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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1894
Page
4
The State Journal outlines carrier and mail subscription options with weekly delivery to Topeka and surrounding areas and annual rates. A weekly carrier option costs ten tents per week, with mail subscriptions at three dollars and sixty cents per year for the weekly edition.
Weather forecast for Kanwat reports fair tonight and Tuesday with brisk northerly winds. A deranged legal tale notes an attorney jailed for fifteen days for refusing to practice in a court, while contempt fines rise as authorities enforce proceedings. The piece cites election fraud concerns, civil service debates, and Treasury Department politics amid broader calls for reform and wary party divides.
The piece rails at fusion and third parties amid Kansas political chatter. It notes W. J. Baran and Senator Mastin joining forces, mocks Lexow era indictments in New York, and lampoons figures from Manhattan to Beloit. It cites local morale, school discipline, irrigation letters, and election buzz across towns like Manhattan and Clay Center.
Currage Nov 12 Davenport works champion ship belt owned by James Garba and an exhibition at the adventure as an advertising card for bla company sow playing here. Bolt wan tan men to 6 15 and 6 30 while the proprietor was at supper. Overcoat belonging to a friend visiting Mc Sherif was taken at the same time. Police notified but no clue yet. Belt valued as described by the Peerless.
In Topeka society pages a range of personal gatherings is described. Emily King’s sixteenth birthday party features chrysanthemums and dancing with numerous local guests. Housewarming for Mr and Mrs Hughes follows improvements on Tupela avenue with a large invite list. Invitations from Mrs Capper and Mrs Graham for teas and receptions are noted, as well as club meetings and musical study by the Graham Club. General social notes mention visitors, dinners, and editorial moves in local papers.
United States Consul B J Ford reports Vanderbilt imported mongoose for his Asheville North Carolina estate. He warns Jamaica's experience shows mongoose become pests, destroying ground birds, snakes and small creatures, threatening agriculture and prompting calls to prohibit mongoose imports.
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