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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1889
Page
2
Fragmented weather and political notices mix with electoral drama as Republicans push for a legal count amid a Dakota constitutional question. Weather data records high 77.5 and low 26.05 with brisk north winds and increasing clouds, while Missouri and Kansas face rain and colder winds.
Widespread clashes in the Virginia legislature as Democrats clash over procedural steps for a state United States Senate seat. Kenna and Gaff hold votes amid coalition shifts with talk of a posturing plan to form a new majority, while labor leaders and party factions inch toward a decisive caucus outcome. The session also notes a looming constitutional question in North Dakota and a Virginia power struggle shaping the state’s political landscape.
Wasamiros Jan 2 1246 this morning Mr Barnes passed away after a long career in law and public service. Born in Mississippi then Indiana, he practiced law and later served as a presidential elector, congressman, and judge. He leaves a wife, two children, a brother, and an adopted child. The House will adjourn in respect. funeral plans unspecified. Senate actions follow the death notice with bills and votes anticipated.
Wrersaranne Pa Jan 24 About 12 30 tonight at Natooka a gang of engineers at work making surveys were caught in a blast. Sharus a surveyor was blown to pieces. Chet Owens another engineer was killed. Willians another was fatally burned. Several others suffered serious burns.
A Fergus Falls Minnesota farmer Charles Lumsdaller, aged about 45, is arrested on charges of murdering his wife a year ago and later marrying his servant. Circulating evidence includes poisoning, large debts, and a exhumation finding poison. Separate reports describe a sensational elopement in Milan Ohio involving Dr Storch and Mrs W T Starbird.
A late 19th century dispatch reports Kemper County riot suspects arrested on complicity in Kemper County troubles. The message notes sheriff letters from Noxubee County and orders to turn prisoners over to Kemper County authorities. Senator Quay plans Florida trip delaying appointment opposition until March. A large fire in New York damages substantial property and several buildings on Walker Street burn. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised. Telegraphic items note burglaries, a fire loss estimate, and a bank booking inquiry.
A workman on McFarland Street discovers a crushed bowlder containing a diamond later linked to the famed Piggott diamond era. The stone, valued up to 150000, prompts questions of theft and history as Burr and Blennerhassett figures surface in reported recollections.
A detailed, non graphic account describes Dr. MK Warner a young city physician contracting hydrophobia after a dog bite. It charts his rapid decline insomnia tremors overwhelmed by delirium and hallucinations of pursuing dogs. Treatments including bath Russian therapy and narcotics failed and his condition worsened until death.
C HK Lewis & Co in 110 North Main Street reports a dramatic break in at dawn. A clerk on duty witnessed a shock as a stolen timepiece vanished while a large goblet was placed to mislead guards. The incident unfolded with a loud rattle and bang as dawn approached and a crowbar-like tool was used. Authorities investigated the scene and seized the racing watch that days earlier drew attention.
A garbled ledger of urban curiosities, noting Washington winter miscommunications and celebrity photography mix ups. It mentions Tom Eaesch and the Republican wife, misidentified interviews, and pranksters mixing up identities among lawmakers and reporters. It riffs on a cat in a shop and odd incidents with a glowing electric wire and a crate of canaries.
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