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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1895
Page
4
Daily edition, delivered by carrier, ten tents a week to Topeks or wabarbs, or at the same price in any Kanens town with our carrier system. By mail, three months, .80. six months, 4.00. Weekly edition, per year, .50.
The text claims the State Journal is the only Kansas paper with full Associated Press service and a premier press, listing its New York office at 73 Tribune Building and manager Perry Lokens Jr. The note references three dull summer months and a year’s rise in data but remains unclear on specifics, emphasizing the journal’s status and equipment.
A jumble of weather notes and political commentary reports snow and warming trends for Kansas plus a rundown of financial moves by the treasury and pension debates. The piece also notes the New York clearing house men and Dentocratic party shifts, plus a legal mandamus in the Brooklyn trolley case, all presented in a satirical, opinionated tone.
The column critiques drawn out court action in Brooklyn and broader legal changes. It contrasts western states ignoring trade laws with Kansas mortgage restrictions and notes capital withdrawals across states. It discusses city justice, bucket shops, and a conspiracy case in Chicago involving A R U members, alongside a Nicaragua canal bond issue and senators Peffer and Martin.
A collage of brief notes from various Kansas towns mentions residents visiting Yates Center, horse racing, a lone case in Woodson County, a natural cave near Dresden, and local events in Parsons, Le Roy, and Lebanon with odd anecdotes about meat bones, ice, and a Campbellite baptism incident.
Special correspondence from Washington notes there will be no major financial legislation this session. The Indian affairs committee trims contracts and education funding, while canal and railroad issues loom. Navy reform plans face hurdles amid annexation talk for Hawaii and ongoing debates on shipbuilding and officer promotion.
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