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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1895
Page
4
The Topeka official paper offers delivery by carrier at ten cents per week in Topeka and nearby towns, with mail rates: three months for 2.80, six months for 4.50, one year for 9.00. Weekly edition subscriptions are 60 per year.
Weather notes from July 24 report fair conditions for Kansas with cooler possible in western portions by evening and a southerly breeze. The item threads through local governance, crime, and political commentary, touching on temperance enforcement and fiscal policy debates, including alcohol, gambling, and currency theories. It speculates on cadences of policy shifts and political personalities amid a broad regional summary.
The editorial denounces Wichita residents for defying prohibitory law and praises Grover Harpen and Hayden for pressing enforcement. It argues government officers should aggressively enforce laws, notes Atchison Globe and Burlington Republican exchanges, and urges all towns to stop liquor joints.
A mosaic of breezy items from western Kansas and neighboring towns lampoons politics, sports, and social life. Quips target Prohibition debates, local editors, ball clubs, bands, races, and amusing misprints, with mockery of civic figures and everyday happenings.
The article debates Topeka style liquor sale penalties versus state law, notes cities lack jail terms in local fines, cites Captain Waters and City Attorney Bird, and recalls Myers and Zufall cases. It also covers street department strain from rain and budget shortfalls after poll tax changes, with two-man crews and monthly limits.
The Ways and Means Committee will meet in the council room this evening to discuss a proposed city levy aimed at liquidating numerous damage judgments against the city. Councilman Burgess chairs the panel, with the remaining members named in the report.
Contingent committee reviews unpaid claims linked to a sewer judgment of 20000 dollars and 800 dollars in costs, with total footing near 30000 dollars. Stephenson suggests a half to three fourths mill assessment, while City Attorney Bird says at least two mills are needed to cover costs and meet the exigency.
J. E. Sheldon has arrived here. Orders for piano tuning sent to postoffice box 22 will be attended to promptly. The note invites readers to come out and see the new woman beat the coming man.
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