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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1888
Page
1
Our buyer secured plunder and items go on counters today at half usual price. Jot checks worth 7c and 10e items, embroidered laces and India linens offered. Gents linen handkerchiefs and ladies linen kerchiefs featured. Everything is best make and of intrinsic value. Don’t miss the sale at 190 N Main St.
From Las Animas to Pueblo Colorado stockmen decry the planned relocation of the signal office. They warn removing it from Las Animas endangers southern Colorado cattle. Correspondence from General Greely and Hon G J Symes outlines the dispute and arguments for keeping or moving the station.
New York report details a border crisis between Venezuela and British Guiana. Consul General DeSilva cites a push to seize the Essequibo or Guiana regions, claiming plans to secure Gurunari and other districts. The piece notes British expansion and urges U.S. adherence to the Monroe Doctrine.
In Philadelphia on February 17 editorial notes deny George W. Childs would accept any presidential nomination. The piece states Childs has not wavered in refusals to run and will not be a candidate. A related item reports a House post office committee bill to end lottery ads in newspapers, with Republican opposition and expected full committee vote tomorrow.
Feb 17 in Seward County a warrant of certiorari has been filed in the supreme court by the attorney general against county Clerk Hires, county attorney Amd Trae, and county commissioners alleging conspiracy to misappropriate county tax funds. The suit seeks judgment against several officials for alleged fraud totaling around 17,000 dollars in public assets. The county board proposes commuting pardons for Comberianit of Chagy Sissiva, who was convicted years ago and now deemed innocent, with Governor Martin set to grant an unconditional pardon.
Reports from Watners New Mexico dated February describe James Latter an outlaw linked to prior prison term and a deputy-shooting incident. US marshal escort bound for Olean to face charges, with local recollections of his violent past, robberies, and a public incident involving a bartender and a horse.
A garbled set of notices reports a disputed claim about General Sherman's birth details tied to a supposed interview with his mother and rapid shifts in place names. A second fragment notes another gas explosion at a residence early morning, damaging a house and injuring or affecting occupants.
A Cisco Texas bank was robbed of about 6000 dollars in cash around 3 pm yesterday. Four masked men entered as C C Leveaux the cashier and two others were inside. they beat Leveaux and locked staff in a back yard, then fled in a wagon. A large reward is offered for the capture of the robbers, who are described as heavily armed and masked. Investigators, posse members, and nearby officers chased the group into heavy snow, with reports they rode at least forty miles before nightfall. Authorities from multiple counties and rangers join the search, and one suspect was identified by a witness as a man seen near the crime. The city remains on edge as the manhunt continues.
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