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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1895
Page
4
Daily edition delivered by carrier ten cents per week to any part of Topeka or markets, cost the same price in any Kansas town with carrier system. By mail, for six months. By mail, one year. 380 Weekly Edition, per year.
Forecasts call for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Sunday with a shift to northwest winds. The piece also covers Republican gains in the Senate and Senator Chandler’s resolution to oust Senator Mertin, plus commentary on gambling, Populist positions, war debt, and silver vs gold policy spanning several editors and letters.
The article argues that by redeeming outstanding obligations in silver the treasury can retain all incoming gold. It suggests Congress should promptly impose an export duty on gold to keep it within the nation, noting current needs and potential methods to guard mineral reserves.
The article argues for strong measures against gold speculators and advocates using existing laws and even Jewish statute workers to teach a lesson. It critiques current leaders, predicts currency regulation by Congress, and notes gold reserves at 42 million dollars while Cleveland promises to prevent a silver basing crisis.
A Leavenworth banquet attended by Bangas legislature members and many public figures openly violated prohibition. The event prompts censure for lawmakers who should set an example, risking public faith in law and order and discouraging restraint among Kansas citizens.
Miss Annie Bueckner, the sole woman saved from the Elbe, recounts being pushed at first when a boat capsized and how she clung to an oar to be pulled aboard. She says Elbe officers miscalculated afloat time and notes wreckage sighting near the collision scene.
Prof William A Griffith of Washburn College, a skilled practical artist, has a new painting titled Departed Days. Shown at Kellams, it depicts a Kansas prairie near Emporia with Buckhart of Haskell Institute posing for the artist. The note advertises a salve and a skin remedy with a money back guarantee by I. K. Jones.
In a wide survey of Capitol opinion, Senators Kyle and Allen discuss the Brooklyn strike, Populist new departure, and chances of labor and finance policy in 1896. They consider gold, currency contraction, and potential reforms while noting treasury receipts and a growing world gold supply.
Sunday services are listed across a range of churches with times and sermon topics. Notable speakers include Rev. M F P McK ir han, Hon Thomas H Bain, Bishop Thomas atham, Rev Guy W Miner, and Rev Irving Todd. Also notes a W C T U meeting and Rock Island Route excursion details.
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