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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal announces delivery by carrier for 10 cents and weekly, with three months or full year options by mail. Suburban Topeka and nearby Hanesa towns served, with edition details and pricing for daily and weekly copies.
A sworn statement lists circulation for the year 1893 to 1895 with daily averages: 6,407 in early 1893, 9,334 in early 1895. It argues the State Journal outstrips local papers in Topeka and neighboring counties, noting postage and distribution differences among Topeka papers and the reach of the State Journal via evening trains and AP news.
A fragmentary Wichita era report notes rising silver coinage sentiment, tax fears, and political maneuvering. It mentions Abilene Reflector backing John J Jugalia, possible Cleveland candidacy via David B Hill, and Kansas City waterworks shifts. Wichita police seek a pro‑jury whisky view, while tax concerns pressure Sedgwick County taxpayers amid ongoing litigation and municipal expense.
The piece argues that supporters of the gold standard will push to retire greenbacks, prompting free silver opponents to back strong silverlines. It cites ex Senate Ingalls on gold’s unreliability in crises, notes Quay's Pennsylvania win boosting Don Cameron as a presidential possibility, and claims Cleveland’s bond redemption policy favors silver against redeeming bonds with silver.
Officials could halt the gold drain by accepting silver for redemption of greenbacks and Sherman notes. The law supports this action, but it is delayed, as silver tender would stop the drain and remove any excuse for issuing bonds.
In New York on September 2, a board of police letter inquiry questioned whether women could ride astride. Acting Chief Cunlia reported there is no ban on riding astride and Roosevelt announced women may ride astride in a proper manner, ending the inquiry.
Gen. O'Brien warned in Denver that Indians attempting to hunt in Red Desert Wyoming will not return alive. He said whites are aroused and ready to meet any number of Indians lawfully. The issue centers on a strict buffalo protection law backed by the state. Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt spoke at Iroquois Club on suffrage work before heading to Montana. An engine saved a derailed Seattle, Lake Shore & East.
From Gulf to Ocean a monumental railway spans the Tehuantepec isthmus linking the Gulf and Pacific ports. The project aims to shorten trade routes, improve freight movement, and boost regional commerce, with engineers reporting critical progress toward a faster north–south corridor.
The Tehuantepec railroad, built by the Mexican government at a cost of 610 million, spans 22 miles across the Sierra Madre and is poised to become a major interoceanic route. Connecting Costza coalcos to Salina Cruz, it promises deep harbors and direct unloads, potentially diverting European and Pacific trade from Panama and Suez routes, with broad effects on US and Latin American commerce and local coffee plantations employing thousands.
A humorous dialogue in a Chicago Herald fragment shows two men chatting near a park bench about dyspepsia and bicycling misadventures. A wheelwoman collision with a passing rider prompts mock anger and a claim for damages as bystanders scold the rider.
At its Sunday meeting on September 1 the Topeka Typographical Union unanimously passed a resolution urging the Board of Education to patronize home production in selecting textbooks and other school supplies for Topeka public schools.
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