STATE JOURNAL Claims Largest Topeka Daily Circulation
Over the past fifteen months the STATE JOURNAL reports a steady rise in reach and a daily average of 10,769 copies in 1896. The new building on a prominent corner hosts a fast web press and a viewable operation. Forty three route carriers in Topeka and suburbs deliver over $10,000 annually in wages to carriers. A sworn annual circulation statement is issued to directories and advertisers.
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New State Journal
The
State Journal
Topeka
Kansas Town
Hoopeka State Journal
Ug Macnee Avenue
Eighth
Bell
New York
Potter Building
Mire
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Mies
al- Wilys
Confidence Returns Says Mr Henry Clewe On Prosperity
Mr Henry Clewe opens his financial circular declaring confidence has returned and prosperity will follow. He notes a shift away from silver speculations, growing willingness to settle the money question, and a toned-down political climate. Clewe praises cabinet choices by the president elect, especially Sherman and Gage, as strengthening sound money and guiding Republican policy. The circular argues renewed confidence will lift Wall Street and overall investments.
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Henry Clewe
Mr. Clewe
Thuy Tas
Mromnethy
Bryan
Tryndam
Thas
Idlent Gadhanamn
Chews
Syood
Sherman
Gagg
Republican Party
Congress
Aa Folllows
Wall Street
Populist shift and race entries stir Kansas political scene
A messy recap shows Harry Landis turning from schoolteacher to Populist and Ea Hoch naming Sam Howe for governor next year. Several candidates emerge in a fractured field, including Col Mite Sutton for U S Senate and Jerry Rotkin seeking a seat in Congress as state redistricting looms.
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Ea Hoch
Sam Howe
Potter
Jerry Simpeon
Kansas editor banquet menu described with wit and vivid detail
The Norton Champion editor recounts a Kansas City editors banquet with colorful critique of a long, lavish menu. Brainerd and Baker are noted figures as the author humorously describes dishes from blue points to pistachio ice cream, ending with a 10:15 p.m. finish at the Coates House.
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Norton
Conway
Kansas
Kansas City
Hell
Brainerd
Phillipsburg Herald
Baker
Norton Courier
Hralnerd
Hyson
Japan
Walter
Farliay
Bett
Limburger
Pabst
Coates House
Commercial Club
Cheap Week in Holland from a Philadelphia Letter
The writer describes a frugal European rail and canal journey through Holland lasting six days. He travels from Amsterdam to Delft The Hague Leiden Haarlem Zaandam Ymuiden Utrecht and Rotterdam. Language barriers persist yet the trip offers Dutch art churches organs and galleries with minimal speech beyond common courtesy.
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Holland
Philadelphiaa
London
AMT
Delft
Hague
Leyden
Haarlem
Hadriem
Amaterdam
Tript
Ymuiden
Eleew
Utrecht
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Warmers Straat
Xix
Prince of Orange
Dutch Tales and a Restorative Tour of Prohibition
A narrator recounts a three week stretch of travel and indulgence at various restaurants and breweries, noting Blorsch beer consumption and a dramatic use of Schiedam Schnapps. He claims to have acquired Dutch tobacco, newspapers, and centimes from a $25 note, returning cured of brain, ear, and jaw heaviness.
Diaz Wonderful Leader Transforms Mexico In Thirty Years
The piece lauds Diaz for eradicating brigandage and shaping a prosperous republic. It praises his steady rule, swift justice, and the shift of former bandsmen toward nation building, claiming no modern ruler matched his achievement in lifting the population and modernizing the patria.
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Sprom Harpers Coreoruary
Mexico
Firat
Krikand
Diaz
Local Laughing Bits From Quirky Notes
A collage of humorous tidbits from small papers recounts odd incidents. A Wertman hen hatches chickens in the Italian climate, editors’ thefts spark warnings, school board activity stirs discussion, a man dies smoking, a barber’s monotone soothes, a reporter’s pie tale entertains, and a newborn boy brings cheer amid banter and misprints.
Richard the Tyrant and the Deformity Debate
The piece questions claims of Richard III’s deformity as a dramatic feature, noting few contemporaries described him as deformed. It cites Stowe and others as silent on bodily malformation while describing Richard's stern, intellectual visage. A brief ad for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers follows.
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Leroy
Shakespeare
Richard
Tras
Finbyan
Croyland Chronicler
Edward
Comines
Peika
Stowe
Milchard
Fanny Davenport on Actress Audience Relations
Fanny Davenport argues that performers misread audience relations. Theatrical folk often view society as alien or indifferent, yet leading women attract support from younger women in society who idolize actresses. Men judge analytically, women tend to enthuse, and women’s backing helps a production even when judgment lacks.
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Fanny Davenport
Quarrels and politics cross country in brief notes
A compendium of stray quotations and snatches from papers in February. Items mock reform in Spain and Cuba architecture, comment on prize fighting laws in Nevada, theater promotions in Topeka, and light gossip about weather and local balls. Several cites reference Wichita Eagle Hutchinson News Emporia Gazette and others.
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Havemeyers
Wichita Eagle
Hutchinson News
Nevada
Emporia Gazette
Globe Sights From the Atomison Globe
A stream of humorous observations on social quirks, courtship, and small town life. Jests about women and men, local customs, and everyday mishaps mix with quips on weather, farming, and news from Atchison and nearby towns.
Danced With The Queen Grand Ball At Rome Embassy
Wayne McVeagh American ambassador to Italy hosted a grand ball at the Rome American Embassy on February 9. About a thousand guests including diplomats Italian leaders and Americans attended. Queen Margaret and King Humbert joined with Premier Rudini and cabinet members. Queen Margaret danced the quadrille with Ambassador MacVeagh, attended by Ambassador Ludlow and other dignitaries. The embassy halls were lavishly decorated and the supper was a success.
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Rome
Wayne McVeagh
Haly
McVeagh
Humbert
Queen Margaret
Rudini
Margaret
Great Rush for Tickets as Election Count Begins
Washington February 9 demands for gallery tickets to witness the vote count have exhausted supply. By resolution ten days ago galleries were closed to the public except diplomatic executive and press. Doorkeepers admit only with tickets. Each representative and senator gets two tickets.
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Washington
Fire at Randall's Island House of Refuge in New York
Early morning blaze at Randall's Island House of Refuge caused an estimated 3060 in damage. No boys were present. all youths were quickly awakened and evacuated in orderly fashion without injuries. Also mentions Electric Bitters testimonials and prices.
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Burns
New York
Randall's Island
Mke
Morrison
Worthington
Ind
Annie Atchie
Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago
J. K. Jones
FU Street
Kansas
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Pure Food
Kansas Ave
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