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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1888
Page
2
A chaotic theater incident in New York at the Academy of Music disrupts a performance with fire alarms and crowd movement. Reports describe panic, evacuations, and chaotic scenes as authorities respond and safety checks proceed.
The article reports Hawes being found guilty with trial outcomes referenced as occurring in May. It mentions a publisher and venue details, including the Haunmerge or Hauneleot region, and notes related to a house damage incident at an opera house. Names and places are inconsistently rendered in the OCR but indicate a local crime and court finding with surrounding public notices.
The southern inter-state immigration convention met at Moiery Exposition with 200 delegates from southern states and New Mexico and California. Col peples Mississippi was elected president while resolutions urged a southern exposition and immigration funding, railroads pledged support, and talks covered financing and coordination among states.
Fragmented OCR text describes a Western Union meeting with references to officials, locations, and dates. Names and places are unclear due to garbled wording, but it appears to be an announcement about a gathering or vote with specified times and participants.
Annie Jenness Miller argues nature provides all women’s bones and proper standing as the key to grace. Miss Mabel Jenness teaches physical culture in Covington, St. Louis, and Kansas City, with prospects of inviting her to Wichita.
The article traces beliefs about unlucky Fridays across civilizations, noting origins in Christian and Jewish writings and later adoption in Europe, India, and Islamic regions. It describes customs, prophecies, and practices such as avoiding journeys, weddings, and new clothes, plus ritual penalties and peasant lore linked to Friday.
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