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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal announces public access options at its offices including Washington and New York addresses. It invites advertisers and readers to visit and engage, listing telephone contacts and a guiding policy for permanent home and newsroom operations.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports a leading circulation, surpassing all competitors. For the first six months ending June 30, 1896, the average daily and Sunday circulation is stated as 1586, marking a dominant position in Topeka and Kansas.
The circulation for each day of the Pret half year is given below. The launch of the Topeka Daily Birth Journal for the six months from January to June 1286 has been as follows.
Fragmentary data from a Kansas page dated July 4 1204 shows numerical figures and references to yearly averages and daily averages for 1804 1586 and 9 217. The legible portions hint at a historical circulation or production record but lack完整 context.
The Republican ticket suffers from missteps in its nominations. Governor Morrill's renomination risks shrinking full GOP support as Prohibition allies may stay home. Chief Justice Martin's removal would have bolstered the ticket, while T. F. Garver’s nomination appears railroad influenced and weakens the campaign alongside corporate power issues.
The piece notes the South's pattern of Democratic votes in presidential elections and predicts continuity this year. It cites Alabama and Tennessee trends, arguing Republicans and Populists cannot win southern support, while detailing regional loyalties and past state outcomes. It also mentions Kansan City Star coverage of George T. Anthony’s deathbed voyage and McKinley correspondence.
New York dispatch reports Coney Island, a popular New York area resort, plagued by lax rules and ribald performances. Officials plan a thorough cleaning and tighter enforcement to curb abuses seen as worse than past decades.
The article argues that silver coinage at a 16 to 1 ratio would raise silver bullion to about 1.29 dollars per ounce. It counters gold standard claims that free coinage would harm the dollar, noting history and public opinion support higher silver value, and urges shifting the debate to other issues.
The New York Journal excerpt argues Republican power would push radical currency changes led by bankers. It contends currency would be banked notes, not legal tender, with gold reserved for private redemption and widespread danger of suspension of payments. It cites April currency items and notes instability of the system on the Pacific Coast.
The passage outlines a plan to reduce the money supply from about 1.498 billion to around 588 million in gold coin while retiring greenbacks Sherman notes and replacing debt with private currency. It links silver sale, gold standard adoption, and Hanna platform support to a radical monetary reform versus Bryan’s views.
In St Louis on Aug 12 1806 47 of 48 Missouri Pacific workers in a Seventh and Poplar street department backed free coinage of silver and the unrestricted right to vote. DS HM Smith Missouri Pacific treasurer circulated Carlisle speech excerpts to workers urging dissemination of pro silver views. The letter claims free coinage would cut wages by about 30 percent and asks for supporters to spread Carlisle’s message among colleagues and households.
George W Dunn, an 82 year old California naturalist, tours with the Chamber of Commerce and supplies Baron de Rothschild with butterflies from the Pacific coast. He travels world wide in search of rare plants and insects, collecting larvae and hatching them in his room for shipment to Belmont, New York, and then to France for Rothschild’s three story museum.
To Mr and Mrs Louis Van Hook 214 Western avenue a daughter. To Mr and Mrs C W White 1299 North Topeka avenue a son. To Mr and Mrs Hay Parmeter 07 North Tackaes street a son. To Mr and Mrs Martin Cobner 2 Emmett street a son. To Mr and Mrs George Hinner 1151 Wernhce street a baby boy indicated.
A highly connected Chinese statesman and former vice roy, Li Hung Chang, plans an American visit. He has impressed European leaders, drew praise from Bismarck, and will be welcomed by a committee in New York before stops in Washington Chicago and San Francisco. Citizens debate his true influence and character while noting his tall frame and appetite for Western enterprise.
Atlanta August reports widespread anger in cotton states over sky high tie prices, blamed on manufacturers forming a price fixing trust. Prices quoted around 31.40 per bundle in Atlanta, nearly double last year, with a 10 cent per bundle rise expected soon. Georgia agriculture officials denounce the move and urge farmers to hold crops, seeking substitutes for steel tea, while accusing big producers of boosting profits at farmers’ expense. Public debate also touches on 1908 political figures Timals Bryan Sewall and tariff policy in a broader national discussion.
Governor Altgeld arrived in Glenwood, Con, and spent the morning exploring town. He appeared hearty, saying he will stay two weeks and that his views are well known, with further reforms to follow.
J F Dumont once of Topeka, a staunch Republican, now advocates free silver. He reports Silver Republicans in the neighborhood backing Ed, claims 17 Democrats in his circle will back him. He writes Topeka friends that he favors free silver and freedom and will defend the subsidies and the money.
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