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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1888
Page
2
Summary of M Floquet detailing the policy the new cabinet will pursue along with foreign affairs emphasis. Mentions Boulanger pride and French stance on upcoming moves. Includes references to Morocco US detainees in Kabat and a weather section with April forecasts for Waamisurts and Kansas noting colder trends and windy conditions.
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent reports General Roulasger 14 Parks discussing his deputy candidacy for the Nerd department. He denies any minor party appeal, cites priorities like national representation, and indicates ongoing wait for events to unfold. Separate dispatch notes Marly speaking at New Castle, criticizing budget and local government, while unrest and political maneuvering continue in France with interpellations and cabinet reshuffling.
In Ostend a correction tribunal found against Jan Van Beers over four paintings alleged counterfeit. Witnesses testified he signed works not his own, admitting past copying and signing others’ art as jokes. The case hints replicas sent to America. other artists may imitate his method.
The greatest interest centered in municipal elections with votes counted. The Republican delegate convention chose delegates for the Chicago convention. Voters in several towns approved Republican wins for city offices and state representation. Clear, quiet elections reflected a period of political activity across multiple counties.
A disrupted labor dispute emerges as Brewers refuse to employ union members, prompting an unfair labor practice debate. Ernest Bee oversees proceedings as workers rally, while a general strike spreads among associated brewers and related operations.
A freight train collided with a neon structure train seven miles south of the San Teraecht resident last night. Rescue crews reported multiple fatalities and heavy damage as debris scattered across the track and surrounding area.
In Kyoxvne Tennessee on April 4 a widow and her 15 year old son arrived, seeking her husband long believed dead. A Kansas visit nine years earlier turned tragic as his alleged death and new family were revealed, prompting her return toward Kansas City. The tale follows her decision to leave for home after failed reunion in Sevier, while the boy goes to Sevierville to meet his father.
An 86 year old woman Ma. Win of Santiam parish died after morphine and other injections during a March 26 medical event. Postmortem findings described vascular brain changes and heart degeneration. A exhumation and inquest followed amid reports of possible morphine overdose and mysterious poison links to local poisonings.
April 4 reports show W. M. Elem and Jesse Ent reelected as president and secretary respectively at the Sturt Normal School meeting. J. HL Franklin and M Stewart chosen as treasurer and other officers. Voters pledged to support school needs and efficiency.
Chicago and Rock Island reports cite a shift toward the Q system with boycott lifted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Burlington and Rock Island dispute over rate wars and a proposed master to take testimony. Public timber lands bill and a late night House session also noted.
A feature on street music in New York and Brooklyn detailing many factions. It covers street bands and organ grinders, their instruments, attire, earnings, and performances around saloons and tenement districts. It notes violin harp groups and pipers, whistlers, and banjo players, with observations on skill and popularity among children and adults.
The message references a route from Kansas City to St Louis and to Florida and southeastern points. It notes the line serves southern states and mentions a CIA-related or coded phrase. Details are fragmentary and unclear.
Train service offers through reclining chair cars to St Louis and Kansas City. Morning departures convey travelers on select routes, with several daily through cars for comfort and convenience.
The notice notes a proposed route via Colorado and California as the shortest path to St. Louis, aligning with Pacific Coast polata as a favored option.
Fragmented OCR notes describe route options with Santa Po limited to Uteb and snowbound lines. Mentions narrow margins, April tests, safety concerns, and freight or passenger trains. References to Hatten, Lime, Wichita, and Tewere amid scattered place names and timing hints.
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