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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1895
Page
2
Fragmented ad style text lists multiple jewelry items including 20 year gold, Hampden, ruby, and 7 jewel silver pieces. Mentions silver cases open face watches, prices around 12.0 to 820, with references to gold fills, cases, and engines.
The second day of debate on the $500 million gold bond bill produced rapid defeats of amendments. Bland’s substitute was ruled out on a point of order. A Livingston resolution urged arbitration of the British Guinea-Venezuela boundary dispute and a railroad right of way through the San Carlos Indian Reservation was corrected to meet the president’s veto objections.
The Hawaiian question and the cable project between the United States and Hawaii topped Senate discussion. The $500,000 immediate cable appropriation was debated, with Mills opposing and Platt supporting the project, while the cost estimates reached about $2.5 million. Clarence D. Clark was sworn in, reducing the Senate’s youth average. A Montana Idaho lands examination bill passed without debate, though Gorman signaled a move to reconsider. Executive session followed by adjournment.
The article outlines a proposed substitute for the current financial bill. It would require government coin obligations to be paid only in standard gold or silver coins, with duties on imports split between gold and silver. It calls for redeemption of Treasury notes by bullion, revival of free coinage, revocation of new debt, and authorization for Treasury to issue notes receivable for most demands except import duties.
In Cincinnati on February 7 Debs was led by counsel Darrow to renew his life and his ties to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen dating to the creation of the American Railway Union.
Isorensos Ciry Mo Feb 7 The house passes a bill making train robbery punishable by death. A separate bill to create a state board of pharmacy is defeated 8 to 33. The house also sets age of consent at 18, and debates butterine labeling. Several local and national items follow including relief aid plea, a noted horseman found dead, and a sensational divorce case in Curcaco.
Reports from Kansas Missouri and adjoining states describe a severe storm season with blizzards crippling railroads and delaying trains. Extreme cold 30s below zero in several towns, drifting snow and sand hinder travel. One man dies after being struck by a train near Mexico Missouri while five Parisians perish in Britain from cold.
Thomas Hanter a New York colored coachman linked to a professor’s household was arrested after sending alarming letters to Governor Morrill and other U S governors. His insanity surfaced through revival meeting tales and a lover’s note as evidence. The employer remained unaware until police custody. He did not send a second letter to the Supreme Court judges.
Edward Craig, a former regular at Fort Leavenworth, asks Judge Foster for a writ. Confined in the Kansas penitentiary after a court martial found him guilty of assault on the prison's captain with a shoe-last, he argues the court martial lacked authority to sentence him to ten years.
Fire in Plymouth Indiana destroys property valued at $90,000. Opposition to Mr Reed's financial bill surfaces among Republicans. A bank cashier is robbed in Portland Oregon. suspect arrested. Censorship begins at San Jose de Guatemala for messages from Guatemala. Brazil gains arbitration over the Missiones oil dispute with Argentina. San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley railroad funding nears completion with $110,000 remaining of $2,500,000 target. Rudolph Spreckels, tied to Hawaiian arms shipments, is 25 and in San Francisco. Parkhurst opposes New York police department reform before the state senate. Whisky trust offices move from Peoria to Chicago. Lexington Bridge Co. drawing a Missouri River bridge gains legislative approval. Vienna hosts an international agricultural expo May 4–7. U S farming implements invited. Gold and silver coin handling reforms proposed for treasury redemptions. Mrs. Robert Cobb dies at revival in Pittsville Missouri. Lafe Lawrence to relocate to Kinderhook New York to pursue rail ventures. Bayard Jr. and Dorothy Davis engagement announced. Bou langer heir plans to move grave body to Paris. Spain and United States commercial modus vivendi goes into effect. Frisco division receivers seek separate handling in St Louis. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup marketed for teething. Babcock & Frost advertise repair services in Kansas Avenue.
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