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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1896
Page
4
Daily edition delivered by carrier ten cents two weeks to any part of Topeka or surrounding towns with carrier system or same price in Bantas towns. By mail three months three dollars sixty cents. Weekly edition per year ...
Kansas weather prospects show generally fair nights and Friday with rising temperatures and northerly winds. The report notes broader political comments and economic debates, including labor and banking topics, with a focus on gold standard discussions and their impact on workers and capitalists.
The unsigned letter criticizes papers for gossip and hypocrisy, mocks Mrs Lease and Charlie Lense, and calls for honest judgment of individuals. It mentions Sarai Bernhardt as an example and questions charitable reform abroad, ending with a jab at local figures and a street address in Chicago.
The New York World reports tensions as Spanish authorities close four universities over insults to Donal and national symbols. In the United States, Princeton students burn a Spanish flag likeness and Passaic arbour youths destroy another symbol, yet authorities say such acts fall under liberty and lack legal grounds to punish. Lead Caucus urges reopening universities and ignoring student pranks, expecting no government interference.
Jessie Ackermann, born July 4 1860 in Boston, toured over 50 000 miles from 1888 circling the globe for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She lectured worldwide, pledging the white ribbon, organizing unions and meeting leaders from Siam to Australia, including drawing acclaim in Melbourne and Sydney.
D. O. Mills plans two large hotels to house the poor in New York City. Mille House No 1 on Bleeker Street near Depau Row will seat about 1,500 guests, with a second Mills House No 2 at Curvatie and Rivington streets for about 600. Cost totals reach roughly 850000, ground to be taken May 1, open for business within a year.
St Louis March 10. A detailed description explains the switch tower at Union Station overseeing 260 passenger trains daily. It describes shifts, the desk chief, signaling levers, and electro pneumatic switch systems, noting the complexity and crucial role in routing arrivals and departures.
Special correspondence from J Brews on February 10 reports a powerful class of German politicians warning that the nation is being slowly and insidiously stripped of its strength. The piece argues a threat to the empire and national power, implying political maneuvers at home and abroad are eroding resilience.
The article describes a complex lever and button system controlling four crossing tracks via switch levers and a central signaling method. It details how the conductor activates a pre-departure disk, the signalman uses a numeric code to set routes, and how signals guide the engineer with day and night indicators. The piece then shifts to political commentary on the Agrarian party in Prussia, blaming farmers for undermining the state’s military strength and detailing proposed reforms like chambers of agriculture, grain warehouses, tariffs, and rail access aims.
Angela McCaull earns praise in The Heart of Maryland at Herald Square New York for delicate touch and charm in a subsidiary role. Daughter of late impresario Colonel John A McCaull, she is already re engaged for next season on tour, signaling strong future in theater.
John Drew and Charles Wyndham exchange praise and plan a mutual casting swap. Wyndham would tour America with Drew’s company while Drew would field the English star in London, with both aiming for next season. Wyndham seeks an American tour under Charles Frohman, but his London commitment persists.
The wild untutored mosquito song is set to music by Gustave Kerker. Charles Dickson, impersonator of the American millionaire in The Lady Slavey, is praised for his rendering. Canary and Lederer consider a Jersey night presenting the air with subdued vehemence to please New Jersey audiences.
Checker problem numbered 93 by L M Steat appears with notations indicating black kings and squares 6 10 84 and lines Hin 35 22 Fo. The readable fragment suggests a positional diagram or puzzle setup rather than a complete problem statement.
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