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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1894
Page
4
Daily edition delivered by carrier 20 cents a week to any part Topeka or suburb or at same price in any Kansas town with carrier system By mail three months 9.80 By mail one year 38 Weekly Edition per year 50
Fragmentary OCR notes claim Kansas newspaper shows greatest daily circulation figure and a 1994 three month period with substantial percentage rise, but details are unclear and names or dates are partially garbled. The text references the Torrence Darcy State Juvenile Haa and a June date with unclear attribution.
Local coverage notes Reform Democracy’s decisive victory in Alabama while national issues dominate Congress. Debates include free silver measures and tariff reform, with voices like Hartaun of Montana and Secretary Carlisle sparring over constitutional grounds and taxation. Weather summary reports a warm spell, dry with above average wind and a below average rainfall in recent November.
The annus meeting opens in the city with plans to restore the Farmers Alliance to its old footing and reverse its move toward politics. Leaders acknowledge the faction aimed to form a new political party, a motive the public doubted while the publicized profits misled many members. The piece notes the Alliance’s decline and competing influences, alongside scattered local items about telephones, weather, and town happenings.
In Miram Mall district court case Smith sues for damages totaling 1007.20 over a breach of contract relating to Elalie Ofty acre farm and rent notes. Ware sues several Ware heirs and Ronson seeking a tenth of an interest in property transferred to A. A. Bobin, with counsel Charles Puster mentioned.
A Topeka health board meeting criticized misallocation of state funds and approved a $200 printing payment for a foundation connected to Dr. Kostner. Judges and lawyers were ordered paid, while disputes between Dr. Roby and Dr. Hoover influenced the session. Auditor Prather’s signoff was uncertain amid a rift with Dykes and a risk of cholera funding misuse.
A historian describes Chicago’s drainage canal as a monumental project of the late 19th century. Lymn EL Cooley cites plans to drain sewage into a vast channel linking the lake to the Illinois river and Mississippi, forming a continental network that could eventually allow ocean vessels to reach Chicago. The work, begun Sept 24, 1892, involves 320 mile length canals, costs near 54 million dollars, and employs thousands, with spillways, rock cuts, and innovative machinery shaping modern engineering. The piece compares dimensions with Manchester and Suez canals and notes navigation potential and future transportation implications.
SANTA FE ROUTE December 4th and 13th the Sante Fe will ran Homeseekers Excursions at one fare, plus $2, for the reuni trip. Tickets sold to points in Colorado Utah Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas Arkansas and Louisiana, valid for 20 hours. City Agents. Also notice for Unity church event and a hair product ad by W. R. Kennedy.
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