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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1896
Page
8
The article reports 1,500,000 official ballots to be counted with 38 inspectors overseeing the process. Amid Republican and Democratic contests, clerks and guards ensure thimble lot operations and transport routes separate distribution by county and precinct.
Fragmentary lines describe St Louis winning on the road, with references to wickets and center, plus a Santa Fe Roth. Laundry note mentions Peericas Steam Laundry cleaning ladies' shirt waists without color fade.
Items of interest about Kansas railroad matters plus personals and miscellaneous notes. The piece notes the drought and wheat crop, changes in tariff duties, and large rail car movements into Mexico. It mentions Santa Fe freight figures, livestock handling, and a surgical operation in the city for conductor Grose.
A garbled church schedule lists sermons and services across multiple congregations including First Presbyterian, Methodist, Unitarian, and others. It mentions morning and evening worship, special speakers, youth and Sunday school activities, and a local coal company advertisement amid the notice page.
A chaotic OCR slice mentions local names, events and venues in Topeka with scattered references to people like Joe Waters and Thomas Watson. It hints at theatre shows, dances, society groups, weather, public notices, and police activity, but most specifics are unclear due to heavy corruption.
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