Topeka Preparations for Festival Visitors Expanded
Citizens and veterans coordinate housing meals and beds for thousands arriving during Festival Week. A Committee of Fifteen directs shelter efforts at southwest Jackson Street corner with help from Henderson, Wiedmi, and local grocers. Volunteers collect lists showing how many people each family can host, while merchants and butchers share daily lists to support the effort.
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Topeka
Sons
Veternae
Aesars
Henderson
Wiedmi
Jackson Streets
Cotnick
Emehi
Messrs
Honderaon
North
Tapeks
Hepfi
Ratther
Vietiers
Fiaine
Snap Shots From Home News Town Highlights and Oddities
A garbled local page mixes notes on rehearsals at Mie Bodner room and Desvenhue praise, plus mentions of North Topeka bread lines. Reports cover Washburn college football practice, reform school uniforms, a carnival day game by Wastitrirn college, a gasoline stove fire, and festival planning details.
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Tee Washburn College
Reform School
Ils Galmoye
Frauke Lenott
Dorath
Ecient Bis Fathres
Atehiein
Wastitrirn College Net
Midland
Bas Deon
Greenwald
Pall Festival
Stleckbers
J. i
Queen of the Festival Praises Topeka Helpers
Mrs Sutton, Queen of the Festival, thanks the Fifteen Committee and local merchants for floral parade planning. She credits Topeka women with time and money given to decorate carriages and supports a larger parade. She urges undecided ladies to join, notes strong support from Meredith and others, and emphasizes public spirit across genders. A Topeka festival aims to draw thousands for floral displays, parades, music, and speeches during festival week.
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Sutton
Ettink
Aml
Topeka
Detreso
Meredith
Srg
Efercy
Topeka Fall Festival Promises Giant Mammoth Parade
The Newton Daily Republican highlights the Topeka Fall Festival starting September 27 with a huge show and 100000 attendees. Key events include a grand railroad parade September 29 featuring Santa Fe officials, rail leaders, and President Ripley, with Newton to take part.
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Newton Daily Republican
Topeka
Knights of Ancient Days Tournament Preview at Fair Grounds
Past practice sessions on the fair grounds show knights of Floral Queen and Hound Table assembling for a grand tournament. armor by F C Uterman, lance and sword contests, apples sliced on strings, and royal bite. Thursday morning during Festival week, with G G Burton as herald, the knights H A Tierman and others will face off before the Queen and court.
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Knights of the Hound Table
Arthur
Legion No.1
Legion No. 2
F.C. Uterman
Lance Coortest
G.G. Burton
H. A. Tierman
W. S. Buck
FP. C. Buck
Clad Stumiitun
BF. Altmeyer
H. Voegtle
M. G Cookey
A. Bishop
W. 5S. Uherie
E Dowskes Douglass
H Lyman
G. G. Rurion
Bicycles Lead Floral Parade Plans at Topeka
Floral parade organizers emphasize bicycle feature with 12 floats pledged by local dealers. Many cyclists expected, with 300 wheelers anticipated. Prizes offered. riders must sign up with Topeka Cycle Company or Marshal H L Robinson.
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Topeka Cycle Company
H. L. Robinson
Karnival Knights Strive to Boost Revenue With Button Sales
Harry wens retursea grom sielton reports the Karnival Knights festival boom with ten buttons sold before leaving the depot. Crowds demand more buttons and a second shipment will head to Halton. Knights plan wider distribution to Junction City Emporia Abilene Horton Beloit and other eastern towns.
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Harry Wens
Junction City
Emporia
Abilene
Horton
Beloit
Floral Parade to Feature Topeka Carriage for Miss Whitney
In Topeka the floral parade will include a carriage decorated for Miss Whitney of Chillicothe by the Karnival Knights. Decoration costs for the carriage total 3100. Marshal Robinson was notified that Mrs. HM Hadley and Misses Santa and Fs Waters will decorate a Surrey and enter the Floral parade, with Mrs. A C Keating also entering. Mrs Phi Adams, Mrs 3 W F Hughes and Mrs H BM Hadley will place saddle ponies in the pony division.
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Topeka
Whitney
Chillicothe
Karnival Knights
Marshal Robinson
HM. Hadley
Santa
Fs Waters
Surrey
A. C. Keating
Phi Adams
W. F. Hughes
H. BM. Hadley
Bright Reflection From Abilene Efector Urges Topeka Jubilee Visit
Abilene Daily Heflector urges all Kansas people to attend the Topeka festival next week. If money is to be spent, do it locally within the state. Topeka is praised as a pretty, enterprising city with people planning a joyful gathering.
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Harger
Kansas
Topeka
Abilene Daily
Heflector
Usere
Carpets Rugs and Draperies Fall Sale Highlights
Our enlarged floor space showcases an immense line of carpets rugs and draperies including Wilton Savonnerie Axminster Moquette and tapestry options. New York imported Oriental rugs bamboo and chenille curtains tapestry curtains and a wide range of window shades portieres and mounted shades offered at low sale prices in a bold fall display.
