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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal official Topeka paper offers home delivery by carrier for 10 cents a week to any Topeka area and nearby towns under the paper's tiered system.
A string of political comments discuss McKinley delegates in Texas, gold policy, and party splits. Mentioned are McKinley supporters, Topeka police in low regard, editorial shifts at the Pall Mall Gazette, and fears over Shawnee county political allegiance. Also notes interest in Nicaragua canal profitability and a Kansas City purchaser owning a 1773 Maryland Journal.
The piece argues Congressman Kirkpatrick favors open mints for gold worldwide but limits silver use to U.S. mines, condemns silver discrimination, cites Topeka political players, and critiques bimetalism and Prohibition repeal efforts while noting local reform setbacks and criminal corruption warnings. The author references Senatorial and gubernatorial figures and laments regional political dynamics in Topeka and Lyon County.
A vivid tale of the Nile crocodile, praised and feared in ancient Egypt and today. The creature’s double nature is described as deadly yet seemingly alive, with methods of ambush, feeding habits, and historic religious views alongside modern tourist disturbances and sensational anecdotes. The piece mentions a Santa Fe Route round trip fare dated February 15 to 19, hinting at travel wording interwoven with the animal tale.
In Wasardoy February notes reflect cooler minds and hotter talk on Anglo American conflict. Senator Wolcott and William Wilson clash over Monroe doctrine status while warning that Britain’s fortifications and vast empire could spark a future war. Hitt, House foreign affairs chair, argues deterrents have risen and long wars ruin nations, while readers debate Canada’s strength and the likelihood of a European clash paving the way for a U S conflict.
A pair of anecdotal vignettes contrasts pacifist ideals with everyday arrogance. A father and son discuss settling disputes by arbitration as a path to peace, while a business observer on a train mocks Congress and defends prosperity through economic theory. The scenes echo early 20th century views on civility, commerce, and public life.
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