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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1894
Page
2
A local feature recalls Grover's Gifts as children celebrate a decorated Christmas tree. The piece highlights community spirit, holiday cheer, and local involvement in arranging and admiring the seasonal display.
The president and cabinet members shared a family Christmas at the White House. A Christmas tree in the library was crafted with tiny electric lights. The president gave gifts to household staff, with Mrs Cleveland distributing presents to employees. only Mrs Cleveland’s mother attended as a guest. Cabinet children visited for a tree viewing and a luncheon prior to the family dinner.
Governor Vennoyer writes to President Cleveland lamenting national ruin and urging silver as money while criticizing tariff policy. The note pleads for relief and better leadership amid unemployment and business distress.
A Missouri penitentiary warden fed about four thousand convicts a Christmas dinner including turkey, cranberry sauce, vegetables, cake and coffee. The day featured boxing and wrestling in the male yard and dancing in the female department as Governor Stone observed pardons on the holiday.
Government officials state that Spain will not tolerate policies or actions that discriminate against locally produced products. The statement emphasizes fair treatment for domestic industry and calls for equal access to markets for all Spanish goods.
The article outlines tense US Spain tariff disputes in late December. It notes Cuba supplying seven eighths of raw sugar to US refiners, with Spain threatening retaliation that could cut Cuban sugar and 70,000 jobs. It explains column classifications and the impact on trade in flour and sugar.
The Brooks County unrest is over. Governor ordered Valdosta videttes to Quitman. Capt Calferty Lieutenant Sinten and Peoples D Tiaxis and Sheriff Thrasher visited the scene, peace was restored, and citizens pledge to pursue justice. Videttes returned to Valdosta after the afternoon train.
Reports from Honolulu indicate no real danger to the provisional government as Royalists allegedly plot to restore Queen Liliuokalani. Chargé Hastings cites peace and willingness of natives to accept the current regime, while officials point to recent arrests and lack of concrete evidence of a threat.
From Wis agencies reports dated December 26 General complaints urge ending federal aid to Indians. La Pointe agent Mércer calls government support the main obstacle to progress while Shoshone Agency at Wyoming claims sustained aid prevents self sufficiency. Some urge rationing and redirecting funds to payment for goods.
A through passenger train on the Louisville and Nashville line bound for New Orleans is reported wrecked near Brentwood Tennessee, nine miles south of the town. A wrecking crew has reached the scene and the train is believed to be moving again.
In a tangled story from New Orleans, Lila Havens faces an arranged marriage to Judge Mason after a family financial collapse, while Carroll Trainor plans a return to Mexico seeking a fresh start. A torn note shifts Lila to reject the match, and Trainor confirms he will depart. The couple’s prospects pivot as family pressure, love, and ruined fortune collide.
Excursion details list 400 mile trips at one and one third fare round trip with sale dates December 22 23 4 26 31 and January 1 return valid through January 2 city offices and stations named for tickets to any destination aboard fine all steel vestibule trains via Chicago Grand Trunk and Lehigh Valley routes connecting major cities. Union Pacific offers similar holiday fares within 20 miles. Also ad for Snow’s Pine Expectorant and Torneys Steam Laxpar with contact phone 153.
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