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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1898
Page
4
A Concordia Kansan reader urges naming a newly purchased cruiser after Topeka to honor Kansas soldiers and landmarks. He notes Topeka's size and heroism, contrasts it with Montgomery, and cites patriotic sentiment, while joking about wartime plays on luck and national resolve.
A wartime era letter complains about Capitol square walk materials, praising stone blocks as the best option and criticizing past deals by the last administration. It contrasts stone with asphalt, hints at legal limits, and tangentially mocks Spanish and Confederate-era views while predicting future shiploads after the war.
Kansas City Times highlights editorials roasting yellow journals and telegraph brains in Wichita Eagle. Mentions 4000 insane Kansans doubting prosperity, Elks banquet rubber boots, Major Hudson pushing war with Spain, and Globe quips on Topeka spring. References Polish and Russian names not to be mocked.
A fragment from the Atchison Globe describes a ambiguous scene. The text mentions a son and a child trained to some ways and asks visitors if they would like to see a bank. Authorities or clear events are not identified. The passage appears as an unfinished report with garbled lines and missing context.
The Leavenworth Times criticizes Warden Landis and staff for alleged mismanagement and poor prison conditions. It details convicts receiving inferior meals, harsh punishments, and possible briberies for pardons while official responses defend conditions as better than under prior administrations and deny any misconduct.
The dome of the Kansas Capitol rises high above Topeka, nearing interior finish after months of labor and spending over $9,000. Workmen will clear the debris and visitors will see a handsome, finished interior by June as contractors note no major delays expected.
The dome of the state building will rise 281 feet above the wing with an interior dome within a dome. A skylight will rest on iron pillars, hiding heavy braces, while frescoes and stucco depict state industries on the surrounding pediments. A marble rotunda connects the senate and house areas, with a brass railing completing the promenade. State Architect Lascher directs the ongoing work.
Officials condemn sending Topeka paper pages to Connecticut that attacked Dr A S Embree. Secretary Bush says no state officer approved the act and regrets the Embree troubles. The article accuses Republicans of using the case to attack Populists and credit and finance worries.
State Superintendent Stryker warns primary grades in cities are crowded to unhealthy levels causing sickness among young pupils. He plans a circular urging board action to widen classrooms and end crowded primary rooms, citing instances of up to 90 children in single rooms and enrollments commonly 5 to 7 per teacher.
The Kansas executive council plans to avoid naming 16 portrait subjects for the capital dome. A commission may be appointed next term to select the portraits. Fresco work inside the dome will not begin until later, with possible legislative input on historical painting subjects.
Senator H G Jumper of Osage county met with Assistant Attorney General George Snelling in Topeka to discuss the Olathe deaf and dumb asylum sewer drainage onto land owned by J B Warren. Warren threatens to sue to block the sewer and seeks board action to stop the drainage. Snelling advised that Warren may proceed with legal steps to compel action.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute that does not disturb sleep. It claims Grain-O nourishes and cheers without the taste of real coffee, suitable for nervous, young, and child readers. A product note urges readers to buy from grocers.
The Rock Island Flyer leaves at 7 20 a m bound for Kansas City Chicago St Louis and all intermediate points. The train schedule shows connections to major routes and stated travel times.
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