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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1887

Page

2

Fragmented County Convention Report and Political Notes

A garbled OCR summary covers county convention proceedings, party alignment hints, and various editorials. It mentions central committee figures, ward delegates, and discussions of ecclesiastical diplomacy, land issues, and immigration origins. It also references local and national political commentary and a mix of cultural notes.

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Kansas News Briefs on Damsels and Developments

Kansas items report drilling at 400 feet, wealth estimates for Colonel Anthony of Leavenworth, and plans for a union depot at Wellington. Notes cover Kansas real estate tallies, Ness City church award, McPherson Dunkard college, and Rush county vote on La Crosse as county seat. Reports mention Arkansas City church near completion, tent housing for town, Reno county exposition, Harper’s courthouse bid, Fifth district reunion in Concordia, a wagon accident at Mt Pleasant, new Kingman street railway, Newton free delivery start September, Salina literary club, and supporting city library and arts.

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Courage of Derby Woman Saves Express Train

A Derby woman, Pearl, spotted a burning bridge on the Cincinnati to Indianapolis line and warned an eastbound express. She waved, stood on the track with her apron flung as a signal, and the engineer halted the train just in time, preventing a disaster. Her act drew immediate praise from passengers and onlookers.

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