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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1896
Page
4
Advertisement text shows a Topeka paper offering weekly edition subscriptions via mail delivery. Rates referenced include three months and yearly options, with carrier system details indicated. Contains garbled OCR style and mis-spellings yet preserves core offer of a weekly edition and pricing.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports a total circulation of 10 078 for March 1896, higher than any daily or Sunfly paper. The table lists daily copies from March 1 to March 31, with totals and averages showing 277 81 copies printed monthly and an implied average daily circulation.
The fragment lists a Topeka proprietor and mentions annual circulation figures across years 2835, 1894, and 1255 with daily averages and print details. It provides inconsistent figures and dates, reflecting OCR errors and unclear context.
April 16 weather for Kannes shows partly cloudy, milder tonight and Thursday with westerly winds. In political notes, Democratic tensions rise as candidates warn of bolt risks. Senator Tillman praises modesty in a shifting field, while others are unnamed. Local papers comment on emerging practical politics.
A heated critique links Kansas governors and corruption rumors to broader calls for reform. The piece contrasts Topeka and Leavenworth with Wichita and Leavenworth road politics while discussing a Pacific railroads settlement and its implications for government claims and stock markets.
Provisional title of Commodore for one year for Captain Allew Reed of the U S Navy hinges on meeting conditions. If fulfilled, he becomes a full commodore. otherwise the conditional captaincy ends. Reed, 50 years in service, faces review by an examining board and presidential approval before fate of command and retirement.
Sir Richard Rowley Martin has been appointed commander general of all police forces in Bechuanaland, Matabeleland, and Mashonaland. He will also serve as commissioner for South Africa and be accountable to the British government. The Matabeles resist, and his force may resemble that used by Jameson in the Transvaal, with dangers ahead as operations unfold.
An excerpted whist analysis from Richard A Proctor’s Forty Muster Mande examines discarding strategy and missteps during a game. The text discusses how obedience to a rule shapes play, contrasting correct discard logic with near disaster and lessons in timing and signaling.
English twenty footer to be represented in the pave special class, with expected finish in summer racing and sport on the subd and lower bay. Owners and yachtsmen anticipate strong entries and noted efforts from Harressott.
John Turner, leader linked with anarchist movements in Ting land, arrives in New York for an educational tour. He aims to inspire rebellion against the government, preach overthrow, and may settle permanently after three months leave from a London post. He is linked to editor roles at The Commonwealth and Freedom, funds his trip, and seeks American citizenship.
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