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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1896
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal lists advertising offices with contact numbers for business, telephones for the Shakespeare Office, reporters, and the Washington office at Potter Building New York. It notes temporary home details and the weekly edition rate from Topeka.
A Topeka daily paper reports a strong showing with high reader interest. The article notes competitive performance across segments and hints at a rising circulation trend for the period ending June 30, 1600.
Fragmentary OCR item from Topeka Kansas dated July 1 with unclear year. Mentions Balter and proprietor. printing note suggests a yearly or periodic item. Details are unreadable. main facts cannot be determined.
An extended, debated summary discusses literacy rates across states and their influence on party support in the 1896 campaigns. It cites Milne Rhode Island Massachusetts New Hampshire Alabama Arkansas and other states, contrasts Republican and Democratic bases, and notes the impact of the gold standard and free silver on voter alignment.
A Kangus City Star article critiques Thomas Watson of Georgia as he campaigns against the gold standard. It argues his pursuit of the silver cause aims to provoke turmoil, potentially aiding Bryan and splitting the free silver supporters, to prolong public controversy and preserve his political relevance.
A fragmented Detroit political scene shows Republicans perplexed while Democrats align with Bryan. In Detroit and nearby East Side clubs former Republicans join committees and workers lean toward Bryan, signaling shifting allegiances as Michigan enters a tense electoral period.
Election talk centers on Dubois and the synthetic party lines as voters weigh a four-ticket contest with populist, Democratic, and Republican alignments. Observers predict Dubois’s seat is likely, while party fusion efforts shape the campaign in the state.
In a local court Justice Grover bound over a defendant to the district court after evidence suggested a felony charge of pocket picking. The trial heard that the cost would be paid, with a $1 remittance by Mrs Reha, and the preliminaries noted a plea. The fragment hints at standard justice system procedures.
Fragmentary ad style note cites a colic cure named Du Hand’s, mentions Rep Wilders and a court, hints at a trial and satire. References a Hand’s remedy for children by Grugainia at ss cents, with unclear context and pricing.
The Topeka Baptist gathering outlines its annual convention with sermons, prayers, and reports. Key speakers include F. L. Streeter Armour and J. Pope Ot Ey. committees will discuss missions, Sunday school work, and church relations. women’s society sessions appear with leaders from Ottawa and China.
Evangelist Moody in Boston urges a national fund to ship apples rotting on farms to the countryside. City Missionary Waldron appeals for donations to cover freight costs so the fruit can reach communities in need.
Contested remarks target chairman John Breidenthal of the Populist state central committee. An interview with Mr. Greifenthal at St. Louis is cited, alleging Breidenthal tried to block Sewall elector dialogue during Kansas trip. The piece accuses Breidenthal of seeking office at the party's expense and questions political honesty.
In Chicago stockyard district labor tensions erupt as rioters interrupt General Grosvenor’s speech and damage property. Police restrain the crowd after a 19 minute disruption. about 100 demonstrators leave and a small tent is burned. Bryan supporters claim strong gains in the area amid labor disputes.
In San Francisco on October 10 ex Juillee C NS Sterry of Los Angeles and other Atlantic Pacific attorneys briefed before Judge Prette Roy in the US circuit court about tax payments by the Southern Pacific on one year. The收 road between Mojave and The Neugree faces a $25,000 tax issue. the revolver receivers seek court guidance on payment.
A distorted speech excerpt mocks the constitution and federal judiciary as flawed foundations. It laments Catholic influence and warns against changes, citing Nebraska and a lottery of punishment as echoes of distrust in the republic.
Reports show an 11,000 drop in Populist support in Georgia from Wednesday to Friday with 28M figures at 25.88 percent. The decline is blamed on consolidation of Neate votes by Governor Atkinson, affecting early estimates from local dispatches. The piece also records maritime and personal news unrelated to the core election item.
Mrs Phoeve Thomas of Junction City says she hid consumption and doctors told her there was hope. After using King's New Discovery at the bottles’ end she was cured, and her husband Mr Phos Eegers from Moride is grateful. The medicine cured coughs and colds, and a local druggist advertises it at regular price.
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