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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1895
Page
4
The notice lists carriage options for Topeka and Kansas towns, including daily, weekly, and mail subscriptions with prices. It also contains editorial remarks on state governance, militia actions in Kentucky, a Kansas journalist’s stance, and concerns over citizen rights and prison treatment.
A blend of weather notes and editorial snips discusses Kansas weather talk, the gold standard debate, brewery politics, and local public figures. It notes cooler conditions, possible showers in the extreme south, and references disputes over dam projects, newspaper sensationalism, and governance in Topeka and surrounding areas. The piece critiques political rhetoric and highlights ongoing tensions between factions and media narratives.
A jumble of satirical notes from Kansas papers on taxes, cold storage bragging, political aims, and oddball local incidents. Mentions Lincoln County escaped Taft acts, Wichita bragging of a cold storage plant, Billy Edwards inquiring about office, Empria Gazette telegraph specials, and various humorous vignettes from Burlington to Atchison.
The true test of a baking powder lies in bread and cake outcomes. Practical use shows Royal dows produces the best and healthiest foods.
In the circuit court, trustees John A. Stewart August Ratien and Wr. Endicott join George J. Gould and Russell Baze in seeking possession of the Danver extension of the Union Pacific and its three million acre land grant. They claim a mortgage of 6.5 million dollars plus interest on bonds purchased by film, with a supplementary mortgage from 1879 as further security. If possession is denied they ask income first for mortgage payments and seek the right to sell portions of the Union Pacific land grant as needed. Free racing at Holton slated for July 30-31 and August 1-2.
A Virginia reporter recalls Spottsylvania and the Wilderness, describing dug breastworks, massed casualties, and personal tales. He notes a Confederate hospital, plundered farmstead, and a west Virginia company nearly wiped out at the moment of enfilading fire. Mrs Trigg’s son and Monroe Hansford’s survivals illustrate the war’s toll, while a Sedgwick monument marks May 12, 1864. The piece weighs Grant’s tactics, veterans’ resolve, and historical judgment on command styles.
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