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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1895
Page
11
The State Journal Daily edition is delivered by carrier for 10 cents daily and four weeks to any part of Topeka or suburbs. The notice mentions a price and distribution area including nearby towns in Kansas.
The piece surveys 1925 annual circulation figures, Kansas press references, and political talk on finance and currency. It cites top lines about 220 percent figures, Topeka papers, and diverse commentary on banking, gold standard, and silver issues, noting figures and opinions from local sources.
Edward Atkinson speaks to the American Bankers Association in Atlanta arguing that government credit is not impaired by silver issues. He critiques Bonding schemes and silver demonetization while urging limited measures and noting political funding tied to gold standard plans. The piece also surveys Kansas and Wichita notes, including local oddities and civic updates.
A jumble of short items references an Emporia burglar working as a penitentiary waiter, horse trainer plans for Wichita, a Hawaiian act at Independence, and a mystery woman who fled in Wichita. Other notes mention a ladder-climber struck by a trolley, warden aims at moral influence, and local university seniors facing cap and gown wind issues amid routine city chatter.
A man identified as A Brooks of New York registered at the Faluce hotel in Newark and was found dead last evening in room 87. His body lay on the bed with a small bottle of poison nearby. He allegedly ingested poison through a paper funnel placed to his nostrils, using a towel to cover his mouth. The exact poison and time of death remain unclear.
The report describes Brooks having ingested nitrate of amyl, claiming it may be the first recorded fatality from this poison. It notes the pale yellow volatile liquid used to relieve spasms and stimulate the heart, with effects of suffocation and muscular weakness. Special efforts at dressmaking and a local laundry are mentioned.
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