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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
3
Senate debate centers on Teller and Sherman as they clash over the McKinley bill and its promised prosperity. Teller argues honest effort in Congress to pass a tariff, while Sherman defends a policy shift and cites gold standard issues.
The article describes a massive electric display linked to New Orleans Chicago and New York. It notes Governor Morton supporting the exhibit and a planned cannon discharge signaling the power transmission from Niagara Falls to Battery Park and Fire Island to Barnegat as the centerpiece of the fair.
The New East River Bridge project reports bedrock reached for the foundation after drilling to six feet below low water. Engineers note the rock is solid and satisfactory, with Maginest Buck expected to file an initial report and a final decision on proceeding with the foundation.
New York April 1 an eng long catalog of Stewart wills in testate now in eight. The famous merchant A T Stewart died April 20 1870 and the twenty year limit allowed by statute of limitations appears hot pending. The authorities office was asked to serve the summons in four suits with two further suits heard. Four of the wills relate to John Stewart. A farmer in Han shat her mother was AT Stewart fret covain. The fixeh entries Jn tited by LG Wrient of Scotland Council for John Stewart woe ques foted today. Hymeld hin mae wes a fagmes 18 SAneRS 10a4 where he would not and that he was 45 years 012.
Lincoln Park commissioners awarded a contract for a royal Bengal tiger, a bison, cubs, two kyenes, a katearoou pair, and four white swans. The animals, destined for Paris and Vienna, will be moved after partial cash payments and cage preparations in Lincoln Park.
Martin Por M Kinley of Philadelphia declares support for William McKinley. He will vote for McKinley on the first ballot and every ballot thereafter as the Republican national convention approaches. The district Republicans are overwhelmingly for McKinley.
Fragmentary account describes a rescue aided by a medical remedy, with mentions of a state fish commissioner and water-related relief. The tale includes a testimonial about Dr King’s New Discovery in an emergency store scenario and a successful outcome for a patient.
Fragmentary OCR text references Missouri Kansas Port Scott Rathrgel and Lock Wood with scattered phrases about sections and creators. Readable names are scarce and context is fragmented, offering little coherent event or story to summarize.
At Ausata April 20 the Republican state convention resumed at night amid wild shouting and physical clashes as Black delegates pressed for R. B. Wright and others. Delegates at large Buck and Johnson are nominated but Wright is contested. Multiple committees form to report, with tensions continuing as the body adjourns after nominating Buck and Johnson and naming Wright and Herrington as conflicting delegates.
Senator Irby returned from South Carolina and said he disagrees with Senator Tillman about the course the South Carolina delegation will pursue at Chicago. He believes no one in the party will abandon the Democratic path and notes constituents support the party.
A disrupted plan to move the Whaleback excursion steamer Columbus to the Atlantic is reversed. The vessel will return to Chicago in June and resume the Chicago to Milwaukee run. The last two weeks saw negotiations and public debate amid broader talks on shipping and construction plans and railway ties.
Reports from Paisley indicate the Coates and Clarke thread manufacturing business will be amalgamated and a central agency established in the United Kingdom. Details are scarce and the text is garbled with many unreadable fragments.
The Pumpkin Vine mining tale follows John Anderson who, after buying ten shares, plans an impossible scheme to raise funds with his wife guiding a risky labor push. A brutal windstorm halts work, debts mount, and Poker Jim’s gang crumbles under pressure, ending with vanished fortune and tragedy.
Lincoln Neb April 20 The state convention of administration Democrats met yesterday afternoon with a mammoth portrait of President Cleveland borne to the stage amid enthusiastic reception. Chairman Martin opened the proceedings and McHugh of Douglas county was temporary chairman. He opposed Populists in Democrats garb and denounced the free silver wing as Populists. The platform defended Jeffersonian principles, rejected free coinage, and warned that silver would drive out gold and ruin the currency.
Dr Sam T Leech spoke at St Paula Methodist in Chicago urging guardians of Decoration Day to honor fallen soldiers. He warned against carnivals or amusements in cemeteries that forget the sacrifices of veterans, urging reverence for the day rather than entertainments that wound memories of the nation’s heroes.
In Sioux City April 90 a well drillers on Robt Fall’s farm hit a strange air release at 50 feet while drilling for water. A 1000 pound hammer flew, gravel and stones the size of a chair flew 300 feet, wind burst sent water and sand skyward, then a five inch stream of clear water spouted beside the well for some time.
Engineer Patton sues the Midland Hotel company for $5,000 after a boiler blast at the Kaneas City hotel scalded him to death two days after Christmas in 1594. The suit cites a defective boiler and seeks compensation for his widow and children. Trial proceeding details appear in the article with scattered testimony and safety questions.
Chicago dispatch reports the Seventh Cavalry to move out of Sheridan today toward a post in Arizona. The unit, praised for its discipline and popularity, departs after a period of training and drills amid a public note of respect from townspeople and staff.
A collage of garbled quotes and damaged captions from old newspapers. The text weaves misread names, stray phrases, and broken dialogue across multiple fragments, giving a sense of chaotic humor, partial headlines, and late 19th or early 20th century newspaper spillover.
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