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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1889
Page
5
A man named William Dolan murders his young wife in a moment of rage and then takes his own life. Burke explains to a ticket agent that he wanted to avoid arrest in the United States. Report includes a Winnipeg arrest note and a weather bulletin with temperatures and forecasts for several areas.
In Tarren Maryland on August 4 a violent incident occurred at the Dolan residence on East Lasital street. William Dolan killed his wife and himself with a pistol as neighbors heard shots and saw broken doors. Rumors say marital strife or a domestic dispute triggered the tragedy, while no witnesses confirmed the couple’s behavior just before the fatal event.
Report details Chief Hubbard and a forger case linked to Montreal and Chicago. A tense police pursuit ends with Burke’s arrest. sessions discuss pay for mill workers and legislative actions as the Alton line contemplates withdrawal from western railway associations.
August report from the Kansas state board of agriculture notes outstanding corn and other crops in the south while wheat and oats suffer heavy rust and rains. Northern areas report damage to wheat varieties, with some fields yielding above average where threshing completed, and oats largely salvaged by a booming corn crop.
Fragmented account describes religious fanaticism and German interests in Samoa, with Malietoa favored as king and Taipaare as vice king amid talks from Berlin. Reports mention Saphie from Zanzibar and incoming ships, while local chiefs face displacement as Hurricane survivors seek aid aboard the Adams.
A fragmented history praises Tanell of Chicago as a self made figure in tobacco and publishing. It chronicles his early life from theater to business, his relocation to New York, and his influence on cigar manufacturing and distribution. The piece also touches on numismatic curiosities including 1854 and 1564 coin legends.
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