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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1896
Page
8
Eltersonic W Va Aug 20 A blazing well near here drew crowds as the Newhenks gas oil derrick caught fire. The gas spray lit the night as oil pressure continued and firefighters faced an unstoppable blaze. the well was delivering about 200 barrels daily with no apparent means to extinguish the flames.
New York August 3 The Rev Montgomery Munt of St Matthew's Church Jersey City sues his vestrymen for 300 dollars pay due him and claims 200,000 for overtime over ten years. Vestry and bishop dispute the claims and consider actions against the diocese.
In Cincinnati Aus whisky price cuts emerge as a war between the trust and outside buyers continues. W. W. Johnson & Co. report a drop from 1.23 to 1.19 per unit while The American Spirits Manufacturing Company faces a higher price claim at 1.20. The market shows active quotations and sales in recent weeks.
A fragmented testimonial lists individuals Aire Phoebe Thoray and Ian Prenitee from Junction Ch TH who claim recovery after taking a product labeled De Hines New Tiecovery. It mentions doctors, a blood pressure or consumption worry, and a free bottle offer from Jones drug store. Names and places appear with scattered promotional tone.
Miss Emma Hanks leads the equestrian unit of the Equestrian club in decorating and riding at the Fair Festival. Over 40 have pledged to participate. a floral uniform theme will guide ca rp entries with horses caparisoned in flowers and riders in white duck riding habits. The list of early participants includes Messrs Barton Rushes Bell Wear and many ladies such as Banks Wyatt and Lukens, with Mr. and Mrs. Kilworth of Lawrence among attendees.
The Committee of Fifteen halts its weekly nesting tonight to finish the Festival week programme. Friday's reunion with the G A R clears the path to complete work. Decisions on hay and wood for Camp Mills, dragon parade features, and liaisons for the buttons will be settled tonight.
Residents vote at Wargonera drug store to choose two ladies to symbolize Topeka and Kansas in a floral parade. Plans call for two figures in royal purple and white, a floral walls and throne, with guards on horseback from state officers. Dr. Hamilton offers hall for Carnival meeting to organize student involvement.
Over 15 000 flowers have been crafted for the festival by local flower workers. The floral committee's regular weekly meeting is in progress at the courthouse this afternoon as volunteers continue ringing, sorting, boxing, and making arrangements.
The Floral Ways and Means Committee reports strong ticket sales for a Garfield Park benefit evening featuring pianist Seeboeck, tenor Vonen, and soprano Mrs Parkhurst. Proceeds go to library entertainment. tickets available at Hatenar Clark, George Stansfield, and W H Wilson outlets.
Sanders Garland son of ex US Attorney General A B Garland of Little Rock writes from Baltimore to Powell Clayton. The letter quotes Bourke Cook Tanapole in New York praising order and opposing disordered forces. Garland pledges to join the Republican banner to defend the country and society.
Washington reports a treasury bureau chief says 78 staffers will vote for Bryan and Sewall, with 15 former Republicans among them. He asserts Kentucky will go Democratic by 20,000, noting 100 Republicans in Johnson County signed to back the ticket.
Frank Tennyson Netty, publisher, was examined on an order signed by Justice Stiver regarding £12,000 in royalties claimed by Colonel Richard N. Savage for novels published by Neely. The New York case is cited as the first in the United States where a publisher and author are examined together, recalling the French Bourget case where the author sued his publisher.
Bourke Cockran, Democratic Gold Standard advocate, may speak in Omaha if arrangements finish, invite extended by Nebraska Democratic Gold Standard league. Also notes Auburn financial picnic September 1 to discuss silver, with two Republican speakers proposed. Overbrook silver club shrinking. Cockran tour may extend to other states. local notices on Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Odd Fellows meeting details.
Nebraska Senator John M. Thurston released a public letter to the Associated Press denouncing charges that W J Bryan was salaried by the silver ban and stating his denial would be accepted. Thurston says he notified the country in a direct, public manner.
President Cleveland will host DI Hung Chang in the United States, with General Rugien at Governor's Island in charge of reception details. Li hangs plans to visit Washington and Boston are adjusted as the president stays in New York, leaving the exact arrangements to American officials.
Reports from Buenos Ayres say an American syndicate offers Argentina 315000000 in silver in exchange for 19000000 in gold bonds at 4 percent interest with 4 percent sinking fund. The plan aims to shift Argentina from paper to specie and flood US surplus silver, profiting from bond market values.
One member of the Geeres Blaze family, a market gardener on the city outskirts, died of glanders. The wife and a two year old son show alarming symptoms as the disease is traced to a plant marketing garden product used by the family.
The Young People’s Christian Union of the United Presbyterian Church of America opened its convention last night in Qmahs with about 2,000 delegates in attendance. The session began with a praise service led by President J. H. Murdock of Washington, Pa.
Reports from Los Angeles and New York Aug 20 describe a tied ballot deadlock at the Sixth Congressional District Democratic Convention with 115 votes counted and no decision between Patton and Bose. A Populist nominee indorsement is mentioned, along with a Syracuse convention call and Carlisle’s planned return to Washington. The piece notes factory layoffs in Lawrence and tickets being offered for the National Eisteddfod travel. DeWitt’s Cathartic Cholera Cure is recommended for summer complaints.
New York August 12 A A Low a city magnate completes the purchase of about 10 000 acres in the Adirondacks reportedly paying 100 000 The Webb Vanderbilt and Low interests own a large stretch of the range and the deal spans about 14 square miles with plans for summer camps on a portion of the property
Mansfield Missouri reports excitement over alleged discovery of gold and the largest cave in the world near the new town of Hudson. Earth subsidence has occurred for years, with investigations revealing cavern networks lined with onyx and traversed by subterranean streams. Stalactites in a tavern reportedly contain guild.
Washington says an assistant treasurer telegram from New York indicates a program to import millions in gold coin from Europe. Officials note exchange movements and expect potential profit if imports resume. aim to reduce surplus.
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a mild tonic for stomach bowels and kidney sufferers, claiming no whisky or toxicants and offering energy to organs. It also markets One Minute Cough Cures as a safe immediate remedy for children, endorsed by G. W. Stansfield, with drug store sales at J. K Jones' in Kansas Avenue.
New York officials raised sidewalk vault prices to 2 dollars per square foot citing soaring real estate values. Sidewalk underfoot hosts basement stores cafes barber shops and engine rooms, expanding usable space beneath city sidewalks. The practice helps shops maximize limited ground area amid dense urban development.
In San Francisco a sermon by Dr. Wendie, a leading pastor, sparks a citywide debate on euthanasia and humanitarian ethics. He questions prolonging life through medical effort for the incurably ill, urging justice and compassion to consider ending suffering rather than maintaining futile treatment.
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