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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal Daily edition in Topeka and suburbs costs 10 cents weekly by carrier and the same price applies in any Baccas town with carrier service. Mail options include three months by mail and one year by mail, plus a weekly edition yearly rate.
The item cites circulation figures for Topeka Daily Star Journal and remarks on its reach in Topeka and nearby towns. It mentions several historical figures, newspapers, and political notes from Topeka, with references to Associated Press and weather updates, plus commentary on local officials and political figures of Kansas. The text references markets, prices, and currency, and notes a variety of political and civic topics.
In a. long reply to a question, Coxchessuas W W Bowen urges his postal savings banks bill but doubts passage. He criticizes Wall Street influence in Congress and calls for Republican leaders to act boldly, asserting the government should serve American interests and resist foreign influence. The text critiques standards for money, government obligations, and potential bond increases, noting the public’s desire for honest administration and fiscal restraint.
The county clerk reports a total tax levy of 711105.60 for the county exclusive of state taxes, with overall taxes amounting to 79947. The city taxes rise to 47438 this year from 545000.77 last year, an increase of 22974.09. Township and school district levies are also higher than last year.
Mrs S Brewster and children desire to thank all the friends for kindness and sympathy shown on the death of their husband and father. Peerless Steam Laundry. White White White goods sent out by the Peerless Steam Laundry. Does your headache Try One Minute Headache Tables J H Jones Druggist.
Abe Crofoot recounts to the Colonel how he was thrown down during an incident. The account portrays Crofoot denying responsibility while asserting the circumstances led to the confrontation. The exchange highlights tensions and a dispute over actions and accountability.
In a humorous town exchange Colonel Dawson recalls the ancient emperor Severus, arguing fate and fortune since birth, with Abe Crofoot recounting misfortunes including a missed loan and a rebuff from Majah Day. The pair weigh challnges of time, place, and ambition in a playful moral about luck and perseverance.
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt, Abe touts a bold patent idea to double bungholes on each barrel for whisky and other spirits. The plan allegedly saves millions yearly, funds farms for the poor, and shifts state revenues, as Abe and a wary colonel discuss the grand potential.
On a Missouri Pacific train to Atchison a woman observed poverty among six hungry children. Fanny Rice bought the entire fruit stock from a vender and gave it to the children. Ex-Su Fish Commissioner J W Wampler from Brasilton sells gold fish at ten cents each with twenty-five extra for a pail. Local services offer free button mending and sewing.
John L. Peak of Kansas City, a notable Missouri lawyer, is named United States envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Switzerland by President Cleveland. Born 1839 in Kentucky, Peak rose as a criminal lawyer, served three terms as Wyandotte prosecuting attorney, and is active in church and Freemasonry. He will depart for Geneva after Senate confirmation with a salary of 87,590 annually. Wyandotte names A. W. Peck sheriff to succeed Peterson, as deputy sheriff becomes sheriff’s son-in-law. The Aurora cigar ad closes the item.
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