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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal announces subscription options for Topeka and surrounding towns. Three months by mail cost 9.00, six months 4.50, annual 53.80. Weekly edition available by mail or carrier at standard rates.
A dated report notes the first six months of 1895 show a low monthly circulation level. It records B Daily average as 9,334 for the period, indicating weaker readership and reduced distribution compared with prior periods.
Weather outlook for Kansas mixed with regional notes from Topeka and Leavenworth. Forecasts call for fair skies with possible showers, cooler in the north, winds west, and Sunday fair. Local editorials touch on Governor Altgeld, Morrill, university costs, and church communities in Leavenworth and Emporia, with broader remarks on civic life and temperance.
Ex Governor Glick and ex Governor Lewalling back Judge David Martin to succeed himself on the supreme bench. Governor Morrill urged to unite with Republicans and Democrats for a nonpartisan choice. Commentary accuses party bosses of manipulating conventions and praises Martin as the broad, popular pick.
Local notices collect scattered items from Osage County and surrounding towns. Notes mention Ira Land of Paola, a growing number of widows in Augusta, a new bank opening in Paola, Haddam Clipper editorial changes, and a medical misadventure in Atchison. Also covered are a Paola ball club named White Lilies, a LaCygne remark about happiness in Lino county, a sparse Populist primary, and humorous quips about New York society and a Four Hundred rejection.
Baron Harden Hickey arrives in Los Angeles to await results of the Trinidad dispute. He vows not to abandon his claim even if the United States does not recognize the island as independent. He cites Brazil’s protests against England’s actions as aiding his cause. Count De Boissiere, Hickey’s diplomatic representative, travels to New York on related matters.
Waverines West Virginia August 3 report says sixteen year old James Setile lay on a railroad near Point Sills when a Baltimore and Ohio train could not be stopped. His shepherd dog pulled at him to save him but both were killed as the train passed. The item also notes local opinions on policing juvenile gamble activity and coal price conspiracy rumors, plus miscellaneous ads and a travel fare notice.
A compact report recalls a place once marked by intense clashes now described as an abode of peace. It contrasts past turmoil with present calm, noting symbolic changes and lingering memories among locals and observers.
In Saxton County Virginia a Primitive Baptist basket meeting unfolds amid Civil War echoes. Veiled by forests and historic fords, the crowd gathers for Sunday school, sermons, dining, and social singing. Veterans recall campaigns while youths flirt and watch roads for suitors, as old and new tensions mingle with communal hospitality.
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