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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1896
Page
4
Frank P. MacLennan argues the judiciary holds excessive power, urging elective judicial offices and the initiative and referendum as checks. He cites Judge Tuley on limits of courts versus legislatures, noting courts strike down popular laws and urging modern, common sense decisions grounded in current conditions.
Emcaco March 10 reports Kansas generally fair tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions and westerly winds. Ohio delegates to the national convention show contention. Sherman praised as patriota while Tecumseh is cited as the true patriot. The president may lose Democratic supporters. rumors say Tarney may become consul at Havana. Debate over railway freight regulation continues with calls for fair Galveston rate adjustment and an investigation to curb railroad evasion. Legislative flaws in corporate laws noted, with ongoing uncertainty about enforcement.
A description of a Gonacial plank used at the Emporia convention shows how advertising signs spell different messages when viewed from various angles. The satire targets the Free Silver and Bimetallism debates with political figures like Charles Cartix and Curtis, noting shifts in stance on the platform and the Republicas party.
The article reports Judge Tuley urging workers to organize unions and vote to push sweat shop suppression. He questions legislative power while courts retain current powers, arguing united action is needed to gain effective reform.
The racing board of the League of American Wheelmen favors a multi circuit plan with Western Eastern and Southern routes converging to a central national meet, followed by a combined circuit continuing through October. Leaders and promoters expect broader support from clubs manufacturers and fans while avoiding overlong individual campaigns.
A Connecticut prisoner jailed for drunkenness promised not to resist handcuffs and walked to Bridgeport peacefully. During a car swap at South Norwalk he slipped away, but after reaching Bridgeport he waited at the station for hours before surrendering at the jail and explaining the mischance. The incident may shorten his 80 day term.
At William Street Baptist in New Bedford a mouse appeared on the pulpit during Rev. Swalin’s sermon. It wandered into a front pew causing alarm among women, ending with a hunt and the mouse being caught and killed. The Providence Journal reports the incident.
The piece outlines the 1906 major league schedule, winter training moves to the south, and a surge of new talent from the minor leagues under the national agreement. It highlights clubs like New York and Louisville, lists debuts and drafts, and notes changes in rules and umpire protections as the Atlantic league emerges with Samuel Crane as president.
Dr Alexander C Howe head of the Central association in New York presides over nearly 1000 trainees. His graded apparatus system and extensive physical examinations set a national standard. Howe trained at Springfield and created popular gymnasium devices now used widely.
Washington society buzzes over a clash between M Patenotre the French ambassador and Mr Rockhill first assistant secretary of state. Mrs Rockhill allegedly declared to a servant that she was dead prompting a social snub that spiraled into an official diplomatic feud with both sides refusing recognition.
Dr W Robertson Nicoll is credited with discovering Barrie Crockett and Ian Maclaren, lifting their works into wide reading. A minister who left the pulpit, he founded The British Weekly and later The Bookman, fostering new authors and reviews. His ventures gained American editions and a shift from bimonthly to monthly publication.
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