State Journal reports rising circulation and Topeka landmark
In 1885 to 1900 circulation figures show growth from 809 to 11,000 daily, with averages climbing yearly. The paper notes full day AP wire, AMPA membership, and four linotypes. It claims Topeka’s State Journal has the state's largest daily circulation and relies on 43 carriers. In 1896 the paper opened a notable brick building at the corner of Kansas Avenue and Ninth Street, praised for its design and visible engravings.
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The
State Journal
Associated Press Report
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Great State of Kansas
Topeka
Abilene Goes Dry Faces Prohibition Crackdown
County Attorney Kane vows a plain law the saloons must go. Ex mayor A W Rice publicized complaint. offences tied to whiskey sellers and arrests under sworn warrants. The April Abilene crackdown targets multiple defendants with bail issues and political tension amid temperance efforts.
Perry to Lecomp ton bridge plan discussed by county commissioners
The Douglas and Jefferson county commissions meet at Perry to review a proposed Kaw river bridge between Perry and Lecomp ton. The project aims to connect Thetis and Jefferson counties with a cost estimated at 16,000 dollars. Perry lies on the Union Pacific line. Lecomp ton sits south of the river, about a mile and a quarter apart. A crossing nearby is ferried infrequently, prompting talks of a formal bridge.
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Tastenios
Apri
Tne
Compiesson-Ra
Dougtax
Jefferson Cummiies
Kanaae
Perry
Tetterson
Karsie
Lecompton
Thetis
Jefferson Cudsiirs
Union Pacific Railway
Kaw
Tetompton
Senta Beom
Thyaire Alent
Tawrence
Topeka
Batanes
Kair
Meeting at Lakin for Judie convention chairmanship
Local text outlines plan to meet at Lakin to set time and pace for a judicial convention. Munney court figure Moo Minon Brown is named chairman with Rocket Movies Council involvement and mention of a forthcoming Weld at Eakin gathering.
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Takis
Bern
Dres—Sncord
Moo Minon Brown
Muney Court
Motte
Asd
Cortes Ra Rocket Movies Counce
Mecreinir
Judes
Eakin
Thieyctour
Airship Appears Over Town During Saturday Lift
Report of a mysterious airship seen drifting from the east with a large tail and waxtos Natit War device attached. Locals estimated the object hovered around 200 feet above the ground near the stockyards before fading toward the western horizon.
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Meritess Journal
Amended Petition in De Boissiere Case Filed
Plaintiffs in the De Boissiere matter file an amended petition through Thurman and Stow alleging undue influence by Odd Fellows of Katishes. They claim improper targeting of beneficiaries and seek a receiver and removal of designated heirs with a specified payout.
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Obie
Thurman & Stow
de Bolesters Odd Fellows’ Orphans
de Boissiere
Odd Fellows
Katishes
Sears
Blefayher
Atwood Fails to Form Officials After Election
Atwood, April 1. The town remains without Bulgor calintiimen mineshel or street ommissioner as the law provisions were not complied with in the recent election. Nominees’ papers had not been filed within the required period.
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Atwood
Unclear Text Summary of Local Rally and Pact
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a rally in a town with a wet and dry pact. It mentions a crowd winning and a ten day maximum allowed by law, referencing a place and event in brief terms without clear names or dates.
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Jemoat Banas
Ottawa fire department to attend regional tournaments
Ottawa firemen will travel to Joplin Missouri for the South Weetera tournament and to Topeka for the state volunteers event. A team of 16 will be selected and drilled under Herman Furness to ready them for competition. Several men have already been chosen. A drill night is set for Tuesday evening with the first practice in half a week.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Deparment
Joplin
Topeka
Herman Furness
Tragic death near Hanover noted with missing man found
Gottlieb Thomas, 25, was found hanging from an oak tree two miles north of Hanover on a Saturday. He had been missing since March 1 and his body shows decomposition from that time. He had no known relatives locally but worked various jobs. his brother reportedly lives in Grand Teland Net Port Riley Manhattan. Also, Ft. Riley baseball team beat the Agricultural College 45 to 12 in Manhattan after a day of games, with Washburn scheduled to play next Saturday in Manhattan.
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Hanover
Port Riley
Manhattan
Ft. Riley
Agricultural Collee
Colfege
Washburn Club
Colby Establishes High School in Large Colby Building
Kansas Towne column reports Colby county commissioners have created a high school and will use the big Colby school building for this purpose. Dr W.2 Roup of this city, pioneer physician and widely known figure in state history, died Saturday in a distant portion of the state from drops.
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Colby
W. 2. Roup
Isniisan
Tragic Sudden Death of 2YearOld Carl Thieme
Kansas City report details the death of Carl W Thieme, 2, son of FW Thieme, a barber on Hulve Hull near Twelfth and Porter. He died after a midnight episode following a hearty supper and frightening dream, with Dr. Parham attributing cause to stomach distress from the meal. The family resides at Warsaw Cleveland avenue and was visiting Mrs. M J Hamley at 1916 Exst Sixteenth Street when the incident occurred.
