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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1896
Page
8
A local shop advertises new arrivals in ribbons and tinsel including Dresden ribbons, garlands, and mantels. It promises a display tomorrow to showcase Marie’d taffetas, changeable taffetas, and double faced satins in assorted colors with black edges.
In these departments business is warming up and customers will find us in the first rank with the best and the cheapest hosiery and underwear offerings.
A fragment catalog details ladies hose in multiple weights and finishes with prices around 90c per pair, heavy ribbed and fleece garments for children, and a range of wool and cotton union suits. hosiery descriptions include seam work, double soles, and fleece lining, plus underwear sets and knitted garments priced from 25c to 95c.
A sparsely legible report describes pirates boarding and attacking a French and Spanish merchant vessel near Syrian waters. Armed assailants damaged the ship, wounded several crew members, and towed the craft toward unknown shores as rescuers worked to assist survivors. Local authorities and sailors faced ongoing danger from pirate bands operating in the region.
Santa Fe route half rate excursion to Kansas City via the home road. October 10 to 10th inst. Santa Fe road will depart to Kansas City and return at one o clock for onward trip. Return not later than October 16. End of message.
Fragmentary text hints at uncertain findings from Ohio and Native American contexts. Mentions individuals and speculative tone regarding investigations and reactions. The garbled material references figures like Heian bead and Dieania y Anetrort without clear, coherent facts.
A damaged tree in Mount Vernon near Washington, once planted by a notable figure, was broken off and uprooted during a past storm. The event, long observed and discussed, involved the top being blown free and the trunk displaced several feet, with no further details on current status.
Excursion trains run five times daily each way to Kansas City on the Latta Fe home road. Round trip excursion tickets offered at low fare from October 4 to 10 inclusive. Tickets valid on most trains. Destination includes services for ladies garments.
Topeka residents report a busy stretch of fall events and civic activity. Officials prepare for the next year’s carnival while neighborhood projects advance, including Walnut Grove sidewalk work and bridge safety reminders. Local figures attend funerals, parades, and meetings as police report arrests and a wave of parade planning fills city life.
A Monday storm driven gale swept England and Ireland, battering Queenstown and Liverpool bound ships. The Daunt’s Rock anchored wait for New York, while the Belgiannet transatlantic vessel Perninad reported rough seas. Port towns suffered flooding as seas battered breakwaters and coastlines, with waves up to sixty feet and widespread damage inland.
An Ohio stove manufacturer hints at higher wages if Bryan is elected while workers at the Centrality stove works near Newark discuss a wage boost. President W Kungingiem and banker J offer support amid talks of a nine to ten percent rise, signaling an expected shift in labor demand tied to Bryan's platform.
A U and M ail coach was robbed near San Antonio New Mexico with masked men rifling the coach. The driver fled on foot and alarm was sent from the station. Authorities suspect the same gang may be involved in a recent railroad train hold up near Albuquerque.
In Woodward Oklahoma Temple Hous tom a noted politician and Chicago delegate shot and fatally wounded J B Jenkins after an argument over a man spitting in the face of his son. Houston is under arrest after the incident. One year earlier J B Jennings was shot and killed in the city. Houston evaded punishment in that suit.
OCR text lists numerous groceries and household goods with fragmented phrases. Items include canned foods, baking supplies, oils, spices, soaps, and meats, but the garbled source yields no coherent article or event to date.
The Nas star at the White House was blown down Tuesday and restored to its place this morning. A pole surmounted by a hat of gold was recovered, repainted, and reerected though several inches shorter. The pole is North Carolina pine, 26 feet long, with colors laundered by Peerless Steam Laundry at 124 WW ath.
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