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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1896
Page
2
The piece argues for a constitutional convention halting expansion of corporate power. It urges reform to curb corporate influence, favoring citizen management over corporate interests and proposing amendments to limit monopolistic control while balancing governance. The writer critiques current laws and advocates decisive legislative changes.
The readable text is garbled with no clear event date or entities. It references laws, a state, a canal, a storm, and a person but lacks coherent actions or outcomes to describe a definite news item.
The school board met last evening with most members present. They discussed new textbooks for third to eighth grade, substitutions in grammar and history, a move to update holiday evacations, repairs at Clay School and Sauls Harken furnace, and plans for delayed start times and staff changes. A project to upgrade the science laboratory is noted, with costs approximating the city budget.
A chaotic New York City scene reports four men arrested after peering into windows along Filthy Avenue near Forty-seventh Street and Pitth Street. The incident, witnessed by bystanders including Helen Gould, involved denials and questioning as police investigated the men’s actions and intent. Officers followed up at the residence of Boyle and Gould, with residents Jay Golliyet and the Haines Gould noted in the police notes.
Local notes report ill health of Jesse Hixtier at Quincy Street home and a Kansas City visit for Jackwn. funeral in Kansas City area attended by Mr Heyden from Chicago. Dr Pratt's sanitarium treatment planned for a patient. Various social events include church gatherings, a fire damaging awning, and upcoming performances and church notices.
Emma Juch appears in New York court with lawyer Wellman as proceedings consider a motion for preservation of a video in a jury trial. The hearing touches on witnesses, attire, and court decorum, with the jury later expected to render a verdict.
A misspelled and garbled report notes the Bessemer Steel Association and Cleveland stake in steel trusts. Letters allegedly reveal independent actions by several parties, with a message name suggesting future orders and price changes.
New York des which Rev Jule Picke who quit church to run saloon ventures in Newburgh is restored to his former position. His attempt failed, forced to sell, destitute and charged with embezzlement. A street anecdote underscores the fallout and public reaction.
Fragmented report cites Tillman and Magre as remarks on measuring and policies. Mentions Senator Pritchard Pittman and anti liquor league figures, temperance workers, and local church groups. Notes national unemployment claims, New York temple project, and whisky opposition as part of a broader political discourse.
Two splendid south to north trains run daily from Missouri River points to the north along the Berlinaton Sioux City route. Low fares promised for travel November 6, 14, and 15. Local agent contact MeNett in St Louis area.
A girl connected to the Richmond murder claims one of the men discussed the crime with her and that friends of lynched suspects threatened her. She describes meetings with Winner Nelson Lackey and others, details suspected during the fatal night and a household inquiry, with threats made to keep silent.
New Yorkers paid up to $200 for boxes and $175 $160 for seats to hear Yvette Guilbert in New York. Prices ranged from $25 to $1 for earlier locations. The auction theater event drew strong bidding with notable sums paid by Abe Hummel and others for prime opening performances.
A misread press item reports that Depew declines engagement to Miss Collins. It notes unclear remarks about reasons and possible family or social expectations influencing the decision amid engagement rumors.
The article records the re election of John Arthur Honge as president and Robert Stoneres as secretary, with Harvey Pu High as treasurer. The slate was elected and a printing plan noted. The annual meeting will be held at Gurieid Park in June.
Charles R Crisp, son of late Speaker Crisp, to fill the unexpired term in the Fifty-fourth Congress from Georgia's Third district. Once the speaker's tabis clerk, Crisp known for his frank face and clear gaze, now leads a family with his mother and younger brother. He promised insider knowledge of House procedures and earned broad fondness on the floor and in the gallery.
English inventor Grant Brambel, long resident of Sleepy Eye, has sold his turbine-like engine design to a British syndicate for 1.4 million dollars. Brambel, 40, previously worked as station agent and operator for the Chicago and Northwestern, claims his compact high horsepower device outperforms existing engines and could revolutionize steam expansion.
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