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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1894
Page
4
Subscription terms list carrier activation at 10 cents a week for Topeka and suburbs and mail rates of three months or one year. The note hints at weekly and yearly pricing, with line breaks and OCR errors affecting legibility.
Fragmented report outlines political distrust in Alabama and Arkansas, criticizing barnacles within Governor Morrill’s circle, while noting Kansas and California elect alignments. It cites Grkan AJ. Waxed urging a silver party, countered by Governor Fishback, reaffirming Democrats as the sole path to free silver. The piece hints at national military anxieties and fiscal balance debates.
The author condemns silver policy and party betrayals, accusing Democrats of sabotaging silver gains while Republicans allegedly exploit and undermine reforms. The piece blasts Bourbon influence, cries foul over fraudulent votes, and warns of the peril to democracy and state governance if the current course continues.
A garbled account mentions Highland, Troy, Lincoln, Osage City, Atchison and Ft Riley with references to misprints, hogs, church events, soldiers, concerts, tramps, Sunday schools, and local social scenes. It sparsely names places and figures, reflecting a jumbled summary of regional life and concerns.
Special correspondence reports Niagara Power Company expected to start turning the turbine wheels in six weeks to three months. Three pairs of wheels, each 90 inches in diameter, will develop about 15,000 horsepower total, with 100,000 horsepower capacity overall. Foundations and dynamos are being installed, water intake details clarified, and concerns persist about river flow and river beauty.
Special Chicago correspondence notes Elizabeth Harrison whose lectures on kindergarten methods grew from two students to eighty classes across neighboring states. A Kentuckian by birth and Indiana kin, Harrison trained in Chicago, studied in Berlin and Dresden, and became a premier advocate and leader of Froebel education with lectures planned in Cleveland and other cities.
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