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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1895
Page
3
The note repeats Thanksgiving Silver and asks what it means. It is a brief inquiry likely about a ceremonial or decorative silver item linked to the holiday. No additional context or affiliations are provided.
Leavenworth hosts meetings to organize a state wide Million Club carnival system for 1896 with twelve district headquarters and four trains of cars to Philadelphia Chicago Baltimore and Washington. An assessment of two cents per capita would raise about twenty thousand dollars to fund local advertising and the national display effort.
From the bench, on his present term expires he will have served the people of this district as their judge for twelve years. He appreciates a high degree the honor the people have conferred upon him by repeatedly electing him with unanimity to this position. Ottawa notes announce the city teachers association meeting with P. P. Elder of Parliamentary Law and Practice as a featured speaker.
Auction record notes Gheap McAnder brought 225 dollars and Ella C. 200 dollars at the sale. Names and details appear partial from an OCR fragment. core figures include 225 and 200 dollars and two bidders.
Wheelmen in Topeka prepare for Thanksgiving races as twenty five mile events draw many entrants with $79 prizes. Kennedy suffers a broken ankle in practice leaving the quarterback sidelined while Kansas State football plans a closed practice ahead of the Thanksgiving game. Trade moves in baseball shift players between St Louis Browns Cincinnati and Indianapolis as Oscar Van der Abe reshuffles rosters. Comanche country hunting reports note deer turkey and quail with limited game, and Topeka riders eye New York markets amid carload horse sales and disappointing prices.
The Salvation Army plans a new shelter and receiving home for destitute women in the city near Broadway and Montgomery Avenue. Negotiations for a suitable building are under way, aiming to open at once if terms are favorable. The project follows a visit by Maud Ballington Booth and is funded by recent donations totaling 135 dollars.
At a biennial conference in Indianapolis, C W Fairbanks praised Benjamin Harrison as the most illustrious Republican, prompting cheers of McKinley from attendees. The room echoed, Whats the matter with McKinley, and the refrain He's all right rang out repeatedly. The scene showed strong McKinley support among Harrison allies.
At 420 Selock yesterday Mrs. Truelove was threatened on her route from the Santa Fe depot to business district. A man seized her purse containing 25 in currency, struck her, knocked her to her knees, and fled toward Delaware to Seventh street. She was left seriously injured. Dr Lane attended.
Col A A Harris will be in St Louis on January 1st 1846 to argue a case in the U S Court of Appeals to sustain a judgment of 44000 against John D Rockefeller the oil king. Harris left Kansas disgusted with prohibition and populism and settled in Dallas Minnesota where he now pursues law. The case may net him between 75000 and 100000. The notice also mentions Frances J Willard and Miss Anna Gordon traveling to Lexington Ky for a winter campaign planning session with Frances H ae assistant recording secretary of the National Union. A national drive to place organizers follows. Also included are assorted ads for coal hair products and a laundry service.
The Western Sportsman contends over the label sport versus sportsman for Kansas champion Klibacey. Messrs Mellbaney and McIlbaney are noted in a ceremony overview where Mgr Satutti is to be elevated to cardinal on December 25 in Baltimore with Archbishop Kain to preach the sermon. Cardinal Gibbons will preside as Satutti receives the barretta and the mass follows with guard members and ceremonial steps in the cathedral.
Old soldiers of Kansas identify eleven directors of the Kansas Soldiers' Monument association in Bassas City with names including Captain Robert Henderson Junction City and Major ES W Drought Kansas City. Others listed are Colonel George W Veuls Tayeke Jacob H Barnes Bercosville LT John Marens Hamilton Mo John T Barris Olathe Charles W Blair Leavenworth. Names still to be added include Colonel DR Anthony Leavenworth Colonel Washer Atchison and Mr Marie Mound City. A meeting early in December will complete the organization and confirm the fundraising goal of $100000 for the monument.
Dan Stuart reports from Dallas that he has located a spot near El Paso where Jim Corbett and Fitzsimmons may fight. He plans invitations and aims to secure Corbett on favorable terms while signaling no public details until the morning. Also mentions Astor family news and local notices amid mixed column items.
Today’s market report notes wheat opening steady with December at 58 3/4 cents, corn steady near last close, and May at unchanged prices. Provisions rise on hog receipts with pork futures up, lard and ribs steady. Official receipts and shipments show mixed activity as cattle and hog markets reflect wet weather affecting movement.
Receipts 100 lowest in years and shipments 2400 with market nominally strong. Prices for Texas Meeia and cows listed alongside bulk sales and buffaloes. Wheat and grain markets show cautious gains with notes on gold exports and northwest spring wheat marketing. Topeka daily paper circulation surpasses rivals, claiming record figures for six months in 1895.
The Topeka Daily State Journal presents a sworn detailed statement of circulation for the first half of 1895, showing a six month circulation figure that breaks all previous records for the newspaper.
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