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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1888
Page
2
A rambling collage of overheard chatter about baseball, lines on the ground, insurance talk, bank tricks, and local names. The fragment includes bemused banter on umpires, bets, a faulty play, and assorted odd remarks from a chaotic social scene.
A fragmented reminiscence from Coney Island recounts a woodcut artist observing a tiger and dancer on a carnival ride. The piece notes the crowd, the donkey proprietor, the ringing machinery, and the ongoing music as riders circle for ten minutes, while passersby, bars, and candy booths frame the lively seaside scene.
A chaotic sequence of street scenes follows an artist and scribe through a noisy urban chase. They glimpse a passing engine, dodge crowd chaos, and ride an elevated car to the East end, ending amid electric lights on the Iron Pier awaiting a New York boat.
The article outlines Washingtons two children and the early lives of Nelly Custis and her brother. It notes John Calvert Washington died at Yorktown at age fifteen from camp fever, leaving young heirs with Mrs Washington. Nelly Custis, a favored child, grew into a beautiful woman and accompanied Washington and family to New York in Mount Vernons period.
Fragmented historical note recounts figures linked to U S presidents and their households at the White House from Jefferson to Jackson era. Mentions Abigail Adams, Mary Custis Lewis, George Washington’s era, and children’s presence, with scattered genealogies and anecdotes about residents, visits, and family life.
The fragment discusses descendants of U.S. presidents Hayes Garfield and Adams. It notes that many children grew up with the presidents, naming Mollie Garfield and Fanny Hayes, and claims John Quincy Adams’ sons and Abigail Adams’ daughters ranked among the most noted. It emphasizes lineage pride and social status in Albany and general American elite society.
The article surveys third party currents in early American politics, noting the Dell Iverett-Wall-Union Party and anti Masonic movements. It highlights public appetite for reform, factional shifts, and the rise of reformist figures amid partisan strains, with references to Keeret and Morgan.
Perry Belmont and supporters in the New Turk Congress discuss electing a representative from the Thiel States. Anguet Debnott of New York cited as wealth influence. Delmont Vert pushes proposals while party leaders insist on unity and committee integrity.
Fred May reports a man charged with die following a fatal assault in New York involving a prominent Baltimore figure. Witnesses testified the defendant struck a victim with deadly force, dragging the scene into the street. The case centers on Dr Recoes and a Chinese court-related matter, with a tense crowd watching as officers intervened.
A garbled, OCR like page explores theories on Egyptian antiquities, modern industry, and global affairs. It mentions American manufacturing, Egyptian pyramids, and speculative debates tied to a New Yorker essay, with scattered references to historians, poets, and political figures. The text is largely unreadable but signals broad cultural and scientific curiosity.
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