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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1888

Page

5

Topeka Republican meeting set for July 1 at court house

Sedgwick county and Wichita Republicans plan a night assembly at the court house to organize travel and arrangements for the state convention in Topeka. Hon W H Robison of Illinois will address the gathering, with music and broad party support urged from Southwest Kansas Republicans.

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Tragic Morphine Poisoning and Domestic Turmoil

George Bowers a border for Busch and Grover attempted morphine poisoning amid a failing marriage at 31 North Market Street. He shot his wife’s doctor away, caused a chaotic scene, and later faced a deteriorating condition with police and family trauma cited. Mrs Bowers described the events leading to a tense night and a suicide attempt plan, while doctors fought to save him. In the background, civic notes mention government building plans and legislative progress in August.

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Young Mother Abandons Newborn at City Hospital

A teenage mother, about sixteen, deserted her newborn at San Francisco General Hospital walls yesterday. The infant was discovered, and hospital staff followed leads to Union Depot and a hotel where the mother met a man claiming to be the father. The man allegedly pressured the mother to flee before police intervened, the baby is weak, and hospital officials will decide further action tomorrow.

Slie A Auler Marehel Si Frans Hospital Union Depot Alxteen Bren Bates Morher Ing Wader Ames

Concert for Sabbath School Benefit at Perkins Presbyterian

A Friday evening concert at Perkins Presbyterian Church presents a planned program for the Sabbath school benefit. Officials expect a large attendance and special cars will serve attendees from the city. The Unity Club Junior members thank friends who helped make the lawn sociable a success.

Perkins Presbyterian Eherck Burton Unity Club Iishe

Barber County editor predicts party gains and local votes

Caruthers, editor of the Barbar county Tuitex, travels from Bead and believes the party famine favors the Republicans this year. He forecasts a two hundred vote majority for Rory, while noting local support for Judge Martin and the editor of the Exacta as allies of a broader regional bloc.

Caruthers Barbar Wim Rist The Exacta Win Darker Coanty Southwest Mer

Don & Co Decamer Commercial Agency Warning to Subscribers

Mr Lee Hall of Don & Co warns subscribers not to offer for sale any old or new reports or advertisement for Walch. The agency condemns any disposal of reports as both criminal and civil misdeeds and cautions against distributing such material.

Lee Hall Southwesers Kansas Tke Don & Co Walch Lee Company Perso

Wichita and Southern Kansas Exposition Needs

A Cincinnati bound letter from Mr. F. Le. Pierce urges farmers in Southern Kansas to ship vegetables fruits and agricultural products for a large Wichita exhibit. The piece describes space allocations, a Grecian style main building, tower displays and requests carloads of produce including potatoes melons beets radishes and corn to create a strong regional display for the exposition.

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Wichita Exposition Display Promises City Views and Local Products

A page reads Ad Astea per A peria and shows Wichita city views along with Sedgwick county products like rottin staple alfalfa millet and crasses. Additions begin June 10 and a fruit display is planned for fall. Mr HL Pierce leads the exhibit efforts at the Kansas headquarters drawing visitors from Ohio and across the state.

Wichita Sedgwick County HL. Pierce Kansas

Court records show arrests, divorces, and public notices

District Court actions include fines for drunkenness and a dog harboring case set for Saturday. Two divorce decrees granted, Cora Dillman vs Dillman and Hattie Keller vs Refler, with custody awarded to the mothers. A woman named Mary Hamlet reported an assault, while other court items involve infractions, possessory claims, and local notices. The report notes taxes and a local exhibit entry with fruit samples and vegetable production details.

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Open air concert at Fairmount for Cornet Band

An outdoor social and music concert is set for tonight at Fairmount corner near Pairount to aid the Fairmount Cornet Band. Refreshments will be provided by the Fourth Congregational church ledges on the grounds. Organizers hope for a weekly summer continuation and transportation by motor line every half hour.

Pairmount Fairmount Pairount

Insurance notices and explosive danger loom in mill report

A chaotic OCR fragment details W.L. Miller & Co Insurance agents for multiple carriers and notes about fire and storm losses. It then digresses into a garbled account mentioning dynamite, workers, and a hazardous environment with unclear events or dates, suggesting a newspaper piece on insurance and industrial risk.

The Man We Dent Understand and Its Grim Cadavers

A Pittsburg Bulletin excerpt discusses a controversial program to test cadaver stability and a planned dumpics room. The piece mentions Wally Brow and Mr Sparen, with references to New York and a library. The text outlines plans for grave diggers and a theory of a cadaver facility tied to public dumpage concerns.

Wlene Comune Alitte Joe Howant New York Gruptuc Angel Guatdigg Geerely Dumpetics Pittsburg

The Treatment of Sewage by Electricity Practical Test

A fragment discusses sewage treatment by electricity and a planned practical test at a works site near Cromar. It mentions an electric current and concerns about replacing traditional methods, with a stray remark about a bucket of water. The text is garbled and includes unrelated lines.

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