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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1896
Page
8
The Topeka School outlines plans for a fourth year project on Thursday October, detailing road passage aspects and a planned feature highlighting bowling clubs. The text notes a scheduled public event and the involvement of local officials in coordinating the activities.
London dispatch reports from Istanbul claim a Turkish defense against German and Russian forces around Constantinople, with 45 guns on the heights and a Turkish fleet deployed for action. In California, Arthur Dedee Lavy, 6, a former civil service officeholder and California Argonaut, dies. survived by his widow and son James Arthur Geary.
Chicago September 2 Chairman George P Washburn of the teeter branch of the Populist party went late for St Louis to hold a conference with Thomas Watson the Populist presidential candidate and other leaders. He did not state the conference's nature.
Grand Master Workman J. Tt. Sovereign of the Kisseute of Later establishes a national labor bureau in Chicago aimed at Bryan and Watey. He will be assisted by prominent labor readers and will focus on the campaign.
Businesses across Kansas Avenue Topeka prepare festive façades for festival week with hundreds of decorators at work. Stores showcase flowers bunting lights and red white and blue themes while others add evergreen greenery cranes and electric displays. Local outfits D J Greepwald W A Le Thompson Hardware Co and Levi Millinery commit weeks to decorate front windows interior décor and exterior displays as thousands of dollars are spent on beautifying the business district. Abilene fire department trains for the Topeka tournament and reports state records in hose and ladder events with a team roster listed for upcoming contests.
Mrs Eliza Bowman preserves a State Historical Society item showing a portrait of S J Smith author of America and a copy of America. It includes a dated November 15 1335 note to T B Bowman reading Wishing you health peace and prosperity and prayers for your success S J Smith.
The Nationalist wing of the Prohibition party filed nominations with the secretary of state naming Mrs. Lucil G Caso for attorney general and H L Moore Clarkin for superintendent of public instruction. One has declined and the other in a letter to the press refused involvement with the convention. A laundry ad follows offering ladies shirts and waists laundered by Peerless Steam Laundry.
Daly investigated a bogus butcher shop run by Martha Evarett and partner Paty. A tour of the store revealed hollow sausages, empty cans, preserved goods filled with sawdust, and fake wine bottles. Daly has retired and will sell the store fixtures at a discount.
Eugene V. Debs addressed the biennial convention seeking an audience. A reply invited him to speak in the afternoon, followed by questions from delegates. A resolution exonerating Debs was passed unanimously after a running exchange, with closing remarks praising fellowship. The beneficiary claims committee reported $53,000 in approved claims.
Washington dispatch reports rumors of U S cooperation with Britain and Italy over Turkish reforms and Armenian safety. Officials state no intervention is contemplated or planned despite cruiser movements. The government will protect Americans abroad but avoid involvement in European questions.
Omaha detectives yesterday arrested Frank A Smith and wife on suspected abuse of their six year old child. Neighbors reported habitual confinement in a closet like cell. Officers found the child malnourished and bruised. a guardian was appointed for the child.
Topeka crowds prepare for Fall Festival with street repairs, theatrical acts, and masquerade preparations. Night blooming cereus spectacle at 1015 Kansas Ave promises floral intrigue as merchants predict substantial costume sales. Local officials pledge holidays and intensified policing to curb ticketed mischief.
Topeka notes share plans for the Fall Festival including floral parades and a potential large excursion train from Atchison. Sheriff candidates, local priests, a hijinx with a gold standard wagon, and a fire crew decorating gear highlight a bustling lead up in Topeka and surrounding towns.
A Topeka man unable to pay rent is warned by a local woman about building on vacant lots to avoid losing them. A 10-year-old girl starts a fundraising effort with a few cents. J. M. Knight of Topeka invites pretty local girls to ride in a parade float if they accept his hospitality. The town contemplates reviving Red Men costumes for a Wild West Carnival feature. Parade participants must report decors to Mrs. N. Milliken. A 50-year-old festival flower member taunts others with racist remarks and plans masics during Festival week. The Atchison Globe notes Topeka should fund Carnival, with $6,000 donated by business men and overall expenses estimated around 15,000.
New York Sept 22 The meeting of the Democratic state committee sparks discussion and speculation It may elect a successor to Sheehan or possibly name a new candidate Thacher has not decided but could be urged by the committee Senator Hills arrives to oversee the proceedings and smooth the campaign notes
Early Sept in Raleigh North Carolina Democrats Populists and Silverites align to back a Bryan electoral ticket with five electors for Democrats five for Populists and one for the Silverites. The fusion yields a clear Democratic majority in the slate, framing a unified pro Bryan position amid party tensions. Hodgman Rubber Co incident in New York reported with damages and liability details. An opera engagement opens, and various ads promote medical salves and travel programs with local vendors.
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