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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1895

Page

4

Topeka State Journal Circulation Records Defend Lead

The article details sworn circulation statements for the first half of 1895 showing the Topeka State Journal leading local dailies. It compares figures with the Topeka Daily Capital and cites the American Newspaper Directory 1894 data, asserting the State Journal's superior reach in Topeka and surrounding areas.

Topeka Byorsge Shawnee Topeka Daily State Journal Ite Emery Associated Press

Weather and political chatter from many states

Weather notes for Kansas show showers, cooler air, and fair skies ahead while discussions range across Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas politics. Reports reference Hoke Smith, a gold standard Brice stance, and calls to move the national capital. A Winnipeg stop cites Mr. Cleveland’s potential nonreappointment, and local jail costs spark reform talk.

Reform club of Wall Street fuels editorial war in media

The Atlanta Constitution surveys the Reform club of Wall Street as buying papers and subsidizing editors to sway public opinion for gold standard and against free silver. It cites alleged literary bureaus and paid writers, noting wage and price patterns amid silver debate.

Sound Money League Atlanta Constitution Reform Club Wall Ikea West New York Tong Arma East William Streets New England

Kansas Paragraphs and Offbeat Local Ramblings

A compilation of brief Kansas items notes peculiar headlines and oddities from towns like Vermillion Hutchinson Yates Center Nickerson White Rossilla Wichita Emporia and more. Items include a leather suspenders factory idle bank funds a cowbell fantasia a Hutchinson sail works a right of way order against Russian thistles and a barber shop incident amid remarks on police and social foibles.

Kansas Vermillion Hutchinson Yates Center Queen City Santa Fe Caney Ball Park Iowa Elmwood Nickerson Keckie Whchite Rossil Wichita Holiness Association Domb Bollea Emporia Thinga Pulliam

General Jackson and the shade tree joke in Topeka

A North Topeka figure nicknamed General Jackson is depicted as staunchly Republican. A Populist quip about a law to cut shade trees prompts a moment of silence before the General replies with a wry, dry defense of Republicans and Topeka’s trees.

Ginral” Jackson North Topeka Andrew Jackson North Aid Republian Jack Topeka

Osawkie Drug Stores Ohio Informants Withdraw Protest

County attorney said state liquor law was violated by Osawkie drug stores. About fifteen names attached to the information and twenty five witnesses cited. Officials planned formal testimony but informants decided not to prosecute after druggists promised future compliance.

Oskaloosa Osawkie Phimsy Weatherford W. F. Leeck

Monument to Maryland's 400 Brave to be unveiled soon

A memory honoring Maryland's 400 is to be marked by a forthcoming monument. Officials announced the planned unveiling to recognize the service and sacrifice of those included in the count.

Maryland

Monument to Maryland Charge on Long Island Unveiled at Lookout Hill

A marble Corinthian column 39 feet high will be unveiled August 27 in Prospect Park to honor 256 Maryland soldiers who died or were wounded on August 27, 1776, saving a portion of the Continental Army. The event, led by the Maryland Society of NY and Brooklyn, will feature Governor Frank Brown, a 100-member committee, and delegations from Maryland and New York. A parade from Montauk Clubhouse starts at 3 p.m., followed by addresses from Col. George Parre and Gen. Horace Porter, and the formal presentation to Mayor Schieren. General Stewart L. Woodford presides.

Lookout Hill Prospect Park Brooklyn Dow Maryland Cornwallis Maryland Society of New York Stanwood White Tennessee William Alexander Lord Stirling Ished Washington Piers Leita Smallwood Long Island Giaitora Maiyor Schieren Baltimore Montauk Clubhouse George Parre Horace Porter Sons of the Revolution William R Griffith Maryland Society Schieren Stewart L. Woodford Alexander Allee Pennsylvania Haslett Delaware Redline

Protesting Against the War Signal in a Royal Court

In a languid coastal scene a dutiful daughter rebuffs a king’s plan to use her new red shirt waist as a heat signal for war. The aged monarch, overwhelmed, gazes seaward as she asserts her stance amid a tense, celestial breeze season.

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Homesick Maine Maid in New Jersey Poet’s Household

A New Jersey poet’s servant, Mary from an old whaling town in Maine, nearly left after homesickness triggered by whale oil scent drift. The couple and Mary laugh off the scare as temporary, with Mary remaining in the poet’s home after a brief fright.

New Jersey New York Male Mary Mrs. Port Marm Maine Hymestok

Editor Seeks Truth Amid Irreverent Exchange

A raucous scene unfolds as a man demands the editor, planty of snappy quips fly, and the editor notes a misread item about a violet luncheon. A collage of humorous exchanges from various papers follows, including light remarks on letters and a dream about a pugilist. The piece captures fragmented snippets from multiple publications.

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