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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1894
Page
4
The notice lists delivery terms for partners and readers: daily edition and weekly edition options, 10 cents a week to Topeka or other Kansas towns, with mail subscriptions priced at three months, six months, and one year.
The State Journal asserts its three month average daily circulation at 8,506, labeled the greatest in Kansas. The report covers the first three dull summer months of 1894, notes a fifty percent year over year increase, and cites AP membership and press capabilities as credentials. Perry Lukens Jr. is listed as manager.
Weather outlook for Kansas in the near term calls for warmer temps tonight and Tuesday with winds shifting southeast. The piece shifts to politics detailing Democratic caucus choices for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, noting Patrick Walsh and Augustus Bacon nominated, both aligned with free silver views, and analyzing the Cleveland administration’s political stance and broader party implications.
The piece urges electing enough Republicans to check the current administration. It highlights Shawnee County sentiments, emphasizes state battles for congressional and legislative seats, and denounces Democrats and Populists. It endorses Charity Curtice and supports a large amendment majority to aid women and the vulnerable.
Kansas Republicans favor three male candidates for the legislature in Shawnee County and back county officials J. G. Wood probate judge E. M. Cockrell district clerk H. C. Safford county attorney W. E. Wright county superintendent T. P. Rudgore and Biuacewsir for county commissioner. A Boston editor urges equal suffrage, praises Kansas prospects, and promotes a Kansas women’s reformatory plan led by Mrs A G Lord with Ida C Barnes.
The October treasury statement shows public debt rising by 318 million. Government expenditures have exceeded receipts under the Democrats, worsening purchasing power. The author warns the debt burden will grow, urging removal of unfaithful servants and a voter push to curb debt.
Miss Necy Tripp of Oak Valley may lead a light fancy dance as many bettors are suspected of shady living along Owl Creek in Morris county. Wellington Christian Endeavor groups seek funds for a free town reading room. A wedding rumor expands in Edes as applicants gather. Council Grove quartets refuse 150 dollars each to sing at a rally. Nickerson enforces curfew for small boys after 8:30 p.m. Burlington society reports events at EP dance and Methodist church opening.
A cluttered notice page recounts the disbanding of the Peabody football team and civic skirmishes in Coffey county including a fusion move before filing closes. It notes local politics, church examples, a Nickerson Endeavor supper, and hopes for a new library with underground passage and pulley system. A Lake Erie storm frenzy jeopardizes ships with high winds, torn sails, and improvised shelter.
Waeurmetos reports plans by Librarian Ford and Superintendent Green for a new congressional library building to use an underground conduit to deliver books to senators and members of the house, aiming to meet high demand for literature.
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