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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1895
Page
5
Daily edition delivered by carrier ten cents a week to Topske or vaburks or same price in any Kansas town with carrier system. By mail three months nine ninety by mail one year to rece S00 Weekly Edition per year fifty.
Weather report for Kanes with fair skies and a drop in temperature tonight. Tuesday forecast calls for falling then warmer conditions with northwest winds. The article weaves in political and economic notes on army funding, bank reserves in New York, and public figures, but the readable segment centers on the Kansas weather outlook and nearby fiscal chatter.
A San Francisco dispatch reports U S District Attorney Knight pursuing C P Huntington over issuing an interstate pass to Lawyer F M Stones politician, prompting debate that donors may be as culpable as recipients. Kansas lists twenty women elected county superintendent of public instruction in November including Ora Pedrick and Emma McLeerey. arbitration law fails amid the Brooklyn strike as mandamus sought to compel railroads to move cars but denied.
The passage suggests Attorney General Olney sees through a trick and has not shown willingness to assist. He implies that the proposed method of transmitting the naila is not the usual or proper practice.
Alaska liquor law debate stirs discord as minority report opposes Governor’s plan to license towns of 100+ white inhabitants to sell and brew liquor, with a $500 annual fee. The governor argues enforcement failures under present law justify the measure, while critics doubt breweries and widespread saloons help.
A fragment from a small town page notes changing delivery habits as the Howard express firm stops its wagon and residents log parcels home. A Severance man posts a comical badge promising no money but hope for the future. Atchison Globe mentions a namesake mail carrier from Mugcetah carrying mail, described with an unflattering racial remark.
Reports from the Bureau of Road Inquiry indicate rising energy behind the good roads movement. Railroads offer low rates to boost general road projects. Gen Roy Stone notes Indiana Missouri Nebraska Kansas and southern states showing varied progress with river counties needing improvements and counties leaning on convict labor or bonds.
Report from Tehuantepec says Colonel Donn and Thomas Murphy, Americans aiding Guatemala railway work, were murdered in Guatemala while en route to the line of the Guatemala Northern railway. Renegades tied to border conflicts suspected. An investigation by American interests in Mexico and Guatemala expected. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup and a laundry advertisement.
A discussion on how a proposed tax affects families and the broader economy centers on the concept of a tax on children. The piece analyzes the book's arguments, contrasts policy implications, and assesses potential social consequences for households and governance.
Legislative bills push for uniform text books across Kansas with a state board to select and distribute. Opponents cite American Book Company as a powerful lobby aiming to block the measure, while supporters argue for reduced costs and standardization. Local figures like R A Welch, Topeka board president, are accused of serving book trusts in lobbying efforts.
The speaker notes it is poor taste for the Topeka board of education president to be an employee of the American Book Company, arguing the arrangement biases the board’s prestige and actions on its behalf.
The Daily Average notes two divorce filings in the district court as a fair average. Martha M. James seeks a divorce from John A James, alleging separation since 1850 and four years of no contact. Mary E Boyer sues Henry Boyer for cruelty and inconstancy, mentions a felony conviction and imprisonment, noting their marriage in 1600.
Frank W. Clarke, once a Chicago commission merchant and long resident in Mexico guiding mining outfits in Durango, was slain by an American companion named Lacey during a trip from Grapatasjana toward Mazatlan. Lacey surrendered to authorities claiming the rifle discharged accidentally.
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