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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal announces delivery options as the official paper of Topeka with carriage by carrier and mail subscriptions. Rates listed include three months and one year by mail, with weekly edition prices and terms for Kansas towns connected by its distribution system.
Weather notes from Carcaco dated February 5 report Ken gal expects a pair and warmer tonight with a Wednesday fall and colder evening. French southwest winds shift to northwest by night. Other items mention street car strikes in Brooklyn, labor disputes, political rows in Missouri and Topeka, and projections of a federal budget surplus. reports also note police actions in Wichita and Topeka and looming enforcement of prohibitory law.
In Sedgwick county the sheriff shuts Wichita saloons as a firm enforcement of the prohibitory law. Supporters hail the act as proper statewide action while critics doubt motives but acknowledge the result. The law is treated as applicable to the entire state with no local option provision.
Governor Morrill faces scrutiny over strict law enforcement and pardoning power. The Hedgwick county sheriff may be handicapped without governor support, amid suspicions Morrill appointed Wichita police opposed to prohibitory laws. The piece surveys civic antics, scandals, and oddities across towns, highlighting political tensions and local curiosities from Brookville to Ft Scott.
A Topeka preacher cites strikers and Mum's Extra dry as topics at the Ministerial Union meeting. The state sid commissioners issue letters appealing for aid from thirty western counties. Goodland’s Farmers and Merchants Bank closes after paying depositors. A two-person commune from each church to solicit aid for western sufferers is agreed. A Sumner County Republican delegation seeks support for J C O Morse for state penitentiary warden. Dr Price’s Baking Powder praised by long-time users.
Desven February 5. General Ames B. Weaver tells Denver News the nation faces its greatest crisis. He accuses the president of luring money power to plunge the people into debt, topple silver, and invite corporate privileges while European money changers urge the U. S. toward despotism in a new civilizational arc.
The article honors Marcus Whitman, noting his pivotal 1847 Pacific to Washington crossing ride alongside Revere and Sheridan's feats. It laments his omission from historical memory and from monuments, contrasting Whitman College in Walla Walla with the broader fame of Revere, Fremont, and Sheridan.
Whitman born Sept 4 1802 in Rushville Ontario County N Y studied at Berkshire Medical Institute moved to Oregon as missionary physician in 1834 with Spaulding facing Rocky Mountain trials and fort Laramie warnings. He rode to Washington to urge keeping Oregon, led wagon trains to Fort Walla Walla, was killed in 1847, and Rev Dr Cushing Eells founded Whitman College in 1866 to honor him. Renewed gifts and efforts propel a large endowment drive led by Dr Penrose to finalize a 200000 endowment with 150000 more sought.
China’s credit endures thanks to Sir Robert Hart an Irish inspector general who built up the imperial maritime customs service for over 30 years He expanded a coast light system from three to over 70 and boosted revenue While war with Japan raged his leadership impressed foreign observers and earned him top honors from China and other nations across decades of service
The Duke of Argyll, aged 71, retired from politics yet remains a leading figure in English public life. An advanced Liberal and close adviser to the queen, he has held multiple offices including master of the household in Scotland, postmaster general, and India secretary. His literary works span over five decades with titles such as Reign of Law and Primeval Man. He owns Inverary Castle and 175,111 acres yielding about $250,000 in rent annually. His son, the Marquis of Lorne, married Princess Louise in 1871.
A Kansas legislative audit notes an outbreak of insanity claims as state asylum capacity fails to keep pace. Bills exceeding $600,000 are for care of destitute insane outside state asylums, with counties seeking reimbursement. The debate cites growing mental illness, ward expansions, and proposed reforms to curb abuses in county bidding for care contracts.
On the train returning from Leavenworth a ministerial union banquet, a thirsty traveler caused a scene as he mistook a fire extinguisher for alcohol and argued with a brakeman before finally yielding. The item also advertises four remedies with claimed cures and notes a jewelry store move to 427 Kansas Avenue.
The document touts inexpensive, supposedly effective chronic ailment cures by the World Medical Institute in Kansas City. It cites testimonials from John W. Green and G. B. Brown praising dramatic recoveries after five months under the institute, and claims thorough examinations with no obligation unless the patient agrees to proceed.
An advertisement lists services and treatments offered by World Medical Institute located at 631 Quincy St Topeka Kas with claimed removals of various conditions including asthma bronchitis rheumatism consumption nervous disorders epilepsy paralysis kidney troubles and blood and skin diseases for women and children. Office hours run 9 am to 8 50 pm and Sundays 9 pm to 4 pm at Kansas City Corner Missouri Ave Office and Main Street.
A garbled Topeka page lists coal company ads with addresses in Topeka Kansas and surrounding areas. It mentions J W F Hughes and E P Ewart among others, plus a mix of local business notices and a short item about a University of Kansas art lecture and an investigation committee visit to the penitentiary.
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