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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1896
Page
2
Pittsburg August 11 Bryan arrives by Pennsylvania Central train to thronged crowds and police barriers. Enthusiasts flood streets, entering Grand Opera House and Avenue Theater amid police cordons, with Bryan delivering a campaign talk stressing platform defense and unity against government overreach.
The scene in Canton features William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley amid large crowds. Speeches praise, cheer, and partisan contrasts unfold at theaters and homes, with Bryan stressing patriotism, policy over personalities, and a call for a silver standard while McKinley receives warm support from neighbors.
Eureka John Whent county clerk reports a simple method to beat heat. He notes that shutting windows keeps a room cooler. after closing them the thermometer dropped from 100 to 26 inside in an hour, while outside stayed hot. He claims the breeze is then blocked and cooling improves.
Free silver supporters of Topeka Fifth ward gather this evening at 1737 Kaneus avenue to organize a Bryan club. W A Snyder and N J Dalton lead the effort with a planned meeting at 7 p m. August 11.
Mrs Lissie Hamilton has filed suit in district court for divorce from Peter W. Hamilton claiming years of ill treatment since their 1874 marriage that produced four children. She contends he is a farmer with land north of the city and has abused her, failing to support her or her property. She seeks alimony and an injunction preventing disposal or encumbrance of assets.
For over fifty years this preparation has been used to soothe teething children by calming discomfort and promoting smoother gums. The product is promoted as safe for infants and toddlers, with instructions suggesting dosage based on age and weight.
New York reports a massive Bryan event with up to 80 000 requests for 20 000 seats at Madison Square Garden. Plans include one indoor rally and an outdoor gathering, with prominent Republicans among applicants and tickets issued by the Silver party headquarters. Security and crowd control feature steel backed tickets and layered access, while preparations anticipate a record turnout and possible open air address to accommodate overflow.
Aug 11 report on a floating post manned by Booth followers from Salvation Army lineage aboard the brig Mansion Captain Thomas. The flag measures about five by four feet with a blue field, 45 white stars, a central blue star, and a white cross. Inscription reads The Lord in My Bonnet and Floating Post No. 1 American Volunteers No services aboard though the skipper wears a Volunteer badge aiding those encountered.
New York August 11 rapid transit commissioners approved a plan for a four track tunnel from the post office to Grand Central. From there two branches would run east and west toward Harlem River with total cost not to exceed 30 million dollars. The proposal followed a suggestion by George Gould and Fuses Sage to expand the Manhattan Railway Company via surface lines, which was rejected.
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher arrived at Ocean Grove New Jersey on August 11 to hear Major J I Pond speak on Reminiscences of Henry Ward Beecher before the Summer School of theology in the Aud itorine Major Pond escorted her. Afterward they dined at the Arbreton and Mrs Beecher returned to Brooklyn in the evening.
Real estate report notes Richard Croker sold a large block of property at 4 West One Hundred Twenty-First, and 31 33 West One Hundred Twenty-Fourth streets in New York with 626 frontage and 201 percent depth to Henry M. Denton for around 170000 after an auction withdrawal earlier. Also mentions an August 11 sale and prior private bids, plus related auction remark by Peter Meyer. Pair of tandem crash injuries and local ads conclude.
United States swelters as temperatures while cooling brief remain in Ohio and Mississippi valleys. In the northwest a slight barometric shift offers hope for relief within two days though most regions endure 100 degree heat. Navy yard machinist John W. Stahl is reported as the sole fatality in the tally.
Extreme heat in New York left about a hundred prostrations. Ambulances and patrol wagons operated nonstop as streetcars stalled and horses collapsed. Temperatures peaked around 100 degrees at mid afternoon with high humidity. Hospitals called police for extra ambulance support amid widespread suffering in tenements.
Chicago suffered extreme heat with police and letter carriers quitting work and some possibly dying. Bio department stores behaved as makeshift hospitals as hundreds of female clerks collapsed and many quit. Jim Hall was arrested in New York for a debt related to board and a planned bout with Steve O Donnell was canceled.
Justice Brewer gains invitation to speak to Yale theological class on "The Pulpit from the Few" and plans to rebuke ministers over pew tenants. A lake trip reveals his plain dress and a postmistress with a rough path to income, while passengers misidentify his identity aboard the Farisbury steamship.
London dispatch summarizes a Madrid memorandum that avoids offense to President Cleveland and the United States while detailing Cuba and Spain relations and pressing the powers to enforce stricter American neutrality. The Standard reports the intention to pressure the United States toward tighter neutrality amid Cuban issues.
Grand Junction Colorado August 11 A Denver special says Senator Henry M Teller with his wife and children arrived in town Asked by a bystander about Thurston's claim Bryan was employed by a silver syndicate Teller replied Thurston knows better He felt like correcting him but expects Bryan to handle it in due course
Atlanta August 1 Thomas E L Watson receives a bamboo straw hat from two New Jersey men. The modest, citified headgear marks a break from his traditional soft felt Populist hat. Col Aumon A Murphey and Col W L Peek already ordered similar hats, signaling a campaign show of support.
A political meeting by Congressman Sutzer's Bryan and Senail club No 1 raised seven hundred dollars for campaign expenses. A three member committee was formed to recruit fifty members to greet Bryan at Madison Square Garden next Wednesday and notify him of his nomination. Separately Yokohama reports the eclipse expedition failed due to dense fog, despite an elaborate outfit.
Saratoga Wyoming August 11 M Cush man rancher from Grand Encampment drove out a herd of elk captured in rainthe past three years to James W Cox two and led behind warens to Mesa where they will be placed in a park. Also an advertisement for Bege's Hair Renower claims universal benefits with a 4 positive guarantee and promises rapid relief from digestive issues.
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