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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1889
Page
1
A reform commission discusses humane execution methods, weighing hanging, electric chair, and other options. Members debate speed, pain, and public safety while concerns about historical brutality influence opinions and potential adoption.
Floodwaters from the river overwhelmed banks and sewers on York Street and nearby avenues in Cincinnati. Residents evacuated as water rose through basements and streets, with several homes affected and authorities contending with extensive damage.
New York July 19 reports indicate a conference of railroad presidents and bankers discussed boycotting the Chicago and Alton line to secure favored traffic routes. Chicago & Alton Vice-President McMullin denies any sale. The Alton may extend lines west or seek bankruptcy to secure traffic, while insisting on fair livestock and western routes.
A local paper reports bankers push a triad strategy to neutralize the Interstate Commerce Railway collapse, aiming to bind roads into a unified system. Alton and Quincy potential ownership moves are whispered while no sale of the Alton is likely at their asking price.
The July market scene shows mixed clears with declines in some sectors and renewed interest in others. Analysts note ongoing concerns over foreign holdings and currency flows while domestic demand hints at a cautious but hopeful stance for the coming quarter.
Missouri state board of railway commissioners ordered a 10 cent grain rate reduction, 3 percent cut for livestock, and 25 percent for coal. The decision, effective after fall tariffs, drew uniform pushback from local freight agents who warn of disaster and service cuts, while noting it won’t affect interstate through rates.
Kansas City Mo July 1 The trans Missouri railway association adjourned sine die with the main action granting neither a reduced cattle nor salt rate. Santa Fe had sought a reduced salt rate from Kansas points while Rock Island pressed a 28 cent cattle rate from Caldwell Kansas to Chicago. A possible extra session to address Missouri’s Pulimy commissioners rate cuts is noted.
Deputy Shen Pollard hunted for Mathias Splitlog the Indian millionaire at the union depot all night, only to learn he had left for the Indian territory aboard the last train. Jennie J Shirrock of Wyandotte had filed $10,000 procedures against him. Deputy Jordan and others trailed him to East Ninth Street, but he eluded capture by departing the city. Meanwhile Miss Shirrock’s suit and Splitlog’s flight created a tense late night scene at the depot and around Union Avenue.
A fragmentary Wisconsin and Minnesota wire reads multiple violent events including a uxoricide near Bed River Sia with a husband killing his wife after two weeks of marriage aboard a northbound train. Another item notes a hanging in Minnesota and various death notices, with limited readable details on victims and procedures.
East Guthrie city hall hosts a crowded session as the credentials committee names delegates and alternates. The convention adopts rules, elects officers, and debates a provisional government plan, with long speeches on taxation and organization and a busy evening of discussion continuing into the night.
A five member Republican National Committee panel chaired by Quay met in Ravenna Eminence County to smooth intra party divisions over Virginia. Hearings on anti Mahone and Mahone factions defined positions, with a proposed state convention plan and delegated precinct electors to certify delegates. The committee signaled unity while outlining procedures for future conventions and representation.
Fragmentary OCR text reports violent events, a fireman killed, chaotic scenes, and political notes. It mentions a shooting or arson incident near a Garfield County seat with fire and alarm, along with a local elopement notice and references to Topeka politics and a court action.
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