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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal offers delivery by carriers in Topeks and surrounding towns. Three months by mail. One year by mail. Eska edition priced per year.
The Topeka Daily State Journal shows six months of circulation figures for 1900, with a daily average of 6,407 and a monthly average of 27,960. The piece discusses Topeka’s dominance, rail connections, weather, and political commentary on tariff policy, presidential prospects, and local elections. It cites The American Newspaper Directory and The City’s print reach, and references race outcomes in Shawnee County Populist contests.
A Kentucky political drama unfolds as Brice tours the state in a special car gathering station agents’ verdicts and traveler whispers to gauge sentiment. The outcome hints at Populist influence, silver policy divides Democrats, and a shifting balance in the legislature amid broader national debates.
A vivid descriptive piece guides readers through Atlanta’s exposition grounds in November sunshine. It notes trolley and train options, the Lowthers railway exhibit of ores and woods, and the grand Manufactures and Liberal Arts building with Italian mosaics and ceramics. It mentions Chicago’s 30 acre marvel and praises Cincinnati’s notable display, highlighting ceramic mosaics, glassware, ivory, and marble products in the Italian section.
J B Paecke reports a twilight tour through the Exposition grounds noting the central water basin, the Greek temple northward, the island, the electrical tower, and dramatic nightly fireworks. He visits Transportation and Electricity pavilions, admires aluminum vehicles, inspects maps of Nicaragua, notes colonial relics and southern embroidery, and ends with sunset, chimes, and the Wei Hai Wei fireworks.
The article notes Princess Maud of Wales is engaged to Prince Charles of Denmark, heir to Prince Frederick, with Charles serving as a Danish navy lieutenant. It recounts prior marriage rumors, Leits and prior matches, and expresses skepticism about the match due to line of succession and finances.
The veteran English composer Dr Henry Russell, age 84, recalls a life of stage starts in Sheerness, early London, and rise with the Children’s Opera. He wrote popular songs including Cheer Boys Cheer and Life on the Ocean Wave, earned fame in America and England, and fathered writer W Clark Russell.
In 1890 about 250 pounds of alligator teeth were paid to hunters who earned from $1 to $2 a pound. Teeth are prepared by burying beads and rotting out the teeth, with about 70 best teeth per pound. Also notes Rhode Island capitol uses Georgia marble while the Georgia statehouse is built of Indiana marble.
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