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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1895
Page
9
We are Now. We are Now. Wholesaling the Ralston Bread to all dealers. If you don't have it leave your order with the order man or at the French Bakery. To the retail trade who want the Ralston Bread, if your dealer hasn't at tele phone No. 18 or call at the French Bakery and leave your order or stop the white wagons. The following is a fac simile of the label used on every loaf, none genuine without it.
A fragment from a Ralston health bread promotion touts MAD French Bakery at 815 Kaxsas Ave. It urges trying one loaf from the wagon or dealer, claiming it will replace all other breads and notes the Ralston club of 300 members can testify to its quality.
A German ship reports a four masted steel vessel in the Pacific burning with masts hanging over the side. The vessel’s name was not learned but shipping men think it belongs to an English line and may be due at San Francisco after a voyage from Europe.
The New York state sues the United States in the Supreme Court for 131,187 dollars in interest on money advanced to equip troops in 1861. The case centers on 3,000,000 dollars total, 1,230,000 raised by public bonds and the rest borrowed from the canal fund. The Court of Claims allowed 91,320 but rejected 39,967 paid on the canal fund. Senator Hill led New York, Assistant General Whitney for the United States.
Kansas City April 12 The butchers claim local packers form a combine citing uniform pricing and business rules across houses. They sought indictments under anti trust laws but evidence was lacking. A Chicago response denies a combine while noting grain shipments and cattle deliveries.
A British Columbia storm between Blaine and Whatcom toppled a huge cedar tree sheltering a family. A man and two women and a five year old boy were sheltering beneath the tree when it was uprooted. The camp collapsed killing two women and the boy. the man was injured and may recover.
Miss Emily Nelson, longtime principal of Golden Hill Seminary, faces bankruptcy after an “educated bug” publicity stunt boosted attendance then backfired. The school, once patronized by foreign families, was quarantined during a scarlet fever outbreak, led to renovations, and a decline in pupils. Nearby, Senator Mill doubts NYC Brooklyn consolidation progress, urging commission action. Governor Morton seeks state exhibit funding for the coming session in Georgia.
Kansas will send two representatives to the National Educational Association meeting in Denver in July. Prof Arvin of the Star University and Olin will discuss teacher training and school improvement. Superintendent William Richardson of Wichita will speak on the ethical element in patriotism. Superintendent Davidson of Topeka is set for an elementary section assignment. The event should draw a large Kansas turnout.
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