State Journal pricing and distribution details
The State Journal announces carrier delivery at 30 cents per week with options by mail for three months or one year. A weekly edition is available. The Topeka State Journal Building lists the Kansas Avenue address and the publisher’s association notes readers and advertisers may access files.
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Weather Indications for Chinen Area June 232
Weather report notes generally fair conditions with possible thunderstorms later Thursday. Expect variable winds, warmth rising toward evening, and potential rainfall impacting activities in coastal and inland locations.
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Secrets That Are Sacked in Newspaper Conscience
A discussion on the ethics of publishing confidential sources in journalism. It cites six men tried for complicity in stock intrigue and critiques press secrecy, editor decisions, and the balance between public right to know and protecting confidences. It references the Garfield Conkling era and insists on responsible reporting without exposing inside information.
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Let Them Try It The Chitany Tribune on Washington colony
The Chitany Tribune critiques how slavery papers portrayed the concept of bondage in a Washington colony. It argues the paper supported slavery while exposing limited insight into new experiments. The piece hints at censorship and bias in reporting on abolition to influence public opinion.
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Turtle menace to Massachusetts towns escalates funding plea
A Massachusetts turtle pest crisis threatens to devastate crops and woods, with officials scrambling for funds. The commission has raised the cost from initial estimates to 200000 for two years and 200000 for eight years, seeking a total of 200000 for the next two years.
Trouvelot’s Seeded Calamity Drives Massacre of Forests
A drifting scrap of paper carried gypsy moth eggs from Professor Trouvelot’s collection to Medford Massachusetts, unleashing a costly invasion. Officials warn control costs may reach five to twenty million dollars as plans to fight the pest unfold and debate whether eradication is feasible.
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Medror
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Flat Dwellers Win Respect for Quiet Hours
Utley Hare and family faced eight months of nightly noise in a West Brightieth Street flat. The court ruled the lease cannot be broken over mere nuisance, urging reforms to curb noise and protect city dwellers' repose. Judge O Gorman emphasized modern conditions and interdependence among tenants. Down with the noise makers.
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Utley Hare
West Brightieth Street
Hare
Juden O'Gorman
Bheventh
Noleex
Fragmented Punchline Scraps From Early 20th Century Jokes
A collage of humorous snippets and quips from various papers. Bits about theater stars, fashion, misheard lines, and social banter weave through exchanges with mockery and satire. Amusing snippets show era wit, pulp gossip, and light editorial tone from multiple outlets.
Portuguese Settlers in Hawaii Linked to Annexation Debate
Francis Lyman explains why Portuguese laborers settled in Hawaii, many brought by immigration officials to farm and gain citizenship. He notes natives, Chinese, and Japanese faced limits, while Portuguese could become citizens, shaping political support for annexation with the provisional government after early settler influence.
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Quirky Local Musings and Tales From Atchison Globe
A collage of humorous and candid lines reflects community life. Witty quips on marriage, hospitality, pride, and manners mingle with anonymous anecdotes about local women, a visitor’s pretensions, and Sunday reflections. A light snapshot of everyday attitudes and small-town perspective.
Peary Plans Arctic Voyage From Boston to Whale Sound
Civil Engineer Peary of the navy heads for Newfoundland and then to Whale Sound with plans to establish supply bases near Independence Bay. He aims to reach the 85th parallel, build villages along the route, and attempt the north pole, with a compact crew and wells buried provisions for the return.
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Arctic
Vhio City
Boston
Newfoundland
Whale Sound
Ablah Ao
Independence Bay
Robinson Channel
Sherard Osborne Fjord
Nh bin
North Pole
Falure
Geo. W. Stamfeld
Kansas Avenue
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Sixth and
Topeka Avenu
Whitewashing Svengali Critique Battles Villainy Trend
The Chicago Tribune echoes outrage at an Alfred Welch diary hoax that whitewashes Svengali from Trilby. It mocks the attempt to portray the hypnotist as a tragic figure, warns against sanitizing villainy, and laments a society that edits out darker impulses.
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Alarie Corsetti
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Svengall
Trulby
Alfred Welch
Ghett
Purlisz
Welel
Svereall
Billee
de Magher
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Bambroso
Btsik
Anthony Comstock
Vilains
Svengull
One Cent Tax on Pineapples Proposed in Weenington
Ex Mayor Geo B Swift of Chicago urged a one cent duty on every pineapple entering the county to protect local growers. He argued imported pineapples depress market quality, hurt growers, and misstate revenue. He cited Cuba and Bahama supply trends and claimed a 1 cent tax would raise more revenue than the present 20 percent ad valorem levy.
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Geo. B. Swift
Chicago
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Mr. Swift
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Ajman
Purapples
Greers
Centre America
Bahamas
Chaba
Waite Not In It Says He Opposes Debs Movement
Ex Governor declares no role with Social Democracy and Debs movement in Kansas City. He favors private homesteads and public ownership of utilities while criticizing radical socialism and major parties. Also mentions Tabier's Buckeye Ointment for piles and local druggists.
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Milters Pharmacy
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Bryan Day Special Train From Topeka To Ottawa
A Bryan Day special train runs from Topeka to Ottawa on June 23 leaving 7 60 p m with return at 7 30 p m Tickets sold June 31 for round trip good on the specified train Only Hundreds of people have used Chamberlains remedy and recommend it Shirts collars and cuffs laundered integration by Steam laundry on both streets and avenues in Ottawa
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Osreee Steam
Keely Motor Exhibition Stuns New York Rail Men
New York June 22. Big railway officials express astonishment at Keely's workshop showing a motor transmitter and a device called a disintegrator. F B Pearson reports the power appeared minimal, with a brass ball and curious wiring. Keely claims harmony of currents and hopes to display again in a few weeks.
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A Cloud Piercer
New York architect William J. Frye has drawn plans for a 2140 foot observatory tower to celebrate New York's consolidation. The 12 sided steel structure would feature cement walls, air powered cars, and an elevator to the top, with construction aimed within three years in Upper New York. Promoter BE C Townsend expects financing to flow.
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Rocks Foundation
BE. C. Townsend
Woman Defeats Man for Treasury Post in Civil Service Exam
Miss Lillian Pike of Arkansas, a clerk in the coast and geodetic survey, outscored a male rival in a tough Treasury Department exam. Secretary Gage chose her after the civil service commission set a harder test, despite the man’s political connections.
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Civil Service Commission
Pike
MISS POLLARD IN LONDON AND HILL CITY NEW TRIAL
Miss Madeline Pollard, plaintiff in the Breckinridge suit, has been living quietly in London and plans England as home while pursuing literary work after a $15,000 verdict. Hill City founder William Hill was granted a new trial after a dispute with the U S district attorney. judge Foster allowed one point to stand. Peering Steam Laundry advertises services at 215 and 114 West 5th.
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Madeline Pollard
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Frankfort
England
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Wiliam Hill
Graham County
United States District Court
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J. G. Waters
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Peerinss Steam Laundry
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