State Journal reports circulation leadership in Topeka
The Topeka Daily State Journal traces its growth over fifteen months with a larger seven column paper, new building, and fast web press. It notes sworn circulation statements exceeding rivals, 10,625 daily average for mid 1896, forty three route carriers paying over 10,000 annually, and American Newspaper Directory endorsements.
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New State Journal
the State Journal
Topeka
Topeka Daily State Journal
Weather and political commentary from a late 19th century page
Weather notes for Chicago with variable winds forecast tonight into Wednesday. A string of opinionated items follows, from bankers' death rates versus banks to electing officials and legal reforms. It critiques electricity, arbors of capital punishment, and mentions Governor Morrill and arbitration in labor disputes. It laments reform party performance in New York City and taxes.
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Reform Party
New York City
Reform Parties
Bread making and garden dreams on a country girl’s course
A country girl saves every dollar to study art in Paris and earns money by baking bread and biscuits that outshine village bakers. She builds a small business by taking orders, supplies neighbors with tea time ice and special treats, and plans to expand her garden next summer alongside her modest earnings and ambitions.
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Ladies Home Journal
Paris
Kansas Commentary on Eastern Money in State Affairs
The New York Post and editors from Kansas papers rebut eastern money influence, defend Kansas debt integrity, and critique misreadings of western finance. Columns from Emporia Gazette, Wichita Beacon, Ottawa Republican, Hutchinson News, and others note safety of Kansas banks, loans pushed by eastern agents, and calls for restraint in national financial policy.
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Beam
Tee
New York Post
Kansas
Emporia Gazetti
Castern Savings Banks
Tan Joatitations
Ehst
Mheney
New York
Timots
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Besrmanns Art and Tim the Magnificent Patters
Hermann used a crafted persona to draw audiences by imitating Tim the Patter, his thin face sharp eyes and curled moustache aided by a satin suit. His staged patter carried the show, as audiences new to his act found it startling and entertaining, revealing how talk can drive magic.
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Ariounet
Hermann
Miners Strike Over Wages Near Burton City
Beusire Janama miners at Bilena Rores mines near Burton city struck yesterday seeking a wage advance of one cent. The action involved local workers and disrupted ordinary operations at the mine site.
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Janama
Bilena
Rores
Burton
Sity
Trocha Term Explained Amid Cuban Fortifications
The term trocha meaning footpath or shortcut is explained amid Cuban defensive works. A buried wire fence, palmetto posts, a tile trench, palmetto ramparts, and palmetto tree trunks form a barrier line. Beyond lie soldier barracks and stone walls along the roadway, with fortifications spanning a wide stretch and marked by irregular earthworks.
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Lerom
Ballisers Sun
Havang
Theater Manners at Bijou In Old Widow Scene
J B Dodson faced an awkward night after attending The Whit Widow at the Bijou Alentar. A disruptive spectator whispered and leaned toward him and his companions during the performance. The theater gossip recalls a tense exchange as patrons attempted to enjoy the show.
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J.B. Dodson
Sale
Drdeon
Barbeil
Francis reverses policy on entry rights to Osage and other reservations
Secretary Francis announces a reversal of prior rulings, granting full qualifications for entry to Osage and other Indian reservations. The policy shift overrules Breit decisions and limits entry by non Indians, arguing that government power cannot compel access for homestead or settlement purposes.
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Washington, Jan
Francis
Otoc
Missouri
Secreety Breit
Polley
Michel Brady
Jona Mi McDowall
John M. Dahl
Charles A. Williams
Nile Tract
Tie
Belabored Witch Case Ends in Jail for Father and Son
Lancaster January 5 T J Reisler and his son jailed after believing a witch doctor that John Freshman hexed them. They struck Freshman with a broom as a supposed cure, then the father beat him after the broom handle lashing. Freshman pressed assault charges.
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Lancaster
T. J. Reisler
Aon
John Freshman
Ressler
Ale Father
Adirondack lands study urges $1 million state purchase
A special committee in Albany has completed its inquiry into Adirondack timber cutting and trespass. It will urge the next legislature to appropriate $1,000,000 to buy more lands in the state park to protect the Hudson watershed and canal reservoirs. Assemblyman Thomas H. Walstaff chairs the panel, which toured the region and found private ownership and clubs keep forests in a wild state.
