State Journal Subscription Terms and Contact Details
Official city paper by Frank P. MacLennan outlines delivery options at ten cents and annual rates for day and weekly editions. Includes subscription by mail, carrier coverage in Topeka and Kan townships, and mailing address at Topeka State Journal Building.
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Kanme
Topeka State Journal
Kansas Avenue
Eighth
Dell Phoae
Meil 'Phone
Workeddree
Potter Builiding
Cere American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Westner Indications Chicaea Ort
Pale hints from Kansas suggest cooler conditions with west winds in the region. Unclear details reference Chicaea Ort and a tentative forecast period.
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Westner
Kansas
Topeka's Second Festival Proves Most Successful Yet
The Topeka festival week is hailed as the most successful and enjoyable series of entertainments in the city’s history. Civic pride and local devotion are credited for the grand pageants, costumes, and performances that drew thousands, with public funds and Santa Fe railroad support acknowledged for their role.
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Topeea
United
Topeka
Toprha
Citimene Itividuatts
Chuzens Indiquiuntly
Miliary
Abd
Toneka
Sarita
Widibion
Kansas
Tein Uberal
Santa Fe
Notable Names and Local Scandals From A Bustling Era
A Rochester park commission plans to pluck a statue of Frederick Deusias. Whistler’s influence dominates a local gallery move. Jules Verne marks 50 years of marriage amid wealth and acclaim. Italian politics attract comment on cultural loss. Mrs. Jefferson Davis cites health and isolation as reasons for a southern relocation. A Massachusetts normal school hosts a graduating class and hints at social debates. The era’s drift toward decadence and artistic disputes colors these scattered notes.
Stricken Artist Struggles Between Bed and Easel
A frail artist dwells in last stages of consumption and must be aided to his easel from his bed. He strives to continue work despite exhaustion as his sister and mother rely on him, the golden harvest from earlier work wasted in pursuit of health.
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Catis Therory
Howe
Rally to Build a Kansas Auditorium for Big Gatherings
The Fall Festival ended revealing Kansas capital Topeka’s need for a large hall. Auditors committee opens plans to raise 45 000 dollars after already securing 3 000 private pledges. A funding scheme proposes selling ten dollar shares with nine dollars in tickets thereafter.
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Grand Court
Hamilton Hall
Kansas
Nettels
Auditorium Association
Racn
Auditoriuen
Edward Wilder
Wi. Duis
Howe
Tives
Otto Kuehne
Topeka
Globet Lights. Quirky notes from Atchison Globe column
A collection of quirky aphorisms and social observations from the Atchison Globe. The snippets joke about aging, manners, friendship, danger, and small town life with a mix of humor and local color. It critiques pretension and notes oddities of daily conduct and community.
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Globe Lights
Atchison Globe
New York Trade Failures and Revival Signals
A Telegraph summary shows failures in 1507 third quarter total 2202 with liabilities 25.9 million led by banking and commerce sectors. Manufacturing and trading failures rise but overall activity hints at revival as New York clears large country transactions and demand returns, despite modest price gains and weaker speculative markets. Grain and cotton outlooks mix with stronger industrial output and wage-led stock distribution.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Telegraph
Stock Exchange
Grin Tipal
Isree Yielix
Tony
Pearly Iit Northern Potate
Dumerege
Minteria
Prion Hag
London
Lelie Domentic
Beasemer
Pitsburs
Eset
Southern
Birmingham
Ron
Steel Pri
Peitures
United States
Last Fear
Canale
Boundary dispute eastern limit set at Harbor head of Greytown
General Alexander the engineer appointed by President Cleveland to settle the boundary between Costa Rica and Nicaragua ruled that the eastern boundary begins at the Harbor head of Greytown as Nicaraudia claimed, with military and civic displays accompanying the announcement.
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Scarncus
Yin Werrestan
Tex
Alexander
Cleveland
Costa Rica
Nicarsgua
Nicoorfeun
Greytown
Nicardzda
New South Wales Orders Rails as Britain Loses Bid
Dispatch from London reports New South Wales canceled a 2 000 ton high carbon steel rail order in England after a bid from American manufacturers at 25 dollars per ton was accepted. The decision follows a government inquiry into railway material supplies.
