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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1901
Page
5
Chicago nov 2 wheat market shows declines amid mixed futures as December contracts drift. Stocks and bonds move on currency concerns with New York trading busy. cotton and eggs quoted with limited activity and Prices noted in Kansas City and Liverpool.
A mass breakout unfolds as convicts seize weapons from guard towers and flee through a barbed wire enclosure. Dozens escape while 400 inmates remain inside. armed guards fire as the fugitives vanish into a timbered area near the stockade.
The Kansas Retail Grocers Association plans a Topeka convention in late January during the Midwinter exposition. About 100 of Kansas 5,000 retail grocers may attend to discuss pure food exhibits and the furces post bill. Notables from the national body are expected, including P G Hanson and E A Stevens. Train service on the Central Branch north and south divisions has been restored with two daily trains reestablished by the Siespurl Pacis.
Li Hung Chang died in Pekin after a silent decline. He rallied briefly at midnight, received nourishment, and recognized relatives before doctors declared no further aid possible. Foreign and Chinese doctors disagreed, and a formal state funeral plan followed with processions, a coffin from Canton, and arrangements for lying in state. The powers’ ministers expressed sympathy, and Yuan Shikai was seen as a strong potential court influence amid Boxer disturbances and German tensions in Shangpung.
Charles Morris of Imperia challenges dismissal from the G A R auditing committee as offered by Norton. The departmental council will meet to airing department troubles. Francia C. Cantine, referee, reports in Harper & Brothers receivership that Morton Trust claims total 2,004,208 with 47 creditors. The new Harper firm holds 1,399,487 and available balance is 30,697.
The man who died by his own action in Providence R I has been identified as Tage Blumm previously known as Blumm from Chicago. He ran a tobacco store on North Mary Street and left a wife and daughter. identification was made by John Nelson.
A fragmentary note discusses a proposed Baltic to Black Sea waterway linking Beiew to Emerson and a rumored river route near the United Daleyer area. It mentions government consideration and sizable public interest. A separate event notes a Marshall band concert at Crawford Sunday at 3 pm with adults 10 and 15 cents.
A jumble of small ads lists wants for a general housework girl, a middle aged woman to care for a child, and agents for a fast selling article. Rental notices offer a six room house on West 18th and a six room cottage on Clay. Sales prompt items include a combination Caseburner and a Harwood aeolian guitar. A football feature advertises a game between K. A. and Haskell Indians with travel details and reduced rates from Topeka.
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