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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1896
Page
5
Twenty departments form the Fire Association as Topeka hosts a September event with ceremonial duties, prizes, and a major meeting. Teams, divisions, and judges prepare for contests including hose relay, climbing, and trumpet drills with prizes up to five dollars and more.
Major Hudson offers a 50 prize for the Plower Parade as part of the Worthy Public Spirit festival. The piece notes generous prizes to attract participation, with references to festival pageantry and official souvenirs for the Western fall reunion. Committee of fifteen directs merchants to support and fund the festival program.
A Topeka snapshot details a busy week with a high river and fishermen resting, a Fourth of July forecast, and varied city life. Mentions include Ex-Policeman Gaines in custody, court notes, a bright Topeka lawyer summoned for a Fourth of July address, and local comings and goings from parks, streets, and the insane asylum.
Fragmentary notice references a business district area bounded by Kdnean avenue Guiney street Seventh and Eighth streets. The text includes an endorsement from Mary Johnson and a pharmacist named Frank Sim. Subscribe for the STATE JOURNAL.
G C Clement a Populist lawyer praises the Wyandotte outcome in the 1508 legislative week dispute. He argues Populists correctly blocked Republican certificates from votes on contested seats, citing Gunn case parallels and Supreme Court stance. He lauds Judge Mugen's reevaluation and the Dunsmore house dynamics.
About 6 060 at Garfield Park on Saturday to hear Murshall's band in four concerts. Fireworks finished the evening as crowds swelled beyond 2 000 for the main show. The event drew polite crowd. a disruption occurred when a man was restrained for improper conduct near the grounds. The Ladies’ Guild provided a lunch area near the North To Pel Episcopal church.
A gas explosion at the Evergrey hotel seven miles north of Allmekeny injured several people and damaged the building. Victims include August Stitzer aged 45 Admitfleer 16? and John Brooks 30 with Mrs Frank Maratull 30. Several others were feared injured as a broken pipe caused the blast.
Rail promotion announces a single fare round trip plus $2.00 across states. It lists origin Santa Fe Route whe home Road with travel to Arkansas via Adrian Terella Louisiana. Tickets available only July 7 to 21, valid for twenty days.
New York dispatch reports General Pierce Mt, United States minister to Guatemala and Honduras, who recently underwent an operation, is not doing as well as yesterday. The Teesphal update indicates a slower recovery with ongoing concerns about his condition.
The homs Fonte Home seekers excursion offers one fare for round trip plus 200 dollars in Arkansas Indian Territory Texas and Louisiana. Tickets on sale July 7 to 21 valid twenty days.
A fragment sentence set offers Mineral Water claims and a laundry offer at 612 W Eighth Ave, plus references to two family medicine, sugar coated pills, Bremner’s tea wares, and a dial phone number. The text reads as a rough advertising page with competing products and service notes.
A long feature on cycling progress and woman participation. It highlights A F Carey of Lenn Muss undertaking a solo coast trek with a compact outfit including bicycle, aids, and repair kit. It notes new bicycle brake designs, a lamp-supporting rod, and growing female interest advancing cycling in Canada and beyond. It mentions women petitioning city councils for better cycling conditions and broader acceptance.
A frequent topic in social chatter, a renewing woman argues saddle tilt aids leg muscles and riding efficiency on long or rough trips. She asserts back support from rearward tilt helps pedal movement, while others claim cycling Sunday breaks religion. The piece links physical health to moral grounding.
An effort to organize the Free Silver Republican league seeks signatures on a pledge to support the St Louis platform. President Hurrt reports 260 signed cards and believes total membership will reach 1000 before the committee closes. A meeting is set for tonight at D. C Tillbison law office 41 Kansas avenue.
The home of Ella Harrie, a colored woman, was set on fire Saturday night. Quick action by two men in the house prevented total destruction. A substance was poured on the side of the house and a match touched off. A man fled the scene. Eta Harris reports threats by Po Jordan toward Kitter if he does not comply. Police hunt for "Pie" and the arson charge awaits if found.
Canton July letters from New York Central and Boston & Albany railroads seek information for Governor McKinley s pass through en route to Boston. Major McKinley planned to skip meetings to enjoy a quiet day, while reports say travel plans and preparations continue despite expected delays.
The Weather Observer Jennings reports the week as generally fine with well watered conditions. Eastern counties show surplus rainfall while central areas are deficient. Wheat harvest nearly complete, corn variable with late corn needing more rain, rust damage noted on the oats crop, and worm activity observed in the western regions. Irregular conditions across counties affect crops differently.
A dispatch from New York reports United States Minister to Guatemala General Pierce Young died at 11:20 in New York. He arrived June 24 and notified the State Department he would go to a hospital, then travel to Washington when able. The source notes uncertain line about an address on Kansas Avenue.
In Topeka on a Saturday afternoon a disturbance erupted near railroad street east of Hunkas Avenue as three colored individuals, two men and a woman, refused to pay a taxi fare after being taken home. William Meeler was arrested, others fled. A struggle with Patrolman McDowell resulted in injuries to the officer and to Bagby as the group was crowded into a patrol wagon. Alice Henderson protested loudly as she and others shouted threats. Justice Furry presided. Bagby faced charges of drunkenness and resisting an officer, with the proceedings continuing into the afternoon.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a person charged with drunkenness and another named Ceewafet amid an unspecified incident. The readable bits lack clear names, dates, or locations to establish a factual event or outcome.
The notice records several deaths and burials in Wichita and Topeka including Ethel Wyman buried in Topeka cemetery, Pauline Laderburg aged 4 months buried from residence, and Paul Rathburn buried from 622 Kunshe Avenue. It also mentions James Baker, a colored man, arraigned for vagrancy amid garbled, unclear text.
Fritz Doreth was reportedly wrestled with a man for speeding beyond the ordinance limit on Kansas Avenue. Police, aided by Pinketon and Detective Pabey, detained the couple and took them to the station where they posted $5 for court, but failed to appear. Six hot bicycle races slated for July 19 at the Topeka Exposition Company.
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