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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1895
Page
4
Daily edition subscription rates include 10 cents per week by carrier to Topeka and surrounding areas or Kansas towns with carrier service. Mail options list three months for 3.90, one year for 3.60. Weekly edition priced at 60 cents per year.
The State Journal reports greatest in Kansas average daily circulation at 8,806 for the three summer months. The piece notes an over fifty percent rise and cites its full day Associated Press status under the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Also mentions a modern printer and eastern office at 73 Tribune Building, New York, with Perry Lukens Jr. as manager.
The item blends a weather forecast from Casenco on January 22 with political commentaries. It mentions colder tonight in Kansas and Illinois jail lockdowns, hints at Liberty bonds, discusses Chief Justice Fuller, and critiques the Times Union on Republican Populist unity. It cites Holt county murder, Texas governor results, Missouri river boats, Union Pacific foreclosures, and Chicago Record on railroad passes.
Wisconsin introduces a resolution to bar public officers from accepting passes or perks under penalties for misconduct. Other states pursue similar reforms while public officials face calls to refuse corporate favors and passes as a step toward honest governance.
Lucien Baker will succeed Join Martin in the United States senate after a determined opposition to J. R. Burton. The outcome surprised many as the nomination went to Baker, a talented, gentle man of high character and strong convictions. He pledges to be the senator for all the people of Kansas and to render exact justice without bias.
Major Hood of Emporia accepts defeat in a U S Senate bid. He praises Lucien Baker as the party’s unifying choice and expresses gratitude to friends and supporters. Hood, noting family and business considerations, resigns himself to retirement after a memorable campaign and vows future service to the party and state.
A jumble of short town notes and colorful anecdotes from Kansas communities. Mentions of Pleasant Hill Sterling Cherryvale and Cooper college with glimpses of local life and humorous misadventures. References to multiple newspapers and regional figures in a mosaic of 19th century rural vigor.
Analyzes Newfoundland’s crisis amid bank failures and bread riots in St John's. Describes depopulation, debt, and credit-driven fisher trade woes, plus political turnover. Notes past fire recovery and potential for revival if legislature eases disqualification and restores governance.
The report that Japan’s crown prince Yoshito Harunomiya may marry a foreigner stirred diplomatic chatter but proved unfounded. The 15 year old heir is expected to wed within the Fujiwara line, and remains educated, athletic, and versed in English, German, and French.
The undated journal fragment from 1749 shows George Washington seeking favors for his brother Lawrence’s business interests in England tied to the Ohio Company. It references Lawrence's pay as Adjutant, keeping funds to cover notes, and notifying Williamsburg and the Honorable William Fairfax.
When a gunpowder lighter approaches a vessel all fires are extinguished. Matohas are stored away and the cook suspends work. Pipes are extinguished and heavy chests are moved aboard by a crew.
Warren and Clark elected Wyoming senators in a shift of party control. Warren, born 1944 in Hinsdale Massachusetts, served as governor and U S senator, while Clarence E. Clark of Evanston, born 1851 in New York, practiced law and served as Wyoming official and congressman. The article notes Wyoming statehood in 1890 and remarks on land use figures.
A Chicago Newberry library rule strictly bars overcoats bundles and outside wraps from upstairs areas. Visitors must check coats hats and bundles at a large left entrance check room before exploring the rare costly books. Young women staffers in black manage the check room with gloves and careful procedure to guard against theft.
A historical essay notes the decline of the native American type as immigrants from Ireland Germany Sweden and Italy reshape the population. It cites a Lafayette county Georgia cavern named the bottomless pit and describes its unmeasured depth with no reverberations when stones are dropped.
A historical note explains that lowering the Atlantic floor by 6,564 feet would halve the distance shore to shore to about 1,500 miles, and lowering about 19,680 feet would create a dry land bridge from Newfoundland to Ireland. It mentions the ridge hosting the cables and notes the Mediterranean’s shallowness and the British Channel’s pond like character.
Dr. Westbrook Farrier of Biddeford, aged 98, remains a physician with five practices. He visits patients regularly by bicycle and credits wintergreen tea for his vigor, praising it as a daily tonic.
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