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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1896
Page
6
A small item from the Mills-Adams Company appears in the paper, prompting readers to note a forthcoming public update. The notice references a business matter, with no further details disclosed in the readable text.
Governor Morrill returns from Newton after a reunion. He spoke at a skating rink crowd and weathered a range of state issues including bank calls, labor welfare by the American Labor union, and regional tours. The executive council reviews expenses for doctors Kirkpatrick and Stewart during the Russell diphtheria episode, while a four in hand parade plans decor and a moving Kansas youth crew.
John Hughill awoke 24 minutes early after being buried alive under Hypnotic Suggestion by Professor Watson. He pounded the coffin, dislocated his knee, revived after whisky rub, and insists he will never repeat the stunt. Also reported is the death of Mrs S F Adams on a Rock Island train near Norton Kansas.
The War Department replies to the Committee of Fifteen that only 200 tents used at the National Encampment in St Paul are available for GA R veterans at the fair grounds. Negotiations are underway to secure these tents. Mr and Mrs Prescott welcome a son named John Bartholomew. The 3:10 Grand Trunk line offers improved comfort on the Lehigh Valley route to New York.
Society notes from Topeka report the Flower Parade Ball tonight at Hamilton hall with Mrs C B Sutton directing preparations. Grand march at 8 o clock features Marshall's Millery band and Watson's Orchestra with Alhambra Mandolin Club between dances, as guests travel from Wichita Denver and Boston to attend.
The Committee of Fifteen invites individuals or firms planning to construct a parade float for the festival to submit their names and a brief description of the float. Submissions are confidential and will aid the committee in deciding what to build, says secretary Thos. F. Doran.
A vivid note describes a travel experience aboard a Grand Trunk and Lehigh Valley railway venture. The tawny valley scenery and dotted map-like landscape accompany a 2:10 pm daily departure from Dearborn station Chicago toward New York. Ticket info by L. R. Morrow, City Ticket Agent.
Tonight's Floral Ball in Hamilton Hall features a decorated hall with red white and blue themes. Mrs C S Sutton and Flower Parade Committee oversee arrangements while Marshall's Band Watson's Orchestra and Gormly's Band provide continuous dancing with Prof. Wetherell guiding the dances. Tickets sell fast with strict seating rules for pairs and couples.
Thomas B. Pearce Harry T. Atking and Henry Pearce of Pearce Atking Co and Henry Pearce Sons Co assigned to Wm C Cochran to form a company. Assets 240000 liabilities 162000. Cause cited as slow collections and dull business. Largest cotton mill owners, Pearce Atkin Co and Pearce Sons firms, with Ble store and Deer Creek mills noted.
A New York Herald dispatch from Canea Crete reports consuls and Mussulman deputies say Christians are violently ravaging Muslim districts Milapotamo and Amerte in Hetimo province. Olive trees and other Muslim property are destroyed raising concerns as Christians gain privileges and until the firman arrives no action can be taken against the depredators.
Fifteen Puget Sound university students from Tacoma arrived in Chicago on a travel study trip. Six are women. Led by RJ Chaplin, the group plans a seven thousand mile yearly itinerary including Yellowstone, Alaska, Hawaii, China and a world tour for the graduating class. The party visited the Art Institute Columbian Museum and Lincoln Park before continuing to St Paul.
Chicago market notes September 1 signals sharp rises in wheat receipts in the northwest, a bullish tone on the day aside from a brief decline in December. Corn opens strong on government demand but slips later while oats stay quiet amid wheat and corn weakness.
Market summaries show hog receipts and shipments, with January pork opening at 5.82, dipping to 5.67, and lard easing to 3.62. Cattle and sheep receipts listed for Chicago and Kansas City, with mixed prices amid lightly higher hogs and softer beef categories. rifles of Texas and western cattle noted, plus regional feed and wool markets context.
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