Grocery and millinery bargains flood Topeka store sale
A ragged list of groceries, canned goods, and coffees dominates the page, alongside a massive millinery department sale in Topeka. Prices spike across foods and household staples, with discounts on coffee, flour, canned fruits and vegetables, spices, baking powder, syrups, and oats. The millinery section promotes deep discounts on hats, feathers, jewelry, and clothing items, advertising “the biggest feast of bargains” and factory-cost-like pricing.
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Arbuckie’s
Soest
Califorsie Vege
Millicery Businessz Tepeka Geode Ateen
Clots Bullers
I4c Ag
Sonia
Thanksgiving bargains at The Model Supply Store
A long grocery and hardware list offers ready for sale items from door locks and chisels to clothing, hats, and gloves. The notice promises 1,000 large dressed turkeys and 1,000 dressed chickens arriving fresh and sold cheap starting Monday morning with celery and oysters at wholesale prices.
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Pinta
Post Office Report Recommends Civil Service Extension
Postmaster General Wilson presents the first annual report to the president. He notes the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895 showed receipts of 70,171,000 and expenditures of 36,700,172 with deficits mainly in early quarters. He forecasts 1897 revenue near 49,707,120 and urges self-sustaining service with government support for free delivery, civil service expansion, and stricter second class mail regulation.
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Wilson
posteBice Department
Post Office Department
Bud
Congress
Ber Vies
Caine
Lte
Bissell
Wanamaker
Department
Lcan
Silver Democrats consider independent presidential bid
Silver Democrats of Ohio discuss forming a slate for the next year’s campaign. Judge G J Blandin, allied with Allen W Thurman, indicates plans to nominate a silver candidate with Sibley of Pennsylvania for president and a Western VP. A January conference in Chicago or Washington will set a conference for April. If the Democratic national convention declines to endorse, an independent campaign will be launched.
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Cleveraxp
Ohio
G. J. Blandin
Allen W. Thurman
Columbus
Chicago
Washington
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Blandin
Interstate Commerce Commission reports railway earnings 1895
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a preliminary report on U S railway income and expenditures for the year ending November 30 1895 The report covers 154 529 miles and shows total gross earnings of 1 005 009 000 with passenger 195 465 762 freight 153 022 908 and other earnings 26 217 095 Net earnings stand at 325 355 000 versus 300 137 070 the prior year Mileage based figures show variations in gross and operating costs Per mile changes are noted with passenger receipts and freight receipts both shifting The report also includes outside income 33 057 243 total income available 158 414 451 and a deficit from operations of 31 075 030 Dividends paid the previous year were 61 504 775 The text outlines the facts and provides a road by road earnings table A special note mentions a Great Meex 11 train to Kansas City for Thanksgiving and other city notices about cigars and football game travel offers.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Wasnixetos
United States
Grou Jd
FITZ SIGNS ARTICLES FOR FIGHT WITH CORBETT
Fitzsimmons signs articles for a January 10 1800 fight with Corbett to be held in El Paso Texas or elsewhere. Purse offered is 20000 with a 10000 side bet to Dan A Stuart if the match is not held. Both sides to deposit 12500 with 10000 to go to the winner and 2500 to Stuart as a forfeit if either misses run date.
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Corbett
Houston
Tex
Witzsimmons
el Paso
D. A. Stuart
Fitzsimmons
James J. Corbett
W. A. Brady
Dan A. Stuart
Stuart
Fire destroys Hannibal and St. Joseph freight depot
Fire at Hannibal and St. Joseph freight depot on Seventh and Olive streets in St. Joseph wiped out the 600 foot structure and eleven Missouri Pacific cars and seven Burlington cars. Goods in transit were destroyed. Losses estimated at 15010 to Missouri Pacific and 10000 to Burlington, largely insured. Origin of the blaze is unknown.
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St. Joseph
Haanibal
St. Jasmin
Hannibal and
Seventh and Olive Streets
Missouri Pacific
Missori Pacific
Burlington
Sre
Rebellion in China Seizes Half of Kansu Province
A Shanghai dispatch reports rebels defeated the Chinese army at Haian and now control half of Kan Su. The uprising began around the time China was defeated by Japan, with the imperial forces routed and eleven cities captured. Subscribe for the Daily State Journal.
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Kansu
Loxpux
Shanghai
Haian
Kan Su
Immigration Stump Rec for Laws to End Padrone System
Immigration Commissioner Stump urges annual report backed measures to eradicate the padrone system. Curbs on foreign recruitment and exploitation are proposed, with broader immigration reform on the table.
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