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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1894
Page
4
Carriers deliver daily edition to Topeka and suburbs at the same price in all areas served. Three month and one year mail rates listed. Weekly edition priced per year. Date shown 1.6.42.
Special Gat Vursa reports the death in Lamia of Nasos Papakyrioplos, bandit chief who terrorized Phthiotis for years. The article recounts his rise after a royal intervention saved a son of a provincial mayor from punishment, his return to Lamia, the double tragedy of his betrothed, and his eventual life in crime with a band that wielded local influence and even affected regional politics.
The State Journal announces strengthened regional reach for the dull summer months of 1834 with a 50 percent increase in issues. It highlights full day Associated Press coverage and affiliation with the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Perry Lekons Jr. serves as manager in New York’s 73 Tribune Building.
Weather notes for Kansas predict tonight and Thursday fair but colder with winds easing. A political column rails at Lewelling and McCasey while discussing prohibition, woman suffrage, party strength in Topeka, and race for a 25,000 plurality. The piece questions campaign tactics and predicts a tight Seventh district outcome.
The article rails at corporate privileges and calls for governmental restraint, arguing against army or court support for businesses like the Pavilie Express. It questions depredations, cost, and suggests corporations should face risks unaided by the state. It also touches on presidential rumor, silver remonetization, and Topeka civic notes. Names include Topeka, Kansas, and political references.
A garbled Kansas newspaper fragment reports visiting figures in Great Bacd and Molouth, band names in Os Kaloo sa, political moves by a former Quenemo resident, irrigation meeting plans, and local editor antics. It mentions a Santa train, a Pickway visitor, a Meyer birth, and various local political and legal snippets with uncertain details.
In Ponr Townsenp Washington on October 24 customs and immigration agents uncovered a scheme admitting about 500 pauper Japanese this year. Agents paid $30 and provided tickets in Victoria, then refunded money at the border to pass the travelers inland. The ruse mirrors a previous incident where $30 per person led to mass noncitizen arrivals and subsequent busts.
A Hartford tale recounts Mark Twain visiting Harriet Beecher Stowe on her veranda in summer heat. He returns home laughing, then sends a necktie and card by his child to smooth the visit, prompting Mrs Stowe to approve his apology.
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