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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1896
Page
4
Topeka and Edburts and Eanes town readers offered weekly and annual subscription rates. The paper promotes carrier delivery and a one year price option with a separate weekly edition identical pricing.
In Kansas weather notes mark a chilly night and cooler east, with Saturday fair and westerly winds. The political chatter centers on Republicans naming Reed and McKinley delegates, Populists courting silver party support, and Judge Caldwell as a strongest Populist option. Commentaries question party strategy, the rail question, and a coinage plan tied to gold and silver.
A pro restriction lobby led by Congressman Curtis gains backing as illiterate immigrant statistics circulate. The Ipsque report, citing the seventh special U.S. Labor Commission study, shows high rates of illiteracy among foreign born residents in Baltimore Chicago New York and Philadelphia with many lacking money. The piece critiques advice given to working girls and contains partisan newspaper references amid broader debates on immigration and employment.
Missouri Governor Stone critiques anti silver sentiment in the Democratic party and analyzes the 1893 coinage plank. He recalls Cleveland era disputes over parity of metals and reasons behind free coinage support while stressing expediency vs principle and anticipating future convention moves.
Governor Stone discusses Democratic fate, free coinage, and Cleveland. He recalls party platform shifts, silver advocates, and possible bolt plans. He cites Kentucky and Ohio as pivotal, notes administration influence in votes, and weighs chances of a Cleveland re election amid national tension.
A fragmentary report discusses fears of war with England easing after confidence returns to Wall Street. It notes President Cleveland’s allies in finance, suggests Morrison as a potential Democratic candidate, and analyzes bi metal coinage views and market impacts. The long excerpt also contains a vivid passage from Macmillan’s Magazine about drovers and rural life.
A London Globe item recalls Joe a fox terrier who followed his owners across Penzance and later surprised them by remaining at a tennis ground overnight despite warnings. He would appear along routes they planned and grin when found, showing unexpected comprehension of directions.
A summer incident describes a college president who is a grant gardener with a glass eye. He bursts in hurriedly without his eye, is misdirected by a caller, and regains composure after a witty command from his wife. The tale highlights his presence of mind as he recovers and handles the moment.
Tickets on sale February 3 1912 inclusive El Paso to Mexico City and return twenty dollars For further information call your Rock Island agent A M Pouras Beggs German Salavage German Salva ge remedy advertised with a digestive relief claim and sample box offered by druggists
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