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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1895
Page
4
Forecast for Kansas calls for fair and warmer weather tonight and Sunday with a shift to westerly winds. Reports note political shifts in New Mexico and debate over appellate court structure. Observations mention streetcar workers seeking vestibules, freezing platform exposure, and diverse opinions on journalism and religion.
A debate over uniting opposition to a gold standard divides Populists and reformers. Bi metals leaders meet in Kansas City while Omaha platform supporters push free silver. Compromise proposals mix free silver with public ownership planks. Meanwhile state concerns about waste and corruption spark calls for reform.
A collage of brief items from Lyndon to Fort Scott and beyond paints local quirks. Mentioned are weak jail in Lyndon, Sunday stays in Alma, cleanliness in Seneca, a Seneca man with growing whiskers, washing by bluff, Bronson’s washing scheme, a volunteer fire service in Louisburg, Elwood’s free lunch influence, Hiawatha schools cancelling graduations, Hutchinson thefts during worship, McPherson ad for obscene pots, a butcher’s declaration, Hutchinson girls forming a bachelor club, Ft Scott colonial hair party, Paxico daughters' spring marriages, band and Salvation Army rivalry in Arkatana City, Fort Scott gas franchise from Lola, and snow drifts with dust clouds elsewhere in Kansas.
A report from New York outlines the sale of The Press to Henry L. Einstein and chronicles the lineage of major papers. It covers The Sun’s origin with Benjamin Day, The Herald under James Gordon Bennett, The Tribune founded by Horace Greeley, and The World’s rise under Joseph Pulitzer. It notes families, editors, and financiers shaping these historic newspapers.
A southern politician recalls meeting Abraham Lincoln in Washington, noting his charm and humility. Lincoln tells a gingery anecdote about sharing gingerbread with a poorer boy, illustrating simple goodness. The tale underscores Lincoln’s empathy and plainspoken wisdom.
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