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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
5
Riot erupted as striking workers surrounded Teamsters in Cumberland Maryland near a town hotel and rental facility. Police responded to a crowd sequence with 105 calls. injuries and property damage reported, including a nearby alley and truck incidents. Authorities investigated with no further details released.
A wreck near Avoca injures several aboard the eastbound Rocky Mountain express from Rock Island. The train, traveling at high speed, derailed after striking a track obstacle, damaging cars and delaying service for hours. Officials report multiple serious injuries and extensive damage to the locomotive room.
London reports a balloon built by Santos Dumont for the coronation burst while inflated at Crystal Palace grounds. The envelope was cut or damaged, delaying the ascent until a new envelope can be produced, likely taking several weeks, as Dumont investigates the incident.
Social notes describe Mies Fanny Funk hosting an afternoon pand party on Taylor Street with a long guest list from Topeka society. The piece lists many attendees, hostess circles, and various happenings around the Duplicate whist club and related gatherings, with travel and entertainment plans mentioned.
Unclear OCR text notes a person named Thomas Mary and her daughter Atri traveling to Kansas City, with a secretary and Tuesday night reference. Details are fragmentary and unverified in the source.
In North Topeka a string of community updates details visitors, arrivals, and local events. Mentioned are Alice Kea of Guinea Eat and Mrs C. C McMichaels visiting, with plans for church activities, club meetings, and a Thursday gathering. Local residents travel to California, Oakland, and Angelen for reasons including family or church duties hidden within the fragment.
A blaze last night consumed the blacksmithing and iron department of the Nichols and Shepard Thresher Company plant in Battle Creek Michigan. The estimated loss is 720 009 on buildings and 40 000 on machinery.
A dramatic account describes an ex soldier luring a man into a poker game, staking 120 on three aces and a pair of kings, and attempting to keep money and a valuable watch. Chief Donovan’s men search for the culprit as the victim recovers from the ordeal and friends discuss repayment.
Washington May 2 The civil service commission decided that solicitations and collections for a residential campaign of 1000 were made by Wim Dloyes under the Collector of Internal Revenue, Dried. The report notes coercive practices and improper solicitation in the funds drive.
A garbled May 28 dispatch lists a former congressman and tobacco magnate, local officials, and various deaths and civic notices. It mentions cremation of Justice George P. Ankeies and plans for a monument, plus society leaders in New York and Liverpool shipping circles.
A shocking incident at the Brooklyn show grounds ends a man’s life when a female elephant from the Belle cheous enclosure suddenly attacked. The beast extended its trunk, seized a fan, threw him to the ground, and crushed him, killing Jos Hunt of Port Wayne Indiana instantly.
In St Louis on March 24 Charles 5 an elder statesman and former speaker appeared and posted bond on a charge tied to a pending indictment. The warrant accuses misconduct in office and the bond secures his release pending further action.
Fragmentary text references a mother and child, a paper, and a Swamy item priced at five cents. Names and details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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