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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1887

Page

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Wichita Is Bound To Be A Great City

Historic booster piece extols Wichita as destined for greatness with massive investments in buildings, factories, and public works. It cites Burton car works and a timepiece factory, vast cattle yards, and growing packing interests, projecting Wichita as the western metropolis and market hub, fed by rail lines and a booming population.

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Atchison Storm Rips City Wreaks Havoc and Injures Man

Terrific hailstorm sweeps Atchison Kansas Aug 20 breaking dozens of north side windows including the Daily Champion and Byram house. A printer HG Patenben severely injured by a hail stone. Dodge City adds electric lights and new brick businesses begin recovery. A horse thief from Webster County is killed by deputies after resisting capture.

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Ives & Co Assets and Liabilities Summary Shocks Creditors

New York Aug 20 experts finish a statement on Ives & Co position. Assets total 23 788 300 with liabilities 16 479 723 leaving nominal surplus 7 308 577. Stock holdings include bank shares and railroad collateral. most secured debt tied to Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton and rail bonds. Post office burglary and multiple local cases reported from Pennsylvania to Missouri with killings and shootings.

New Yeak Ives & Co Henry 5 Ives Cromwell & Sullivan Geidil Merchants National Bank of Toledo Lameletton Yoortat witYamer Tompkins Clackall Hamilton & Dayton Robert Garrett Aissets Dayton Chicago United State New York Stock Exchange Cincinnat, Hamilton & Dayton

Insane Deed Unfolds in New York Tenement

In New York on August 20 a tenement at 61 Charlee Street emits a foul stench as neighbors report two women, Mew Melvins and Arma M. Payne, dead in their room. A razor and bloodied items lie nearby, with evidence suggesting they cut their own throats last Monday. Police found no immediate signs of intruders. The Piedmont Expedition notes a program for an exposition starting October 1.

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Foreign Affairs and Letters from Aug 2 Dispatches

A patched foreign affairs summary notes Henry M. Stanley’s letters from Gurnture near Aruwimt describe natives reacting to expedition with fear but offering provisions. Reports mention navigation limits due to upriver rapids and no further progress possible. Also covered are Conservative MPs receiving an urgent circular, Collier's Queen audience bid, and riots with arrests in Cincinnati amid agrarian agitation.

Eviland Lespes Henry M. Stanley Gurnture Aruwimt Stanley Francis Hy Winton Emin Bey Reilet Committee H. Smith House of Commons Frank A. Collier Chicago Oslatne Cubifer Sinclair Bons of Commons Cincinnaci and Houses Chy Mr. Collier Home Secretary Collier Matthews Caller

Miscellaneous News and Bar Harbor Weather Confab

A garbled report covers Indigenous conflicts near Meeker and Glenwood, with Kendall’s forces suffering wounded and a pursuit eastward. It notes a straw-hat industry push from Akron with 150 workers and plans to consolidate production while resisting oversupply.

Opinion of Apracites Conrestion Draws Mixed View

New York August 0 Henry George expressed satisfaction with the work under the lake convention at Spreciee. The remarks contrasted with other policymakers, praising the atmosphere and noting support from diverse readers. He emphasized the need for clarity and practical outcomes after the convention.

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