30 Sep 1896
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1896
Page
1
A Topeka parade sparked near total view obstruction as carriages and buggies crowded the route between curbs and tracks. Police officials vow strict enforcement of a no-vehicle rule on Kansas Avenue after 7 p.m. on parade days, with arrests for violations.
Detailed schedule for a veterans gathering including a grand parade, campfire speeches by notable figures, drill displays, and musical performances. Highlights reference Comrade Joln J Insalie, General Sickles, General Alger, and Don Quixote with theatrical appearances. Event occurs at Camp Milew with multiple marches, ceremonies, and pageantry.
Tonight at 5:00 pm an Arabian band parade on Kiullians avenue with Kiullians and Marshall bands. Comrade Kelly and a veteran speaker will give brief talks and stories of army life. The audience will sing along as Holman of the Mode keeps time. The Crawford and Sam T. Jack Ex travaganza company perform Orange Bloss acres and The Dillon presents The Model Theatre.
Chief Gardiner announces a parade safety measure restricting carriages on Kansas avenue and surrounding streets from Jackson to Quincy. Police will clear streets during parades to allow pedestrians safe passage. Violators face summary denial of access and enforcement by officers stationed along the route.
The Kansas City Journal outlines Carnival week regulations issued by Chief Lewin. Vehicles are banned from street lines during processions. crowds must stay on sidewalks. Women may not wear certain attire at carnival night. horn blowing is banned until Thursday noon and ends at midnight. Masks must stay in the street center for crossing between streets.
The Bureau of Public Comfort reported a surge of visitors today with 1 500 people in town. Since early morning, Brubaker, charged with coordinating rooms, noted most travelers who arrived Monday and Tuesday found accommodation with friends or secured camp space at Camp Miles. As carport facilities filled, attendees shifted to hotels or private homes near the camp.
A lavish summer parade in Topeka features Flora as queen of the festival. Hundreds of floats with floral panoramas and wreaths travel the avenue, honoring veterans and peace. Notable participants include Mrs. Foster of Hiawatha, Mrs. Merrill, and numerous Topeka post members with soldiers widows, fire department entries, and many ladies in white. The event draws an estimated 50 000 spectators, with floral canopies, piquant carriages, and a grand procession from Tenth and Harrison.
City crowds swell as the Fall Festival and State reunion draw visitors. Railroad agents estimate 40 000 attendees today, with hundreds arriving by regular and extra trains. By last night about 24 000 more had arrived, signaling that tomorrow may bring the peak travel day.
Mo the Patrons of the Public Schools in Foneka Kansas announce a Thursday morning military and civic parade for local children. Students will march no more than five blocks after reaching assigned positions along Kansas avenue and Ninth street, then proceed past the veterans and reviewing stand before disbanding on Harrison Street or Topeka avenue. School sessions begin at 9 am as usual with assembly at the buildings. William Davidson, Superintendent City Schools.
A visitor questions why Topeka invites crowds yet blocks views with wagons and streetcars. The note mentions Lorina and a Friday night window for special information via page 27 of the Official Programme. It also cites PHESCOTT & Co. Plumbers at 4 West Eighth St and predicts a week of fair weather.
A severe autumn hurricane swept Savannah GA yesterday cutting off contact with the city. Widespread damage followed with streets blocked and many buildings toppled. Shipping losses and river craft disruptions were reported, with at least ten deaths and estimated property losses between 600000 and 3900000.
A New Orleans report says four disastrous cyclones swept Brunswick with heavy loss of life feared. Wires along the coast are down and communication to Brunswick, Savannah, and Charleston remains down. Telegraph lines are severed for 40 to 50 miles inland, delaying trains and halting info from Brunswick.
A fierce storm at Everett near Brunswick felled telegraph poles and trees, destroying buildings and injuring residents. Ships sunk in the harbor, the gun boat Monitor drifted, and One Ditlethorpe hotel suffered major damage. damages estimated at $500,000 with several killed and many injured. Weather and telegraph lines were restored by morning as wrecking crews assessed twenty miles of track.
A severe hurricane struck Baltimore at midnight causing unroofed houses, shattered windows, and widespread street flooding as harbor water pushed inland. Several schooners at Pratt Street wharf broke moorings and drifted into Pratt Street while warehouses and cellars were flooded. The storm brought heavy rain briefed by a devastating wind.
A severe wind and rain swept Pittsburg early this morning, reaching speeds around thirty miles per hour and causing widespread communication outages. Telegraph and telephone wires were damaged, but no serious injuries were reported. Heavy washouts disrupted Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of Huntingdon, delaying trains for several hours. crews began clearing tracks with plans to restore service soon.
The West Indian storm center shifts north of Lake Huron and then tracks east over the St Lawrence valley. Widespread rain and strong winds accompany the system as it moves from the Lake region toward eastern Canada with high gusts and changing pressure readings.
A Savannah cyclone wrecks the city with wind speeds around 66 miles per hour, destroying roofs and bricks, felling trees, and snapping wires. The total damage is estimated at 74,000 dollars with about nine fatalities in or near Savannah. Roads are blocked and recovery spans the Sixth Page followup.
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