26 Feb 1880
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Newspaper
Weekly Reno Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1880
Page
1
Reno weekly paper announces Thursday publication and subscription terms. Daily by mail or carrier options listed with annual and weekly rates in effect.
An editorial condemns liquor sales that promote addiction and harm. It argues licenses do not justify aggressive marketing or targeting vulnerable families, urging exclusion of minors and resistance to pressure on drinkers. It warns that marketing addiction borders on murder and demands vigorous social action.
State newspapers urge publishing railroad regulation bills to allow informed public judgment. The Journal argues bills should be prepared and published so fares and freights can be judged fairly without harming any section. Lyon County Times adds publish now for county conventions to endorse or reject, urging legislators to heed constituents and avoid later blame.
The article argues for placing printers Type on the free list despite past duties. It notes a small number of firms dominate production, with 80 000 master printers and 300 000 employees taxed to support this industry. It suggests exports exceed imports and predicts lower prices would raise demand and benefit all stakeholders.
Prof Markelyne of the British Museum endorses J B Wannay of Glasgow for creating diamonds. Trannay’s process to be described to the Royal Society. Diamonds are tiny, carbon crystal. large stones uncertain. If scale-up succeeds, value may drop to production cost. gem appeal may fade. Holders need not rush to sell.
The article argues Samuel J. Tilden faces an almost impossible path to Democratic nomination due to a feud with John Kelly. Kelly’s power to thwart any ticket in New York splits the state Democratic ranks and handed New York to Republicans last fall. Kelly won’t back Tilden, making a NY showdown pivotal for any presidential win.
The Enterprise argues against large land grants to spur flowing wells and backs minimal government bore tests in multiple valleys. It notes risks of land monopoly, suggests testing in Lemmons Eagle and Cottonwood Valleys, and explains how smallholders could secure land under the desert land act if wells prove viable.
The piece argues for a railroad from Reno to Plumas Eureka mines to open vast timber and farming regions. It contends Reno is better suited than Truckee as the terminal, citing fewer snow barriers, a shorter route, stronger markets, and potential growth to Bodie and beyond. It warns Reno risks becoming a village if it fails to act.
The Journal suggests a two bit admission for Reform Club Saturday meetings to curb jams and boost revenue. It proposes tickets at three for a quarter or ten cents each, with tickets printable in sheets or torn per entry. Trustees oppose fees, but the club has since decided to impose a small charge.
An invention called the telephote is described as transmitting the speaker’s likeness over a telephone wire so the listener can clearly see an image of the sender. The article warns the telephone could become a tele fraud.
The Independent Republicans denounce Grant saying his nomination would revive past abuses and split the party. Blaine is attacked as a representative of corrupt methods that harmed public conscience and enabled fusionist outrages in his state. The Nation recalls Blaine as a Speaker convicted for ruling in favor of speculators for personal gain.
The Western Union asks for dragnet subpoena limits on telegrams, arguing for maillike protections. editorials mock perpetual motion credulity and discuss California author by line bills, while Italian warships Ducilo and Dandalo are cited with hulls, speed, cost, and firing range details.
The Italians plan two larger ironclads. The Bulletin lists San Francisco treasure shipments from 1870 to 1880 totaling over 345 million dollars with 1877 as the peak year. New York bound over 209 million, with China about 88 million, Japan 16 million, England slightly less. Pages discuss Harper’s cartoon on navy and merchant marine, the imperial Russian palace explosion, and walking matches in San Francisco. Oregon supports Blaine for president. several county and town surveys favor Blaine. An Ontario revival anecdote and New York Times stance on a potential nominee are noted, along with Congress adjournment questions and New York State Convention timing.
A compact list of brief items notes Grant support from convention and Conkling’s control of New York politics, Pra Pre-Cha’s historical persecution, and Russia’s tense stance. It mentions dynastic shuffles, dynastic bets on Longstreet, sensational punishment and lynching, a dynamite scare, church fire causes, a deadly Cincinnati storm, Dakota frost, Osceola flood loss, and canal talks with Lesseps.
A hardened steel rail-cutting saw about nine feet in circumference and a quarter inch thick was tested in the Sacramento railroad shops yesterday. The wheel edge is smooth yet can melt through an iron rail in short time. It operated at 3500 revolutions per minute, with friction causing a stream of fire but the wheel itself did not heat.
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