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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal details subscription terms for the Topeka and Kan area with home delivery options and carrier rates. It lists offices at State Journal Building, 400 Kansas Avenue, telephone numbers, and branch mail addresses in Topeka and Washington, along with New York office information.
Circulation statement for the first six months of 1896 shows the Topeka State Journal leading all Topeka and Kansas rival papers. The daily average for the period ending June 30, 1896 is 2596 copies.
The Topeka Daily State Journal presents daily circulation figures for the six month period beginning January 1, 1895, through July 1, 1506, listing totals for each day. The document is signed by the editor and proprietor in Topeka Kansas.
An editorial recounts bids by bankers for a one hundred cent dollar, arguing legal tender must equal value across forms and that purchasing power, not material content, defines a dollar. It discusses silver and gold parity, free coinage, political figures, and public sentiment on monetary standards.
The piece notes President Cleveland’s stance against funding river and harbor projects, arguing his refusal signals executive power. It criticizes Democratic veteran figures like Jerry Simpson and explains Chester Icha bod Long’s congressional bid in Kansas Seventh district, contrasting Queen Victoria’s reign with western Kansas weather.
The Kansas City Star lists prominent corporation lawyers who support Bryan and free silver. Names include Frank P. Sebree for Wabash and Rock Island railways, Elijah Morrison for Missouri Pacific and National Bank of Commerce, R E Ball for First National Bank, Judge James Glhayn for Burlington and various banks, John C. Gage for Philadelphia trust, Yates for many firms, Frank F Waist for street railway, W C Scarcity for Northeast Electric and Harbor Asphalt, G B Yeater for Western Union, among others.
Denver. Sept. 3. Petitions to recall United States Senator Wolcott are being collected by J. F. Holes of Denver. Organizers say petitions will be kept and not sent to Wolcott to discard. If he refuses, cases will go to the United States Supreme Court to test recall rights of sovereign states.
Detailed schedule lists stops and times for a military party traveling through Kansas from Topeka on October 2. It covers Osage City Emporia Strong City Florence Marioz McPherson Newton Wichita Winfield Arkanasics City Ortoser 3 line with indecipherable entries and inconsistent numerals.
Galveston Tex Sept 24 The Bot I P F yesterday selected Toronto for the next biennial convention The convention adopted a resolution disavowing irregularities alleged during Debs administration while condemning acts by Debs as AR U officer The Debs speech touched on labor matters Ayers Ague Cure advertised for malaria cure by druggists Price.
Jake and Samantha visit the county fair with the Stebbins family. They sample peanuts, try games, view exhibits, pose for photos, watch races, and witness a balloon ascent as the day ends with a calm drive home under a harvest moon.
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