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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1904
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal reports on the Isthmian canal treaty awaiting vote next Tuesday. It notes Russia’s holds on Port Arthur and Vladivostok, Shafroth’s resigning seat praised, and comments on U S stance in Cuba contrasted with Russian actions. Also mentions four thousand German telephone girls, and looming European tensions with Russia and India.
Sentiments at the Kansan State Temperance Union convention praise carrying prohibition into political, municipal, state, and national issues. The movement also seeks more lecturers, tracts, and pledges, while General John G. Wooler urges churchgoers who vote otherwise to switch to prohibition or leave the party. The temperance group argues a practical path, noting prohibition may take years yet remains steadfast against connivance.
A Kansas figure argues that true prohibition will only succeed when society no longer recognizes liquor as acceptable. He supports state and national action, pledging to curb sale while accepting the long arc toward eventual abolition. He praises prohibitionists working for a cause with little personal reward and urges enforcement of existing laws as society’s duty.
In Topeka the fire of February 12 sparked a heated yet cautious discussion of the Water Company deal. Officials say findings show nothing proves the plant is worth the purchase or that the city was swindled, while residents worry over repairs and water pressure. The public leaped to action, but officials aim for orderly acquisition of the waterworks under city ownership.
The State Journal releases a detailed statement on taxation agitation in Kansas with a county by county table. It argues State Treasurer Kelly led the State Board of Equalization to injustice, citing higher county taxes in Mint and other counties while Milam and Smith counties received property assessment reductions. Miami county residents oppose Kelly’s methods and call for fair statewide tax burdens.
Local papers clash over Tom Kelly and Ed Hoch in the race for state treasurer. Articles allege Kelly’s past embezzlement findings and tax maneuvers while Hoch campaigns on reform. Supporters from Coffeyville to Belleville weigh party purity, honesty, and the impact on Goebel-era finances.
A patchwork of local items from Atchison sources includes reflections in the Globe Sights column, quirky anecdotes about residents and parties, notes on public affairs, a brief joke about a Japanese party and a news item about police counts. It voices humor and commentary on life in the area with occasional social observations and wordplay.
A collection of tongue in cheek maxims on manners and behavior. The notes joke about gender roles marriage and social perception with wry humor and urban studio wit. The lines reference a divorce reform anecdote and playful cautions about recognition and propriety in daily life.
A garbled spoof combines a muddled reform tale with mock quotes and scathing wits. It parodies headlines from a dockside incident, lampoons editors, and blends comic aphorisms about conscience, pink teas, luck, and time.
A droll collection notes that it is easier to earn money than save it and mocks married life with sarctic wit. It jokes that a wife can be fascinating when she belongs to someone else and lampoons politics, solitude, and gender roles with pointed quips.
VIA EL PASO. Hook Island is the ideal winter route to California through orange groves and ruins, with mountains, rivers, and sunshine. No high altitudes or snow for most of the journey, daily through trains to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Also mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for colds.
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