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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal Daily edition announces carrier delivery at ten seats weekly to Topeks and surrounding areas or same price in Kansas towns with paper delivery. Mail options include three months at 800 Oy seal and one year at 8.60. Weekly basis appears as issue 5.
The item notes showers with varying intensity and gusty winds through Wednesday morning, then colder with strong southerly winds shifting to west. It also includes a local political aside on public sentiment about prize fighting and a remark about miners in Scranton, mentioning salaries and cost of living.
A fragmentary opinion column critiques a secretary for deceitful tricks in setting metal value ratios, notes Mr Carlisle questioning 11 to 1 versus 10 to 1 and cites a 16 to 1 world proportion. It references Andy Felt as lieutenant governor, quotes Wellington Mail, and comments on hunger aid, church services, and a Leavenworth baseball excursion debated as moral conduct.
An editorial in the Marion Record urges creating a new state office and an investigative officer. The piece argues for a regular investigator to roam the state and expose issues, noting the high expense but stressing accountability and targeted duties for the role.
The text questions how much silver is needed to cover a gold exchange under free coinage. It highlights concerns about gold leaving for Europe, the $625 million claim, and the improbability of finding $1.25 billion in silver. It notes European silver scarcity and seeks clarity on silver supply and valuation amid the policy fight.
A garbled Kansas City Parsons and Lawrence round up mentions farmers plowing fields, hotel inns and taverns, waterworks costing five in some currency, and local oddities. Items include a Delphos milliner's sales, itinerant peddlers in Ecupsica, and city papers clashing over ads and paragraphs. A Delphos lad’s hat bill, a Lawrence man’s wheat profit, and quirky notes from Minneapolis Messenger and Ottawa Republican punctuate the jumble.
The finest culinary minds advocate exclusive use of Royal Baking Powder. Popular cookbooks and noted cooking instructors stress the importance of this product, aiming to ensure the best and most reliable results in every kitchen.
A western Kansan proposes a low cost windmill for irrigation at about 6 28 in materials. One unit could water 5 to 10 acres. In Rice county an itinerant irrigation plant uses a centrifugal pump powered by a traction engine with service at 75 cents per hour. Allen in Wallace county irrigates his 30 acre farm, harvesting alfalfa and hay with strong sales locally. Sherman county sees several new irrigation plants this spring as W T Brooks signs in.
Eli Calkins pumps oceans of water with a four inch pipe and cylinder, while Charles Fenno plans a new pump to create two of the largest irrigation plants in Sherman county. The Hoffman irrigating plant near Enterprise buzzes as workmen finish kitchens and laterals. River water runs extremely low raising doubts about securing enough supply to sustain crops without spring rains.
Topeka defeated U yesterday at McCook field in Lawrence by 10 to 8 with Switzer and True on the mound and Gear and Kelsey catching. Leavenworth overcame Troy 15 to 7 at their home, as the local teams posted wins in a day of baseball action.
Knights of Labor win municipal permits to erect a three story brick and stone building in Washington for the order's general offices. General Master Work Sovereign says the move keeps them near senators and representatives to monitor actions and defend the order's interests in the nation’s capital.
Mrs. John Sherwood denounces New York society as morally degenerate amid divorce scandals and conjugal infelicity. She cites the era as worse than twenty years ago, notes stronger London influence, and claims Chicago society women favor other cities for long stays.
Mrs Aubrey, eldest daughter of Chief Justice Puller of the United States Supreme Court, has been granted a divorce from J Matt Aubrey by Judge Lor ton. In her deposition she details her husband’s conduct and says his habit of overindulgence in spirits caused the marriage unhappiness.
Mrs Va Konstelaar Crager of New York Walls of Hertstcyole was injured in a park accident when she fell from her bicycle. She sprained her ankle and will have a slow recovery. Friends who bicycle with her offer sympathy and note several fashionable women have had similar mishaps recently.
The Nicaragua canal route commission appointed by President Cleveland, led by Colonel Ludlow Endicott and Mr. Noble, arrives at Manague visiting President Zelaya. They report good progress and greater country prospects than expected. Separately, Master Theodore Moss of the Star Theater transfers its lease to Neil Burgess for 630,000, with Burgess planning a new County Fair style production.
Amateur photographers invited to visit Swirr and Horntwar at 523 Kansas Ave this Wednesday for a camera exhibit by Mr C A Stacey of Beatman Kodak. Pitcher Gus Weyhing of the Pittsburg club has been released unconditionally in a pressure-filled summer note.
The Harris family hosts a combined luncheon and children's party at their West End Atlanta home. Joel Chandler Harris Jr. enjoys a quiet birthday with relatives as Mr. Harris, shy and busy, joins guests late, shares a few remarks, and the family eyes a forthcoming book release in early summer.
Kate Field's Washington discusses basheesh as a mind altering influence that blurs time and space, suggesting that fixing thoughts on a distant place yields a clear mental image. The anecdote reflects curiosity about perception and travel writing in the period.
E E Carpenter former auditor and general manager of Gulf and Interstate railroad says Fred Close is frozen out by receivership. He visited Alma and offered Wabaunsee county 50 cents a share for 1387 shares the paper notes. Carpenter expects new builders to reorganize and take the road from receivers.
The City Marshal Rhodes closed all four drinking establishments in Dodge City at 3:30 PM last Saturday. No alcohol has been sold since. Officials gave no clear timeline for reopening, leaving residents uncertain about when they may again serve drinks.
Plumber A L Snyder was arrested on a warrant for assault after Arthur Hughes, who had a bandaged neck, claimed Snyder struck him at the front door following Hughes demanding unpaid wages. Hughes says the assault happened yesterday. Snyder will face Judge Ferry on June 4.
Notice orders every officer, non commissioned officer and private of the old 2nd Kansas state militia to report for parade and dedicatory service at the Gage monument 627 Quincy street on Thursday May 30. G W Vearn Late Colonel Commanding E P Keeram Ads. The Stats Jounsac Want and Misc columns mention Topeka readers. Phone 882 for laundry wagon. Subscribe for the Journal.
If you have headache or eye pain or trouble seeing read, call for an eye examination. Included is a note about those helped by glasses and a request to refrain from publishing times, with a prompt to ask for prices.
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