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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1896
Page
4
Daily edition delivery by carrier at ten cents a week to any Topeka area or Tubolette, with same price in any town where the paper’s carrier service operates.
Kansas weather glimpses warn of a cooler spell followed by warmer, northwest winds tonight. In politics, two states North Carolina and Texas gain larger delegate counts at the Populist convention, while Kansas holds 62 delegates. Remarks touch on Gorman, Brice, and Weaver, naval spending, armor plate costs, and debates over government control of telegraphs versus postal service.
Federal dispute over Waller case continues amid calls for correspondence and evidence. Administration delays, citing department workload, draw criticism from lawmakers as Lt. Governor Troutman visits Topeka and comments on political factions.
Madrid press El Pais attacks Spain's Cuba policy urging autonomy for the island and condemning noble corruption as a potential spark for Spanish revolution. The piece claims monarchists blame the monarchy for Cuba's distress and foretells uprisings if order is not restored.
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes rapid state creation in the era with four new states in 1889 and 1890 plus Idaho and Wyoming in 1890 and Utah in 1896. It predicts another state joining around 1887, suggesting Oklahoma.
A jumble of early 20th century commentary cites Kaiser Wilhelm and British figures while noting tense European relations. References to Lord Salisbury, Kalayr Wilhelm, and Senator Chandler appear amid satirical takes from Chicago and New York papers. A stray ad line for Peerless Steam Laundry closes the column.
Washington reports the Supreme Court will rehear the hat trimmings tariff dispute that a Philadelphia jury first ruled on in 1891. The case concerns duties on hat trimmings and related ribbons and fabrics, with potential losses to the government ranging up to about 25 million dollars depending on the outcome.
Dr Bell of Komo komo tested bloodhounds on a snowy city route from Tomlinson ball through alleys and parks. The dogs, guided along a course walked by Bell, traced the path with precision despite crowds, eventually locating Tomlinson bell and identifying a large crowd of nearly seven hundred people.
William DePue of Milford, Pennsylvania, awoke after seven years of cataleptic trance with his mind blank and unable to recall events. Doctors could not explain the recovery, and though physically healthy, he is nearly blind and uncommunicative about the intervening years. The case, described by the New York Herald, remains largely unexplained.
Brooklyn women organize to abolish spitting in street cars by confronting offenders directly. The plan envisions women blocking view, scolding the spitter, and speaking to him to deter the habit with public pressure. An editor’s humorous note praises the daintiness and resolve of Brooklyn’s Ladies.
Readable excerpts from governors of Indiana New Jersey South Dakota Montana and New Mexico urge Christian Endeavorers to engage in political life attend primaries align with a major party or resist vanity. The piece also notes Miss Hilda Hitchings, a New Zealand tennis champion with one arm, famed for agile play and a tall, lithe physique.
J A Till of Brent Crook Michigan outlines a clockwork submerged boat idea using magnetized bow and dynamite to explode near a war vessel. The plan envisions underwater propulsion and remote detonation to disable ships, reflecting wartime sentiment and speculative engineering.
The Burden and other New York ladies display vast diamond and emerald collections while homes store valuables in vaults and strong rooms. Theft losses near $60,000 haunt wealthy society as detectives guard opera entrances and city jewels spark social fashion and lavish gifts.
Leie Fuller, famed for her European success in Salome, will visit America to showcase the production in New York. She accepted a $10,000 offer for four weeks and will arrive soon. Stevens, her manager, plans to arrange engagements with a Olympia venue expected to host the show.
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