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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1896

Page

4

Senator Tillman Blamed For Global Monetary Conspiracy Cries

The article condemns parliament members and advocates, citing February 21, 1878 parallels, denouncing alleged schemes to demonetize metallic money. It accuses critics of aiding a “crime of the age” and echoes charges against Tillman in a charged historical debate on currency policy and agriculture.

House of Representatives Europe Tillman Bright Mures Shylock Beo Tillman

Weather Indications Canada to Kansas Feb 10 Fairer and colder tonight

Weather notes predict fair but colder conditions for Kansas tonight with northwest winds. The excerpt also includes scattered political commentary and book notes on economic topics, discussing currency reform and public policy debates.

Canada Kansas

Rail rate difference sparks Kansas farmer relief move

Kansas railroad commissioners inform carriers to act now to reduce rates for farmers after a 17 cent disparity between the New York Galveston routes. Interstate Commerce Commission appeal planned. Rock Island attorney M A Low claims the recent rate hike was unjust, noting Wichita to New York at 4 cents per hundred and Wichita to Galveston at 82 cents per hundred.

New York Galveston Corm Bates State Board of Railroad Kansas Leas Inter-State Commerce Commission M. A. Low Rock Island Wichita

Grain exempt from tax aids Grant county cattle drive

Oklahoma reporters cite Grant county resolution exempting feeding cattle from salat ion to lure Texas cattle to cut grain surplus for shipment east by railroads. Boston Society of Psychic Research recounts a staged illusion where phosphorescent paper on a “professor” head glowed in the dark causing a brief, embarrassing supernatural display.

Grant County Oklahome Oklahoma Bava Texas Boston Society of Psychical Research Boston Post

Sealing Declines as Fleet Reorients to Otter Hunting

The San Francisco sealing fleet shrinks with more than half leaving the business. Only four schooners will sail this year, while others shift to otter cruising seeking riskier but potentially richer returns. The article notes global telegraph mileage and U S lines data from 1595, plus Boston’s status as a musical and intellectual hub with a notable sermon described as distilled into a strong prose solo.

San Francisco

The Greatest Trusts Begin Operations Across Coal and Rail

A leading article outlines the launch of a vast Morgan and Vanderbilt controlled trust uniting anthracite coal and railroads. It claims an enormous $1.9 billion capital and hundreds of miles of line, with Reading Railroad and related mines central to the reorganized empire. The piece argues profits, prices, and control will expand, with the trust dominating many companies and steering policy through board unity.

Vandechilte J. Pierpont Morgan Pierpont M Trust Wall Street Atr. Morgan Vanderbilts A. A. McLeod Reading Railroad and Coal Mines New Jersey New England McLeod Boston Reading Railroad Mr. Morgan Vehnee Board of Ronal Irish Caylind Podcci United States Morgan-Vanderbilt

Easter Date Rules and Chinatown Campaign News

Easter Sunday falls on April 6 this year, while Shrove Tuesday lands on February 18. The piece explains Easter's date rules, its Gregorian establishment in 1753, and the earliest and latest possible dates. It also notes Salvation Army plans to invade Chinatown, San Francisco led by Captain May Jackson. The Whist Congress convenes June 2 to 27 in St Louis, and Ohio debates replacing battery punishment with electrical chair.

France Salvation Army Chinatown San Francisco May Jackson Canton St. Louis

Candidates For President Of The Langue Of American Wheelmen

Archibald Willison of Maryland and Sterling Elliott of Massachusetts emerge as leading contenders for president of the Langue of American Wheelmen at Baltimore on February 1. Willison, current head of the league, seeks re election, while Elliott edits The L A W Bulletin in Boston and aims to double league membership.

Tillman Ovc Nanual Assembly Baltimore Archibald ©. Willison Maryland Sterling Elliott Massachusetts Willison Syerlond Elliott Cumberland Camberland Evening Johnstons Camberland Hardware Company Maryland Board of L. A. W National Assembly League Eliott L. A. W. Bulletin Boston Elliott Cyclers Legene

European cycle news and notes from the era

Reports from Europe on daily cycling papers and a New York show visitor Sir Julian Pauncefate. The piece notes 876 bicycle kinds in America and mused quips about balls and moderation in cycling. It also mentions Mayo racing in London, bloomers bans, polo on bicycles, and Cyclist Zimmerman's return hints.

Europe Julian Pauncefate New York America Alan Mayo Moro and Saunders London Aricona

Russian envoy Kotzebue arrives as new ambassador

The Washington society welcomes M de Kotzebue, newly arrived Russian ambassador, noted for social polish and a beautiful wife left in Russia. His family includes a tall blond daughter married to Count de Rebinder and a son in the Russian army, while his nephew Prince Cantacuzene previously held the role.

Washington M. de Kotzebue Cantacurene M. DE Kotzeste Mme. de Kotzebue Russia Japan Wurttemberg Prince Cantacuzene Count de Rebinder

Hermit Scientist Oswald Roams From Nature to Wied Out Queer Things

Dr Oswald Hars roving commission from Nature to reveal queer natural laws and health theories. Belgian born physician turned natural philosopher famed for Summerland Sketches and Physical Education. Once atop Smoky Mountains, he lives hermit fashion cooking over an open fire and sleeping on boughs. In Japan heroes memorials loom as Riverhead electric plant outage swamps town in darkness.

Oswald Hars Nature Polix L. Oswald Hus Feliz L. Oswald Dr. Oswald Louisville Belgium Mexico Central America Oswald Tennessee Smoky Mountain Range

It is the Way Our Collars Smooth Wlesa Steam Laundry

Fragmented OCR text mentions a steam laundry at 112 feet and a phrase about collars. No clear event, people, or organizations present to form a coherent notice.

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