05 Feb 1880
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Newspaper
Weekly Reno Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1880
Page
1
The Reno Weekly Gazette lists subscription terms published by L Fulton. It outlines annual mail rates for daily and weekly editions and carrier delivery in Reno at twenty five cents per week.
The piece surveys wide opposition to a third term for a president, citing clergymen scholars and college presidents. It quotes James Freeman Clarke Amhersts Seelye Williams Capen and others arguing the danger to republican ideals. It also notes New York's pivotal role and a Telegraph Sun forecast about Tilden and Kelly dynamics.
The Ogden Morning Rustler reports the late night tar and feathering of its reporter Mr. Charles King by about two dozen masked assailants. The paper condemns the act as unwarranted and vows to continue exposing local wrongdoing while cautioning against further entry into its office.
The new Indian Agent at Pyramid Lake reportedly orders white residents near the shore to quit claiming their farms lie within the reservation. Dr Woods, the Whiteheads, and Mullin have long-held claims. If true, legal action may be necessary and the matter could be sent to the Interior Department for review.
A strong rebuke is issued against Frank King for the Ogden Morning Rustler after publication of a paper deemed too lively. The punishment involves tar and feathers as a public sanction.
AEsoplike line mocks men who avoid conflict claiming that true courage comes from proximity to danger and romance. The speaker wields a biting quip about a man who never smelt powder and never pressed his face to a woman's cheek.
A Virginia Chronicle critique accuses the Washoe County Grand Jury of misrepresenting findings on officials fees. The Gazette defends the county, notes disputed fees await District Court adjudication, and rejects claims of a press ring while contrasting Washington and Grant in a separate reflection on term limits.
A New York based society named the Annexation Sage aims to agitate the annexation of Canada to the United States. The president says Canada’s progress is a dim reflection of American institutions and Ottawa’s government is a hollow system of costly forms. He claims Canada’s version of government is not enduring and mirrors decaying Old England grafted onto a growing nation near the American flag.
Edison discusses his electric light project denouncing Davy’s past ideas and asserting progress. He cites glowing praise from visitors after examining his laboratory and says the glass globe of his lamps will soon be perfected despite unfavorable reports. A company of capitalists backs him with continued confidence.
The piece surveys revived U S iron demand as a prosperity sign and cites pig iron price changes from 1879. It notes California fish stocking, a proposed law restricting shad with Chinaman concerns, levies on stock speculation, a confidence operator in Nevada, anti vaccinationist sentiment, Panama Pacific rates, Conkling for president talk, navy reorganization, Transvaal colonization plans, a Ottawa grave-digger mishap, Maine mining wages, and a New York Legislature canvass showing mixed Grant/Sherman support.
Assembly loyalties favor Grant with 43 votes while 14 back Blaine and others split between Sherman Conkling and Garfield. 18 noncommittal. Aluminium wires show promise for telegraph use. Canada-US union discussed. Edison asserts practical electric light amid cracked globes. California mining waters boosted by heavy snowfall. Maine Fusion Legislature adjourns. Swiss winter cold. Central Pacific shares delivered.
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