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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1895
Page
3
Aug 12 Buffalo Grand Circuit racing advances with no pools but fails to draw sufficient gate receipts. Despite superior racing, attendance declines versus prior years, save for the notable match between Robert J. and Joe Patchen.
Chicago plans to build a vast lake front park by dumping sediment from the drainage canal into the inner harbor creating 140 acres of land with avenues of trees and public buildings. Olmstead will design the park with a three-sided court of honor along Michigan Avenue and a central lagoon with terraces and a grand plaza.
Rumor says minister Clifton K Breckinridge may enter the race for the United States Senate against Senator J K Jones. If he runs the Little Rock papers pledged to sound money will likely back Breckinridge, despite leaning to Jones.
New York August 12 William 4H Crane the actor collapsed from heat at the Hotel Imperial Saturday afternoon and was dangerously weak. He recovered consciousness after about fifteen minutes and said he drank ice cream that may have caused the illness. A tramp on a Santa Fe train near Topeka was run over after losing his hold on tracks. injuries likely fatal. A farmer who supported Coxey’s movement last year cared for the tramp. Remember the Patriotic Picnic with free amusements and music. The Stars Journal urges reading its Want and Miscellaneous columns for broad reach. Bottled water advertised as “the finest in the west” at 612 W Eighth Ave.
The article discusses booming possibilities for American machinery in China under a peace accord, with duty-free imports and new labor markets. It warns of Asia’s potential to outpace England and America as Chinese and Indian workers join global production, and ponders the impact on American and European manufacturers.
The piece surveys a satirical view of the summer girl, detailing her holiday aims from dancing to hotel life and uncertain engagements, then notes a return with only a tan and a callous heart. It also recounts an amusing London railway tale of a bishop and the navvy’s language, and ends with a note on the Bahamas’ Isabella Pinder, the smallest living woman, and her cousin Abe Sawyer.
Eastern capitalists spearhead a colossal project to turn the Colorado River into a vast irrigation system. A grant of 1.5 million acres in Mexico is promised, with land alternated to the Southern Pacific. John Beatty leads the venture with James Lin den and Henry A. Pierce among backers. Work to begin soon. water to flow by next year. up to 300,000 farmers expected on the land.
A historical recap recounts six recorded attacks on Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1882, naming Edward Oxford John Francis Bean Robert Pate Arthur O'Connor and Roderick Maclean as alleged assailants. The piece also notes earthquakes in Mexico City and travel promotions for Santa Fe routes and Denver markets.
Chicago August 12 wheat rose briefly to 6757 68 then slipped as traders noted a heavy crop per the government report. Corn fell on the crop outlook and weather, with September futures up briefly then easing. Provisions were easy with small changes. Hog receipts were 20 000 with 800 left over. Kansas City reports show cattle and hog prices steady to weak with mixed loads.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports its six month circulation in 1895 broken records by sworn statement. The publication shows it topped prior figures, reflecting strong reader demand and market reach for the period.
The Topeka Star Journal boasts higher local circulation than all rivals, citing 1893 1894 and 1895 six month totals and an American Newspaper Directory claim of 8 744 daily for the Topeka Daily Capital in 1894. It warns a $100 forfeiture for any dispute and notes broad circulation in nearby towns via evening trains carrying AP and state news.
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