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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal Daily announces home delivery by carrier for 10 cents a week to Topeka and surrounding towns. The paper notes the same low price in all areas served by its carrier system.
Weather forecast for Kassas predicts rain tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions tonight and colder Saturday afternoon. Political discussion notes Democrats holding two conventions and appointing two sets of delegates, scrutiny of judges and U.S. attorneys salaries, and critique of court sentences in a high-profile murder case. References to Grover Cleveland, John Sherman, Cy Leland, and Judge Martin appear amid broader commentary on elections and governance.
The article recounts Rose Leland backing Judge Martin, opposing Judge Hubbard and supporting others, leading to elections in Doniphan County and the Twenty second district. It notes Leland's influence waning as judges resigned, with battles over chief justice and Governor Morrill’s stance amid party harmony tensions.
The State Temperance union faces trouble securing a hall for its annual convention. The opening session starts 8 pm Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church, after Hamilton Hall and Representative Hall bookings fell through. Rudolph Hatfeld of Wicbits will be one of the speakers.
A Topeka girl, daughter of a politician, played horse with three companions. She drove the toy harness while one girl lagged behind and quit. She declared the lagging girl should leave if unable to keep up, praising swift action over patience.
An eclectic Bible reader for Chicago public schools, compiled with input from Jews Catholics and Protestants, seeks board approval. The 200 page volume uses selections from Psalms Proverbs and Isaiah to teach morals and duty, with precepts to be memorized and applied daily. The project follows a 22 year pause in Bible readings in schools and is linked to the Chicago Woman's Educational Union and Professor David Swing.
Major Philip Preston Johnston was unanimously re elected president at a Murray Hill New York meeting. The Virginian born turf veteran, a Kentucky breeder and former judge, steers the association toward cordial relations with the American body and oversees sweeping rule changes. The National Trotting Association governs turf law with members across the U S Canada and Australia and claims wide influence in trotting tracks worldwide.
A Southern Athletic Association standout, Miltsberger, seeks national fame and aims for a fall championship after an exceptional amateur season. The 20 year old 5 feet 11 inch, 215 pound athlete is noted for feats in long and high jumps and plans to compete at Manhattan events in New York.
Rubber producers’ resources claim plantation owners are reckless in tapping. Some fear a rubber famine, but authorities say natural supply will last indefinitely. Cultivation is feasible in vast areas, and future methods may improve yields, yet exhaustion is unlikely.
A San Francisco Post item humorously recounts a youth with glued hair and a delicate mustache causing a court scene by drinking water at the bar, challenging court etiquette, then returning with a parchment to seek admission to the bar and, in a later moment, attempting to drink from the official bar. The Chicago Post recounts a playful banter about bloomers and leap frog, referencing gender norms and freedom of movement. The piece ends with brief quips from Household Words and Indianapolis Journal noting a Cardinal Manning anecdote and a gendered joke about whistling.
A collage of humorous quotes from newspapers mocks weather predictions and poetic forecasts. It cites Washington Star and Chicago Tribune style riffs about prophecies of rain and snow, and a mother tongue twister about growing a gas dill, reflecting playful old clips.
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