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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1895
Page
8
A Topeks city initiative touts its record savings, claiming the biggest economy push to date. Officials urge residents to participate, projecting lower costs and broader financial relief for households and local businesses.
Figures released in the JOURNAL show the city engineer’s department expenses reduced from 7100 to 2700 under Mayor Harrison. The savings of 4400 are part of broader cuts across departments, with the administration claiming no loss of service while praising businesslike leadership.
A mixed review of The Dazzler company No 2 at the Grand Opera, with key performances by Joseph Ott as Ezekiel Pipes and Haymond Finlay, noting a half-full main floor and crowded balcony, plus social notices of Julia A Scales filing for divorce, Hathburn Pythian Sisters officers installed, and a Robert Burns anniversary concert planned at the Metropolitan hotel with ticketed events.
Testimony on Hillmon remains and Earthly identifiers sparked debate over the admissibility of KE Covey's earlier statements. Witnesses from Jefferson and Lawrence counties described height, build, and presence of the body, with varied impressions of Hillmon's identity and a Mayfield area inquiry pending adjournment.
A sketch of how war reporting emerged as a regular field, tracing pioneers like William Howard Russell and James Creelman, and detailing key American correspondents such as Junius Henri Browne, Richard B. Colburn, and Thomas Knox. The piece notes the shift from opinion to news value, the rise of the telegraph, and the birth of the modern press amid Civil War conflicts. It also honors war artists and laments a future without wars.
United States District Attorney W Perry warned against the fee system for prosecutors. He urged salaries for all officers and argued that basing pay on prosecutions corrupts judicial decisions and invites bribery. The talk, delivered to the State Bar association, stressed modern court business since railroad expansion and called for amendments to federal statutes. Batman Townsend advertise Crackajack Union orders and open hours at 120 Boat Eighth Street.
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