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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1897
Page
7
A fragment describes a detailed statement of circulations used to advertise, with mention of afternoon calls between 2 and 2 thirty, handwritten pace, and prints by a press that produces three complete pages. It references Fravninery to East and the Web Perfecting Presa, noting printing by Toim Uwe Co.
A dense grocery ad from 38 East Sixth Street promotes low cash prices and a wide range of goods. It lists cereals, baking powders, canned fish, meats, lard, jams, extracts, tea, coffee, spices, canned vegetables, soups, cereals, and tobacco. The notice invites customers to visit the new west store and contact Davis & Gluck for prompt delivery.
Cable dispatches from London report further silver price declines with London quotations around 31.5 pence per ounce and New York metal at 56.4 cents. The article notes weak demand, high Mexican gold premiums, and distorted exchange involving silver bases. It cites mining losses, possible mine closures, and reduced Chinese and Indian silver demand as markets react to the London selloff.
Chicago based air scout P J Deer plans a dramatic one mile high dive into Lake Michigan from a balloon aboard the Christopher Columbus. The trapeze artist turned aeronaut will ascend with hot air, suspend by teeth to a trapeze, then dive to the water, to be rescued by a whaleback boat.
Rev Stephen Merritt proclaims Christ will return before century's end to Nyack Hetehts where New Jerusalem will be built His claim follows earlier miracles and a former owner William M Pweed’s country club site in Grace. Lincoln Aug 6 Gov Holynis invites western governors to Trans Mississippi exposition at Omaha next summer urging cooperation for regional representation
Washington reports United States Consul Henry Robertson at Hamburg has urged the state department to warn American shippers to stop adulterating dried beer grains with ground corn. He warns the practice could derail Germany’s import trade as major German importers threaten to cancel large orders and protest drafts upon proof of adulteration.
A monument to Edmund Kirby Smith, last full general of the Confederacy, was unveiled at Sewanee University of the South in Nashville Tennessee. Smith taught there from 1875 to 1883 and the monument was erected by alumni professors and army comrades with addresses by Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gatler Rev J E Martin and Major G R Fairbanks.
The Wells Fargo express firm and Colorado Fuel and Iron will fund and decorate a float for the Santa Fe Fall Festival parade. Colorado Fuel and Iron will provide a bright yellow display drawn by six horses, with decorations arranged by the Flower Committee. More floats may appear, funded by agent and employee subscriptions, and Mt Carmel Coal may join the parade.
Omaha, Neb Aug 6 Chief Swigart of the Omaha police force handed in his resignation at a meeting of the police commissioners. The meeting, called to receive charges by the mayor and city attorney, did not act on a successor. A resolution was adopted calling for an investigation of a local paper's charges that gamblers offered a $2000 purse to influence the selection of the chief.
Melbourne August 6 The colonial parliament discussion on the Australian federation bill shows a strong anti federation faction. The central issue is safeguarding the rights of smaller states while preserving the advantages due to larger populations and their districts.
Nashville report says the August general election showed a decisive defeat for calling a constitutional convention. Voters were largely indifferent across districts with some polls remaining closed. In Nashville, about 15 000 registered voters produced a total vote around 1 000 as light interest persisted.
Aug 6 report from Washington states three Cuban refugees were captured at Punta Gorda on Florida’s coast suspected of yellow fever. They were sent to the quarantine station at Charlotte Harbor for detention by coast inspection authorities.
A reference work notes the largest circulation figure among U.S. newspapers, highlighting the leading paper and its market reach. The entry underscores the authoritative status of the data in the field of periodical distribution.
The American Newspaper Directory is the recognized authority among advertisers, likened to Dun and Bradstreet’s role in mercantile ratings, guiding newspaper circulations and credibility.
The editor of the American Newspaper Directory reports for the first six months of 1897 that Topeka's State Journal has the largest circulation of any daily paper in Shawnee County and the First Congressional District, and the largest in the state. The directory will publish the full figures September 1 1897. The paper notes much of its edition carries no postage, delivered by carrier or express.
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