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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1896
Page
4
The notice advertises delivery options for The State Journal Parly edition by carrier at 10 cents a week to Topeka or surrounding towns with five-carrier districts, and by mail for three months. It emphasizes same price in any town covered by the carrier system.
A garbled Feb feature mixes weather notes for Kaas and Topeka with political chatter. It cites Oklot Jenny Starsox joining a Republican camp, Kentucky legislature turmoil, and calls for free silver coinage while forecasting rain and cold, market shifts, and speculative finances.
The article debates party loyalties amid the silver coinage debate, weighing Broderick and Reed against a western liberal slate and predicting a western driven, eastern funded campaign. It also notes Cleveland’s displeasure with the New York World over a popular loan and closes with a military maxims anecdote from Blackwood's Magazine.
Personally M Dumas was one of the most polished and fascinating of men as he was also one of the most kind hearted. He discovered talent on the Parisian stage and supported proteges with warm disinterested friendship. Paris owes Desclee Tallan lera and Feyghine to his keen eye. Mme Celine Chaumont, a brilliant comedienne, was found by him in a suburban theater and gained her first Gymnase engagement through him.
An extended discourse on whist emphasizes scientific play, discipline, and partner communication, urging novices to study the game, avoid misleading signals, and lead with calculated strategy. It cites works like Duplicate Whist and Modern Scientific Whist and notes Milwaukee as a hub for the game. Also profiled is 9 year old billiards prodigy Lasuta Shelenberger of Chicago, praised for remarkable cue skills and daring play despite her size, with a possible future match against Arthur Krueger.
Yale Baseball reports a $2,000 excess in receipts over expenditures as plans unfold for a May event with nine prominent graduates aiding a new coaching method. Marshell Newell to assist Mr Deiand in chasing Harvard next year. The Tennessee Derby closes with 150 entries at Memphis spring meeting.
A New York waiter at 106 Third Street named Carl Barm von Rez claims royal lineage as half brother to Emperor William II. Born in Berlin in 1860, he says his mother Eliza Fronin von Rex served the Empress Augusta. he endured secrecy, schooling, and several wars before a life in exile and as a pensioned German officer. He resembles the emperor in stature and mustache, and now works in a cheap eatery while bearing documents supporting his claim.
Vienna reports Professor Rontgen of Würzburg University has discovered rays that photograph through opaque organic matter. He photographed a hand showing bones with flesh invisible and captured metals through a cloth and fabric. The rays penetrate wood, cloth, and other barriers, enabling imaging of hidden materials and wounded bodies.
Five horses were run over by an Oregon Railway and Navigation train between Adams and Athena. Several were killed outright and one escaped with a missing leg. Low Reed and conductor W E Watson urged bystanders to shoot the wounded animals to end their suffering after they were left along the snow covered track.
Rumors say a well paying gold vein has operated within Duluth city limits for months. Prospects fear England may draw a boundary line around the area while local hills will be searched. Owners include A W Clark M Lewis John De Graw Dr Landry and Al Miner. Tube depth is 70 feet on the county road outside the city limits. Journal reports secrecy remains.
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