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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1888

Page

2

Philadelphia Store Promises Deep Wraps Inventory

Philadelphia store lists 96 push wraps and many styles including fil inglength sticks three quarter length ricks and beaver trim coats with otter and beaver fir plus ball and spike seals. Also plain jackets long wraps in diagonals beavers ghui wis and plaid with or without trimming. Over 200 misses and child wraps from size 7 years to 18. Prices to move. If TA cents on the dollar not obtained they will discount to 25 cents on the dollar.

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Footwear Sale After Christmas Offer

After Christmas, a large stock of boots, shoes, Sidoss and slippers must be sold by January 1. Visit to save money with low prices on a wide range of footwear this week.

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Railroad Building Leads Kansas in Miles Completed This Year

A Kansas resident in Seneca found dead in the snow. Fort Scott hosts attorneys meeting. Weather bulletin reports high 97.77, low 1?7, mean 25 with cold clear conditions and wind shifts. Washington notes show forecast of continued low temperatures for Missouri and Kansas with warmer, variable winds.

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Kansas Leads in New Railroad Miles for Year

The Railway Age reports the United States added about 71 thousand miles of railroad in the year, with Kansas still leading in new mileage and California next. The trend shows many short, independent lines rather than large through routes, as Chicago, Kansas City & Nebraska and St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba added the most.

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NEWLY ITEMS FROM DODGE Holiday Festivities Railroad Matters

Dodge City Kan December 26 The weather is cloudy and cool with a light breeze and the first hint of approaching winter. Delmonico hotel hosts a grand New Year tail masque with about 1,000 invitations, costumes by W H Vandenburgh of Wichita, and preparations for a direct Wichita to St Louis rail link. Plans include Wichita & Western extension, a big Dodge City rally to establish a state soldiers home, and a Dallas club attending inaugural ceremonies. Civic groups and officials attend meetings to advance railway and celebration preparations.

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Graham county records move to new Hill City courthouse

A dispatch reports Graham county records were transferred to the new courthouse in Hill City, Kansas, ending a long dispute over the county seat. The completed building is described as the modern facility for Graham county, with J. P. Pomeroy mentioned as a Boston millionaire connected to the project.

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Death in snow finds former justice of the peace

John Yates, once justice of the peace at Seneca, was found dead in a snow drift between Seneca and Baileyville after getting lost Christmas night in a northern Kansas blizzard. His horse and buggy were found earlier, prompting morning search parties that located him.

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Heavy snows sweep central regions as storm travels

Dec 7 report from Omeaco notes a severe gale reaching 46 mph by 1 PM with occasional heavy snow. Brisk snowstorms spread from Iowa to Wisconsin with substantial drifts and railroad slowdowns. Marshalltown tally near 12 inches, others six inches, two inches near Chickasaw to Mississippi. By Dec 27 the Blizzard wanes in the northwest as center moves east.

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Telegraphic Brevities From Conmars and Nearby Deaths

A series of brief 19th century dispatches reports violent crimes and accidents across several towns. E L Harper regained his mind and returned to work while a Woolcott man killed his wife then himself. Michael Keating of the War Department died from a fall after an alcohol-related incident. A Swan killed William Myers near Akron. In Sioux Pants Emery was shot dead after a wage dispute. A fraud scheme in New York and New Jersey sought to cheat the U S Treasury by exploiting cattle infected with pleuro-pneumonia. A street fight in Philadelphia ends with one boy wounded. A Walden, Mo, Christmas dance murder leaves many shaken.

Conmars E. L. Harper James Green Woolcott Washington Michael Keating War Department Vex City Swan William Myers Akron Myers Prairie du Chien Wis Sioux Pants Dak Westfield Emery Bureau of Animal Industry of United States Queens County Newton Jamaica New York ST. Levee Daviestons Dee Aaron Wismar Nockumisson Buck County Upper Blick Eddy Willan Thompson Milford Agron Wismuir Thompson Wismae

PHILADELPHIAS SENSATION Murder origin and threats swirl in city park

Reports leak of a severed body found in a water pipe section with details of wounds and alleged killer. Chief of Detectives Wood says progress is uncertain as Hoboken and Philadelphia authorities probe possible suspects and an Indiana man Krentzmann emerges as a claimed match.

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Riot Near Terpp Dak Sparks Violent Outbreak

A serious riot erupted near Terpp in Dakota Territory between Russian Mennonites and Americans. A public mule was killed, a man named Mereliant pursued, and several were wounded as a mob violence escalated. Property damage occurred and local authorities moved to contain the unrest amid a tense frontier scene.

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Fragmentary text offers unclear historical notes

The readable words describe a garbled phrase about Math and a show, with mentions of a letter and a case. Entities are indiscernible, making a concrete event or person identification impossible from the provided fragment.

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