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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1894
Page
4
The State Journal lists subscription options for Topeka and suburbs with carrier delivery at 10 cents weekly, mail rates of 8.90 for three months, 1.60 for six months, and 60 per year for weekly editions, detailing pricing across carrier and mail formats.
The State Journal asserts it has the greatest daily circulation in Kansas for the three summer months of 1594, with a claimed rise of over fifty percent. The item cites certified proof, mentions staff and office details, and notes association memberships and advertising claims.
The page blends forecast notes for Kansas with a string of political and social quips. It mentions cooler tonight, warmer Thursday, and regional tensions in Nebraska and Kansas. The text also critiques figures like McCasey and McKinley, notes Labor and Populist moves, and touches on African American voters, court judgments, and campaign openings in Buffalo and Louisiana, ending with a harsh anecdote about McCasey at the state house.
The United States reports show over half a million bushels of Scottish potatoes entered the U S in nine months ending June. Freight costs and higher European labor keep prices low for foreign growers, while American producers face higher costs to reach New York. Remedies focus on lowering freight rates rather than tariffs. The piece also surveys municipal charter reforms in Michigan and Kansas, critiques revolution era misconduct, notes supposed conspiracies against silver, and discusses wheat markets in Kansas and Syria.
A jumble of letters and vignettes laments press suppression fears and proclaims The Starz JOURNAL as fearless. It also recounts odd dairy filtration methods, brain memory quirks, a fatal bogie scare, a dye of local mischief, and a playful note on mended shirts.
New York promoters aim to build an artificial island about one and a half miles off shore, outside U S jurisdiction, as a summer hotel and resort. Captains Evans Patterson and Coen back the venture, which begins with hollow cast iron cylinders 158 feet long to form a vast underwater foundation near the cholera banks.
A proposed oceanfront complex to be built on deep foundations with 88 feet above high tide includes a large square casino two stories high and four in towers, luxurious hotel suites, piazzas, dining rooms, and bridge-connected convention spaces. Officials claim it offers voyage-like comfort, aims for summer 1805 use, and may rival Monte Carlo, with potential as a venue for prize fights and a home for fugitives under foreign flag debates.
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