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Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1887

Page

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Washington News Opens Railroad Lands for Settlement

In a dispatch from Exon Wasnsperox Aug 90 Acting Commissioner Stockslager reports 6 725 000 acres opened to settlement under the recent restoration of land entry policy. Southern Pacific California about 4 000 000 acres. Dalles Military Road Oregon about 1 200 000 acres. Alabama & Chattanooga Alabama about 25000 acres. Vicksburg & Meridian Mississippi about 1 500 000 acres all with unapproved selections.

Exon Wasniserox Com- Stockslager Ee Eal Lamar Southern Pacific Railroad California Dalles Oregon Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad Alabama Vicksburg & Merl Tian Railroad of Mississippi

Anchor Manufacturing Co Fire Destroys Rouge River Plant

Dernoir Aug 29 Fire at Anchor Manufacturing Co eight miles west of town nearly wipes out works along Rouge river. Lime kiln and warehouse ignite spread to copper shops and boilers. $50,000 in stave timber burned. several buildings destroyed. Michigan Central tracks blocked. trains halted. Detroit aid arrived too late to save the mill. some structures saved. losses include heating outfits and a valuable Jumier for new Michigan Central bridge construction.

Dernoir Anchor Manufacturing Co Rouge River Detroit Michigan Central Hames Pasins Trek Tie Tao Anda Sten Fm Howe Delray Ascher Manufacturing Company Iun Oready Lake Shore Road

Steamer Lillian Destroyed in New Brunswick Wreck

Wreck of the steamer Lillian off New Brunswick after fierce storms. Mohican rescues 17 crew and passengers including Captain Whitney and wife. Vessel carried empty oil casks from Rotterdam to New York, wrecked 300 miles east of Halifax. Sixteen aboard saved. ship abandoned.

Lillian New Bruunswick Halifax N.S Mohican Tompson Clarks Paisley Scotland Clyde Mohlean St. John N. B Whitney Rotterdam New York Te Mohican

Mercy petition calls governor to pardon ex Commissioner McCloughrey Crago

A circulating petition, largely signed by G A R members, urges the governor to pardon ex Commissioner Richard McCloughrey. It argues the conviction lacks supporting evidence and condemns the verdict as unjust toward a veteran and citizen, seeking restoration to his family and community.

McCloughrey X Felov Nelas

Mans Inhumanity and Crime Shadow Augs

Fragmentary wire service style items report a brutal child abuse case near Emiley by a stepfather John Watteraide and a jailed mother sought by officers amid danger of lynching. a separate note mentions a burglar killed by a nephew Jimmy McDeitt in New York and misdirected frontier style crime across towns. other clipped lines reference a Polk County incident, a crowd at encampments, and railroads with Armour in a broad, low-detail news roundup.

Iran John Watteraide Emiley Alexa

Gas and weather notes from Dubuque to Idaho and beyond

The report surveys gas output estimates, including a claim that a well in the region could yield at least ten billion cubic feet daily, and discusses broader energy observations. It also covers weather forecasts for Kansas and western regions, railroad regulatory questions from the Pacific Northwest, and a brief note about a visit to Beecher’s Grave in New York.

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