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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1896
Page
8
A dispute erupts as Employed 30 workers on asphalt repairs using men from Omaha. Topeka officials and councilman Skinner question favoritism and demand use of local labor. Supervisors defend hiring practices while noting Topeka workers are also employed on site.
Striking coopers in St Joseph Missouri remain firm as a barrel price dispute threatens a famine. Employers offer compromise if workers accept lower terms. no breakthrough as the season approaches.
Bids for three battleships of about 11 000 tons each were opened in Washington in the presence of Acting Secretary McAdoo. Five bids ranged around 2.0 to 2.8 million per ship with Newport News, Cramp & Son, and Union Iron Works the lowest. Contracts must be awarded by September next and ships completed within three years. armor is expected to cost under one million dollars, with total per-ship limits of 3.76 million including armor.
Weather Observer Jennings reports for the previous week that average daily temperatures were nearly normal across most of the state with a slight rise in southern counties and a slight dip in northern areas. The 8th and 9th were the warmest days, with unusually high mean temperatures in places. Overall, good grain conditions prevailed except in the southwest region west of Kingman and Harper and south of Thomas, plus the extreme southeast where heavy rain extended from the northern Dickson area northeast through Donlphan.
J J Stewart president of Fort Scott Kansas police commissioners withdrew his resignation after it was sent to Governor Morrill. He remains on the police board to ease embarrassment for the First Subdiat church where he was a trustee. Local ad copy promotes Den Witts Colic and Cholera Cure and One Minute Cough Cure by G W Stansfield at 632 Kansas Avenue.
Topeka notes report a busy scene with political buzz from Maine, street repairs on Auburndale, and Fall Festival preparations. Local leaders discuss new sidewalks, bridge moves, and parade readiness while schools report enrollment growth and faculty changes.
Topeka items report delays in the Santa Fe game at Athletic Park due to a death, criminal and court notes, hospital visits, and festival preparations. Mentions of detectives, local arrests, a mattress wreck, city politics and a planned parade display at the state fair.
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