STATE JOURNAL Shows Rapid Growth And Record Circulation
The Topeka daily STATE JOURNAL reports a sworn circulation statement surpassing all Topeka dailies. Expansion includes a seven column quarto format, four Lisotype machines, and a prominent new home with public view of print. 1896 daily average reached 10,769 with 43 routes and over $10,000 paid yearly to carriers.
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New State Journal
the State Journal
Topoke
Topeka Daily State Journal
Topeka
February 1897 Note on Son and Man
Fragmentary February 1897 item mentions son and man with unclear context. Readable bits indicate personal or religious reference. no full action or names clearly identifiable from remaining text.
Topeka Fights Pension Office Move Sparks Kansas Woes
In a chatter about Topeka losing the pension office to St Louis, Kansas editors complain of intrastate rivalries and sour attitudes. The State Journal vows Kansas towns’ solidarity, urging unity as political shifts unfold in Atchison and across the First district. The piece warns editors to stay level-headed amid interstate changes and evolving governance.
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Topeka
St. Louis
Newton
Kansas
Missouri
The
State Journal
Fragmented Kansas clippings show editorials and quips
A scrambled OCR montage from multiple Kansas newspapers includes political debate over capital punishment in Missouri, comments on theater seating for prisoners, stray remarks about naval vessels and aviation, and light social humor about women removing hats. It compiles disparate quotes from Lawrence Journal, Ollawe Republican, Chanute Tribune, Ottawa Herald, Salina Journal, Times, Hutchinson News, Leavenworth Brainard, Wichita Eagle, and Arkansas City Traveler.
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Ottawa Herald
Grant
Salina
Brad- Jay-Martin
Missouri State Senate
Missouri
Hutchinson
Leavenworth
Brainard
Con
Decline of the Chimney in Global Industry Debate
A New York letter discusses a shift away from traditional chimneys in manufacturing districts. It cites a large English factory adopting vacuum collection to remove combustion gases, and German experiments that vent gases into water to form bubbles. The text notes potential benefits of centralized gas removal, purification of air, and extensible piping for factories.
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New York
England
Regent
Germany
Kansas Orphans Conference urged for Kansas care system
At Toronto a conference of orphans home delegates from United States Canada and Mexico will discuss Kansas representation and the need for a state agent to oversee home placing for dependent children in Kansas under the Atchison institution. Advocates cite success in Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Rhode Island and warn against private agencies.
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Toronto
Canada
United States
Mexico
Kansas
Atchison
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Rhode Island
Uoes
New York
William P. Ketchworth
New York State Board of Charities and Correction
Kan-sas
Faulkner
Advice to women on nerves from Dr. Tripp
Dr. W J Tripp of New York warns that nervous troubles among American women stem from minds and drugs, not inherited blood issues. He cites outdoor activity and salt pork as healthier than excess patent medicines and sweets, urging more rest, outdoor living, and substantial diet to prevent degeneration and early aging.
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Chicago Chronicle
W. J. Tripp
New York
EDITOR'S BLUE PENCIL AND PRUDISH READERS
A writer discusses editors censorship and prudishness in literature. An anecdote contrasts British censorship with American readers and French fiction, arguing sharp limits on what family magazines publish reflect broader cultural prudence.
Emersonics Strongest Penned Address in Atlantic Monthly
Emerson's strongest work is this address on the scholar's relation to the world, first applying his views to life in early manhood when his powers peaked. Holmes calls it an Intellectual Declaration of Independence and Beta Kappa speech marks a memorable literary event famed for its picturesqueness and inspiration.
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Atlantic Monthly
Emerson
Guy
Holmes
Phi Beta Kappa
Lowell
Alsios
Johnsons of Society Doors Hold Private Gatekeeper Role
The New York Sun recounts Johnsons of Wisconsin and his son as master outside managers for society events. Johnson and son control guest lists, seating, and who enters with a keen memory of attendees and fees, ensuring social functions run smoothly and discreetly.
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New York Sun
Johnson
Coures
Martin
OW Brown
Grace Church
Brown
Fife
Sixth Avenue Orefer House
Alwaya Alopa
Awhen Johnson
Corsin
Johnsons
Jonson
Labouchere Libel Case Exposes Begging Letter Scheme
The Chicago Records reports Labouchere and Truth proprietor Mr Henry Taboucher claim £40,000 spent defending libel suits, while Mr Brooks fights to defend his label as “prince of begging letter writers.” Brooks’s postage-heavy campaign targeted aristocracy including the Duke of Fife, with Charity Organisation Society involvement noted and Halfour award skepticism. The piece frames Labouchere as pursuing moral victory amid ongoing satire.
