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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal announces daily and weekly editions with home delivery and mail subscriptions. Rates appear garbled but indicate multiple options for delivery areas and pricing, mentioning terms like three months by mail and yearly costs. The text is cutoff and difficult to parse but references subscription offers.
The text reports on Topeka daily papers circulation in 1895, listing figures for the state capital’s papers and comparing totals with other Kansas dailies. It notes the dominance of Topeka publications, details windfall reader metrics, and touches on political commentary about debt and public policy within Topeka and Kansas. It includes mentions of the G A R leadership, Republican party figures, and debates over bond legislation and saloon policy.
An editorial critique argues the president will push anew for bonds while Congress shapes measures to block any laws, noting large partisanship and limited hope for relief bills. It cites gold standard debates, Treasury needs, and political maneuvering, concluding the public sees no clear winner in the clash. It also notes comments from the Topeka Journal and local columns on silver and trade issues.
A historical analysis of Britain's South American boundary claims focusing on the Venezuela crisis, Monroe Doctrine, and calls for arbitration. It argues the dispute centers on principle, not value, and notes past US stance against European territorial expansion. It cites Olney and a joint Venezuelan restitution, emphasizing historical evidence to resolve the issue.
The article explains Venezuela and Britain clash over Guiana lines east of the Essequibo, detailing arbitration plans, Schomburgk line origins, and shifts in policy from 1841 to the late 1800s. It notes U S positions, historical facts shaping the boundary, and British notes on jurisdiction.
The article traces the long quarrel over the Orinoco mouth between Great Britain and Venezuela, detailing Granville and Salisbury era notes, proposed arbitrations, and shifts in policy. It cites Lord Rosebery and US figures like William L. Scruggs, arguing the core issue is whether Britain may dismember a republic by boundary interpretation, with arbitration urged as proper remedy.
A Boston Traveller correspondent visits Guanajuato, noting a steep hill cemetery with a wall enclosing a multi tiered mausoleum. Each cell holds one coffin for rent, one dollar monthly, and poor burials occur without coffins. When rents lapse or space runs out, tenants are disturbed and bones moved to a basement.
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