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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
4
A damaged OCR excerpt shows garbled price and delivery lines for The State Journal Deity edition with stray references to carrier areas Taprkce Bobyris and Sugheh. It mentions subscription rates three months one year and a contact phone 107% within the Journal Building.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports its first quarter circulation for 1807 sets new records, surpassing all prior periods in the paper’s history. The notice notes notable gains and brand growth for the publication.
The piece details the State Journal under current management with circulation rising from 90 to over 11 000, notes a 1 000 fold growth, and cites the paper’s 1881 Topeka headquarters a brick front building at Kansas Avenue and Elgin Street. It highlights the web perfecting press and bustling press room with rapid nightly editions.
An Atchison Globe summary notes Town reverses on liquor laws, moving toward repealing strict prohibitions and allowing saloons, breweries, and distilleries to return. The piece argues against retrograde measures and previews Kansas papers like The Topeka Journal reacting with editorial lines and news coverage.
A historic discussion on fashion lines describes the line of beauty along the torso and how drapery and tailoring alter it. It explains adjusting the front princess effect with jackets, bibs, and skirts to create a balanced silhouette, noting the waist and hip emphasis and the use of drapery to soften or sharpen curves.
A New York Times feature describes Castle William at Governors Island as a 200 foot diameter fortress of Newark red sandstone with 40 foot high walls. Built starting 1907, it housed 100 guns planned in 1808, now with water supplied from Brooklyn.
The island fortress rests on solid rock with a wagon road to the sea wall. The castle displays red danger lights at night and a fog bell rings hourly from a clock-work inside a small building. Guards fire salutes for visiting ships and officials.
Harris in the Lancet reviews recent U K and United States data on suicides and poisonings by carbolic acid and other substances. The piece notes shifting poisons from opium and laudanum to carbolic acid, with rising United States concerns and calls for regulated sale and skilled handling to prevent misuse.
Analyzes how contracts fuel bribery and influence in municipal affairs. Argues laws often unenforced or poorly enacted, private interests dominate systems, and reform requires practical changes via referendums and party realignment. Notes persistent calls for anti-bribery measures amid evolving governance challenges.
Local items report Kansas stories from Topeka and Shawnee County including court house updates, baseball chatter, athletic club notes, social events at First Methodist and First Presbyterian churches, and weather snippets. Mentions include Topeka Tennis Club, Washburn lectures, and city infrastructure efforts while listing names like Pleharty, Julius Weiching, Stahl, Hale, and Adama alongside references to state arsenal demolition and local law notices.
A city spectator recalls a Capital catcher struck in the mouth at Athletic park. Dentists rushed to assist but no teeth were knocked out. only a small amount of blood was shed. The piece also condemns neglect of a poor mother who relies on charity.
Rome reports a second assassination attempt on King Humbert as a dagger misfired outside St. John’s gate. The assailant, arrested by carabiniers, failed to wound the king, who continued to the royal derby amid cheering crowds.
E Weir an Ogden hotel attache was paid ten dollars to change a transfer and did not return. His body was found last night near the Echo railroad track with a crushed head and a missing pocket, a coupling pin nearby, indicating robbery as the motive. No arrest announced. Attend the Mid-Continent Band promenade concert and dance at Hamden hall tonight. Admission five cents. ladies free with a gentleman.
A fragmented ad lists coffee brands and prices, teas, baking powders, sugar, canned goods, vegetables, dairy and meat items. It promotes reduced prices and highlights a local meat market claiming the only one in the city with lowered rates.
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