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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1896
Page
3
Large crowds failed to secure Gavitt’s Cough Balsam as druggists sold out amid a weekend rush. Dealers reported heavy demand, with several recalling shipments and others selling limited bottles at promotional prices. The article notes sales in multiple cities and promotes related remedies and a wrestling event advertised for Hamilton Bell, Kansas.
Emporias Commercial club elected Charles E. Calkio as president and Thee H. Harvey as vice president with Chas Harris secretary and Fred O. Lakin treasurer. The annual report highlights efforts toward a paper factory, a new telephone company, improved transit to Reading, and calls for more member participation amid ongoing civic projects.
Dave Williams of 10 South Commercial Street woke to smoke and flames in his bedclothes. Incendiary fires burned in three dining room spots, a window was propped with a stick, and the closet held the fire’s origin. Williams’ household goods, now insured, suffered loss while his visiting daughter’s belongings were damaged.
Widespread activity in the grain and meat pits as May wheat opens near prior close, slips, then rallies. Corn, oats and hogs follow mixed shifts with pork and lard showing gains. beef, cattle, and stockers move modestly higher or steady. Kansas City and Chicago quotes reflect overall strength with notable shifts in prices and receipts. regions anticipate tomorrow's deliveries and market conditions. Sugar, cheese, and dairy also show routine fluctuations amid price moves.
Kansas temperance gathering names fifty men for a larger anti prohibition panel. J W Gleed A H Vance and Joby W Iesidenthal of Topeka L H Elliott of Manhattan and J Picker ing of Olathe to select the influential committee. Speakers defend enforcement and urge unity within the Republican party while praising Morrill and Dawes for backing prohibition efforts.
Kansas conference endorses a plan to pledge voters to enforce the prohibitory law and votes for a “committee of fifty” on law enforcement. The panel, mixed party lines, includes Republicans Populists and a Prohibitionist, with aims to extend Wichita law enforcement efforts to Atchison Leavenworth and Kansas City and to push constitutional prohibition through party lines.
Breidenthal, invited to join the Committee of 50 at the Prohibition conference, would not confirm acceptance and said he wants clearer expectations before deciding. J. W. Greed, chair of the Committee of Five for the Committee of 60, said he has not fixed plans and will convene a meeting next week to determine selection.
A group of prominent Americans and Britons in London seek to establish a permanent court of arbitration to settle disputes between the two nations. The plan, proposed by Justice Harley in 1899, aims to provide a formal mechanism for diplomacy and peaceful resolution of conflicts. Noted parties Goodwin Coal Co and Ge Kansas are mentioned in connection with the movement.
Reports detail Titus seeking Cabanne to win in St Louis with a proposition to Murphy, while Spalding abandons suit against the L A W. Local wrestling hype surrounds a King vs Woods match at Hamilton bell with boxing bouts and a note on Palding’s racing board actions.
Eugene F. Ware of Gleed Ware and Gleed arrived from Pennsylvania and called on Speaker Reed, who paused committee duties to greet him. Reed expressed interest in Ware's writings and promised a chat before Ware's western departure. A fire at Jola B. Sargent’s grocery on Kansas avenue caused about 150 dollars in damage.
The Topeka Daily State Journal publishes a sworn statement of circulation for the first half of 1895 showing a six month total that breaks all prior records, reflecting strong reader demand and broad distribution citywide.
The Topeka State Journal reports a six month average of 7,980, a higher figure than any Topeka daily in 1894. Sworn statements in 1893 to 1895 show continued growth and wider local, nearby circulation aided by evening trains delivering first AP and state news. The Capital’s claim of higher postage is disputed by State Journal comparisons.
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