State Journal Describes Topeka Daily Circulation Rise
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports a sworn, detailed statement showing a daily average circulation for 1896 of 10,769 and asserts the paper’s lead in Topeka. It notes a new seven volume quarto format, a double front building, fast web press, and 43 route carriers earning over 10,000 dollars annually for distribution.
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the State Journal
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Topeka Daily State Journal
Judge Emery on Arid Lands and Irrigation Policy
Lawrence judge J. S. Emery writes in the Arena on arid lands stressing national economic stakes. He cites Major Powell on humidity, argues for a legal framework to manage dry regions, and urges federal surveys and scientific data to enable a broad irrigation scheme implemented by the people. The article notes Colorado’s irrigation gains and calls for decisive action by Congress.
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Lawrence
Major Powell
United States
Sam
Colorado
Senate
Congress
Writing to the Paper in The State Journal
The State Journal outlines its policy on letters and communications. It prefers newsworthy submissions and discourages return of unused manuscripts, noting the overwhelming volume and need for duplicates for longer pieces. It warns that only a fraction of letters appear, depending on length and fit.
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Grand Lodge meeting and Union Pacific ticket sale notice
The Grand lodge annual meeting will be in Salina Kansas from February 20 to 27. Union Pacific offers one fare round trips from Kansas and Kansas City Missouri with tickets on sale February 10 to 22. F A Lewis city ticket agent 635 Kansas Avenue Topeka Kansas.
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Salina
Kansas
Union Pacific
Kansas City
FA. Lewis
Union Pacific System
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Calderhead Insurrection Warnings Stir Kansas Opinion
The Surte Journal mocks Calderhead and cites a New York Sun critique of the Republican congressman from Kansas. It recounts his remarks in banking and currency debates warning that a private bank with 32 million capital could spark civil war, while accusing him of pandering to popular unrest and misreading the money power debate.
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Basteern
John Davis
Con- Ereseman
Calderhead
American National Bank
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Cornelius N. Bliss
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Philip D. Armour
Chicago
Washington
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Congress
Kansas
Rehta
Clavel
Coxey
United States
Tein
Wim. A. Calderhead
United Presbyterian Church
Franklin College
New Abhour, O
International Bank
Costume Robe Loan Ties Ball to Stage Star
In Bradley Martin ball costume hunt, several actors lent or wore antique outfits. J E Dodson, famed for Cardinal Richelieu in Under the Red Robe, was approached to loan his cardinal robe. The loan allegedly occurred despite Dodson’s denial, reflecting sentimental value over mere economy. Also promotes One Minute Cough Cure for grippe, attributed to W Stansfield of Kansas Avenue.
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New York
J. E. Dodson
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Dudnon
W. Stansfield
Kansas Avenue
Mexico's Awakening and Prosperity Despite Adversity
From Harper's February issue, a view of Mexico's rapid modernization. Forty railroads with 74,000 miles of track, telegraph lines, post offices, schools, and public buildings mark progress. Free schools, free speech, and free press accompany growth, even through seven years of drought and economic upheaval. The piece notes debt, silver depreciation, and a rare transformation under a single leader, promising further explanation.
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United States
A Great Hotel Kitchen of February Reflected
A vivid snapshot of a bustling hotel kitchen with shouting cooks in French, waiters in black, and swift copper work. The scene shifts from vegetable prep to plate polishing, while a calm chef oversees the organized chaos and the garde manger relays orders in a chorus of calls. Fragments evoke a grand banquet room and the rapid flow of Terra pin Maryland casseroles.
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Times
Terra
Maryland
Wish for Sudden Death In London Spectator Question
The London Spectator contemplates if educated classes show a growing trend in sudden deaths with no recovery. The piece questions whether Pasco or medical professionals can accurately gauge any positive increase in such fatalities among the educated.
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London Spectator
Pasco
Changing Attitudes Toward Sudden Death in Public View
The piece notes a shift from universal horror at sudden deaths such as prominent figures to a detached view today. It questions whether this indifference stems from evolving norms or broader cultural changes while reflecting on the moral and religious implications of such deaths and the role of prayer and sacrament.
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Canterbury
Hamlet
Dixey’s flour nose gen es a roar on stage in Chicago
An anecdote from Henry Dixey on playing The Seven Ages tells how a flour nose improvised from self rising dough swelled under hot stage lights. The audience laughed as the nose expanded to elephantine size before Dixey snapped it off and resumed, curtain still rising on a comic disaster.
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Mmnes Herald
J Henry EL Dixey
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Munkaczy Illness Cloud Over Renowned Hungarian Artist
Michael Munkaczy the Hungarian painter remains very ill after being placed in a private insane asylum near Bonn. His illness follows a prior paralysis scare last November, though initial reports suggested recovery. His celebrated work Christ Before Pilate catalyzed European acclaim before touring America, and critics regard his interpretation as among the finest of the theme. Born poor, he rose from carpentry to painting, aided by Paris patron Sedelmayer, whose bric-a-brac in Munkaczy studio fueled his imagination. To elicit a second visit, Paris art students recently borrowed a mass of such utensils for a room decoration.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Michael Munkaczy
Bonn
Munkeczy
Europe
America
Munkaczy
Paris
Sedelmayer
Midas
Mundy
Courtroom Surprise Reflected in Local Tale
A fragmentary report describes a man returning home astonished by his treatment at court. Women claim he visited the proceedings with his wife, not a week in her gray attire, indicating social tensions surrounding the event.
Wolcott 18 Ignored as He Returns from Paris Conference
Senator Wolcott arrived from Paris and conferred with bimetallists including Dr Arendt and Von Kardoerff. German Dimeteile reports claim bimetallism may advance, with Wolcott leaving for Rotterdam and Antwerp. A brief note recalls the bereavement of John Timmons and family with thanks to friends.
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Wolcott
Paris
Thaa
Dr. Arendt
von Kardoerff
Dimeteile Association
Aaron Emu
Sesssor Walcott
Tb Bertin
London
Europe
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Amorrow
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Ant
de Witt
G. W. Stansfield
Kansas Avenue
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