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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal Daily announces home delivery by carrier with ten issues weekly to Topeka and surrounding areas and available at the same price in Mecess towns where the paper is sold.
Weather notes forecast fair conditions with southwest winds for Kansas and nearby regions. The piece also discusses Prohibition era topics, currency debates on silver coinage, memorial day sentiments, and legal tender nuances as reported by multiple papers.
The Journal questions whether contracts in California must read payable in gold coin and whether silver is legal tender. It notes that no money can be refused in debt payment under any circumstances, and the Javanas still claims gold is the sole legal tender.
A mash of humorous notes and local vignettes from Kansas columns, mentioning Ottawa’s strawberry prices, school editorial hints, social banquets, naming customs, and regional figures. It covers weather lore, theater, cycling through references to Atchison, Leavenworth, El Dorado, and McPherson with names like Senator Scott, Professor Lopdell, and Jerry Simpson.
Halma, Galen d Or, Potedam arrive as Derby field narrows to six. Laureate seen as early favorite but challenged by Halma and Basso Curator. Crowd and rail excursion plans signal record attendance. Latonia Derby candidates announced for May 23 with 16 entries, prize money at least 10,000. Baseball, boxing notes and local athletic events fill the rest of a busy sporting page.
The woman killed near Stillwater is identified as Mrs Nellie Jormpson McHenry wife of Jim McHenry the Topeka fiddler. She previously lived in Topeka and Independence Missouri and had returned there briefly before her death. The incident involved a conflict with her stepmother and occurred on a farm near Stillwater Oklahoma. The Royal Baking Powder advertisement follows in the text.
A long list of church services and sermons across Topeka on Sunday and upcoming days. Churches include Third Christian, United Presbyterian, First Unitarian, Martin Memorial, North Topeka Baptist, German Lutheran, Reformed Presbyterian, United Brethren, Seabrook Congregational, First English Lutherans, and more with specific times, sermon topics, and preachers. Also notes a sale of the Red Duchess jewels in London realising over 125000 pounds.
In Minnearouts Minnesota on May 4 Blix t pleads guilty to the murder of Catharine Ging. He is sentenced to life in the penitentiary. A sound money club has formed in the city by bankers and merchants to do missionary work throughout the state.
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