State Journal Elevates Topeka Daily Circulation Record
Over the past fifteen months the Topeka daily State Journal reports a sworn detailed statement showing its circulation surpassing all rivals. The paper enlarged to seven columns, added four Linotype machines, and opened a new double-front building for publication and business. Daily average circulation for 1896 reached 10,769, with forty three regular route carriers earning over 10,000 dollars yearly. The publication highlights an open, verifiable circulation and a 1896 directory guarantee of leading Topeka daily circulation.
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Cormer
State Journal
the State Journal
Ta+peke
Topeka Camera Club
Crawford Building
Fifth
Jackson Streets
That Bridge at Lecompton
A Kansas legislature bill would fund a bridge across the Kansas River at Lecompton with $3,000 from Shawnee and Douglas counties. Critics urge no broad tax, propose local funding by those who benefit, and warn against wasteful special legislation delaying general duties. The piece calls for reform to curb special bills and focus on statewide needs.
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Lecompton
Kansas River
Shawnee
Doughes
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Sedgwick County
Kanées River
Lecomipton
Aimilar
Electing U S Senators Movement Grows In Favor
The Chicago Times Herald backs electing United States senators by popular vote. The New York Herald cites Henry St George Tucker urging constitutional amendments to shift selection from legislatures to the people. Critics warn of dangers and insufficient public will to enact change.
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Chicago Times-Herald
United States
Times-Herald
New York Herald
Henry St. George Tucker
Congress
Virginia
Tim
MF Mucker
Senate
Tucker
Atchison Globe items mix politics and small town wit
Humble anecdotes blend with discussion of reform urging direct election of senators. The piece cites civic duty, social manners, and local quirks, including a Christmas present cigar, dishwashing gags, and arbitration jokes. References to Zion’s Herald and Bishop Lawrence hint at church reaction to revivalist moves.
Nevada may get fight as Corbett-Fitzsimmons bill discussed
Petitions circulate among business leaders as the Nevada legislature considers allowing prize fighting. Dan Stuart, a noted promoter, has been in Carson City evaluating sites for the Corbett-Fitzsimmons bout. Several favorable locations near rail routes are under discussion.
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Reno
Nev
Dan Stuart
Carson
Promesita
Printer Nick Markey Endows Childs-Drexet Home With 10000
In Colorado Springs on January 25 a Chicago printer, nicknamed Murkey the Type, left an estate valued at ? to endow the Childs-Drexet home for printers. The bequest comes from Joseph Manguel in Chicago and will aid the home’s management as it aids elderly workers in the trade.
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Childs-Drexet
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Pepoctel
Nicholas Markey
Joseph'n Manguel
Walon
Childe-Drexel
Murkey
Fie
Dor
Tle
Markey
Shawnee county GOP committee adjourns after report delay
The Shawnee county Republican central committee met Saturday to hear a report and review its books to settle indebtedness totaling about 410 percent. The committee, composed of Pensy Ifoil and A Wallace, asked for more time to complete the examination and prepare the report, which was granted.
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Shawnee County Republican Central Committee
Pensy Ifoil
A. Wallace
Manitou House and Station Move Announced for Spring
News from Manitou Col reports the Cla House to open March first and the station to relocate to new quarters around the side this month. It notes Manitou’s need for a large office in summer and discusses a renewal proposal regarding a lady’s education and hair care, reflecting period concerns and local developments.
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Manitou
Colo
Manito
Col
Cla
Tattion
Wtou
Life Saving Service Bravely Fights Jersey Storm
A midwinter Jersey coast gale tests the Life Saving Service as a lone patrol treks sand dunes during a January night. At the station the crew launches the Lyle cannon to reach a wreck, with torches lighting the way while the weather rages and sailors’ lives hang in the balance.
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Jersey
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Ganda
Agilanne
Dressed for the weather on Barnegat shore patrol
A United States life saving service crewman fights loneliness on a patrol along the Barnegat shore. He spots a distress vessel half a mile out and signals with a Coston light. The crew launches a rescue using a breeches buoy. amid cold and danger, they save sailors while earning modest pay.
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United States Life Saving Service
Land
Ward
Semyard
Eouth
Barnegat
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Great Lakes
Med
Uncle Sam
Jack
Congress
Lake
Sewei Foun
Electric Thermogen Promises Home Turkish Bath Device
An electric quilt invented by Snedeker, a London electrician and Royal Society member, heats the wearer in minutes. The thermogen uses a heated coil woven into the quilt to produce safe, even warmth, with a fuse shutoff for safety. It may aid surgeons during operations and aid invalids and chills, while also serving as a bed covering and post bath option.
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Snedeker
London Electrician
Royal Society
New York Board of Education Adopts Primary to Grammar Move
The New York Board of Education votes to shift after January 31 children who have completed first grade in the primary course into the eighth and seventh grades of the grammar course at their current school if no other grammar classes are available. A note from Building Superintendent C J B Snyder highlights $5,000,000 in proposed new school buildings and several proposed improvements under consideration.
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New York
Board of Education
Jasper
C.J. B. Snyder
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