Will Kansas Republicans Show Unity At National Convention
The State Journal reviews the rise of the Republican party, its northern spread by 1856, and the 1854 to 1856 developments. It notes internal debates over convention delegates, attacks on Senator Peffer, and the impact of eastern sentiment, tariffs, and silver on party cohesion and Kansas representation.
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St. Louis
Republican Party
Globe Democrat
Stephen Igias
Senate
Ripon
Wis
Washington
Massachusetts
Ellis
Dickinson
Pierce
Jackson
Mich
North
Republican State Committees
Pittsburg
Francis P. Blair
Maryland
George W. Wlian
Jodians
Iathman Deter
Philadelphia
Johon Fremont
William L. Dayton
Kansas
Kansas and national politics amid gold and silver debates
The Kansas press views looming national conventions and the split in the Democratic party. It cites Senator Lodge’s immigration bill, calls for restoring silver to coinage, and forecasts a possible factional realignment that could unite Democrats with Republicans against the gold standard.
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Tae
Kanaae
Topeka Jowuxan
Newton Herald Tha Jotesat
Lodge
Welland Canal’s Defenses in View of War Threats
The piece warns Canada’s Welland canal as the sole gateway to the Great Lakes is vulnerable to U S attack. It notes recent Ottawa defense plans and militia funding, cites canal length and 26 locks, and calls Welland the key to a vulnerable barrier. It contrasts U S naval limits with Britain’s potential St Lawrence access, and mentions Ridgeway’s June celebration of Fenian resistance.
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Welland Canal
Great Lakes
United States
Canada
Ottawa
Saance
Lake Superior
Atlantic
Falls of
Niagara
Pingler
Ordnance Corps
United States Army
Great Britain
Atlantic Seaboard
St. Lawrence
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Erie Canal
Uncle Sam
United Waters
John Bull
Welland Peninsula
Lake Osteria
Welland
Ridgeway
Quinine Misadventure At A New York Saloon
A middle aged man, Hi ram J. Bunches, ingested quinine in a saloon on Highth Avenue after placing a 10 cent drink order. An ambulance surgeon performed a stomach pump, reviving him while police and bartender watched. The incident ends with the man admitting he had taken quinine to cure an ailment, amid chaotic street scene and a quick medical intervention. Sources of Ivory discusses African, Indian, and mammoth tusk ivory quality and origins. A Duster for Dolly describes making a feather brush holder from a waxen head doll for dusting small items.
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Turattack
New York Journal
Peffar
Wall Street
Journal
Kaa
Fia
Bava
Nave Sudwe
Chiod
California
Havermeyers
Kanada
Info Messdra
Congress
Peffer
Exosus
Hill
Murphy
Highth Avenue
Neaifty-Third Street
Hiram J. Bunches
Mr. Bunches
Polson
Sega
Tvory
Equator
Equatorial
Africa
Siam
England
Russia
Chambers’ Journal
Bavarian invents combined cane and umbrella with adjustable handle
A Bavarian inventor Kroeger creates a dual purpose cane with a silk umbrella inside. The metal handle is adjustable on a thread and the umbrella mounts by removing the handle, pulling out the umbrella, and attaching it to the cane. Changeover takes about half a minute.
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Kroeger
St Louis Republic
Chinese Physician in Early Family Care Payments
A Chinese doctor is employed by families by the year at a rate of 1 to 5 cents a day based on means and reputation, continuing as long as every family member stays well. When illness or fit occurs, the doctor’s pay pauses until health returns.
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Topeka
Tuburbs
Eanes
Mistaken Identity at the Justice Court in Bryan
An elderly Bryan couple visiting town overhear a crowd at the justice court. They mistake the crowd’s likely topic for a man beating his wife, but learn the prisoner hasn’t been brought in and the figure they fear may be the judge.
On Safer Ground and Jests From City Papers
A collage of comic snippets from Cincinnati Enquirer Washington Star and others. Includes a doctor joke about an ice bath and a child’s water bottle habit, a dangerous storm scene with a brave child, and quips about inferring intentions and aging actors. Various short exchanges reveal old time humor and social foibles with named papers and cartoonish setup.
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Chicago
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New York
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Castleton
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Earth
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Undertakers
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DE Moss & Penwell
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