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Albany
Van
Adirondacks
State Park
Hudson River
Adirondack
Hols Adirondack
Thos. H. Walstaff
Brooklyn
CULLOM ON CUBA WAR ENDS POSSIBLE
Senator Cullom of Illinois, a foreign relations committee member, declines to guess committee intent on the Cuban resolution but says opposition could be talked to death if strong. He supported the resolution but focuses on ending the brutal war in Cuba and suspects steps toward termination may be taken.
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Washington, Yan
Menster Cullom
Hitnots
Camps On Foreign Relations
Committee On
Jordan
Cuba
Cullom
Secretary Her bet and SteAdoo study steel for battleships
Secretary Herbert and Assistant Secretary McAdoo held hours with the McCormick board about armor plates for battleships. A diver will be employed and paid daily after Civil Service exams. The McCormick group will inspect Cramp and Carnegie works in Philadelphia to compare steel for Alabama and Wisconsin hulls.
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Washington
Herbert
SteAdoo
Jwad
Caplin Mccormickehnreld
Train Rubber Confesses in Blue Cut Robberies Case
Flynn, arrested for the Blue Cut hold up, confesses detailing plans for the Chicaze Alton trains robberies. He names Kennedy as the arch plotter and lists all gang members, describes jewelry burial near the scene, and indicates two other suspects sought by officers. Jewelry and gold, shotguns, revolvers, and a snack were found buried near Crackcreek.
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Kansas City
Jan
Flynn
Chicaze
Alton
Fin Gut
Kennedy
Piyno
Crackcreck
Buying Canada Wheat Largest Stocks Purchased for Export
A Montreal dispatch notes Ontario wheat stocks are being bought for export. James Caruthers bought about 25 000 to 30 000 bushels at 1 dollar and 2 cents, sending it to the seaboard. Mesara Crane & Herd also bought similarly. Demand in England stems partly from American winter wheat being fully taken by millers. These shipments mark Ontario's first wheat exports in almost two years.
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New York
Montreal
Post
Ontario
James
Caruthers
Seaboard
Mesara, Crane & Herd
England
Wichita Bank Case Reinforces Receiver’s Stockholder Liability
Washington Jan 1 The case of John F Bushell versus Cyrus A Leland receiver of the State National Bank of Wichita Kan confirms Justice White’s ruling that the national bank receiver appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency may enforce the individual liability of the bank’s stockholders. The Connecticut district court decision favoring the receiver was affirmed on appeal.
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Washington
John F. Bushell
Cyrus A. Leland
State National Bank of
Wichita
Kan
Justice White
National Bank
Connecticut District Court
Montana Legislature Opens Meeting With Mixed Majority
The Montana legislative assembly met at noon with a Democratic populist majority. Senate seats show Republicans and Democrats with Populists, House voting Democrats and Populists. Three senator seats are contested but no major changes expected. Robert I. Smith, fusion, sworn in as governor at 10 o'clock and addressed the legislature.
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Velina Mont
Regislaive Assembly of
Montana
Senafe
House
Democrats
Epublicans
Robert i. Smith
Fusion
Atherton's Last State Treasurer Final December Balance
The state treasurer's December balance sheet shows funds on hand of 1,360,202.55 and 7,016,010 in bonds. It notes receipts for the month at 702, Bee and disbursements of 115,023.54, leaving a treasury balance at period end of 362,312.58.
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Elusio
Congressman Monty Returns to Havana Hotel After Trip
Havana reports Congressman Monty back at his hotel amid city excitement over his recent trip and comments. United States Consul General Lee Standard Cordage Co. resumes after nearly three years shutdown, promising work for 400 employees. Other notes include workers listed from Wakefield Mound City and Emporia and Hartford and Martind Kan.
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Havana
Jan
Monty
United States
Lee
Standard Cordage Co
Bouton, Jan
Standard Cordage Company
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