This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
8
In Topeka busy chatter centers on Fall Festival week with plans for parades, bands, uniforms, and decorations. Support pours in from business and civic groups as committees finalize events and fund drives while city streets prepare for large crowds and numerous performances downtown.
A Topeka column reports a committee including McFankind Miller and Chase to solicit pastorate applications with a $2000 salary. It notes decorative weed options for Fall Festival, local performers headed by Harry Lindsey, Whalen and Maude Phelps, and a plan to steal Marshall’s band after Corn Carnival. It also mentions a Leavenworth guest, statehouse wall washing, and Buckingham’s Dye for beards.
Locomotive engineers Mesars Branham of 50S East Sixth Street and B Brower of 845 Jefferson Street celebrate Branham’s birthday by erecting a 40 foot pole in Klein’s Grove, unfurling an American flag and a Bryan and Sewall streamer. They discovered their birthdays fall on the same date, Sept. 47, 154, sparking a humorous coincidence as friends joined.
Board of Health discusses Dr. Kirkpatrick's trip to Russell County and related expenses. Dr. Kirkpatrick, writing from Colorado, questions post trip reimbursements, referencing attorney general decisions and pending action by the board. He implies items already billed may be paid if endorsed, urging attention to bills upon return.
Miss Margaret Hobart niece of Garret Hobart Republican vice presidential candidate makes her stage debut in a Boy Wanted company at Washington, with Charles E. Janes. Topeka festival promises a polished program by a local troupe, including plans for a grand entertainment presented by Bill Haskell and others.
Missouri fusion efforts concluded at a joint subcommittee meeting in St Louis. Democratic representatives agreed to run a unified slate for the state electoral ticket, with four electors to be appointed by the party leadership. The plan aims to consolidate support ahead of upcoming elections.
A September statement shows that silver coinage during August aggregated to $80270. The government and related institutions recorded the monthly total, reflecting minting and issuance activity in the period.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.