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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1889
Page
2
A chaotic report describes desperadoes shot and two Indians terrorizing Tishwawa. The narrative covers police clashes, the coroner’s inquest, and shifting death accounts as officers and residents faced violence. Also noted are weather bulletin items and brief telegraph summaries from Denver and Washington.
A fragmented Christmas-Day raid in Tishwans ends after Hed Leudall and Choctaw Pete seize the town, clash with a mysterious rider who frees the town. Pete is killed in a later duel. Other items report a murder attempt halted by an officer, an escape from a Kansas City prison, a wrong-man shooting in Brnxoyuren, and forgeries, capital punishment, and French mission killings in brief notes.
The coroner's inquest into the eight Barnwell lynching victims was held at the scene. Bodies displayed gruesome wounds from gunfire with ropes and trees noted. Verdict cited deaths from gunshot wounds by unknown assailants. townsfolk debate responsibility and consider relocation.
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Merrill blasts New York Life Insurance for an allegedly unlawful ordinary life distribution policy claiming it discriminates among insureds, obscures terms, and enables rebate evasion. He warns of broad demoralization and calls for action by regulators and agents.
The St James Gazette attacks Parnell amid libel suits and a Times controversy over forged letters. O’Shea’s case timing with Parnell’s suit is noted as possibly coincidental, while local gas bill bribery claims involve Butler and O’Mara with mayor Noonan weighing action.
Fragment from Kansas City Times recounts a slender couple about 37, a man and woman, eloping by skiff down the Missouri River after departing a cliffside house at night. They changed clothes, planned to travel until they found a place to settle, with hotels checked but no identification found. Police deem them an eloping pair, no pursuit initiated. Also notes a Vienna diplomatic scandal over Persia's minister’s unpaid bills, a Paris fashion rumor on veils and capes, and a science note on magnetism via light.
An emcee named Balzer Protemor hosts a quiet evening at a friends’ house when, as they prepare to depart, a guest arrives unexpectedly. The guest’s presence unsettles the host family, who decide to retire for the night.
The text extols studying botany and other sciences as enriching daily life and walks, urges broad curiosity across arts and gardening, and discusses how interviews reveal truth. It contrasts personal fit with talents, noting photography appeals to all genders and that interview skills help gain “come” in college life.
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