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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1896
Page
8
A flurry of Topeka items covers fall festival plans, parade preparations, and local happenings. references include Topeka Equal Suffrage, Garden City bands, civic talks, and preparations by public and private groups ahead of the festival week.
The city public schools opened this morning with an expected 4000 to 5000 pupils enrolled by nightfall. The article lists teacher assignments across multiple schools including High School, Quincy, Brauner, Lincoln, Clay, Polk, Parkdale, Hudd, Lowman Hill, Lane, Madison, Mourie, Garfield, Van Buren, Washington, and more, naming many instructors and staff. A notable wedding at Manitou in Colorado Springs is also mentioned, with President Cable and party arriving to attend the ceremony of Mr. B S Cable and Miss Marion Whesler.
A vintage grocery advertisement touts low prices on coffee, canned goods, meats, cereals, baking supplies, and household items. It lists numerous brands and items with unit prices and bulk offers, followed by a promotional claim about large purchases and constant discounts.
Mr. R B Gemmell died at 6 30 am after weeks of illness typhoid fever followed by pneumonia and gangrene He was a longtime Topeka and Santa Fe railway official and a leader in the Presbyterian church M M C A and local civic life He leaves a widow and three children with funeral services planned for Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church interment in Topeka cemetery and possible Santa Fe office closings for the day
In St Louis a packed music hall witnessed Prof. Lockhart's elephants break from their act causing a stage pillar to topple into the audience. Women fled while screams and bellowing filled the hall. The timber fell safely without injuries as the elephant was secured and order restored after the show.
Kansas City will host a staged head end collision between two Typh Won locomotives with box cars, several miles of track apart, to thrill spectators during carnival week. In prior exhibitions engines were demolished. Ex-Governor Thomas M. Waller says he will vote for McKinley in New London.
In North Topeka, residents report various illnesses and recoveries, with Miss Theresa Mulhall and Miss Vera Wallace among those sick. Dr. Agnes McKee Wallace’s daughter also ill. several locals plan trips and schooling at Bethany College. Mrs. Dolman and children return from Silver Lake visit. An auto and tire dealer pair, Ward and Wieant, travel from Chicago to promote Goodrich tires and Williams Lamps, walking part of the way to San Francisco after starting at Lincoln Park. Local events include a Chauteauqua vesper service, Epworth League reading circle, and parishioner meeting at Church of the Good Shepherd to decide share status and diocesan delegate. A wind storm near the northwest portends severe conditions. funeral for Wm. Elliott set later. autopsy planned.
Reported wreck of the Monte Tabor from Trap Ant to Boston near Peaited Bills bar at midnight leads to claims Captain Detous shot himself to drown and the mate allegedly slit his throat. Four of ten crew drowned, foreigners reached land with few details. The vessel left Trapant in June.
Jeweller C Miller of S16 Kansen Avenue was arrested by county officers for buying two watches stolen from four colored boys fined one dollar and costs. Names Wetitt Ben Bert Davia Ea Parker and James Pollard appear among the boys. Jeff Davis, father of one boy, swore to the complaint. Miller claims the watches were pawned to him and the case is recorded as a poor one.
Cleveland dispatch reports ex congressman Tom L Johnsen known as the millionaire stocvage of single tax free trade and gold has decided not to seek a nomination on the Democratic ticket, saying he does not believe he would be the strongest candidate for the party. The piece also promotes Burlington Route Vestibuled trains to Chicago and St Louis with new compartment sleep ers and dining cars, urging travelers to ask agents for tickets via the Burlington Route.
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