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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1896
Page
4
A garbled OCR passage from a State Journal page lists subscription terms and addresses. It references carrier delivery at 10 cents a week, various payment options, and temporary and permanent quarters. Names and places are unclear due to the transcription.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports a leading circulation in the first six months of 1596, ending June 20, with no Kansas daily or Sunday paper matching its audience reach. The data highlights the paper distancing all competitors in average circulation.
The Orst half year 1896 issues from January 1 to June 30 list daily circulation figures totaling 1,637,610 copies. The average daily print run is 10,605, based on the six months’ data.
The fragment lists daily averages by year including 1591 1834 and 1805 with a value 8.217 for the first period and a reference to 20,925. The readability is limited but indicates historical daily average figures and a monthly or period indicator.
The piece argues that free silver coinage would not raise silver miners’ purchasing power as long as silver price remains tied to gold. It contends only money would rise in nominal terms if price levels adjust, not real wealth, and asserts most currency is merely promises to pay gold. It claims silver movement seeks more actual money, not broader monetary reform, and critiques the narrowness of the monetary haste from silver advocates.
The Leavenworth Times notes Chief Justice David Martin is regarded as capable and upright but faced defeat in renomination due to his free coinage stance. It argues he refused to shift to gold and criticizes factional pressure, praising his honesty while contrasting with gold standard supporters and party leaders.
Excerpt from a Daily Financial News column arguing against repudiation and for free silver. It critiques gold standard policy, warns of debt payment risks, defends silver coinage at 16 to 1, and portrays producers as educated by hard experience. It contrasts domestic market needs with international finances and blasts Wall Street for clinging to "53 cent dollars."
Barot Rothechild argues to the French monetary commission in 1863 that a dual metal system with gold and silver sustains monetary value and warns that silvers suppression would damage value. The report cites Ingall’s view on restoring a dethroned U.S. senator and notes a Missouri man’s self-inflicted death amid farm loss and ten children.
Auguste Maine report notes the silver wing of the Democratic Party lagging as Bryan supporters fail to materialize. Lethargy and discouragement spread among silver adherents. Wealthy donors and federal office-holders show lukewarm support, and key speakers decline to campaign due to animosity toward Chicago decisions.
Banks in Cleveland hold on to gold and refuse outside offers as a circular from Altenberg Co. circulated about paying premiums for gold and U S treasury notes. Banks say there is no scarcity of gold or treasury notes, but they are preserving the gold reserve and await market developments.
Potwin residents face a near steady tax levy next year as 14.5 mills are likely, with a slight rise due to county commissioner increases. A special council meeting Monday will decide the levy, while street funding needs around 960 dollars are outlined. Brick sidewalks progress on Green- Wood and Woodlawn Avenues continue, and the Auburn fish drive bridge over Martin's Creek, now in place for 15 years, is reported to be sturdy.
Congressman J A T Hull of Des Moines predicts calm after Bryan wave and a McKinley victory in Iowa. He argues fusion failed in most districts, Republican strength surpasses opposition, and expects a period of deliberation before triumph. Also notes low excursion rates to the south for homeseekers and ads for laundry services and waist cleaning.
A large distinguished body of men will gather in Buffalo on August 24 for the opening session of the forty-fifth annual convention of the American Society for the Advancement of Science. The gathering includes President Edward Drinker Cope and many eminent scientists, professors, and researchers from across America and abroad. The evolution of the AAAS, founded in 1639, aimed to promote intercourse among scientists and advance research, with meetings now held annually during vacation time.
In Danbury Connecticut on August 18 the W A & A M White firm of New York oldest fur cuttings house in the U S announced it will close its large Danbury fur cutting factory for an indefinite period. Superintendent Arthur J Smith said the decision stems from strong advocate Silver and general business mood, with orders not yet certain. The plant employs about 150 workers but has faced months of inactivity.
A small local notice highlights repairs at Peerless Sivam Laundry offering button mending services. It notes quick turnaround for customers seeking minor alterations.
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