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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1887
Page
2
Washington reports West Virginia gains a seat in the Senate and backs a broad postal reform package. The measure encompasses the inter state telegraph bill, third and fourth class postmasters, and postal telegraph expansion with new facilities and rates.
Report details Ruby Churchill vanishing from her home in St Joseph Massachusetts or Louisiana era text notes a mysterious act with her father Churchill and police investigation. It mentions political context about suffrage laws and northern sentiment toward state and national elections. The piece references a restaurant proprietor and family disputes, with a note on possible spirited abduction by her father and ongoing inquiries.
The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce voices strong opposition to any cut in lead import duties, arguing reductions would devastate local industries and jobs. The plea warns that lower tariffs would erode regional mining and silver ventures, harming residents and the city’s overall economic health.
Fragmentary trial report details a saloon confrontation ending with Major Dawson’s death. Witnesses describe Thor and Daveson quarrelling, a pistol fired, and Dawson wounded. Names include Le Jacret and J. I. Buriey. Separate item notes a National Federation of Labor meeting in this city and weather for Missouri and Kansas with colder, brisk northerly winds.
A chaotic report describes the arrest of Henry S Ives of the defunct Henry & Ives firm on grav larceny related to a ten thousand dollar draft for the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, endorsed and routed through various banks to settle stock payments. The piece notes Harper’s prison stay and family presence as the case unfolds in Cincinnati and New York, with broader mentions of election results and local crime probes.
An historic travel note describes a southern route via the Denver Rio Grande and the Atchison Topeka line with Salt Lake City stopovers. Five family sleepers and one change provide a 34 round trip with months-long validity and emphasis on comfort and punctual trains.
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