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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1895
Page
4
The notice lists subscription and delivery options for The State Journal Br Fnaxn in Topeka and Bancas towns. It states carrier delivery to any part of Topeka or suburbs, mail subscriptions three months and one year, and a weekly edition per year.
The Topeka State Journal reports higher local circulation than all other Topeka dailies combined. It notes daily averages for the first six months of 1833 and 16¢ editions, with emphasis on widespread distribution in Topeka and Shawnee county, plus feeder towns and evening trains carrying news.
Partly cloudy with southerly winds, eye on John Sherman for Ohio campaign speeches. European tourists report gold standard effects in England. Public finance chatter compares Boston borrowing costs to western bonds. A Kansas City whisky ad note and land value speculation flavor a broad column of weather and politics.
A historical piece outlines a forthcoming financial lesson as the United States aims to drain gold while a syndicate deposits just enough to keep the reserve above 100 million. It expects another bond issue after October 1 and presses Congress to decide on silver coinage at 16 to 1 to free the treasury from deficits, arguing foreign capital favors reform despite warnings.
Readers submit playful designs for a Topeka flag inspired by local history. One proposal features a yellow field with potatoes and state symbols, another imagines a blue field with the state seal and Topeka in white letters, reflecting civic interest in a capital city flag.
Topeka and Kansas City business men propose a National Long Distance Telephone Company to challenge Bell. The first line would run from Topeka to Holton with Topeka as the center of the venture. Construction said to begin within fifteen days.
Translation from Luxem burg highlights a new labor law requiring wages be paid in current money twice per month. Deductions allowed only for rent lodging food. no deductions for alcohol or payments in saloons. Farm workers and live-in servants exempted. Epworth Leagues hold sub district convention Sept 6 at Oakland M E church. Modoc theatre tonight offers The First Wing Bicycle and Mrs. Garbfield Park billed as lovely and popular.
Ceremony marks the dedication of the Military Park of Chickamauga Chattanooga honoring the brave. Officials from local and state governments attend as veterans and citizens gather for remarks and a wreath tribute.
Plans outline a grand opening for September 19 and 20 at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The $20,000 effort includes 5,521 acres with 41 miles of roads, 70 foot observation towers, 2000 cast iron tablets, and eight shell pyramids marking key positions and commanders. The project honors both Union and Confederate troops with monuments, tablets, and displays across Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Orchard Knob, and Chickamauga field.
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