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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1896
Page
5
A fragmented historical ad lists numerous grocery items and prices including baking powder, corn meal, shredded coconut, German extracts, coffee, flour, mustard, cinnamon, crackers, and canned fish. It emphasizes low prices, brand variety, and a promise of best value with money refunds.
A storm off Milwaukee sinks the barge Ru Taree consort to the 3 W Arnold. Four sailors drown and crew saved except the captain. Sumatra bound for Milwaukee ran aground. weather and sea conditions hindered rescue. Names and roles of crew listed. wreck visible near the harbor as winds reach 30 miles per hour.
Snapshot notes list 23 boys in the Malone Drum Corps from Garden City headed to a parade at 1 000 North Kansas Avenue. W D Gossett leaves for Terre Haute to attend his mother's funeral. Blue Post G A R and 014 soldiers join the parade participants at 4 30 a m. A W Price travels from Benton County Arkansas for the Toptke Festival and Reunion. Senator Charles F Scott resigns as State Senator to avoid disqualification as a Republican elector. Round men and wives gather at the council chamber at 9 20 Thursday to view the parade. Festival ball tickets must be bought in advance.
Leadville Colorado reports mounting tension as miners union meetings threaten action while Ibex company erects a mile‑long bullet proof stockade.Employed workers clash over pay scales and discharges as families evacuate company housing. Over 200 miners sign against union policy amid guerrilla warfare fears and measures including liverless lighting and security steps.
Thousands attend a Topeka reunion and festival with Major T J Anderson coordinating access, rations, tents, admissions, and gate protocols. He keeps a steady schedule from dawn, handling express wagons, National Guard rations, and utility issues while orchestrating attractions like a hook and ladder race among Solomon City Beloit and Minneapolis teams. City visitors share street anecdotes as new arrivals navigate Topeka streets and transit.
Last night Lew Hanback presided as chief engineer at the Reunion auditorium where Camp Miles was crowded and many stood. General J. C. Caldwell delivered the principal address with a clear voice, followed by Congressman Calderhead of the Fifth district. Jerry Simpson attended but appeared irked.
Topeka old visitors recall the town before it grew, with F. Litton of Franken county and HB. Scott of Linz county among those who once passed through. Litton recounts crossing the Kansas River on a pontoon bridge while en route to Mexico and notes Topeka’s notable growth.
Results of some tests reported from Camp Miles where the Firemen's contest began yesterday afternoon. Minneapolis under Chief M. Wall took two first prizes and Beloit won one first. teams from Marveville Solomon City Abilene Beloit Junction City Winfield and Minneapolis competed in the dry hose event timed at 25.44 seconds for Minneapolis with Solomon City second at 25.75 seconds.
A Monroe Street porch tale tells of a common cur trotting up the street with a sprig of evergreen in its mouth. It eats a found item, lays down the greenery, then carries it off again, in a small town moment amid decor and memory of Lincoln, Morgan raid, and a long shabby flag tale. Admire Band quarters mix with Camp Miles, while Samuel Hensley dies of typhoid in Oakland. Funeral at Oakland Methodist, Rochester Cemetery burial. Meals at 3 Quimcy Street.
The ninth annual Kansas State Bankers' convention opened with Breidenthal addressing mismanagement causes behind bank failures. A key resolution urged bankers to refuse Express Company drafts unless a fair handling fee is paid. The afternoon featured debates on mortgage, collection, and holiday laws, with officers to be elected and delegates reporting to the American Bankers' Association.
Bryan passes through Kansas with fixed dates October 23 and 30 and a special train will tour Topeka Wichita Pittsburg and Leavenworth as part of campaign stops. He will conclude by Saturday night in Leavenworth ahead of the election.
Pennsylvania Governor Mantini, Treasurer Haywood, and Auditor Matin visited national Republican HQ to discuss bets on election results. Haywood confirmed placing bets on McKinsey’s Pennsylvania win and another state, citing 800,000 and 190,000 figures with plans for payment if correct. A separate item notes Western Turf Congress debates thoroughbred registration rules, favoring stricter pedigree requirements and bans on unproven sires.
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