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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1894
Page
4
The State Journal presents subscription terms for daily delivery by carrier at 10 cents weekly within Topeka and surrounding areas and by mail at annual rates. It notes weekly and annual options and regional distribution to Kansas towns with carrier service.
Fragmented OCR text appears to reference tax figures, dates, and officials from a Kansas State Journal publication. It mentions August 1554, Shawnee County, and officials like M. Canpregina, Clark of Uso District Court, along with advertising notes and Associated Press affiliations. The readable portion is garbled and partial.
A fragmented dispatch from Sept 21 cites Topeka weather guesses and editorials. It notes sporadic political chatter about senators, liquor licenses, rail passes, and party balance amid a local press roast and a looming Curtis versus Scot debate.
The Ohio Democratic platform condemns unlimited coinage of silver while opposing the president's views, proposing honest money and coinage of silver and old metals. A minority report supports interconvertible coinage, but the proposition fails 465 to 50. Editorials mock misinformed opinions and tout English economic lessons, warning against ignorance and political division. The Topeka Journal notes editors, judges, and Republican leaders McKinley and Reed, urging joint debates and broader civic engagement. The piece also comments on enforcement of liquor laws and the need for united stands.
A railway worker named Thomas Williams reports a robbery in a box car along the state rail line. He says a watch, chain, and collar putters were stolen while he slept in a bar car, with police listening to his tale and searching for the missing items.
A collage of notes from Kansas towns reports on a Twin Mound marriage an ominous two headed snake near McPherson chatter about jail in Oskaloosa and drunken youths in Fort Scott. Winfield emancipation celebration politics at play Medicine Lodge sugar mill output and a 1830 pound combined weight ball game at Oskaloosa. A Wichita acquittal a former Fort Scott mine sale and a Wichita real estate entrepreneur. Juvenile punishment disputes and populist cheers at McPherson plus irrigation tank talk Prescott Co. moves to West Eighth street and flood work headlines conclude this slice of local life.
A Topeka track crowd of about 3500 witnessed a day of fast pace races. Ben Kinney led cleanly in the 2:45 trot, Maud Smith and Wagginag among top finishers while a Kinney win was questioned over judge involvement with Maud Smith. Miss Fullerton dominated the 2:20 trot with Racer TM close behind, and Ben Morgan won the 2:20 pace ahead of Silver Threads. Several bicycle events and sprint heats filled the program.
A crowded field of seven enters today’s big event series. The pace is set to be swift with the 2:24 trot and pace races shaping strong showings while the mile dash featuring Satriea concludes the series. Track conditions are heavy, limiting extraordinary times.
Rehall's Hand will play for the people tonight at State House Square in a free band concert. The Marshall band performs a varied programme including marches, overtures, serenades and dances with works by Sousa Schubert and Mazur. A second free concert is planned for Friday night at Union Pacific park.
In Torrxa Kansas on September 19 1804 the State Journal letters critique the current campaign calling out mudslinging and misinformation from both parties. Pelithcians reference a Kansas City saloon row and attempts to move capital funds, while ads promote Tari On Snow Pine Expectorant and Peerless Steam Laundry services.
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