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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1896
Page
4
Daily edition offers carrier delivery at ten cents per week to Topeka and surrounding towns with tiered pricing for other Kansas locations. Mail subscriptions available for three months or one year. Weekly edition also offered at annual rate.
An 1896 editorial laments the persistent mistreatment of Black people by white Americans. It argues law cannot shield the colored man from insults and urges self-reliance, noting white Christians and Endeavorers fail to safeguard him. The piece questions paths to peace and suggests progress hinges on the colored race’s actions.
Weather outlook for Kansas calls for cloudy tonight with rain or snow, warmer temps, and northerly winds. The page then shifts to a broad critique of Senate inaction on tariffs, party politics, and quotes on Cleveland, Wall Street, and gold, followed by a discussion of racial issues, hypocrisy, and hotel treatment of Black patrons in a Tone-like editorial voice.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer retrospective recounts a chaotic Lorain Ohio hotel fire scene with a sleepy guest, a belligerent landlord, and comical panic. The tale ends that a small cigarette spark caused a mattress blaze, extinguished by a tossed bed mattress that knocked the town marshal senseless. The piece also promotes Dyche lecture and Ware and Dillard Minstrels at Hamilton Hall with dates and ticket notes.
The article surveys actors' offspring who follow parents into theater, citing Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth, and other notable families. It notes talent often exceeds parental achievement, with examples from Drews, Easier, Salvini, and Coquelin, and mentions theater executives Frohman and Mansfield shaping New York venues.
A survey of prominent actors and their families highlights E H Sothern and brothers John Drew Sidney Boucicault Aubrey Boucicault J. K. Hackett Jon Davenport and Maude Adams among rising talents. The piece notes inherited talent, training, and the likelihood of future stardom in American theater. It praises Sam Samuel Sothern, Sidney Drew, and Aubrey Boucicault for skill and future potential.
Modjeska the famed tragedienne has received numerous presents from Europe and the United States this holiday season. France's President Faure sent a magnificent ebony and enamel item, while notable actors Coyne Ma and Serr Barnas sent a solid gold card case and a solid silver makeup box respectively. American donors followed with equally costly tributes.
Walter Peet declines to train Columbia college crew replacement. Henry Gale named captain of University of Chicago football for 1890. Denver Ed Smith plans a finish fight with Joe Goddard in South Africa. Bright Eyes, Dallas fighter, has 20 wins and no formal training. Tommy Ryan seeks champion status at 154 pounds barring Fitzsimmons. European wheel display in Paris features a bevel gear arrangement. Harold Hagen to seek matches with John L. Johnson or Joe Donoghu s. Jaap Eden to turn professional. excels in cycling and skating. Oakland Baron tops 1895 trotters with 3:14.35 record as a year-old and $18,675 in purses. Oaklan d Baron meets Kentucky stakes high money in the season. Oski and Baron show strong racing inclinations. potential future championship candidate. Cleveland July run leads aged horse field to fast times. Oakland Baron may rise as fastest in early season if faults are fixed.
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