Topeka Daily State Journal Circulation Claim
The Topeka Daily State Journal presents a sworn detailed statement of its six month circulation for 1895, showing a stated circulation figure.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1895
Page
2
The Topeka Daily State Journal presents a sworn detailed statement of its six month circulation for 1895, showing a stated circulation figure.
The Topeka State Journal asserts its six month period is the greatest ever for a Topeka newspaper in history, surpassing 1894 Topeka papers. The paper presents sworn statements and a $100 forfeit to prove accuracy, noting higher local reach than other Topeka dailies and wide circulation in nearby towns via evening train routes.
Defense lawyers yesterday presented alibi testimony on behalf of their client in a preliminary court session. Witnesses described whereabouts and actions during the disputed period, aiming to counter prosecution claims and establish reasonable doubt in the ongoing case.
The defense in the Taylor murder case introduced new evidence and questioned witnesses including Josie Bailey Albert Taylor Mrs David Gibson and Charles Taylor as the court paused for storms and adjourned. Prosecution prepared to meet the issues with telegrams and continued rapid testimony from witnesses in Cantotrios Missouri.
Sacramento July 30 Jack Brady an outlaw who has aided in two murders and several train robberies last night confessed in detail to a Marysville hold up three months earlier that netted Wells Fargo Express Company 530000 After sharing1 600 they buried the rest and fled by boat across the river to Sacramento Brady and Browning killed Browning when Tehama county Sheriff Bogard shot him and Bogard was later killed by Brady Brady later failed to locate 61000 remaining in Yolo county
Baseball scores from Milwaukee Indianapolis Saint Paul and other cities list wins and losses in Western League and Western Association. Separately a Missouri editor coercion verdict, government gold deposit, Missouri immigration plan, Jacksons Hole report, a 105 year old man, a drowning, and a baby murder case are noted with terse details.
The Chickamauga Park association received notice that about twenty governors and staffs may attend the dedication on September 15 to 20. Separately, the Orange Texas Athletic Club offered 40000 dollars to promote the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight and guarantee an allocation free of interference amid a dispute over the title between Texas and Louisiana. John Houston, a 45 year Osage leader in the Indian Territory, died at Pawhuska. The text also notes a mourning period for Buckien's Arses. An advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure cuts, sores and several skin ailments, offered by J. K. Jones of 501 Kansas Ave.
H H Holmes presents a detailed account of Pietzel’s death last September. He claims Pietzel visited his North Eleventh Street home and, after a quarrel over money and drinking, vowed to end his life. Holmes alleges Pietzel drafted an insurance scheme, returned home, found a note guiding him to a blue bottle with a letter, and later died by an improvised explosion. Holmes says he staged the death to aid an insurance claim, then disposed of Pietzel’s body and fled to Chicago.
In a Maidstone special jury case, the late Mr. Alexander an architect of Rochester bridge faced cross examination. The exchange framed a joking contrast between architect and builder, ending with the remark that the Tower of Babel had no architect and thus caused confusion.
A business man jokes about the cold making drafts in a safe. The scene unfolds with a puzzled agent and a sly employer explaining there are four drafts in that safe. The fragment adds a circular camel quip about comfort, noting a bad bump yet no bicycle ride.
New York July 30 Cunard line steamer Auriana drifts at sea with a crippled engine on the way from Liverpool to New York. No distress signals. Expected to reach port unaided. Fort Scott Kansas July 30 J L Potter noted farmer killed in runaway accident.
A playful exchange in Life teases travel class and authenticity as a narrator notes Alps scenery. A humorous line imagines a passenger bargaining for a bicycle, reflecting light travel mood and cultural tone of Chicago Tribune.
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