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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1896
Page
9
Senator predicts NeKtnley will be nominated on a gold platform and withdraws from the convention. Interview excerpts quote party leaders discussing the 1934 platform, McKinsey as potential nominee, and reactions from Teller and other Republicans on a pro gold standard ticket.
A garbled historical snippet describes political maneuvering around a likely ballot or party split. It mentions Estrois May Not Bolt and refusals to declare future actions, alongside scattered references to detectives, reformers, and party figures amid a chaotic public discourse. The text hints at a factional struggle and anticipated votes or conventions without clear specifics or dates.
In Topeka on June 12 a Confederate veterans reunion is planned with exhibitions and parades. The event, tied to a Confederate reunion, emphasizes gatherings of former soldiers and related activities, including ceremonies and displays of memorabilia.
A lengthy article surveys prominent American golf figures and the era’s emerging cycling sport. It notes Halevferd sud fle Prowre the Linke Te and other top players, discusses endurance and attire, and reflects on public interest in cycle racing and Brady’s European trip.
Philadelphia era coverage of the 1876 Republican convention notes Ickelheimer as favored to secure the money plank for the gold standard. Prominent delegates including Quay and Porter arrive as discussions center on anti silver and support for sound money. New York delegate Lauterbach asserts the platform will demand unequivocal gold standard and reject free silver with a strict price ratio.
President Cleveland and friends plan three weeks in northern Wisconsin near the Brule River. Senator Vilas invites them to a log shanty getaway for rugged sport, including trout fishing and deer shooting, in mid to late August. Guides, camping, and rustic living are described as the expected experience. The trip emphasizes challenging, non leisure activities with emphasis on big trout and archery hunting opportunities.
Editor A. I. Wooster of Daveo Michigan promotes De Wiese Awiteh Harol Salve as a cure for all skin diseases after enduring piles for twenty years. The letter accuses misrepresentation in reports about Parsons and Barre in the Dispatches. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Han Bes Byer, provides the assertion.
Ottswe Cheatangau Ficksts will be sold as the Minsouri Pacine, diverting to 25th from Popelta at a rate of 158 dollars for the return trip. Limited for return passage to June 10 from all other stations in Kamas mt fate of one fare for the round up. Train leaves Thpekn 3 Band concert at Gurfield park.
Dun's Weekly Review notes fictitious cotton prices not harming market and favorable government wheat estimates. Textile manufacture shows no broad improvement. cotton goods and wool sales slow. overall business mood remains cautious with stocks and exports discussed and wages and labor concerns noted.
Bradstreet gloom spreads as Kansas City and Omaha demand strengthens while New York faces uncertain finance terms. Western trade shows quiet wholesale activity with few improvements in cotton goods and textiles. Wheat and corn suffer in parts, high wood prices noted, and western merchants brace for price shifts amid speculative pressures. Public notices of remedies and a Missouri trip to St Louis are briefly mentioned amid jittery market tone.
In a fragmented notice the Santa Fe Route advertises travel on the Home Road with a $18 return fare. It mentions dates June 14 and May for reservations, and directs readers to call Hepot at the corner of Butth Street, with office number 353 and agent Gan.
Fragmented report lists various sports items and人物 names such as Captain Shet, Yale athletes, Arthur Blake, Jim Davis, and Captain Sheckford. Mentions lawn tennis, yacht racing plans, and a baseball pitching comeback by Charles King. Vague references to Middle sex championship results and track engagements appear amid inconsistent OCR text.
The Brave Little Sir Walter, ridden by Pred Tarai, surged to a Brooklyn Handicap win in a dramatic finish. Sit Walter, aged like his famed sire Bidlothian, proved the race and crowd memory with a bold front-running ride and decisive end. The Brock stable celebrated as Sir Walter’s triumph echoed years of near misses and refined training.
A brief notice highlights Walter S. Frankihi, a young chess talent from San Francisco, showing early mastery and a bright future at a mere 14 years old. It mentions George H. Tidinspeen as a rival or contemporary with notable chess experience and skill.
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