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W.lton
Savonnerie
Axminster
New York
Decorating Material Sale for Celebrations and Parades
Tissue festooning in red white and blue 30 foot rails for 25c Tissue wreaths flags all sizes from 3c a dozen to 19c each Silk flags 15 cents to 1.00 buntings in all colors Special prices for quantities for bulk buyers
Special Prices On Materials For Paper Flowers
Special prices on materials for paper flowers including Paste two cents per bottle Wire three cents per spool and Crepe or Tissue Papering quantities offered at reduced rates.
Santa Fe Band to Lead Ottawa Festival Parade
Lyndon Sept 20 The S of V band of this place has been engaged by Santa Fe employees of Oturwa to head their parade in the Topeka festival. The band is regarded as one of the best in eastern Kansas and 18 young men are newly uniformed. A large number of locals will attend the festival. Soldiers camp preparations underway north of the fair grounds as troops are expected next Sunday. Merchants urged to arrange festival fronts with Edison’s Maunsell, who has limited time to complete work.
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FC. White
Salles
Rabier
Topeka
Salina
Missouri Pacific
Kansas
Twelfth and
Jackson
G. Ay. Dun
Central Railroad of Georgia
Fats
John Marshall
Electric
Committee of Fifteen
Kansas City
Kansas Avenue
Potwin
Mien
Kanews Ste University
Leltur
Sivad
Johnston
Corbett- Fitzlsimmons
Crawford Opera House
Louisville, Ky
Miss Bowes
Meffert Stock Company
Temple Theater
Loulaeile
Kansis
Eighth
Nin
Scawom
Marshall
Garfield Park
Rochr
Chaney
Woodman& Staver’s
Fun Makers
Exid
Fred Badger
The
State Journal
Kansas City Times
Kansas City Str
Br. Win. van Nees
Lee
Fair Grounds
Newton Daily Republican
Newton
Sind
Pompler Company
West
Usp
Santa Fe
Hine
Ripley
Geo. R Peck
United States
Mr. Maunsell
Edison Company
Meeting at Lincoln Post Hall and millinery opening notice
Atcentios A P A meeting Monday at Lincoln post hall at o clock pm. Business of importance. Re ro ice president. Miss Keener's Millinery opens Friday afternoon and Saturday at 721 Kan. Ave. To eradicate salt rheum or eczema take Ayers Sarsaparilla.
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Atcentios
P. A
Linculx
Upholstery Fabrics and Curtains Price List Across Varied Materials
A vintage price list outlines upholstery textiles and curtain fabrics with wide ranges. Tambour muslin and net goods priced from 12 cents to 760 per yard, including point d esprit, Madras drapery, plain nets, silkalines, cretonnes, jutes brocatelles, serim, denims, and brussels curtains. Also features Nottingham, Irish point, tambour linen, Swiss curtains, and calais point with varied per yard or per pair rates.
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Madras
Serim
Nottingham
Point DE Bruge
Air Point DE Paris
Point DE Calais
Real Brussels
Fremontters Meet elects Kansas vice president at Pittsburgh
The first Fremonters convention formed the National Fremunters Association of the United States with J Pletcher Budd of Philadelphia elected president. John Speer of Kansas named vice president designate for state representation. Delegates from Pennsylvania West Virginia and others attended. A Philadelphia meeting is planned for next September with invitations to McKinley and cabinet officials.
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John Speer
Kansas
Pittsburg
Fremonters
John C. Fremont
National
Fremunters’ Association of the United
J. Pletcher Budd
Philadelphia
H. H. Lone
Gilbert Follanstee
Pennsylvania
John Spret
Kansans
Thomas Boyd
West Virethis
John N. Barr
Allegheny County
Pennsylvana
McKinley
Penstone
Clay Evans
Murat Halstead
Mark Hanna
Ohio
Premont Party
Grover Cleveland
Police Captain Chapman Reassigned for Zealous Raid
New York police captain Chapman once famed as czar of the tenderloin was moved to a downtown precinct today. His case is cited as an example of excessive zeal. Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer claims to restore gray hair and prevent baldness, with thousands reporting results.
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Chapman
New York
Hall
New Ruchings Capes and Neckties in Latest Styles
New ruchings just arrived by express offer the season’s latest capes and neck ruchings. A pretty ruching in white black and fancy colorings priced at a yard. Cape ruchings in black sold from one to three dollars fifty per yard.
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Express
Leader
Goc Yard
Endorsed Carpet Cleaner Demonstration in Topeka
A Topeka venue advertises i. & BL Cleaner endorsed by local Indies. The young lady demonstrator will show how to use it for cleaning carpets silks and laces. Price one cake each or two for 25 cents.
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Topeka
Soap and Water Campaign Stunts Stir Prohibition Rally
New York voters in the prohibition campaign heard of a novel tactic as local activists approved using soap and sugar wrapped in circulars to promote the Prohibition party. The plan aims to attract anti drinkers to meetings with a printed message urging a clean political shift. A separate incident near Fourth and Kan fag avenues saw a drunken fight end with a police take into custody a local man. a colored man was not arrested.
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New York
New York County
Prohibition Party
Gonp
Greater New York
Fir
Politi
Oslock
Fourth and
Kanfag Avenue
Potlcpman Jenkins
Kane
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North Topeka
Knights OF Ancient Days
Miss Whitney
Big Kansas
Lyndon
Wis. RE
Monters
Pape
the Star Grocery
East Sixth Street
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