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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1887

Page

2

Striking Freight Handlers Stop Work Across Rail System

Over 1,000 Philadelphia and Reading railroad workers quit from West Falls to Port Richmond, halting freight traffic as non union crews attempt to move cars amid police guarding. Discharges and boardroom maneuvering trigger union reaction as Governor McLavet and Superintendent Sweet seek to restore service.

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A Pair of Ancient Crime and Tragedy Stories

A long society scan from New York and Baltimore reports a divorce suit where Matilde Denison accuses Charles Denison of a prior marriage, with claims of a wife living at the time. It also covers an elderly couple found murdered in New York with a struggle at their West Sixteenth Street home amid a wider page of fires, legal notices, and crime roundups.

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MARKET REPORTS AND A LOOMING ECONOMIC TIDE

The dispatch covers nationwide market activity with note of steady stocks, delayed payments on mortgages, and loosened money. It notes modest price advances in some sectors, weaker iron and coal markets, cotton demand, and a cautious economic mood amid varied supply and credit conditions. Reports of rail freight, wheat exports, and general commerce show mixed momentum as winter approaches. Also included are crime briefs and weather notes from different regions.

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Golden Hagle Slaughter Sale Overcoats Cleanout

Golden Hagle heralds a massive overcoat sale to reduce stock after a backward season. Prices slash through mens meltons and chinchilla beaver coats, blue and brown worsted suits, Ulsters, storm Ulsters, and union coats, with fur caps offered in all styles.

Mens Union

Unclear Local News Note on Election and Crime Packet

Fragmented OCR text covers local option vote results, court notice mentions, a cave fortification incident, a coffin theft, runaway cars, a sheriff sale, and scattered is­sue items. Names, places, dates and numbers are partially legible, with references to Adele Hill Mac Bey and Fortified in a cave. The piece weaves election chatter, crime updates, and legal notices in a dense, non‑linear collage.

Adele Hill Mac Bey

Mount Hope West Estate News Fragment

Fragmentary OCR text mentions several names and places including Steere Mee Ch, Stevewet, Hie tty deseesate, Mt ha Honiton Net Werk, and Pender Ue. It references a legal matter or estate related notes with scattered personal names and locations, but the readable content is incomplete and unclear.

Honiton Net Srelbart Tate

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