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Fifty Years Ago
On August Is, 1896, The Star devo

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publication of DR..
Nonsen's Fridiof Nansen's
Personal Story own account of his
explorations in the
Polar regions. He had reached 1.-The
highest latitude hitherto trod by the
foot of man. namely. 86 degrees, IA
minutes north" and had been picked
up by the Jackson Harmsworth expe-
dition on foe near Cape Flora. Part
OF his progress to that point had been
accomplished in the Franz sailing from
.Jugor Strait On August IA, 1893 The
date of his leaving the ship was March
IA, 1895. After that time he travelled
on skis with two sledges on ice and In
two kayaks on open water. Toward the
last of the trip his two chronometers
and his watch had stopped and he was
obliged to guess at his position. Rescue
came at exactly the right moment. DR..
Nansen's only companion on the most
hazardous portion of his journey was
a certain 1t. Johansen. whose given
name is omitted from the news of the
day.
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One Of the creates. political strug-
giles ever seen in TIE United States
was going on just half
Maj. Mckinley century ago, but
Not to Speok The Star of August
II, 1896. disclosed that
the Republican standard bearer, Mai.
William Mckinley, would not attempt
to make formal addresses in behalf
of his candidacy. His Democratic rival
might tour the Nation, speak several
times a night. shake hands with thou
sands and try in every other con-
ceivable way to win the victory by the
exercise Of his own personality. Mai.
Mckinley let 1t be understood that
he would stick to his front porch at
Canton, Ohio. Mark Hanna. his man
ager, declared: He will not take the
stump" Meanwhile, 100000 "docu-
ments" were being mailed from Re-
publican headquarters in Chicago. It
was on the printed rather than the
spoken word that Maj. Mckinley and
his friend relied for victory, and they
were not disappointed.
The conservative Democratic philoso-
ply in the conflict with sound-money
Republicans was
Mr. Cockron's View expressed by w.
OfCompoign Bourke Cochran
in a speech de-
delivered at Madison Square Garden in
New York and published in The Star on
August 10, 1896. His opening paragraph
read: with the inspiring strains of
that national song still ringing in our
ears, who can doubt the issue of this
campaign? Stripped of all verbal dis
guise 1t is an issue of common honesty.
and dishonest repudiation of public and
private obligations. 1t is a question as
to whether the powers of this Govern
ment shall be used to protect honest
industry or to tempt the citizen to dis
honesty On this question honest men
cannot differ. 1t is one of morals and
of justice. 1t involves the existence of
social order. 1t is the contest for civili-
zation ITSELF"
r dispatch from Ryde In the Isle Of
Wight, reproduced in The Star on Au-
gust 20. 1896. told about
Yochting memorial services held in
FotoIity that place for the late
Baron Won Zedtwitz, a
German diplomat who had been killed
in collision between his yacht Isolde
and the Emperor Williams yacht
Meteor. The solemn rites were attended
by representatives Of Queen Victoria,
the Prince of Wales and "all the yacht
clubs" A large number of magnificent
wreaths OF flowers were sent by friends,
but q still more impressive sign Of gen.
eral mourning was the understanding
that "any further racing this year"
would be abandoned.
In The Star of August 81, 1896,
bulletin announced that the American
Line steamship
Chinese Stotesmon st. Louis had left
Soils For U. S. Southampton for
New York with
"an exceptional number OF passengers"
on board. The list included: Daniel
Frohman. theatrical producer, and Ii
Hung Chang, the famous Chinese
viceroy, who technically was reported
as Ambassador, Senior Guardian Of the
Heir Appareot. Prime Minister of State