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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1896
Page
4
Weather notes from Caicasa forecast for tonight and Thursday with brisk westerly winds. Kansas politics cover mortgage law, silver debate, and praise for Charles Curtis while contrasting Calderhead and GOP positions amid national currency concerns.
A local gold standard organ rebutts a column advocating free silver with bold financial logic. It argues doubling money costs would raise foreign prices, letting American manufacturers keep wages while remaining competitive, and cites tariff and Sherman act shifts as factors shaping silver's value. It also critiques New York Press coverage of Senator Hill and Peffer resolutions, warning against political maneuvering and financial conspiracies.
The Saline Republican Journal urges Kansas Republicans to reject Morrill’s renomination viewing it as a grave misstep. It asserts a strong $5,000 GOP majority and warns the Morrill faction risks a major split, while noting Wall Street bankers and financiers shaping GOP choices for president in 1902.
Governor Morrilles announces an $800 reward for the arrest and conviction of those who killed Charles A. Rodman at his home in Anthony township Hiscounty on the night of February 17.
Hungary plans a national year long millennium celebration led by Budapest with a grand exposition. Highlights include a new parliament building costing over five million dollars, Danube bridges, an underground railway, sewers, 500 new schools, and 169 exhibition buildings in Varosliget. The event will split between historical displays and a modern model city on the Danube island, with completion aimed for May opening ceremonies.
The article profiles Charles A Towne of Duluth Minnesota a young rising political orator whose striking speech in favor of free silver propelled him to national attention. Born in Michigan educated there and at Michigan University he studied law Marquette and moved to Duluth in 1890 where his early political prominence grew. He rose quickly in Republican circles and after declining a 1888 nomination won a large majority in last fall’s election.
San Jose citizens plan a four day floral carnival with a 250 foot electric light tower draped in roses. Miss Lois Peckham leads the Santa Clara County Floral Society in coordinating parades, arches, and displays across Agricultural Park with 8 carnival queens from roses to iris. A schoolchild parade and town exhibits will showcase county rivalry and beauty.
A Chicago Post report portrays a prominent moralist who condemns brutal prize fights yet becomes engrossed when a boy nearly fights a much larger opponent. The man shifts from lecturing to praising the display of pluck, confessing his boys should learn restraint while cheering the spectacle. The piece mocks hypocrisy in civic self righteousness.
A humorous dining room mishap follows a new waiter who clumsily juggles bowls and coffee, then misreads orders until a diner finally declares apricots are not on the menu but prunes are. A collection of short quips and verses closes with Lent themes and reflections.
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