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Chicago
Henry Taboucher
M. P
Truth
Labby
Brooks
Carlyle
Duke of Fife
Charity Organisation Society
Duke and Duchess of York
Charity Organization Society
Halfour
Fury
Labouce
How To Crush A Bar She An How To Crush A Bar She An
A readable fragment recounts a woman defending herself against unwanted male attention on a city streetcar. A west side matron, tired from shopping, strikes a rude guard with a shopping bag, returns home in tears. Another woman fends off a flirt by calmly asking a question while wearing glasses, causing the harasser to retreat.
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West Side
Sho
Wabash Avenue
Non literary people and charity linked by practical ends
The London Spectator argues that practical-minded individuals pursue charity as a mission, using literature cautiously to avoid deterring humane aims. It highlights Tykwin as a discoverer of truth through observation, noting such figures may ignore poetical idealism in favor of concrete progress. The piece leads into a Santa Fe Route special train notice from Strong City on November 14.
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The
London Spectator
Charity
Tykwin
Tia
Garden City Sentinel
Alexander
Mollie Werry
The Land of the Dollar in a London Review
A London writer reviews G W Stevens book The Land of the Dollar after his US trip. He portrays Chicago as a paradox of grandeur and grime, noteing colossal buildings, parks, and a university funded by vast wealth, all juxtaposed with squalor and gaudy energy.
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Chicago Times-neraid
G. W. Stevens
America
London
Chicago
Steevens
Gulliver
University
Oxford
Cambridge
Standard Oil Trust
Dun & Co Outlook Says Prospects Bright Yet Wages Could Lessen
R G Dun & Co reports a favorable business outlook with a likely drop in wages as rail and textile sectors show renewed demand. Prices fall modestly across commodities while output plans and mill activity rise, yet wage reductions and speculative influences press on.
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Dun & Co
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Coai and Wéyt Bre
Carnegie Company
Chicago
BM Ci D. Borden
Atlantic
Ellizon
United States
Canada
Alger Wins His Salt Judgment in Alger vs Anderson
In Chattanooga Tenn on February 12 Judge J D Clark ruled in favor of Russell A Alger in the case against the estate of John F Anderson. Alger pays $108 plus seven years interest to recover money spent on property in Franklin County. Also noted is the death of Rev A Mr Kinkaid, secretary of the Congregational Home Missionary Society, in Brooklyn. A Woodstock Michigan man reports rheumatic relief after using Chamberlains Palpa Balm sold by druggists.
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Chattanoogs
Tenn
J.D. Clark
United States
Russell A. Alger
John F. Anderson
Franklin County
Alger
U. M. Kinkaid
New York
A. Mr. Kinkaid
Congregational Home Missionary Society
Brooklyn
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Frank P. Maclennan
Earrier
Suhueta
Renmanent Howe
Topeka State Journal
Sag Avenue
Eighth
Sega
Bell
York Addrena
Atoh- Ison
Doniphan County
Atchison Globe
Kanes
Wrld
Lawrence Journal
Bron Ee
Renate
Pune
Miso
Ollawe
Chanute Tribune
Binis
Powers
Wichita
Arkansas City Traveler
Itichard Watson
Labouchere
Banta Fe
Strong
Aoe ES An Ie Tae
Moon
B. F. Stokes
Corn Tueway
Pete Hohl
Prescott
Achors
Sabetha Herald
Ea Harrington
Grant Bunch
Henry Harrington
Plessanton News
Frank Coler
Slade
Norcator Register
Tis
Old Kentucky
Senesa Tribune
Byron Every
Woodstock
Mich
Chamberlain
Clairette
N. K. Fairbank Company
Blackwells
Durham
Rsdurham
Green Coal Co
Kansas Ave
Western Foundry and Machine Works
Topeka Foundry # Machine Works
Topeka, Kas
R. L. Copran
Dougherty’s School
Hanes Te Aalt Papil
Snails
Ezol
Operafan
Qeiary
Sapolio
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