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quick fighting and clinching. McVey, Corbett's second jumped into the ring to interfere & was hustled out by Chief of Police -- Referee stopped the fight, declared Corbett disqualified by this interference and decided Sharkey winner -- also declared all bets on the contest off -- Decision generally approved -- Corbett made crestfallen.

172 -- Herald -- G Record -- Don't Publish No 7 -- Sadler's Plurality
22 -- The Old Comstock Whistles Again -- Baldwin Hotel Burned
Wintry Thanksgiving -- Record No 8 -- Shooting Stars
Geo R Vardy $5 -- We Beat Stanford 22 to 0 !!!

Wednesday Nov 23

AM cloudy & very frosty -- old -- PM variable & warmer -- Sent short supplementary note of the fight to Herald -- Record came with my letter No 7 not in it (?) The famous Baldwin Hotel, 6 stories, cost $3,000,000 was all destroyed by fire very early this morning, commencing at 8:25 -- 8 lives lost -- The steam whistle of the C & C shaft, Va, blew at noon today for 1st time in several months, renewed old time sound for the Comstock -- The Gazette this evening figures Sadlers plurality in State at 22, from semi-official tabular statements from all quarters -- & says a recount of entire State has to be made for Governor -- 12 votes for McMillan, gained by re-count will elect him --

Thursday Nov 24

Variable -- wintry -- lively snowstorm at 8 AM whitened the ground -- Chilly Thanksgiving Day -- We had roast pork and cranberry sauce for dinner --