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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1889

Page

2

Six Killed and Rioting Threats Reported in Jessup Pact Case

The report covers a fatal incident with six killed tied to a pact about trouble at Jessup. It notes no general race riot between locals and troops. Brower and four followers are chased by hounds, capture imminent, while other items mention a Chicago man and his sister in a money dispute, a torn English widow killing her two daughters, and varied weather notes from Kansas and Missouri with temperatures and wind patterns.

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Brief News Clips Show Global Turbulence and Local Accidents

A jumble of early 20th century notes reports a hunter dying on his estate near Pressburg and a jail incident involving a suspect. A fatal sleigh crash near Vancouver leaves four dead. two injured. An Apache Indian killer case notes a hanging in 1587. A railway contracting agent appointment and a miscellaneous dispatch conclude the brief.

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Six Killed in Seer Tare Riot Amid Civil Control

Quint reigns. last volunteer troops withdrawn. town under civil authorities. Six victims reported, three whites and three blacks. A half breed Indian, Bob Brewer, reportedly killed two whites and wounded another. mob violence and vigilantism blamed on unrest. News spreads nationwide as trains bring inflamed crowds. leaders deny local white involvement. authorities vow no wider attacks while tensions rise.

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Killed for His Monty in New York and Texas Crimestories

Newswire fragment recounts a murder case with a man found dead in a river after alleged robbery attempt and notes on a fatal injury from a weapon. It also mentions a honeymooning couple and a Texas crime report where two brothers were killed by a deputy while resisting arrest.

Escape Plan at Charlestown Prison Shocks State

Boston December 27 two inmates Frank Ruehle and Thomas Conaty planned and carried out a ten minute escape from Charlestown state prison. They removed a ceiling vent cover, climbed to the roof, and descended using ropes. Conaty was captured at the gate while Ruehle remains at large.

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Sailors and Firemen Union Unites for Wage Demands

A large turnout in New York as the Sailors and Firemen’s Union, formed by a European organizer, rallies for higher wages and a unified strike threat. About 60,000 seafarers across Longshoremen unions planned coordinated actions to press for increases to 25 cents per month and a potential conference with ship owners around January 14. The movement aims to unite multiple unions and to back demands with a broad remonstrance.

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Brasilian Ex-Ministers Banished Amid Civil Unrest

Reports from Rio de Janeiro detail banishments of ex-premier and supporters as the provisional government clamps down on opposition. The imperial family faces reactionary pressure and a large subsidy dispute unfolds. Europe warned against revolutions funded by blood and debt. Civil service reform advances in Congress with strong support for an impartial inquiry and proof of improved government service.

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Collision sinks British ship in Columbia River

Portland, Dec 27. The Union Pacific steamer Gregon ran into the British ship Clan McKenzie at Coffin Hook on the Columbia River, sinking it. Two colored sailors, Charles Austin and Matthew Reed, were killed instantly. Charles Pien, a passenger on the Gregon, was injured but not fatally. The Oregon then moved on to San Francisco with cargo, while the crew from the Clan McKenzie were rescued.

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Read on foreign concessions adds to Japan debate

A Yokohama merchant, A C Read, tours New York talk of treaty revisions and foreign rights in Japan. He says opposition centers on allowing foreigners to reside, own land, or move freely, while imperial tariff duties would rise under revision.

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Roses and legends in antique lore and botany

Fragmented excerpts recount roses as symbols of love and prudence in ancient tales. They describe royal feasts, mythic scenes with Cleopatra and Antony, and the use of roses in medicine and perfumery. Notes cover rose water production in India and Turkey, with curious anecdotes of emperors and poets.

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Scientific Squirrels and Fishes and the Aerial Cable Tale

A quirky collection notes on electrical menace masks for exposure to electric rays that fuse metals, speed of fish such as the dolophin and bonito, a South American marine cable incident with a whale, and an Paris exposition promoted “aiding railway” using water films and jet propulsion to glide a vehicle, replacing wheels with hydrostatic action.

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Fragmented Extracts On Human Anatomy And Population Data

A garbled compilation presents various claims on human anatomy and demographics including averages for teeth, brain weight, breathing rates, and body measurements. It also lists statistics about Indian populations, religious affiliations, schooling, land ownership, and other census-like figures, all rendered in unclear OCR with inconsistencies and errorful spellings.

Language Glides and Oddities in 19th Century Letters

A garbled sample shows a New York Times style discussion of language by Japanese speakers, with a noisy English passage about trade letters from Yokohama and remarks on flowers, travel by train, and a comic Jay Abroad piece. It contains multiple named names and places in a collage-like OCR fragment.

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