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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1895
Page
3
A lengthy, heated discussion on gold and silver standards unfolds in Curcand with Mr Horr and Mr Harvey trading arguments over demonetization, currency values, labor impact, and historical coinage ratios. The exchange covers prosperity, wage effects, and the role of gold in global finance amid vivid assertions.
In Curcaco on July 22 Messrs Horr and Harvey renewed their dispute over the silver question at the Minoia club houses. The session opened by Mr Harvey, who asserted that the debate of the day focused on ratios and the relation of silver to gold.
In a spring morning Noah carpenter suffers a mangled thumb while working at the ark as Mrs Nozh consoles him amid ripples of comic ribbing from local lads. He vows not to hire unregenerate laborers at two bits an hour and to keep the shop running with care.
In a New York World snippet, two young men pause embroidery to eat bonbons and discuss an engagement. George cites reasons to marry a football player while Reginald ponders Sara Van Winklewink, a Knickerbocker blooded quarterback from Vassar, as part of the plans.
Fragmentary quote shows a character asking for a kiss and a rejection provoking strong dislike. The excerpt hints at relationship tension and social friction, with a dismissive remark about the person named George. The source presents a dramatic line from a sketch likely aiming to provoke intrigue.
Reports from Havana dated July 23 describe intensified fighting as 8 000 troops reinforce Manzanillo, with 11 000 under Captain General Martinez de por in Holguin Bayamo and corojo near the front. Maximo Gomez reportedly commands the insurgents, who aim to burn Baramo Veguita Yara and Manzanillo unless sugar planters pay contributions. Mapum notes Cuban unrest prompting calls to move generals Weller and Polnviceja to suppress the rebellion while Nebraska chemists praise Royal taking powders as strongest.
In Atchison Kansas on a warm Saturday Senator Ingalls reacts to a planned W C T U resolution denouncing remarks from his grocers picnic speech. He threatens to “call the roll” on accusers while noting the dispute over morals in the city and prepares for a mass meeting to address alleged insults.
Topeka notices a July 24 3 PM meeting at the courthouse for Encampment Kansas National Guards and Fort Riley Leavenworth troops slated for the second week of September in Topeka. Also announces dissolution of the partnership Clements and Chaffee and informs debt settlement with D A Clements at 631 Kansas Avenue. A separate notice states Sara Cozine has left the speaker’s wife abandons home and waives debt responsibility beyond this date.
Oregon Democrats send circulars to county chairs asking about forming a state convention to declare a position on silver. Twenty replies received with many ambivalent tones. Multnomah County opposes the convention. Tonight at Hamilton Hall Tonicht, Tra D. Muyhall, a bimetalist, speaks on monetary terms in plain language.
In a Cincinnati Tribune excerpt, Mr Dismal Dawson quotes a paper praising a seller who loves work and makes more money than he can count. Everett Wrest probes the idea, noting the seller’s money could do some good, signaling a utilitarian view of wealth and labor.
Curioes Bridge Building compares Clifton and Niagara suspensions at 245 feet to the Kinzua viaduct near Alton Pa. It was designed built and finished in eight and a half months without scaffolding or a ladder. The viaduct spans 2100 feet in length and rises 300 feet high. A Taxpayer quips that he owns the home as rent questions arise.
Wheat futures opened lower amid disappointing cables and weak overseas cues. September prices slipped from last night’s close, with mixed moves across corn oats and hogs. Texas and Kansas City markets showed varied receipts and steady to lower tones, while traders faced a sea of uncertainty in the U S grain pit.
Markets reel as Bradstreets reports a 2,012,000 bushel drop in world visible supply. Wheat surges from 67.4 to 68.5 as traders weigh Minnesota and South Dakota damage projections. Corn shows muted moves while hog prices slide 15 to 20 cents. pork, ribs, and lard fall with limited demand. Local notes cite Russian and European shipments, English markets steady, and varied crop damage estimates across Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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