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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1894
Page
4
The State Journal lists delivery by carrier at 10 cents a week and mail prices for three months, six months, and a year. It also notes a weekly edition rate and mentions carrier system availability in Topeka, Kansas towns, and suburbs.
From June 1 to August 18 1634 the State Journal claims the largest average daily circulation in Kansas and notes its exclusive fall day Associated Press status. The paper touts its modern webster estyne press and advertises offices in New York with Lukens Jr as manager.
Weather forecast soured with garbled lines from Kanssa and Ohio campaigns. Odd editorials rail against free railroad passes, party corruption, and press roles in elections. Scattered bits reference Osawatomie and Populists, with a chaotic collage of local notices and street-level politics.
The piece laments drought and windmill irrigation for ten to fifteen acres in western Kansas urging settlement despite dependence on rainfall. It cites editorials and a Topeka audience test, criticizing Populists and Republicans, and notes Abilene Dispatch questions the source of such information.
Local notes report Hoyt planning a new two story brick schoolhouse amid concerns over intoxicants in Hoyt. St Marys residents push relic of ancient days while Delade hosts an auction. Toronto faces arts shortages and Bungas City carnival aid. Wellington coach funds tuition for Sip district pupils. Mrs Ka Meadows’ marital issue and $50 loss. Corn price 66 cents, 5000 broilers bought in Kansas City for 40 cents. Thieves steal thirty chickens from Mrs Peaster in Whiting. Joints in Huston criticized as water use banned near courthouse square.
Excitement surrounds the shift by Scandinavian newspapers in Minnesota, nine papers switch away from supporting Governor Nelson. The Svuska Anmer(kansika Posten endorses Sydney Owens for governor and Adolf Bierman for state auditor, claiming Nelson would serve rail interests and that Jim Hill would rule if elected. Analysts foresee Becker or Owens as likely successor. Also notes the czar and family driving to Tachán Falls near Youltin.
A detailed sketch of the American Institute of Architects history, its origins from the American Institution of Architects, key figures like Daniel M. Burnham and George B. Post, and the evolution from local New York groups to a national organization with chapters across the United States.
The Inland Architect outlines the institute's push for professional guidance with a client fee schedule adopted nationwide. It notes the Beaux Arts Prix de Rome relevance, Rotch scholarship impact, and two Europe-based scholars funded yearly by a $2,000 income. Current officers include Burnham, Poat, Schofield, Treat, and Dexree.
A four masted schooner named Tasmacia ran aground east of the Cleveland piers during a heavy gale. The ore laden vessel struck a beach and the lifeboat crew rescued the entire crew and two women aboard. No fatalities reported as rescuers worked through rough seas.
The Santa Fe defendant W B SeDaniel was bound over to the grand jury after witnesses fortified that Link Overfield originated the plan leading to a failed robbery at Gorin. The tale includes an alleged canal of wit and a peculiar recovery of a diamond ring, paralleled by a Leeds memory and a shop window sales tactic story.
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