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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1895

Page

4

State Journal topeka rates and gold reserve scheme debated

The State Journal outlines carrier and mail subscription rates, compares gold exchange offers, and critiques federal plans to concentrate gold. It notes politicians like Ixantis and Allison and debates the value and purchasing power of the dollar amid banking deposits in Rhode Island Massachusetts and the central west.

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Topeka Daily Capital shows record six month circulation rise

The Topeka Daily State Journal notes a strong period for the Topeka Capital with a six month daily average reported at 9,334, claiming the paper leads all Topeka dailies in circulation. It discusses comparative circulation, postal costs, and a sworn statement backing the figures, while signaling broader market and political context of the time.

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Contractors Protest Over Court House Wall Contract

County commissioners rejected all bids for the retaining walls around the new courthouse after discovering bids for Missouri granite. Mille & Bessy and Cothbert & Sargent offered lower prices, but the advertisement specified Coloradoite granite. Al Nooner criticizes the action as unwarranted and says the contract should have been awarded to the lowest bid matching the advert.

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Eighteen Story Building Planned at Olive and Sixth

Negotiations closed for lease of the northeast corner of Olive and Sixth streets in St Louis. A new eighteen story skyscraper, the largest in the city, will rise with fireproof construction and modern systems. It will include electric passenger elevators and a hydraulic freight elevator.

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Sangamon Identified as Prize Poem Author Revealed

The poem Abraham Liscals, awarded $1,000 by the Herald, was written by Re Lyman Whitney Ailes, pastor of South Park Presbyterian Church in Newark. He previously declined to reveal his name when awarded the prize, and the Herald resisted releasing the funds without knowing the author.

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Is This Bluff Now Said That Cripple Creek Is Reservation

Devvex reports that nearly nine tenths of the Wont Creek district lies within a United States reservation. Workers there face possible imprisonment for trespass. Congress will be asked to pass a law to narrow the mineralized portion of the reservation. No title can be acquired to mineral lands of two or three patented homes until action is taken.

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Evans Controls Texan Marble and Sandstone Quarries

Contractor George E Evans returns from Texas claiming control of valuable marble and sandstone quarries on the Calvado river and plans to organize a firm with Topeka men to begin work soon. A fair at Unity church is announced for December 11 and 22 after cocoa and aveciog.

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Styles for Men in New York Fashion Feb 2

New York fashion notes discuss trousers breaks narrowing mid 20th century style. Tailors and shops push latest cuts, hats, cutaways, Tuxedos, vests, overcoats, and accessories with emphasis on English influence, color restrictions, and practical daily wear for formal and street use. The Swan amphibian steamer trial concludes with royal interest.

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The Peasant and His Son In A Fable Mix

A muddled OCR tale presents fables The Peasant and His Son The Lawyer and the Thief The Magpies and the Parrot and Vanity and Boasting In a Detroit Free Press tone it yields a quirky moral collage with misread phrases and scattered morals about honesty pride and misfortune.

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Fragmented dialogue spans concerns over income and a baby

The clumsy overheard exchange involves worries about income and a baby’s teething. Characters include Ike Gast Dr Probe Mr Gast and Mrs Palisade with mentions of Detroit Free Press and Rock Island Tribune in a fragmented domestic scene.

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Fragmentary OCR Notes Silent on Main Event

Readable bits show scattered phrases about names and numbers but no clear event or outcome. The text lacks coherent facts, dates, places, or organizations to anchor a proper card.

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