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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1897
Page
4
The Topeka Daily State Journal shows record First Quarter 1807 circulation, surpassing all former figures in the paper's history. The Topeka State Journal highlights the remarkable growth and audience reach during this period.
The State Journal reports circulation growth with daily averages around 11,917 and notes its larger circulation than any other Kansas city paper. It describes an arrangement for distributing the paper in Topeka, Beaks, and surrounding suburbs and emphasizes full advertising support and circulation figures.
Recent election results reveal urban voters swing drastically from November to April. Cincinnati and Canton flip party control, Detroit and Chicago reflect major shifts, and St. Louis shows mixed results for party endorsements. Rural voters trend later, yet urban momentum signals new municipal reform.
The piece mocks Percy Daniels and allied figures as fringe voices against vast wealth and Populist critique. It cites eastern papers like the New York Commercial Advertiser and laments Kansas political talks. It argues Democrats and Populists distort wealth debates and seek constitutional change to tax earnings as inordinate wealth.
A collage of quips and notices references mills, floods, and jokes. It mentions a gum factory suspension at Atchison Champion, a Kaw River rise reaching Haversock dam, and a string of humorous lines about Greece, umbrellas, the King of Siam, and weather forecasts for Kansas with frost warnings and warmer trends in the west.
Falling Star, once a destitute Indian woman from St Francis near Montreal, rises in New York as a favored model after help from Mrs Marxwell Converse. She abandons basket selling for posing and art school work, earning more money and drawing praise from artists and students.
Chicago Woman's club member Mrs Amelia Weed Holbrook argues there is nothing new in modern civilization. She cites ancient precedents, noting Roentgen rays and other inventions were anticipated in 1546 by a Greek inventor who exhibited a device using electric rays to see through opaque bodies.
A fragmented passage cites exaggerated timelines about religion, India, 1635 women rights, tobacco use, the telegraph, and Archimedes. It mentions Mrs Startled provoking a crowd with these statements and hints at a challenge to provide proof or dismissals.
In Topeka, Col Holliday sparked early Santa Fe lore with a hat tale and a dream. The 1880s reminiscence recalls bonds, local support, and settlers marching with spades to build the line from Topeka to Atchison, then beyond. The narrative contrasts ox cart travel with modern palace cars, noting swift progress to the Pacific and transformation of Kansas and neighboring states.
The Belgian hospital car is designed to swiftly move wounded to major hospitals during rail disasters or strikes. It includes four compartments, two corridors, a doctors’ area with a surgical kit, a patient bed with movable shelves, and a section that can become an operating room for urgent cases. It will enter regular service on the Belgium state railways on April 2.
Newton April 5 Hutton, a Santa Fe roadman, and Miss Car tle Hess of Halstead were married at 6 PM at the bride’s parents home Halstead. Only relatives and a few intimate friends attended the ceremony amid a quiet family observance.
Fragmentary notice states a person becomes employed by a Santa company at Nickerson. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Hutton planning to travel to Nickerson to arrange or confirm something, but details and identities are obscured by damaged OCR.
An order makes Newton the terminal for engine crews on the Topeka Dodge City runs. Trains Nos 5 6 7 will lay over in Newton instead of Nickerson. Engineer Mears and Fireman Bristow depart on No 7 at 9 o'clock, return on No 8 at 11 40, leave with No 5 at 4 40 and return with No 6.
A Lincoln branch wreck four miles from Luray on Tuesday afternoon killed five and injured ten. Eastbound cars overturned, cattle among them, top hatches opened to free stock. Westbound train halted at the scene, later routed to Salina. Also notes Auditor Whitehead’s Chicago visit and railroad policy on free rides and tickets.
Washington reports that Gen. Rivera the insurgent teacher will be treated as a prisoner of war rather than executed. Rivera was captured after being wounded in a recent battle, with fears of execution by Spanish authorities due to his rebellion record.
Gen Julio Sanguilly and Gol Tarhuga surrendered to United States officers in Jacksonville Florida after warrants were issued for aiding a Cuban expedition. They appeared before US Commissioner Egan with hearing set to continue until Saturday morning. Senor Potous Spanish vice consul furnished information. minister De Lome influenced the affidavit. The prisoners were remanded to J M Burrs for appearance with surety.
Marshalltown Iowa April 3 the grand jury returned indictments against officers of two Chicago stock exchanges and two local operators for bucket shop practices in violation of Iowa law. The first indictments of this kind in the state, with 22 Chicago exchange officers in Iowa, likely to be closed, backed by the Chicago civic federation.
Distressing urinary issues relieved in six hours by a new remedy marketed as the New Great South American Kidney Cure. The ad claims rapid relief for bladder and kidney pain, with immediate comfort in urination, sold by Geo W Stansfield in Topeka and Sim Drug Co. plus notes on Santa Fe Route dining service praised for reliability and quality across regions.
A garbled note mentions Jacob Mitchell of Unionville Pa seeking relief from long standing health troubles including piles and eczema. It references DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick remedy and cites G. W. Stansfield at 2 Kansas Ave as a contact.
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