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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1896
Page
4
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A long, tangled note details political maneuvering around Indiana and national figures. It cites reformers, party splits, competing factions in Cleveland and Chicago, and concerns over saloon suppression, banking reserves, and the spoils system. It frames a volatile, rumor-filled political landscape with references to McKinley, Carroll, and Carnegie, and urges reform through businesslike governance.
A historical column discusses McKinley versus the field in the presidential race. It describes the favorite son strategy, Platt-Quay control of delegations, and watchers predicting McKinley’s challenges from various states if rival candidates gain traction.
The piece surveys rapid but contentious progress in congressional legislation with Ways and Means leading, and notes that while committees push bills forward, slow Senate opposition and high defense spending loom. It highlights pension debates, post office funding questions, and calls for robust coast defenses amid rising appropriations.
New York World reports experiments at the College of Physicians and Surgeons attempting to image objects on brain cortex using Roentgen rays. Animal tests show dogs seeking a bone after exposure and rabbits fearing a pictured fierce dog. Human trials paused due to safety concerns with brain image superposition.
The New York Sun reports that Angooshe, proclaimed king of Kako island Alaska six weeks ago, led a four week potlatch filled with wild orgies and fasting. Daily at 10 am the men swam in icy seas and danced until exhaustion then repeated the baths. About 150 gallons of whisky flowed and Angooshe tore up 800 pairs of blankets before the end of the celebration.
A Baltimore inventor Davies and Frank Della Torre test the eophone on the Lilac to locate sound at sea in fog. In dense fog a buoy was detected and direction traced though observers were confused by course changes. Blindfolded observers tracked a pursuing vessel by whistle sound with no difficulty.
A compilation of press reactions criticizing Weyler's proclamations and martial law in Cuba. The excerpts from Chicago Times Herald New York Mail and Ex New Orleans Pic condemn the plan as brutal. They warn it may force the United States to recognize Cuban belligerent rights.
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