Topeka State Journal Official City Paper Note
Official city paper of Topeka in its twenty fourth year notes daily edition and carriage details with publisher info and advertiser access. Fragments mention Topeka State Journal Building and address corners and avenues near Eighth Street with references to American Newspaper Publishers Association and delivery terms.
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Official City Paper
Topeka State Journal Building
Kaceas Avenus
Eighth
New York
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American Newspaper Publishers” Association
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Pres
Topeka
Kans
Weather Indications for Kanes in Chicago September 13
Weather forecast for Chicago shows unsettled conditions with frontal passage tonight and Tuesday. Winds shift, with brief gusts and possible rain as fronts move through the region.
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Chicago
The End of the Great Coal Miners Strike
The article argues the coal miners strike neared an end after widespread losses and violence with minimal property damage. It notes public sympathy and calls for legislative action to prevent future uprisings, urging Congress and state legislatures to seek a just, stable settlement through official channels.
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Homestead
Chicago
Hazleton
Labue
Congress
Unmixed Blessing Sparks Town Country Debate
A Tupeks Mail letter argues a farmer should stay rural to keep sons from "drunken town revelers." The writer insists towns risk vice, crime, and erosion of family values if residents move to cities, urging restraint to preserve local prosperity and morals.
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Rondy
Cherwee
Marahal
Courer
Progress, modern arithmetic shifts focus from Tory control
The text argues for abandoning Tory influence and adopting a progressive arithmetic. It asserts that increased spending on beer reduces funds available for groceries and other foods, framing the idea as a personal and family financial shift toward modern logic.
Kansas School Children Report Harsh Detail of School Conditions
An Arkansas Valley Democrat item notes absurdly large projected scales of schooling in Kansas, describing footwear from calves, cloth, books stacked millions of miles high, and slates roaring like ancient Rome. The playful exaggeration mocks the magnitude of schooling and daily routines, with Niagara-like whispers echoing the bustle.
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Pike's Peak
Rome
Arkansas Valley
Niagara
Wit and Weathered Warnings in a Turbulent Era
A fragment from a 19th century Globe‑style column lampoons modern follies and foibles. It weaves social bias, love intrigue, and anxious weather lore into pithy observations about women, musicians, and small town reputations amid a year of crop talk and mosquitoes. The voice skewers vanity, romance, and the reporter’s duties in a bustling town.
From Lowell Massachusetts the Hoods Sarsaparilla Cure
A Lowell reader claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cured a swelling under the tongue described as a semi transparent tumor. The testimony notes the swelling diminished after using the tonic and praises Hood's Pills for headaches.
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Hood
H.M. Comcas
Pension Fraud Sweeps New York and Boston Swindle Hundreds
Officials say a nest of pension swindlers has drained government funds in New York and Boston over years. Detectives seized warrants, with dozens of cases showing pensions paid after beneficiaries died. Authorities expect many more arrests as investigations widen.
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New York
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United States
Clat
A. W. Roome
James J. Reitly
Peniaton
Boston
Ludlow Street
Washington
Nenkion
Pension
Thik
Uhepenision
Spain Cuba Crisis Looms in British Newspapers
London editors assess Spain's faltering grip on Cuba as the United States looms with possible ultimatums. The Daily Chronicle argues Madrid may concede failure, while McKinley could press to swing the scales. Weyler’s forces in Havana face a growing prospect of isolation and lost land.
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Spain
Daily Chronicle
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Madrid
McKinley
Weyler
Havana
Elwyn Barron Gains London Footing In Romola Play
American writer Elwyn A. Barron, ex Chicago Times Herald critic, has secured a London foothold with playwright Wilson Barrett and is collaborating on a drama for Barrett’s next season. Barron has two plays submitted to managers. his Romola dramatization with Julia Marlowe and Robert Tabor was staged last winter. Gov Leedy to speak at McPherson old settlers picnic September 25. A W Smith organizes events and arranged the invitation. Sunthers Pharmacy at 6th and Jackson remains noted.
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Romola
London
Elwyn A. Barron
Chicago Times-Herald
W. Smith
Leedy
McPherson
A. W. Smith
Lecompton
Letters to Major Anderson From Old Soldier Flavor
A humorous correspondence in the Arkansas City Democrat recounts the Southwestern Soldiers Association reunion invitation to Major Tom Anderson. The letters lampoon military life with joking jabs about tapeworms and gastronomical curiosities, ending with a mock daily menu and a satirical wine list.
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Tom Anderson
Arkansas City Democrat
Arkansas City
Kan
Topeka
Vance
B. F. Childs
Southwestern Soldiers’ Association
Ln Americaine
Cochin, d'Espanol
Maricot
la Paris
Feres d'Angleterre
Wisi
Tom Anderson Herring
Denver Police Chief Hopeful Lou ise Levelle Seeks Top Post
Police Matron Lou ise Levelle announces desire to be chief of police in Denver. Police Commissioner Speer confirms noon discussion at headquarters with Levelle in captain's office. Levelle, active in politics since women could vote, has served as matron for two years. A new chief will be named in several days.
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Denver
Louise Levelle
Speer
Mia Levelle
Ex Queen Liliuokalani Visits San Francisco Amid Annexation Debate
ExQueen Liliuokalani arrived in San Francisco from the east and will stay for a time, delaying her stated purpose. She may meet friends to discuss Hawaii annexation while awaiting Princess Kalakina and her party en route from England to the islands, expected October 21. The item also runs an advertisement for Cascarets candy cathartic and mentions F A Psak Dentist near Crosby's store.
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Lifiuokalani
Honolulu
Ha- Waii
United States
Kalilani
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Cleghorn
England
Brave Boy and a Lamp at Y M C A Bowling Alley
Hert Barnett, a boy who sets pins at the Y M C A bowling alley on East Eighth, smelled burning oil and found a coal oil lamp ablaze in the engine room near tanks of oil. He hurled the lamp into the alley, it exploded, burning oil showered over him, but the fire was stopped and his pay was later increased.
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Hert Barnett
Y.M. CA
East Eighth Streets
Minors barred from renting post office lock boxes
New York Sept 12 the postmaster general issued an order forbidding the renting of lock and call boxes in post offices to minors. The rule requires written consent from a parent or guardian and aims to curb secret correspondence and related harm among youths.
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Post Office Department
New York
Postmaster General
Pagenta
Fairy Fingers Sewing Society Aids Topeka Orphans Home
Topeka Orphans home managers thank Lowman Hill Fairy Fingers Sewing society for 26 handmade garments and a cash donation from an entertainment at Mrs. E. B. Meredith's. Society members include Josephine Campbell Ros Call Jessie Campbell Florence Mitchell Florence Williams Leonice White Nelly White Lucy White Cassie Howard Grace Meredith and others.
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Fairy Fings Sewing Society
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Fairy Fingers Sewing Society
E. B. Meredith
Josephine Campbell
Ros Call
Jessie Campbell
Florence Mitchell
Florence Williams
London Theaters Stir Over Revival Talks
London reports that Divvney Carte is negotiating for the services of diltian Hussell to stage a revival of The Grand Duchess, a move that has sent a chill through London theatrical circles.
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Divvney Carte
Diltian Hussell
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