church and directs bishops across dioceses on preserving church principles in marriage ethics amid French governance.
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Rous
France
World Cartoon Sparks New Orleans Plot and Blaine Tie In
The World runs a lengthy cartoon and specials about Barrabas Bauiler and his black record and piratical career, detailing a $3,000,000 fortune in eight months and troops used for plunder. The Blaine-Cleveland political clash widens Democratic confusion over Butler. Also, Percy Jacobus of Eureka Mining indicted on grand larceny charges postponed for illness. Blaine attends the Blate Fair at Manahenten, Fla.
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New Orleans
Barrabas Bauiler
Butler
Blaine
Cleveland
Percy Jacobus
Eureka Mining Company
San Francisco
Grand Jury
Jacobus
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