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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal lists its office at State Journal Building 60 Avenue Corner of K Street G W York address 306 Potter Building and notes the American Newspaper Publishers Association wholesale advertising policy with open access for advertisers.
Circulation statement for the first six months of 1896 shows the Topeka paper leading rivals. The daily average for the period ending June 20 is reported, highlighting dominance in the market.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports six month circulation totals from January to June 1895. Daily issues averaged around ten thousand to eleven thousand copies with fluctuations typical of the period. The record reflects morning edition readership across Topeka and surrounding areas.
Fragmentary historical note shows early publication metrics with numbers for 1535 1894 1826 1896 and daily averages. Names and exact phrases are partially garbled, but the text references circulation figures and readership trends across years in Topeka.
The New York Journal notes a marked change in editorial stance toward William Jennings Bryan. After deriding his Madison Square Garden speech as crowd of fools, editors now acknowledge a strong popular movement behind Bryan as crowds fill Brooklyn and Manhattan venues.
In Crawfordsville on Sept 30 Thomas H. Patterson of Denver rallied Democrats in a large meeting. A clash erupted as Wabash students and a mob of farmers exchanged blows, the students shouting college yells and facing overpowering numbers, forcing retreat and safety at a private home.
The Glenwood center in Cook County hosts 850 boys rescued from street life. It is not a penal institution but a home and school offering shoe and woodworking shops, a machine shop, classrooms, and a kitchen where boys learn trades, care for beds, and study. It costs much to run, funded by private donations to support 2100 youths served over nine years.
Jerusalem leads a growing orange export effort as traders from Spain Mexico and California join the global market. The fruit is cultivated in the district between Jerusalem and Yate, signaling a shift toward international demand and regional production.
A detailed array of prizes for best decorated vehicles horses and bicycles on display in windows. Awards include cash first prizes of 25 dollars for two horse vehicles, various prizes from bands clubs and merchants, plus categories for ponies under 14 hands and horses ridden by ladies or gentlemen with numerous donated items like dress patterns, gloves, umbrellas, and instrument cases. Bicycles in the parade receive additional prizes including wood bicycle handles bicycle lamps and saddles.
About 1 000 people gathered at the depot to meet General Algers special train carrying Generals C C Howard Sickles Alger and Corporal Tanner The crowd booed the Republicans and cheered the Bryan supporters General Howard spoke briefly on McKinley prospects in November General Sickles noted the crowd was unfriendly and urged support for Bryan. Subscribe for the STATE JOURNAL
Mrs McKinley selects a turban style hat in dark blue velvet facing with fine straw, featuring a high rosette of green taffeta and a cluster of blue-green flowers. The choice reflects modest taste. the hat attracts notice among women, while Mrs McKinley maintains a simple wardrobe and understated style.
At Gast Baptist Church Philadelphia trustees pledged to pay salaries and bills in gold if William J Bryan is elected president. The minister called Bryan’s money devilish and said he cannot receive the devil's money for the Lord's work. The plan signals a rare gold standard stance in a church with a largely working class membership.
Winnebagg county school children will warm themselves this winter with corn fires after Buffalo Center school board passed a resolution permitting use of corn as fuel. The plan hinges on obtaining corn at about 10 cents a bushel, with hope of savings and practicality for school operations. The note mentions laundry services and a local phone contact.
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