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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal lists subscription terms for daily and weekly editions. Daily by carrier costs 20 cents a week in Topeka and suburbs or same price in any Kansas town served by carrier. by mail three months for 45.9, one year for 360. weekly edition 60 per year.
The State Journal outlines summer period increases and announces its status as the sole Kansas paper receiving the full day Associated Press service. It highlights its modern webster stereotype press and notes Perry Lukens Jr. as Eastern office manager at 73 Tribune Building New York.
Weather outlook for Kan asesfair tonight and warmer Friday with variable winds. The Kansas irrigation debate calls for $100,000 initial appropriation while lawmakers consider revising statutes. Bills on public office fees and textbook uniformity attract attention as notaries surrender commissions after New Yorks constitutional changes. The Hillman case shows delays as litigation lingers.
The Syave Jovenal congratulates Major J. K. Hudacn on being chosen state printer, praising the Republicans for the appointment and the editor’s ambition. Governor Lewelling’s final message to the legislature is conservative, notes looming bond maturities, tax value debates, and calls for reform, including prohibition shifts and public works. He critiques federal courts’ reach, endorses good roads, irrigation, and a court of appeals, but faces broad turnout skepticism about his legacy.
A bill introduced by Representative Gardenhire proposes registering all time passes with the secretary of state and keeping the register open for public inspection. Conductors would collect fares for registered passes and report violations, enabling enforcement and disclosure of unofficial favors. The measure seeks to end the pass era and garner unanimous legislative support as a practical remedy.
Auditors investigated the floors of a Kansas building after a claim that no saloon existed in the state. The search focused on verifying historical records and local licensing, aiming to settle a public dispute.
A Kansas gathering of about two hundred attendees at Representative Hall heard Governor Lewelling praise Kansas agriculture and irrigation while joking about Jerusalem corn and Judge Bailey. Ex governors and officials discussed taxes, boards, and the state fair, with remarks on agriculture education and funding.
Mackenzie Bowell, born in Suffolk England December 27 1828, rises from printer to Belleville journalist to Ontario and Dominion offices, becoming Canada’s premier after serving as minister of trade and commerce and militia. A self made Conservative, Bowell faces Orange opposition and plans to call general elections in March.
M Eugene Henri Brisson, 59, born Bourges, elected president of the French Chamber of Deputies for a third term. A lawyer turned journalist, he rose with Gambetta, led the chamber, and both rivaled and allied with key figures, famed for integrity, religiosity, Masonry ties, and peace advocacy while favoring a strong foreign policy. A steel ship built in Cardiff features steel standing rigging and bulling.
An 1895 Topeka notice promotes The Student's Cyclopedia as an excellent child oriented reference. endorsements from W M Davidson of Topeka Public Schools accompany a plan offering free sets through local merchant arrangements. The fragment lists various Topeka businesses including Hat We Say and Warne Potter Carriages among others.
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