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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1896
Page
2
Centon reports a vast gathering during the campaign with estimates near 100000 as a grand parade and mass meeting unfold. Speakers included Thurston and Brereton among others, and the procession drew crowds along Main Street as residents hailed political fervor in a record turnout.
Washington Sept 1 John W Rows farm party leader and former DC commissioner writes to local Bryan reception planners. He would honor Mr Bryan but cannot support the Chicama ticket and platform, arguing it would harm the country if Bryan were elected.
Sept 14 report shows Trane-Continental rails refused a single fare for a round trip for parties to Canton. The Central Passenger association, home of Republican Theron, had arranged a rate along its routes, but Trane-Continental declined to join. Western association members discussed a special rate for a Lincoln Bath party, but the plan was not approved by the full group.
London reports seven persons perished in attempts to murder the Sultan amid debate on intervening in Turkey. A special dispatch notes five intended targets in the palace, while Lord Beaconsfield opposed intervention without powers consent.
In Tex Sept 14 the Bereion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Pirersu reported strand trostes. The event disclosed details and charged individuals. Debson Hana Garretton were named in the proceedings.
Edward Fhan reportedly shot and killed his wife aboard a railroad car near Chicago. Police and prosecutors opened an investigation into the incident amid wartime tensions and evolving transit violence.
Canton Ohio September 19 Bewater Thurston delivers tent meeting speech praising William McKinley as brave, eminent in statesmanship and the nation’s simple soul. He contrasts McKinley with Altgeld and Harrison era figures, praises American ideals, and touches on currency questions during the Vermont and Maine observations.
Lone Branch New Jersey Senator James Smith Jr chairman of the state Democratic committee releases a statement opposing the Chicago platform interpretation by the convention for electors. He seeks harmony with the party line while declining active campaign direction, urging support for a Democratic president and Congress.
William J. Bryan drew a crowded crowd at Richmond Auditorium on September 15, lasting about ten minutes with a lively reception. He urged Democrats to vote for the Republican ticket if they believed his election would harm the country, contrasted party values, and defended free coinage while accusing opponents of fear to confront him.
The crowd applauds as Bryan asserts silver can regain value if nations support parity with gold. He pledges to abide by the voters’ choice on the coinage question, stating victory will come to those true to the cause regardless of outcome.
A bill filed before Judge Hughes in the US circuit court by Barton Milner of Baltimore and Smythe Lee of Charleston for Safe Deposit and Trust Boston and Baltimore Trust forbids the current rate war. The plaintiffs hold bonds over two and a half million. security jeopardized. Judge Hughes grants an injunction and sets a hearing in Richmond for October 20.
Ex Senator John Justtin will campaign in a string of stops assigned by the medical committee starting late October through September. City listings include Jurietson, Burlington, Chanute, Ottawa, Emporia, Wellington, Winfield, Arkansas City, Augusta, Garden City, Dodge City, Great Bend, Sterling, Newton, Alma, Wichita, Ellsworth, Manhattan, and more with afternoon and evening sessions noted.
Canadian banks sent customers a circular urging signing to guarantee payments of promissory notes bills of exchange or checks payable in the United States. The note promises payment in gold or its equivalent and bank security against any loss from payment. The Ministerial Union will meet Monday with papers on preaching and officer elections. Two hanged at Tahlequah for murder.
Yokohama reports Count Matsukats appointed premier succeeding Marquis Itu who resigned August 28. In the new cabinet the count also assumes the role of finance minister.
A meeting of Listless Gang No. £ of the WW. W. Wa is planned for Monday evening at the T. A. A. rooms. The group will decide the War blers role in the upcoming Fall Festival bicycle parade. J. B. DONCYSON, G. LW.
Silver City New Mexico September 19 Captain Pitcher with troop T of the Pirat Tasted Sisses cavalry left for Deming to assist the marshal posse in attempting to capture the gang of bandits who recently attacked the Mexican cluster house at Las Polomas.
In Chicago on September 18, eleven trains carrying about 6,000 railroad employees left for Canton after a downtown parade. Gen Horace Porter in New York announced his resignation as vice president of the Pullman Palace Car company. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is advertised as a healing remedy for sores and skin conditions, sold by G. W. Stanford at 632 Kansas Avenue.
The Committee of Fifteen asks all builders or planners of Dragon parade floats to report by Monday evening September 21. Include float dimensions, number of horses, and in charge personnel with addresses. No float over 20 feet high unless a lowering plan is provided to pass trolley wires.
The Atchison crowd filled the theater for Miss Mamie Jarrells concert with almost no encores and a seamless program. The standout piece was the chorus Oh Talka from Lucrezia and a duet by Luther Bright and Grace Hipple. Hipple’s contralto drew praise as a rare find, though the report ends with dancers on stage, leaving the rest of the scene to the imagination.
The sixteenth annual Old Soldiers and Sailors reunion fills Camp Logan with around 100 tents as decor and bustle mark the town. Commander Hicks and Secretary Major Drumhiller preside while George Peak’s drum corps leads marches of the boys in blue. Comrades travel from Phillips Norton Smith Mitchell Osborne and Graham counties as speakers include Senator Peffer ex Governor Humphrey and Major Drumhiller. The Logan glee club performs patriotic pieces and community praise flows for Logan’s hospitality and the crowd’s reception.
The Watson and Sons banking house, established 49 years, made a general assignment for creditors. Liabilities and assets cited at 250000. Also references travel ads and local business notices including rail excursions and a patent medicine ad. The fragmentary text includes travel schedules, a church event, and a Topeka meat market plug.
Bradstreet's report notes moderate trade improvement over the past week with renewed wool buying and rising demand for seasonable fabrics. Wool manufactures gain, cotton goods stocks rise, and confidence grows among iron and steel firms for early revival. Northern centers show larger sales of hats and hardware, while San Francisco exports rise and wheat sales steady amid grain damage in certain states.
A roundup of Sunday and next Sunday church services across Topeka venues led by W J McClenahan H H Shawhan Rev Chepman J M Brown and others. Topics include Might and Mercy Anchan's Confession The Ministry of the Mountains The World's Greatest Power Is There Not a Cause and The Ever Present Jesus and His Message.
A stash containing arms and dynamite bombs along with several Japanese flags and flags intended for a projected invasion was discovered at Taal in the Philippines. The find suggests preparations linked to Japanese plans in the region.
Missouri Pacific announces September 29 special rein from Coffeyville to Topeka via Cheto pa Pittsburg Fort Scott and Garnett and October 1 special trains from Council Grove arriving Topeka 10 Hasn't Received Allen's Letter Yet Richmond Va Sept 19 Mr Bryan says he has read published letter but not the one nominating him by the People's Party He will respond to the letter Geplande early next Week Bt Louis Millinery Firm Falls at Louis Sept 24 Pratt Simmons Krausnick wholesalers of chile city assign Their liabilities are $150000 nominal assets Latest styles in millinery at Curtie Slaters 632 Kansas avenue Cholae celery at Morrows Masket 108 Kansas avenue
The notice outlines excursion fares from Santa Fe routes to Wichita Ottawa and Atchison with specific sale and final return limits in September. It also reports a Missouri Gold Democratic nominating meeting in Mexico and St. Louis with Judge J Me Dimtte as candidate, plus promotion for Burlington Route eastward with vestibuled trains and sleeping cars.
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