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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1887
Page
5
July 12 reports various items from Ireland and Britain. Elections in Dublin and Dreux noted with candidate counts, police clashes among Catholics, and street disturbances. London discusses a second reading of a bill, with Conservative whips opposing changes. France and Prance fire and demonstrations appear, while U S news covers regattas, horse racing, and local incidents including fires, a jail break attempt, and a shipbuilders’ assignment.
Finance and commerce news from Chicago outlines a volatile grains and dairy market with fluctuating futures. Wheat futures show price shifts while dairy prices edge higher amid cautious buying. soy and corn movements are noted with varied regional demand and export prospects.
Fragmented read notes discuss SHEEMAN and Grant era plans as century excerpt in July issue. Mentions Virginia and various counties with mortality among children. Testimony includes Gen Rawlins and Grant staff dynamics and strategic debates over moving troops toward victory and peace from Virginia to Texas.
The text presents a chaotic mix of market terms, chemical notes, portraits, drownings, and local anecdotes. It references Money on call rates, grain provisions, a Boston portraitist, a sunken booty tale, and a Galashiels marriage custom. The readable items touch finance, crime lore, and social quirks without a single clear event.
A historical account details Ponca funeral rites with a wagon circle of squaws, escorts of men on horseback, and an improvised chicken-coop bier. It also notes a horse race, and later digresses into a critique of women’s perfumes and a composite class photo idea, reflecting varied topics in a single segment.
A garbled column blends remarks from Albany Journal and Chicago Herald about battlefield aftermath and camp followers. It also references The Seasine Mars and Harper’s Hagar, with stray notes on a Connaught commander in London earning $4000 yearly.
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