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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal announces a temporary address at 111 and 113 East Ninth Street and a permanent home at 500 East Kansas Avenue near Eighth Street. It notes carrier delivery options to Topeka and nearby regions and provides contact details for the African Newspaper Members association.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports on its circulation standing for the first six months of 1996 and notes that competitors Modesly or Sunday papers in Topeka and Kansas have been distanced. The piece covers readership and market positioning through June 20, 1996.
The Topeka Daily Goownal reports daily circulation for the past six months, detailing totals collected each day of January and providing a summary of overall trends and readership levels across the period.
A historical editorial mix argues over gold standard versus silver money. It discusses policy, production ratios, and market value shifts, citing Carlisle Foster and World coverage. Weather notes follow with Kansas forecasts and political commentary on party campaigns and newspaper reporting.
The piece argues that gold standard backers and silver advocates clash over policy as Canadian and U.S. insurers threaten gold payments and domestic voters face coercive campaigns. It notes Colorado and U.S. concerns, harnessing the broader political struggle and public sentiment against panic and bullion bias.
New York Augs. Mr St John fled to Fire Island after a dispute with Mr and Mrs Bryan over a candidate. The banker arranged rooms at Long Beach and Fire Island to influence the situation, then revealed plans causing tensions. Bryan opposed a further arrangement and insisted on renting alone, leaving St John to manage himself.
In New York Aug 17 Marc Hanne is due in the city Tuesday or Wednesday and may reach Canton today to obtain Governor McKinley’s acceptance letter. He plans to stay in New York for the campaign and will not swing west and east. the move signals a strategic hold in Republican strength as Bryan’s faction weighs a broader impact.
In New York on August 17 a lion named Bryan sired four cubs in a rooftop garden display. The troupe also birthed a second cub named Utter with celebrity ties. The mother Lion Spl, from Zanzibar, is described as in perfect physical condition alongside the other cubs. Peerless Steam Laundry advertises washed shirt waists to prevent color fading.
A Georg ia letter from Jake Smith secretary of the Interior discusses party unity and urges Georgia Democrats to back Bryan and Sewell. He cites the national convention, platform principles, and the need to support honesty, taxation fairness, and opposition to monopolies. He regrets missing the ratification meeting but pledges to aid the campaign.
The G A R reunion committee met at the state house and finalized the festival program. The grand parade of the old soldiers is set for Thursday at 10, a sham battle on Friday at the fairgrounds features U S troops and cadets, with the surrender of Lee staged. Speakers include Mayors, governors, generals, and comrade leaders across multiple states. An extensive schedule runs Monday through Saturday with additional camp arrangements, housing, and services planned for veterans and attendees.
Michigan's Hazen S. Pingree leads the Republican ticket with a record of anti monopoly policies and the Potato Patch program in Detroit. Missouri's Robert E. Lewis and Lon V. Stephens head the GOP and Democratic tickets respectively. Minnesota backs Job Lind for governor while Wisconsin chooses Edward Scofield as Republican nominee. Maine chooses Melvin P. Frank as Democratic candidate, replacing Edward B. Winocow after the Chicago convention.
The Populist party published a 319 page campaign book by Gordon Clark with C Sabin and J H Turner. It focuses on money, includes 30 chapters and 12 appendices detailing demonetization, mint acts and Ernet Seyd controversy. It aims to equip readers to advocate for monetary reform across Democratic and Silver parties.
The Daily Capital of Frankfort Kentucky announces changes in leadership with Walter Forester named editor in chief and Fred H Roberts as associate editor, while Col Samuel Sayre retires as business manager. The paper notes its long Republican stance and repudiation of the China ticket in favor of gold standard ideas.
In New York Aug 17 rumors circulated in financial and social circles that Sarah Brown Gould Angell, said to be married to the late Jay Gould in 1886, had received or would receive $100,000 to abandon her claim for dower in Gould’s real estate. It notes Jer Gould’s possible liaison with Sarah Brown of Huse’s Point and a rumored child, with friends and advisers seen as signaling a settlement that would acknowledge legitimacy of Mrs Angell’s claims.
Kansas City August 17. A F Autiwest president of the Kansas City, Phiteburg and Gulf railroad led a political campaignAsk railroad workers from Pittsburg and Kansas City received a holiday and free transport to Fairmount where Stillwell spoke against free silver saying it harms labor and deters capital. The rally urged workers to oppose free silver and support conservative leadership while other notices mention a Union Pacific fare rate for the state meet and a local laundry ad.
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