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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1888
Page
2
Railroad officials meet to weigh tactics as a strike threat grows in the ongoing quarrel. Engineers and Brotherhood officials push for no release while police prepare, with Norton and Moore figures tied to adultery allegations complicating the case. Governor Browning leaves Nemaha county to handle requisition papers as tensions rise.
Persistent efforts by Mes Niele and others fail to move the case as Judge Bohurstuty resists delays. Numerous testimonies and pleas mark a tense session with attention drawn to the stake of property and potential sale.
Three months ago two Polapaors a man and wife arrived in Castlefrayden seeking work. An agent of Coast Parkn North Hampton offered terms. they would earn 10 and 8 dollars for three months with deductions and possible wage forfeiture. They later received only 34 for their labor from a Franklin County farmer and were discharged. They walked to Springfield and told their tale after lodging at a police station. The agent allegedly operates near Castle Garden recruiting migrants, taking up to 10 dollars per migrant and arranging transport. He is blamed for a sustained traffic that has impoverished families, separated parents from children, and prompted reports of abuse by employers. Local inquiries note a lack of witnesses but cite a recurring pattern and propose penalties for wage-violation.
The Cherokee Nation faced a heated council fight over grazing rights to a 6 million acre strip. Negotiations involved bidders from Texas and Oklahoma, a gubernatorial veto attempt, and party faction tactics. A committee was named to review bids while the strip's future hung on high stakes offers and political maneuvering.
The report alleges Mrs Hattie Dhaun aged unknown was murdered by a relative, Mary J. Juckine, in Teetiativets. The ensuing sensational details involve ongoing family tensions, a musket incident, and local responses as authorities investigate the case.
Political notes report state Republican clubs organizing in each New York school district with 20 plus voters to localize issues. Foster urged outreach while Metford spoke of unity. resolutions praised Harrison and Morton as party prospects. Also notes Chapman's 29th ballot senator nomination at Great Bend and Quay Bassett election as national party officers. Dakota convention discussion upheld a clause implying Harrison and Morton not elected, amid a broader debate on legislative pledges.
W J Powell announces the sixteenth annual convention of the National Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War to meet in Indianapolis on September 18. Also notes appointments to Sioux commission and various harbor and river improvement estimates for California Wisconsin and Michigan.
Charles M. Kittridge, a private banker, returned from a ten day vacation and indicated he may have been robbed of valuables. The note mentions a possible loss during his time away with unclear details and names an associate, Soma Soros, in connection with the incident.
Baseball at Indianapolis and Kansas City with scores and batters noted. Races report six furlongs winner Shottover and other placings, plus fire and death notices from Alpena and Washington era dispatches.
A long, informal piece profiles pawnbrokers clerks and their varied patrons. It voices two sides of the counter: the hard hearted clerk and the desperate borrowers, from widows to soldiers and lawyers, with anecdotes of sympathy, sharp wit, and occasional mercy amid debt and pawned keepsakes.
A garbled historical passage mixes military tales with forbidden education themes. It mentions warlike campaigns, Tartars, and Central Asia, alongside troubling snippets about teaching men and prying secrets, with references to individuals and places blurred by OCR errors. The result is a disjointed record of conflict and censored knowledge.
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