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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1887

Page

4

Fourth of July Festivities Shock Wichita With Grand Celebrations

Miss Frances Foster and several visitors from Em poria Decatur and Colorado Springs arrive for summer visits while local officials discuss park picnics and fireworks. The Fourth of July scenes include Davenport park displays, boat races on Riverside, and crowding along Main and Douglas streets as Wichita witnesses a day of general good times with numerous races, picnics, and fireworks.

Metropolis Bundey Kida Davidson Park Wichita Main Oak Williams Douglas Hydeantic Davidson's Park Riverside Park Greitfenstein's Park Linwood Park Hyde's Park Washington Territory

Wichita Captures Exhibition and Championship From Emporia

The Wichita baseball club defeated Emporia in a morning game 4 to 2 and won the afternoon game in a brisk display of hitting and fielding. Leighton and Sherry starred in defense, with strong performances by Haber, Hendricks, and Mullaly. A second feature covered inventor T. F. Gilbert’s Live Yankee plow bid and planned local manufacture in Wichita, promising 500 jobs and a 30,000 square foot plant near Twenty-Fifth Street and Cleveland Avenue.

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