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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1887
Page
5
A Fort Scott depot scene ends with a man killed aboard a train as youths attract attention. The accident prompts stretchered care and conflicting accounts while bystanders debate publicizing details of the incident and its aftermath.
In Sedgwick County Kansas on December 4 Rev 5 Mc Kibben officiated as Leander Gawthrop and Lillie M Bennett both of Ames were united in marriage. A reported suicide among north city women was debunked after inquiry. Delmonico restaurant opened in Pollock Pierce building opposite Crawford Grand. City Council expected to meet at 2 p.m. amid debate over pay and meetings. A boxing ball hosted by Company A and Tex KN. G. is advertised for Garfield Opera House on December 7. A work-related hand injury near Winfield Western left an employee’s hand possibly saved from amputation after treatment. Local business activity includes vine works sale on Rock Island Avenue and plans to hire labor to expand operations toward Wichita. A gas well No. 3 near East Douglas shows initial drilling and possible future gas sand. A purse snatching on East Douglas nearby the Manhattan corner led to a suspect’s arrest, with most money recovered.
The College of Music faculty concert at Crawford's Opera House is promoted with emphasis on showcasing artists Miss Blanche Newcomb, Miss Alice Hutchins, and W. Metcalf. Tickets for children under 12 are 1 cent. adult seats available at Crawford's box office and Rock Island office. The piece mentions civic support for building Western music love, with notes on related civic meetings about sewerage and city improvement, and reports on local incidents and social happenings in Wichita.
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