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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1888
Page
1
Special notice offers six dozen elegant corsets in white and colored for today and tomorrow. Limited quantities remain, with sizes and fittings available at the counter. Early shoppers can secure a selection before stock runs out.
A damaged trolley grip car on Selby avenue St Paul lost control on St Anthony Hill. The car dashed down the incline and derailed. Three people died and fourteen were injured, including several identified by name. The line of victims includes workers from North Western Fuel campuany and local residents. Emergency crews and investigators began documenting the scene as authorities assessed the causes and aftermath amid a broader Englewood and regional news section.
Sugar statistics show a rise in refined shipments in New York since January 1 with an estimated 40 000 tons production for the year ending October 1 1888 and a total stock on hand of 778 tons against projected demand. Manitoba reports a rail question dispute and government debt concerns. Also covered are Democratic disarray in New York and ongoing Wabash mortgage lawsuits, with UK and Canadian trade notes and a telegraph regulation proposal pending in Congress.
The case concerns whether Colonel Tidball commanding the test artillery at Fort Leavenworth will receive full active pay until retirement in 1889, depending on whether he reaches the compulsory retirement age of 64. It cites the war department procedures, potential fraud inquiries, and the roles of comptroller, auditors, and paymaster in determining retired pay.
In Alabama and nearby states a major crackdown follows a series of train robberies led by James Burrows and Brock. Reuben Burrows remains at large near Vernon as detectives pursue the gang across North Alabama and into Texas amid vigilante pressure and mounting violence.
Fragmentary account describes a disturbance on eastbound trains between the umbon eget and relay depot in Bat St Lewis. Authorities and Train Depot Company officials investigate disturbances, with reports of rifles seized and items found, while law enforcement prepares to take charge.
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