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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1889
Page
2
A chilling report describes Sheriff Branson and Deputy Funk of Taney County killed in cold blood by bailed criminals. The piece notes an aftermath of injuries from a terrible accident in Oklahoma and cites a weather bulletin predicting cooler Nebraska and warmer Kansas with variable winds ahead of a Missouri forecast.
Sheriff Branson and Deputy Ed Funk were shot and killed during a Fourth of July event in Kirbyville Missouri. The Miles brothers Hill and Jim led the attack, with Kennys and others implicated in related crimes. Ongoing trials in Springfield and Freon County address the murders and associated cases. A separate Oklahoma City disaster leaves around 150 injured with several in critical condition and at least three fatalities reported.
In St Louis Richard Johnson of the Bureau of Animal Industry reports sharp contrasts in cattle ranges. Northwest and eastern farms show deterioration, while western regions see some improvement. Texas longhorns are being replaced by Yarham Devon crosses, with weights rising. cattle prices fall and farmers cut holdings, though some western states note increased stock quality. The crop board meanwhile notes June conditions largely stable with June rains causing localized damage to wheat oats and sorghum but corn potatos and grasses in strong shape.
The page lists baseball scores with Louisville and Pittsburgh results, plus mentions of Cincinnati and Chicago games. It also reports the Wabash Alton rail dispute, Thomas Sherman ordination, and various ather 1900 era items including governor actions and national dispatches.
A garbled fragment blends Hannibal, Scipio, and ancient war talk with modern devices and comic asides. The piece cites Armies, ships, match-scratching humor, and a distant reference to the battle of Zama, interwoven with miscellaneous notes and oddities.
Excerpt presents garbled conversations and stage directions from a midwestern page, mixing mentions of a mother and daughter, a request for permission, and social tension. Within the noise, references surface to family dynamics, marriage talk, and intrusive questions about propriety.
Fragmentary notes recounting obituaries, names, dates, and events from a local paper. Mentions Trask, Jones, Browning, and various community figures in a stream of garbled OCR prose with limited readable facts.
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