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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1901
Page
1
State the Case reports a broad strike surge across McKeesport and Bellaire with workers gaining ground, forming a stronghold while Youngstown workers resist going out yet fund the effort. Officials urge financial aid to support the union campaign amid rising tensions among National Tube and American Tin workers.
Leavenworth Kan Aug 22 John Winters the man who stole 280000 from the Selby Smelter near San Francisco thought the escaped convict from the Ras Mis state penitentiaries. The report shows that John Winters escaped from the institution June 6 186% while serving at the Orise farm. He was sent up from Cloud county Kan for burglary and four weeks yet to serve.
Aug 1 report notes Stephen Bullard, founder of the Dalinea ey tor color Ei erponm ac Lincoln, and mentions Wate Gadd at his ciY and eatablehed he mnie at Winther3 lt, reti in Maes, Besidur fou! the.
A Topeka rumor describes a liquor trust forming to control trade by abandoning joints and buying drug stores. Registered pharmacists would run drug stores under liquor permits, with a cover of legitimate pharmacy business while evading prohibitions. The plan includes securing leases, stocking drugs, and operating a bar in bathrooms to satisfy prescriptions, with legal support anticipated from a paid attorney.
A Colorado homesteader Mrs Jennie writes that the Benders were drowned in a pond and she is glad the Benders and rattlesnakes are gone. The tale ties to a 20 year residence in Sa and a party of movers. Several names and a pond are cited with confessions and warnings amid a mix of sensational and uncertain details.
A Victoria Alaska disturbance is noted with severe shocks recorded at 1 20 pm local time and again between 5 15 and 6 15 pm. The superintendent says readings resemble the 1908 Alaska earthquake with pendulum oscillations and sustained movement for about 30 minutes.
Governor Stanley drew a large political showing in Norton gathering of candidates friends and postmasters for the Seventeenth district judge race. Dempster Scott John Hamilton and Pratt figure in fabled support networks while a September appointment looms. The event drew governors Burrow Benton and Ames among others and promises potential early returns.
Henry Jaeger and Henry Courllander, Socialist labor party speakers, are held for trial by Magistrate Cornell on charges tied to orderly conduct. The case stems from a strike by candiers and a court injunction against public meetings outside a Rivington street shop. The men allegedly urged boycotts and bitter remarks, defending free speech as their right.
St Louis on August 12 reports Armour Company agents buying up apples across hundreds of orchards to corner Missouri’s crop. Missouri officials including Judge Wilkinson warn against the syndicate as growers brace for a battle in St Louis with the aim to control the entire output.
A burglar robs a local post office in Ban Mates California entering the building just before eight, blows open the safe and escapes with 5254 in cash. The incident occurred in August. Police investigate and seek leads.
Mrs. Mary McGuire a servant in the Steinberg household in Meriden shot herself in the heart at 7 this morning, dying before help arrived. She left two letters, one to Miss Lottie Steinberg about estate matters and another to carpenter Berge Wooden, asking her few kept items be given to him. Married with five children, she had a history of domestic troubles and had earlier attempted suicide by poison. a Catholic, she sought church guidance but believed heaven would not be reached if she harmed herself.
Mrs Maguire was found with a revolver near her knee after a Monday morning incident. Physicians say she is mentally unbalanced and nervous prostration is likely tied to domestic trouble. Her body lies at Hogan's undertaking rooms awaiting husband’s instructions in Meriden.
Bullish government crop reports sent corn and wheat futures higher in early trading at New York. Traders saw added support from speculative demand as buyers overwhelmed brokers in the best ten minutes before prices pulled back from corn while wheat stayed firm. Cables reported activity and higher quotes.
A dynamite explosion at George Little's saloon on Lewis Clark Street last night killed a nine year old boy, Vincenzo Alpino, and injured several others including Ruby Fox and George McConnell. Police suspect the blast may have been caused by the proprietor or attacker, with investigators still at the scene as they piece together how the rear store area detonated.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Harris discusses a possible cross camp alliance between Democrats and Populists for the coming year. He foresees separate conventions and a joint ticket with a common platform not written by Gold Democrats, noting Republicans' railroad and temperance law issues as central.
Fragmented text discusses a plan involving Germany buying two Caribbean islands near Cuba, tied to Monroe Doctrine aims. Claims the islands would shift power and potentially alter U.S. control, with references to Spain, Jesuits, and possible exchanges or diplomatic maneuvers.
The Topeka team dominated a peculiar semifinal at Lake Manet Deanette with players named and city teams competing across about twenty cities in a tense meeting. The article notes Dr. Wo N. Wet and Mr G. DB. Walt among figures, with anticipation of events continuing into the night and winter events.
July 29 report from St. Petersburg notes the government plans to curb foreign railway materials and educational supplies. Authorities hesitate to act without higher approval, considering American involvement and preemption to build the fuel pipeline from Hakus to Baton.
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