14 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Weekly Reno Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1879
Page
1
Reno Weekly Gazette outlines subscription terms published by I T Fult. Daily and weekly mail options offered with yearly and weekly rates, plus carrier delivery in Reno at 25 cents per week.
The Gazette notes Martin Taylor & Co advertising a San Francisco syndicate to invest in stocks, citing a forged letter from Vilaines City and no evidence of the forty three citizens or proper draft. San Francisco Chronicle reports shady operations with the McDonald brothers, a mythical Martin Taylor figure, and strict withdrawal terms raising concern. Wheatland case seeks clues while Col Fair defends Union mine. Read California papers.
The walking mania sweeps American towns from Nevada to Eureka as pedestrians lure crowds with endurance contests. Critics warn of brutal strain yet praise the fitness interest. Reno, lacking a local hero, may soon embrace mountain trips and a planned gymnasium to boost outdoor activity.
A letter argues Reno should plant a continuous line of shade trees along the road to the race track to create a premier carriage drive. It cites Alameda in California and Coventry to Leamington in England as models of leafy avenues that draw visitors and raise property values, claiming Reno could become the state’s best residence spot in ten years with such an investment.
Editorial notes report the Martin, Taylor & Co stock syndicate ending abruptly in San Francisco with potential victims still to be heard. The Post casts doubt on predicting Mr. Glenn's defeat, while a light aside invites readers to take a drink and jokes about stage plant copies for the children.
The pulpit telephone brings sermons and services to distant worshippers via wire from a pulpit transmitter. An experiment linked Halifax to Manchester, 86 miles, suggesting mixed appeal. Despite novelty, many prefer physical presence and the shared sight and voice of in-person services.
The Gazette publishes a respectful decline of a Bafotallig League invitation urging silver coinage. The writer condemns the scheme as discriminatory to workers and opposes fiat finance, citing abundant money in the country and suggesting letting lawful business settle disputes.
Report from Winnemucca notes Judge Knox and Enders staged a walking bet using four chairs as a track with five dollars at stake. Enders reportedly outpaced the judge who then broke the watch but kept the money. Authorities may rule on the dispute. City water supply runs 150000 gallons daily to about 1200 residents, with 500 direct users. looming shortage prompts strict conservation in coming weeks.
John J Knox Comptroller of Currency opened the Saratoga bankers convention with a paper on banks and the banking system. He cited bank counts capital and deposits by region and argued taxation burdens raise interest rates harming the public. He praised resumption, noting large bond issues paid with paper money and no coin demand, and described the double standard as alternating between silver and gold.
Major Anderson states the New Mexico and Pacific road is definitively located by Gulistee and that the company plans a branch line to Santa Fe. The interview appears in the Santa Fe Sentinel.
Aug. 5 report describes Col. Bernard’s force marching from Big Payette Lake into the Salmon River region. Indian signs spotted on the South Fork prompt pursuit toward Farrow. Lieut Catlin Lach’s skirmish above the Salmon mouth left two wounded, 27 mules stolen, Bernard to split toward the South Fork and main Salmon.
The Herald reports Gara D. trained by Baldwin won at Saratoga yesterday. Clara D led early and held off Jericho Dan Sparling and Belle through seven furlongs in a tight finish by one length over Jericho with Belle six lengths back. Payouts were Dan Sparling 500 Jericho 290 Belle 70 and Clara D 315.
In 1165 Stavronikites Monastery purchased the right leg bone of St Andrew from Russian pilgrims. The relic drew pilgrims and wealth for seven centuries. During the Russo Turkish War guardians moved it to Odessa for safety, then recently returned it in a silver chest to its Mount Athos quarters, welcomed by Stavronikite monks and Macedonian Orthodox followers.
Long roundup of 19th century regional items. Taxes on prostitutes in Leadville. mutton price in Line county Oregon. Puget Sound exports. political notes on T. J. Clunk. Fahy the tinsmith shot in Mammoth City. grasshoppers in Shasta valley. railroad assessments raised in Maricopa county. obituaries and personal crises reports in San Francisco. counterfeit banknote and railroad incidents. Bear Valley wild gooseberries. artesian wells near San Francisco. Hutchinson family moving to Leadville. near-accidents at Central Pacific shops. Salt Lake City court beating case with Bane and Mormon elders.
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