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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal lists subscription terms for daily and weekly editions and provides temporary quarters at Seventh Street. Office addresses include State Journal Building and 800 De Fanses Avenue, with Topeka and New York contact details for readers and advertisers.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports circulation figures for six months ending June 30 1896 with totals of 382385 on Sundays and 284820 midweek copies. Daily average calculated at 10625 with 1,607,610 total copies in the six months. Editor and Proprietor notes consistency and prior year averages.
The text outlines tensions at the Chicago Democratic convention over money policy with Altgeld and Bland seen as influential figures. It notes factions around free silver, claims about the balance of trade, and statistics on silver coinage, predicting shifts in party posture after the convention.
The Fourth National Bank of New York City issues a statistics heavy pamphlet titled Gold Sliver and Paper Money. It traces coinage totals since 1783 and charts silver and gold prices, noting demonetization impacts and price declines after 1873. It cites Bland and Sherman act effects and critiques political reactions to silver movement and tariff issues.
The text argues that free silver would flood markets, boosting currency value to 60 cents on the dollar and divert hundreds of millions into retirement. It denounces unlimited coinage as a government ploy to harm producer states, notes party splits on new principles, and warns that reform prompts divides and reelections.
W P St John president of Mercantile National Bank resigns after a board meeting dispute over his support for free silver and attending the Democratic national convention in Chicago. Directors pursued a stance linking finance to policy, pressing his removal as aligned with bank interests.
In Chicago on July 4, Stevng Morton outlined the party’s dilemma facing McKinley and a free silver Democrat. He argued Democrats must avoid prohibitive taxes while weighing silver policy and the Teller nomination amid party divisions.
The state school commissioners met yesterday and purchased bonds for the permanent school fund across multiple districts including Hyavford, Greenwood, Rares, Russell, Mark, Neesha, and Abilene. Further consideration of Marshall county and Tohoko bonds is planned at a meeting Monday.
The Missouri Pacific Railway offers rates and arrangements for Christian Endeavor youth excursions to Washington DC July 5 to 12, with tickets on sale July 4, 5, 6. Also the National School Teachers Association gathering in Buffalo July 7 to 9, tickets on sale July 3. Contact JEWETT and LYON in Kansas City for details. A note promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive for pneumonia and lung troubles.
Special reduced round trip by Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway to Buffalo offered with July 8 and 9 departures and return by September 1. Stopover at Niagara Falls and Chiarapaua on return if desired. Information available from BP Humphreys Kansas City and Chicago address contacts.
Tickets sold to St Louis for the July 18 20 meeting at the Santa Fe route home road. Three and a half dollar fare for the Found trip. Four harness races and a running race daily at Pair Grounds by the To poke Exposition Company. Admission 3 cents, children under ten admitted free when with parents. Subscribe for the State Journal.
In Topeka and nearby, many picnics faced delays as sun finally came out around 10:20 AM. Lists of attendees span Douze Whist club, professional card groups, Unitarian church members, and numerous families from Mary Thompson’s home to Paxton and Wakarusa excursions, with details of locations, chaperones, and participants including Mrs Ford Cole, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Gertrude Tracy, Messrs Fred Cole Inline Watching Gatlen Nichols Will Alexander Ralph Petersin, Arthur Capper, and many others.
Local society column notes Mra J. BR Sutlift of Kansas City visiting Mrs. C. Benet. Chase Higgins and Carle Gara spend the day in Kansas. Dean wis shending the day in Kansasity. CF Briges to Manhattan for visits. Mrs. Atherton visiting Russell friends. Lillian White hosts a Thursday morning gathering. Martha Blackburgher of Leavenworth and others noted. Families travel to Chicago. opera plans and a fundraising concert for Hindergarten fund. A large group hosted by Mrs J. R. Witt with many attendees listed. Frequent references to Topeka, Roseville, Vidette, Plymouth, and other locales decorate the social scene.
Rev Lydia M Chase of Kansas City spoke to Ottawa girls on Wednesday at 12 30 The Ottawa Assembly report describes a fruitful time Bethany circle attracted attention Mim N F Derr general secretary plans homeward summer vacation Miss Emin Wohe elected acting secretary for the committee and classes will run through summer The gospel greeting at 4 15 Sunday will be led by Miss Emma Webbe Reports from Ottawa assembly will be shared Miss Laura Radford state secretary attends Lake Geneva summer Bible school Dr Toly C Rates spending vacation at Lake Geneva summer Bible school
The image surmounting two Senator portraits in New York headquarters vanished yesterday after which ex Governor Flower inquiries asked about its whereabouts. The explaining note claimed the string was weak and the photo would fall, the piece stored behind a bed away from visitors. Some attribute the removal to Hill and Flower's arrival, others deny connection.
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