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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1894
Page
4
The State Journal official city paper of Topeka announces pricing for daily and weekly editions. Suburban delivery and mail subscriptions listed with rates for three months six months and one year. The notice outlines mailing options and periodical costs for readers.
The Daily State Journal claims the greatest average daily circulation in Kansas, noting a rise through summer months and an estimated seventy to eighty percent increase. Sworn statement dated September 11 194x, identifies Slane Edlinn and Proprietor, with claim of being the only Kansas paper receiving the Fall Day Associated Press. Includes printing press and eastern office details.
The piece surveys Kansas forecasts about tonight and next Wednesday with colder east, then fair and warmer. It discusses a Republican Congress likely by next March and the labor cost to restore silver as money, plus Smvaton Mastin's stance on Guy. Lewelling splits Democrats, many may shift to Republicans or Populists. the Erie Republican Record critiques the State Journal as Independent Republican and warns of partisan printing. The great registration in Kansas cities signals strong election interest among voters who haven’t voted in four years.
Following a historic strike, Kansas voters weigh party loyalty amid railroad turmoil. The article notes workingmen split between Republicans and Populists, with railway unions and committees clashing with state authorities over the Santa Fe system. Citizens urge vigilance to protect the road’s future and state interests.
A mosaic of small town Kansas items: probate race in Ed wards county with Robert Trotter, quail names coined by McPherson sportsmen, Beloit library losses, and “Pilgrims Progress” topping Beloit shelves. Reported farm life, school events, a Saberne Delphos theft of trees, grain shipments from Scort ing, and harvest season routines. Mentions of district court adjournment for wheat seeding, Cooper Conest and Low Wichita football, a German lesson for young women, and a barn-raising near Avery Rice county.
The world renowned evangelist D L Moody of Chicago preached to about 6 000 people in Birmingham at Winnie Davis Wigwam. The 210 voice Towmmy Lisss choir joined the service. Moody planned ten day visit to Birmingham, described as lively and interactive. Local ads note Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for burns bruises and piles with various products advertised.
Special correspondence from Hongkong reports a Chinese village festival opposite Hong Kong. Generosity funds the event with village elders overseeing gifts, while processions, idol bearers, and a temple banquet mark the day. Music, theater, and pageantry unfold as beggars stay away and all participants enjoy orderly, sober celebration.
The Masons of Poughkeepsie New York have started building a new temple that will adorn the city and honor the fraternity. The front will be 60 feet wide with an old colonial style entrance hall on the first floor, a cherry staircase, side reception rooms, and a rear banquet hall measuring 45 by 50 feet. The second floor will house the lodge room, planned as one of the finest temples to be built in Poughkeepsie.
The article details Mason temple plans in Poughkeepsie with colonial style pilasters and Doric Corinthian themes, front reception rooms, and modern improvements. It notes the Grand Lodge of New York as the second largest in the U S with over 60 000 members and 616 lodges, and reports 403 new members for a total of 10 420 Sir Knights in good standing. It mentions Freemasonry’s philosophy, the Royal Arch, and the spread of Masonry worldwide. It also references the Prince of Wales as a grand master and a legal case about George William Batley with library repayment terms.
United Workmen offers 200 prize to the member who furnishes a new ritual for the next version. Another 100 and 50 prizes go to second and third place. Missouri had one October assessment. Massachusetts jurisdiction lists 40004 members with state breakdowns and recent convocation updates. Delaware jurisdiction expects growth with only ten assessments this year and none for August.
Brief notes on Knights of Honor activities from New York and New Jersey. George Gethin nominated for New York mayor by the Penibillion party. formation of a Newark association to extend the order. J Foytel president and J M Mayhew secretary. Virginia and Pennsylvania leaders push outreach, with inspections and booms. The National President’s union government mirrors the US system, with a 1896 two year term beginning May 1. nominations occur at December council meetings. Pilgrim Fathers Day effort unites 52 Boston area colonies for Forefathers Day events, with a Muste Hall reception planned for December 21.
A chaotic town vignette describes a hunting trip ending with a return to the Gibson household. Farmers discuss the hunt, meals, and a board mounted on a walnut tree. Conversation touches on shells, travel, and a plan to warn the town as the party breaks into a dinner scene. The text blends dialect with scattered anecdotes and humorous asides.
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