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Kansas City
Carl W. Thieme
FW. Thiem
Hulve Hull
Twelfth
Porter Road
Rome
Cleveland Avenue
Thieme Tool
M. J. Hamey
Sixteenth Street
Jene
Parham
Haughan Returns Ex City Treasurer Arraigned
Ex city treasurer A C Haughan was arraigned in district court on misappropriating 512500 of city funds and 56000 of adoo funds. He pleaded not guilty. The indictment, found by a grand jury, cites shortages over the past two years and his voluntary return from How Spring Arkansas to plead. Bail will be furnished. Mrs A Taveen of 720 Henry St Alton Ill recalls her bout with sciatic neuritis cured by Chamberlains Pain Balm, available 35 and 50 cent sizes.
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Minneapolis
Saya
Misn
A. C. Haughan
Adoo
Hacehan
Spring
Ark
A. Taveen
Henry St
Alton
Lil
Chamberlain
Topeka Fire Alarm Key and Street Mix of Addresses
Fragmentary list of streets and addresses around Topeka with references to fire stations, avenues, and intersections. The text then shifts to marketing lines and a stray political prompt asking for votes in Texas. The overall piece reads as a garbled OCR fragment with scattered street names and unrelated promotional lines.
Freight Rate Hearing At Galveston On Grain Shipping Costs
Governor Leedy testifies on corn and wheat costs, Senator King and Representative Brown also appear. J. B. Denison of Galveston's freight bureau presents rate comparisons from Kansas to Galveston, Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans, noting export moves and terminal charges. The Interstate Commerce Commission convenes to probe rail rates for grain shipments from Kansas to Texas and Gulf ports.
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Anatin
Tex
Inter State Commerce Comimission
Federal District Court Room
Kansas Railway Commission
Gulf Ports
Martin
Kansas
Kansas Commission
Christe
St. Louis
Kansas City
Crane S
Texas Commission
Smetter
Keneas Millers
Texas
J. B. Denison
Galveston
Wentral Kansas
Chicago
New Orleans
Elifax
Indiana
Atlante
Seaboard
Poltiore
Baltimore
Dennison
Karns
Iorallanda
Texas Incs
Graii
Kassats
Chrinth
Kangus City
Paul Morton
Sante
Denison
Kaness City
Leedy
Kansas Legislative
King of
Katinas
Abel Gomme
Kansas Farmers Sell Farms Amid Foreclosure Fears
Representative Brown reports high costs of growing corn in Kansas with low selling prices, leaving wheat raisers to fail and many Kansans with little to eat or wear. No foreclosures in his county last year as most land was sold already. Witnesses from Texas note 75 percent of Texas flour is Kansas produced. Hearing adjourned to continue on today with the St Louis Business Men's league complaint.
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Kansas
Brown
Kanese
Kansax
Missouri Pacific
Crane
Tex
Texas
St. Louia
Santa Fe Adopts Hall Automatic Signals in Argentine Yards
Kansas City April 1 The Santa Fe Railway will install Hall system automatic signals in yards between Turkey Creek and Argentine Western limits to prevent wrecks. Signals light a rear train distance and warn following trains when the path ahead is occupied. Wrecks in dense fog led to the decision.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe Railway Company
Turkey Creek
Jeneth
Wife beater arrested after drunken assault on wife
Police responded to a Monroe Street residence where farmer JI Pollnecel, formerly of Maple Hill, attacked his wife while intoxicated. Det Cayton arrested him for drunkenness, and Pollnecel was jailed after displaying delirium tremens prompting medical treatment. Pollnecel previously visited Topeka for drunken brawls and had money to spend. In jail he nearly deliriously trembled. a physician treated him. Also note Atchison defeated Leavenworth 12 to 4 with Newell pitching for Hawkins.
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Monroe Street
Third
Fourth
Cayton
Pollnecel
Maple Hill
Capron
Topeka
Maple Hall
Atchison
Lavenworth
Atchison Ball Club
Hawkins Club
Leavenworth
Newell
Duby
Hawkins
Will of former state supreme court member probated
The will of B. J. Sheldon, former member of the state supreme court, was probated on April 19 in Rockford. He leaves an estate of £200,000 with major bequests to Williams College (£?3000 noted as £310,000), the Hampton Institute, and Hockford College.
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B. B Sheldon
Trockford, Ht
B. J. Sheldon
State Supreme Court
Williams College
Hampton, Va
Hockford College
Kentucky Joint Assembly Adjourns After Fruitless Ballot
A Frankfort despatch to the Evening Post reports the Kentucky Joint Assembly adjourned after a single ballot that failed to produce a choice. The session, lacking public interest, ended following the agreement of party seedings and the committees. A benign note contrasts with ads for DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills.
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Kentucky Joint Assembly
Louisville
Evening Post
Frankfort
General Assembly
Oon
Other People's Money Stolen In Topeka Millinery Case
A pocketbook with about 1 dollar and a Carbondale return ticket was left in Mies Keener's millinery shop at 721 Kansas avenue. Suspect Mrs David McCarroll, seen with three children, tried to flee. money and goods found on her. Case dropped due to witnesses not wishing to prosecute. McCarroll released. Local police described her agitation and linked her to a relative of a man killed by Gaines.
