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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1889
Page
1
The notice at 128 to 127 N Main Street hints at upcoming fall dress fabrics and novelties. Mr. Munson recently toured European markets in England France and Germany and made extensive purchases. He is currently in New York coordinating imports, promising surprising prices and stylish offerings once unveiled.
August 7 dispatch reports a sensational prize fight between Shea and Abbott near a rural station. Five London rules rounds produced a clear Shea win by stoppage as crowds from Arkansas City Wichita and beyond surged to watch bloodied exchanges, betting devices, and a dramatic scene with Abbott’s wife trying to confront him.
Pennsylvania coke plants Schoonmaker McClure and Cochran push a 6 percent per ton wage rise on a 1.35 selling price scale as strikes widen. Rioting claimed no injuries after guards fired. workers at multiple plants join the stoppage. Some plants idle. overall outlook says the strike could last long with regional shutdowns.
Chicago reports detail Burke facing imminent execution with prosecutors claiming positive evidence, while defense cites a long criminal record and shifts in testimony. A series of dramatic interviews, letters, and witness accounts surround Burke, Coughlin, and Hutler as authorities push for a confession amid ongoing trials and extradition developments.
The fragmentary OCR references habeas corpus, legal authority, and potential political actors, with garbled names and phrases. It suggests a debate over authority, levies, and due process without clear events or dates. The piece appears as an unfinished, nonspecific excerpt from a legal or political discussion.
In Minnespolis courts Judge Baker halted a heated session over Burke and a writ of extradition. Burke’s lawyer sought a new writ while a chief official faced a noon deadline and a disputed pardon. The case drew into focus trust, forgery allegations, and local political tension.
A fragmented note references Tre Encavement Warmer and the Alice Gummacher tale, mentioning Kmecee tower Cn arrival and a writer awaiting a signal. The readable bits hint at a sequence involving a tower, arrival, and a character named Alice.
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