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America
London
Hood's Sarsaparilla Restores Appetite and Strength
Miss Annie J. Feem of South Duxbury Massachusetts describes recovery from catarrh bronchial trouble and weakness after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. She notes improved appetite energy and better sleep for herself and her delicate nephew who also gained improved appetite and rest.
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Hood
Fraudulent land deed scheme swindles in McDowell County
Hundreds of deeds unjustly recorded in McDowell County over six days involve tens of thousands of acres and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Authorities warn a large scam uses forged or duplicate deeds, with crooks in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and beyond, exploiting notaries and county clerks to sell fake titles.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
McDowell County
Juo
Tarsee
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Nevada
New York Shoe Makers Struggle Amid Prices Rise
New York reports show cheap shoe manufacturers facing closures as leather costs rise. J Axt’s Spring Valley plant shut after 20 years, mortgage fears loom. sole leather price up about 1 percent, boosting costs for makers. Bishop & Co. of Chautauqua are in default, Joyce of Nyack shuts down.
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New York
Sole Feather Trust
Fice
J. Axu
Spring Valley
Charles Frite
Pome & Prix
Axt
United States Leather Company
Bishop & Co
Chautanaus
N.Y
Prairie fires threaten towns near Chicago and Kenosha
Fires rage across western Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin with prairie and hay burning uncontrollably. Towns near Herwin Clyde Park Lota Riverside and Somers face extensive damage as farmers plow fields to check flames while rain remains absent.
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Chicago
Herwin
Clyde Park
Lota
Riverside
Menere
Hantington
Ind
Kenosha
Wie
Kenosha County
Somers
Carlists Begin Showing Hands in Spanish Affairs
London dispatch reports rising Carlist agitation in Spain with signals of revolt. Carlist supporters concentrate in Navarre and nearby Masaue provinces as the party shifts tone and hints that Don Carlos may intervene. The situation draws attention from Madrid authorities amid growing unrest.
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London
Daily
Mall
Syuniah
Navarre
Helvir- Inc
Masaue
Don Carlos
Minstrel Show At Grand Opera House Tonight
Patrons may witness Al G. Pigid’s colored minstrels at the Grand Opera House. A 40-member company includes a full band and orchestra with ticket prices of 1 35 and 23 cents. Also tonight the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight verdict film plays at Craxford theater amid sparse attendance.
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al G. Pigid
Grand Opera House
Corbett-Fitzlsimmons
Craxford Theater
Fitzsimmons
Tea Ratings Sustained by San Francisco Appraisers
A five member committee appointed by Cofacor Jackson investigated inspector Tobey's rejection of tea. The panel sustained the zen ora appraisers, stating the tea met the government standard.
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San Frencisco
Cofacor Jackson
Tobey
Zenora
Bat
Municipal Ownership in Public Services Hailed by Harrison
Former President Benjamin Harrison asserts municipal ownership promotes cheaper, better public services. He cites European and American cities adopting public railway, waterworks, and utilities under democratic control. He criticizes private franchise sales as yielding only small benefits to the public and causing higher taxes.
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New York
Benjamin Harrison
Syah
Miere
Falualle Beesone
Scutanut
Exek
Ponthel
Ite Sizget
Akron political clash over fiery speech and calls for removal
In Akron Ohio on October 2 Dr TL Sebriet Alcon, a new Republican pastor, delivered a heated political speech. Authorities report criticism from politicians and preachers, accusing him of offensive partisanship and urging President McKinley’s ouster of Ebright.
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Akron
Ohio
TL. Sebrieht Alcon
Ebright
Wa McKintey
Hays
McKinsey
Nighttime Dance Sparks Young Men Stampede
About 75 students from Mr. Vernon’s group danced in the public square in night clothes last night. They fled when a vehicle approached, getting tangled in a barbed wire fence while fleeing, revealing their involvement with various fraternity houses. No serious injuries reported. Distressing Kidney and Bladder Relief claims quick cure in six hours with No Great South American Kidney Cure, sold by Geo. W. Stansell and Sim Drug Co. Also notes about Fall Festival pictures and De Witt’s Little Early Risers for digestion and other ailments, advertised by local merchants.
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Alliance
Vernon Coffree
Wiilé
Geo. W. Stansell
Kansas Ave
Sim Drug Co
Kansas
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