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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1897
Page
4
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports rising circulation with sworn statements and public details. It notes improvements in facilities a seven column format, new building, multiple Linotype machines, and a fast web press. Forty three route carriers earn over ten thousand dollars yearly.
The State Historical Society issues its tenth biennial report listing donors of books atlases charts pictures and relics and a complete index of bound volumes and newspapers received. It details two year additions ending November 1 1886 including 2464 volumes 6914 unbound items 2614 newspaper volumes 7026 single papers 129 maps and charts 597 manuscripts 473 relics and other contributions. The total now stands at 15238 bound books 14931 unbound volumes 15228 bound newspaper files and periodicals totaling $1 453 volume. The consolidation question with the state library is discussed along with society proceedings.
The tenth biennial report from the Kansas State University board highlights Chancellor Snow’s praise for state funding, compares Kansas with Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and California, and urges new buildings including a chemistry lab a natural history building and electrical engineering shops to meet rising enrollment and ensure a first rank university.
A translated dispatch reports enslavement of men women and children in Nicaragua labor markets with a planned Cuban labor import scheme and state coercion. It notes coffee crop shortfalls, reforms in Porto Rico and a senator’s Europe trip. Plus brief notices on local coal prices and fuel suppliers.
Workington December coverage on Hurst a War Department clerk arrested for theft after reform school terms. Officials argue merit system safeguards outweigh old spoils practices, citing notable charters and cases, including a Georgia marshal who misused office. Civil service aims to weed lax characters, while lawmakers note petition weakness and shift toward stricter inquiry.
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