23 Jun 1894
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1894
Page
1
The Populist state convention adopted the platform including suffrage for women after hours of discussion. Delegates debated party doctrine, loyalty, and potential impacts on November elections while tensions rose over leadership, amendments, and temporary chair selection. The gathering in Topeka also addressed camp conditions and campaign logistics as speakers touted unity and the path forward for the ticket.
A long list of items notes trials of General John Sanders' men in Leavenworth, a petition urging daily public school scripture readings approved by Catholic and Protestant churches, and a range of political and legal developments from Kansas to New York, with references to Governor Lewelling, Santa Fe reorganizations, and national debates on finance, silver, and tariff policies.
Senators clash over specific versus ad valorem duties on mechanically ground wood pulp and pulp bleaching. A coal free-list push faces stiff opposition as a Cincinnati Times report claims a massive plot to corner the coal market with bribes to striking miners. Convictions at Fort Leavenworth unfold as authorities suppress unrest. A Hong Kong plague report notes 400 cases and 40 deaths in a week aboard the Belgic. Local railroad rate variation a final tally after board work.
The report lists wages for Atchison ranchers at 40 dollars monthly and notes votes in Reno and Cowley counties on school measures. It details Kan s University senior class fundraising progress, a Denton McPherson county pest station, and various local events. A Lawrence high school principal earns 100 dollars monthly with other teachers earning 60 or more, and 43 to 92.60 for many others. An arm injury from a shotgun mishap near Elmont is reported, plus a Paola boy highlighted as a top student. forged school bonds exposed in Abilene, a major land deal in Oberlin, a Cubs state bank settlement, Kansas University law lectures, and miner movements at Pittsburg are mentioned amid broader statewide notes.
Fragmentary historic note describes Lastenworth’s heirs and soldiers controlling a lakeside spot, with governance by Governor Smith and Captain Wheedom dictating what could be afforded.
In Leamworth, five young men and ten young people were confirmed at the synagogue on Sunday. The annual Sunday school convention of the Christian churches of Kansas City, Kan, drew about 250 delegates. Next year’s convention will be June in Beloit. Toronto 0 of Sterting revived 2000 or 3000 from a 20,000 appropriation for national institutions. Topeka Capital notes DePauw University granted Doctor of Divinity to Rev. H. Gobin Embree.
The LaCygne Journal notes disease control efforts for farmers, a tight herd law vote in Comanche County, and rising irrigation for crops. Heavy showers aid corn prospects while Dickinson County farmers begin early harvest. wheat quality varies and alfalfa fields expand. Nearby notes include cattle sales plans, frost damage to beets and chinch pest impact on wheat.
Santa Fe trains from Topeka brought 2 000 riders to Kansas City for a festival in the park. Rain began around 339, clearing later as hundreds gathered to enjoy the event despite weather and packed crowds.
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