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of Virginia, where it is strongest in the State -- Therefore a celebration is on in both places, in rivalry of each other, and Gold Hill will have the best of it, as all the Miners Unions, Virginia, Gold Hill & Silver City will combine there in fullest force, assisted by the Catholic church -- Has not been a separate 4th of July celebration since nearly 20 years ago, when I was President of the Day -- Carson and Reno do not make special celebration tomorrow -- but all go to the Comstock -- Excursion rate from either place $1, for the round trip --
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Saturday July 4
Same -- AM clear, PM cloudy -- Went to Gold Hill on the morning excursion train -- Big crowd from Reno & Carson -- I got off at Gold Hill at quarter to 12, in good time to see the procession -- The old town profusely decorated in the good old time style -- But the News office wasn't -- I passed down from the depot shaking lots of hands on my way to the News office -- The front iron doors were thrown open, showing the empty ruined inside -- Streets lined with people -- women & children in gayest holiday attire, etc -- Soon the big procession came marching down from the Divide -- I stood on the sidewalk platform in front of News office, same old notebook in hand, taking notes after old time style and received many shouts and cheers of recognition from my passing friends -- It was a really fine,
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large procession and celebration -- and everybody understood the incentive of it -- After it passed, I passed through the old News office, feeling like "Byron's rooster" -- After procession everybody enjoyed what they
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could find to enjoy -- I found lots of good companionship, good eating and good drinking everywhere -- lots of free tables, freely spread & bountifully supplied in Miners Union Hall, the engine houses and other places about town -- and everybody ate, drank and made merry as possible -- At 2 PM I quietly folded my Arab tent and silently stole away from the festive scene, footing it up over the Divide to Virginia, arriving just in time to see the grand "Bicycle Parade" pass down C st from the Divide -- Only 25 or 30 decorated wheels and riders -- all over in five minutes -- City finely decorated, as usual on the occasion, but not much of a celebration there, as compared with old times -- all in Gold Hill -- I clip full account from the Virgnia Evening Chronicle -- I visited everywhere & shook everybody's hand -- dined with Mike Conlon and left at 6 on return -- Rained good in Carson this PM, & was still raining when I arrived -- Town decorated -- was about some in evening -- Bed at 1, very tired --
1896 -- Suicide of A J Stacey -- 67 Wife -- Democratic National Convention Postmasters Salaries
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Saturday July 5
Cloudy, with several showers of rain -- PM a very light rain squall with very big thunder -- Sent letter to wife -- Bed 12 -- very cloudy.
Monday July 6
Clear and pleasant --
Tuesday July 7
Clear & hottest -- 91° -- National Convention at Chicago today -- The young man, A J Stacey, referred to in these clippings, was in Carson a few days ago. I met him at the Arlington. He scraped acquaintance with me, and I found him well behaved gentlemanly, intelligent man, but too fond of drink, as he said himself -- Otherwise I was well impressed -- met
68 -- Capt D A Fraser -- Wife Gone to California Lake Tahoe Season Flourishing -- Hot Weather Bryan and Sewell Nominated at Chicago -- Webster
Capt D A Fraser today, in Carson on business for a patent hose mending arrangement -- Hadn't seen him before for seven years -- A letter from daughter Goodie says wife left for Oakland, Cal this morning for vacation --
Wednesday July 8
Cloudy & sultry -- 89° -- PM light thunder with light sprinkle of rain -- The Lake Tahoe season in full flourish -- Hotels etc overcrowded with tourists and health & pleasure seekers --
Thursday July 9
Clear & hottest -- 92° -- Sent letter to Webster to borrow $20 --
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Friday July 10
Same -- hottest -- 94 -- Chicago convention nominated Wm J Bryan of Nebraska, for President on the fifth ballot --
Saturday July 11
Same -- 92 -- Arthur Sewell of Maine nominated for Vice President on fourth ballot -- The Convention adjourned, sine die this PM --
1896 -- Sudden Death of CC Pendergast -- 69 Harry Day the New Carson Postmaster -- "Capitol Notes"
Sunday July 12
Same -- Sent letter to my daughter, Goodie, Reno -- Harry Day, Sylvester Harrison Day, or plainly SH Day received his commission today from Washington as the new Carson Postmaster and will take charge on the 16th -- next Thursday --
Monday July 13
Clear & 90 -- I wrote & sent following to the Reno Journal this evening in "Capitol Notes" Pendergast won $25 last evening at the Arlington in a prize key bar patronage contest --
70 -- Wife -- I Dine with Dennis -- Webster $10 Funeral of Pendergast -- Day Postmater Daily Nevada Tribune, Carson, Dead
Tuesday, July 14
Same -- Letter from wife, Oakland, July 13, I dined with my good old time
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Fort John coadjuter and true friend Major John H Dennis at the Arlington -- Bed 11 --
Wednesday July 15
Cloudy & sultry -- Evening some light showers and thunder -- PM funeral of Pendergast, from the Catholic church -- buried in the cemetery -- 25 carriages -- Met his brother, Sam, from Salt Lake -- used to be in Virginia -- Many from Comstock in special car -- Harry Day took charge this evening as Carson Postmaster -- Letter from Webster, with $10 loan recd today -- The Daily Nevada Tribune after a brief career since its recent removal from Carson to Reno, with CA Norcross & Co publishers, died this morning, publishing its own obituary -- Went down with Bryan, and Sewell fluttering at its mast head -- died from lack of support -- Not sufficient field in Reno --
72 -- Big Thunderstorm -- Wife -- Goodie Webster Postoffice clerks -- Tommy O'Rourke Killed at Va
Thursday July 16
Same -- This evening heavy thunder storm in the East passed off around to the SW -- No rain here, but in the Como range and up the Carson valley & in Alpine County -- Letter from Goodie, with Arena -- Sent letter to wife, 842 West st, Oakland, Cal, care of Miss Lindsay, (Bob's sister) Postmaster Day has made Miss Emma Kaiser and Miss Amy Solomon of Carson his clerks
