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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1888
Page
1
Fox's mens furnishings department markets heavy muslin and linen bosom shirts at 60c, 75c, and 98c, plus balbriggan undergarments priced at 1.00 per suit, claiming superior value. The ad touts high quantities and compares prices to higher willing sellers to entice customers.
Anz 1 Charles Henry Riedel was hanged at 1242 this afternoon for the murder of his wife sai Child on the night of September If last The murder was ortmraited din the night and the shots were fired while the brother and child were asleop. A strange experience follows as a letter recounts Fred’s remarkable abduction at Plymouth and voyage to Portland where he endured cruel treatment and near starvation before return.
The Stevens County report details criminal cases including the capture of real estate swindlers linked to Topeka trades, a mass execution account, and assorted local crimes. It covers Maxwell Brooks alias Maxwell facing execution, details of his trial, and the broader ineffectual state response.
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