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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1895
Page
4
The article discusses the impact of revenue taxes on intoxicants and the political corruption they fund, noting liquor revenues sustain government and local systems. It critiques the gold standard defense led by Carlisle and the silver question, urging stronger champions to prevail for sound money and silver.
The weather forecast spans Kansas with warmer nights and eastern fair weather, western showers, while political notes debate silver coinage and party alignment. References to Mr. Carter, Mr. Choate, and Carlisle surface amid rail tax talk and local law actions in Kansas City and Topeka.
A Kansas roundup notes Abilene debates on the silver question as a main event, Hutchinson set for a Blockheads lecture, and local curiosities from Beloit to Garden City including a girl with a saintly poker face and a silver-tinted talk on the World's fair. The Abilene Reflector joke about a jointist is deemed not tender, while civic plans unfold from Leavenworth to Emporia and Coffeyville.
A Topeka asylum patient Fred Allen reportedly escaped yesterday through the kitchen back door and was captured before sundown. Attendant said escapes are not reported to police to avoid publicity, while noting such events occur with some frequency as staff seek to protect patients.
A reporter recounts a dawn trip to New York markets on May 21, riding a freight train to observe meat and fish stalls, vegetable wagons, and early diners. The scene shifts from smoky streets to bustling market alleys with slaughter, poultry, and seafood, ending with coffee in a lively open-air eatery as the city wakes.
Mrs. G N Hartwell of Jamestown threw her five children into a well after alleged influence from Christian Science teachings. Relatives dispute the cause, noting Hartwell’s past mental strain and dismissing Christian Science as the motive. Family members, including Resing Jr and Parsons, defend or condemn the doctrine while detailing the children’s condition and care.
Samuel M. Rice rises from obscure whisky salesman to president of the Whisky Trust, ousting ex president and board member Greenhut. Rice built a rival distribute network, drew eastern stockholders, and aided a reorganization that dethroned Greenhut. His brothers, Isaac M. Rice and Joseph Rice, fought rail leadership and championed school reform, funding tours to expose reform needs.
An advertisement touts Beggs German Salva and Beggs' German Salve as the greatest pile ointment in the world claiming it cures where others fail A basive guarantee with every bar asks readers to call for a sample box Sold by all druggists The Stars Jovenal's Want and Miscellaneous columns reach Topeka readers daily claiming the Journal has the widest reach More than twice as many Topeka households can be reached through this paper than any other publication.
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