02 May 1896
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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1896
Page
1
A crowded column of local notices lists Osborns offerings hay and dry goods exchange, Mrs Meyering's bakery, church events, farm goods, and community items. It notes deaths, sales, repairs, seeds, and upcoming programs with varied local names and places.
An advertisement offers coupons linked to cash purchases at a store, enabling customers to choose items such as a Flora Book Rack, Child's Rocker, Maddox Table, Saratoga Rocker, Perfect Book Rack, Standard Desk, or enclosed Book Rack at discounted values. The deal emphasizes equal pricing with or without coupons and promotes ongoing trade flexibility.
A late Sunday assault at Carthage Station left Operator McGee robbed and stripped of his clothes as robbers looted the ticket office. Descriptions aided by John DeLong led to arrests in Monett and Carthage. one suspect named Whorler, a Joplin watchmaker, is noted. Separately, a monument unveiling for P C Loomis drew large crowds from Kansas and nearby towns, with W F Sapp delivering remarks. William P. Taylor, a Meeks family murderer, was hanged at Carrollton in front of about 50 observers, the noose breaking his neck swiftly.
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