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K. A. Whitted
Mies Keener
Kansas Avenue
Carbondale
Atore
David McCarter
Tobeka
Paramore
Madison Streets
Warren M. ‘Crosby
Sixth Street
Fawkes
Matton Thorpe
Alice
Thorpe
Carroll
Whitted
McCarroll
Abe County
Wilkerson
Powkes
Cruger
Gaines
Indian Appropriation Bill Passed in Senate
Washington April 1 The senate approved amendments to the Indian appropriation bill authorizing an Indian supply warehouse at Omaha Neb and funding for two additional judges in the Indian Territory The body then adjourned to Executive session on arbitration Also noted are travel details for a California trip via the Santa Fe Route and a concert tonight.
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Washington
Senate
Omaha
Neb
Indian Territory
California
Santa Fe
A. T
Aman
Simple Health Hints From Hygiente Facte for All
A compact 19th century health note warns that fruit skins harbor microbes and must be washed before eating. It lists cold risk zones on the body and tips to avoid chills, including warm abdomen and shins, avoiding damp surfaces, and changing wet footwear promptly. It also cites dry bean decoction as a disinfectant and suggests roasting bean powder to purify rooms.
School Dresses for Girls and Berley Water Remedy
A girls school head urges light weight wear of serge or cashmere, white aprons keep girls fresh, and simple everyday gowns preferred over best clothes. Berley water, for fever, is described as soothing thirst and coughs. boiled barley water with lemon peel suggested.
Greeks seize Turkish posts and Greeks adjourn assembly
Greek forces report capturing a Turkish battery after hard fighting near Damas and Vieira. Turks reportedly retake Gritzevell as Greek forces press the line. In Athens the Greek Assembly adjourned sine die after passing government measures in a lengthy session.
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Damas Pale
Vieira
Gritzevell
Athens
Legislative Assembly
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Testimony Case
The Supreme Court rejects Elverton H. Chapman’s plea for writs of certiorari and habeas corpus after he refused to testify in the sugar speculation inquiry. Chief Justice Fuller writes that there is no constitutional right to resist testimony and the lower sentence of up to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine stands.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Elverton H. Chapman
Suger
Ineti—Atory
Boity
Fuller
Malan Wa
Chapman
Wheat and grain markets shift amid war fears and shipments
The report outlines wheat and corn price movements with war news boosting some futures while selling pressure from longs presses prices down. Heavy players like Link and Cudahy sell, futures in July and September grains active, with receipts rising and port activity mixed, while winter wheat outlooks and California shortages color sentiment.
Lost Sunny Reward Notice in City Telegraph Trip
Fragmentary OCR note describes a missing pet named Sunny believed to be a dog or cat. It mentions a reward and a contact location City Tiararg with unclear details about the finder or requesting party.
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Topeka Daily State Journal
Seers
Abilene
Kane
Del
A. W. Rice
Gen. Ince
Mme. Hick
Airdageinet
Chae T. Estes
Aes
Matthews
Richard Waring
Charles Harger
A. W. Hice
Guritar
Ellison
Mie Estes
Kare
Witter
Courve
Vie
Dean
Mikes
Rice
Powers That Be
Lakin
Thirty Second
Meriden
Ottawa Fire Department
Chied
Haughan
PIRE
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Otis and
Atload Erect
Enue Am
Gondon
Layier Steers
Leorent
Harrison Street
Grant Street
Topeka Avenue
Second Strewe
Stee
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Gmfael
Kettis
Senin Armause Crete
Ransss
Thirteenty
I Savenceenta
Ana Jemerson
Biisa
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Hitslera Avenue
Ninth
Topeka Arcowra
Taylor Streets
Pwokithe Ued
Jagior Street
Yan Buren
Cleventh
Yan Buren end Twelfth Stresta. & sectia Avenue and Wachinan Stree #5 Pika Serece
Ana Borneak
Bevenin
Topeke
Birest
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Ft. Wort
Jane Strees
Bicchun Rog Stomtec
Sirenty
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Lafayetts
Hiein and
Seward
Fazent
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senator King
Representative Brown
J. B. Dennison
Santa Pfs
A. A. Dunn
Woo
Banta Fe
Central of Georgia Railroad
Wiliam Hawn
Bir Dunn
Ocean Steamship Company
Atlanta
Tate
Santa Fe System
Pittsburg Pittshore
Pittshure
Fretwell
Robe
Kaisks
Gamble
Gootland
Tilly Gamble
Fairbury, Neb
Rock Island
Mr. Gamble
Goodland
Horr
Medicine Labs
Medicine Lidge
Easte In
Hutchinson & Southern Business
Hutchinson
Hutchinson Southern Hue
Oklahoma
Wife Beater
DeWitt
W. Stanefield
Kansas Ave
Schuman Conpert Co
U.S. Senate
Sherin
Mth
Link
Thas Mills
Kentucky
Treweine Wealler Hers
Mediterranean
Strane
Chasrberdin
Firocere
Frovisione
Abiner
Iris
Noha
Beatio
Fele Chay Bt
Sunny
Dheep
Tiirarg
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