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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1889
Page
2
Department Commander Booth of the Grant Army of the Republic in Kansas urges members not to attend the national encampment in Milwaukee. He advocates railroads granting a one cent rate and calls for a statewide joint meeting to discuss the encampment plan. A telegram from Blair Post in St Louis notes one post plans to attend en masse.
Colonel Roger J. Page editor of the Times Register in Marion North Carolina was shot dead at the station after alighting a midnight train from Round Knob. He sat on Judge Haywood's arm when a figure fired. the assailant fled in a buggy. A young man had threatened Page last night and a woman is suspected to be involved.
Bisnen North Dakota July 4 Prohibition petitions flow in as voters push to embed prohibition in the constitution. Cavalier County petitions urge a prohibition clause while Williams of Hurligh leads a push to reference the complete constitution. Debate over legislative power and a statewide constitutional revision continues, with conventions addressing county and town organization and education provisions.
The patent office upheld Fowler Chat Steel Car Wheel company of Chicago in securing exclusive rights for rolled steel car wheels and methods. Pittsburg Steel Casting and Beach had contended, but the commission rejected their protest, affirming Fowler’s priority and describing the legal reasoning on reduction to practice and abandonment of prior applications.
In Los Angeles a July 23 report outlines the Blythe will contest in San Francisco over a vast estate valued around five million dollars left by Thomas Blythe. Florence Blythe, about 19, claims to be his daughter against other claimants including a wife claimant Miss Dickerson. The case centers on an alleged will found after Blythe’s death, with ex attorney general Hart supporting its authenticity and Florence’s legal standing amid rival legacies and inquiries.
A commission appointed by General Wanamaker examined the New York post office over three weeks. The panel, led by James N. Tyner, reviewed main offices and seven branches, urged modest increases in staff and pay, and recommended major postal building improvements and process changes to boost efficiency amid rapid city growth.
Fragmented text shows a hearing on constitutional convention reports and a special order for tomorrow. Provisions mention apportionment of senators and representatives and a minority report, with references to districts and voting arrangements amid a legislative session.
YYawaros July 2 The village of St Helesa near Yusikton reports a ghastly discovery in a cave on the Subraski side of the Missouri. Eight skeletons lie scattered in a carved chamber with bones aged and unreadable. Indians claim the remains are ancient and possibly the work of a massacre.
A collage of baseball results and notes across cities includes pitchers and scorings from Baltimore Philadelphia Cleveland and Chicago. It also reports the Ridiculous Story from Washington about Mrs Coron and a Corowa envoy. Historical notes discuss Sioux opposition, turf winners and local public notices.
The Arcade plans to win over male shoppers by underselling rivals with low prices on menswear and dry goods. It touts tailor made shirts at low cost, white lawn ties, 4 ply linen collars and cuffs, claiming bargains that undercut any town prices to secure their trade.
Arcades, Lawrence Kan July 23 The Journal denies a special correspondent report that Lawrence business men are unhappy with one person owning Botta daily papers and that they want a new daily. Also notes railroad freight rate cuts between Atlantic and Colorado via Galveston. Vanderbilts buy majority stake in Eyeoh Creek rail company Swampamix Pa July 23 totaling over 65000.08 dollars, making the Vanderbilts sole owners of the Hooch Creek railroad.
A fragmentary tale describes curious black switches surfacing on a fishing net and identifies them as the tails of stingarees. The piece notes the Chinese cleverness in handling the fish while anglers struggle with cuts from the tails and recalls a long, hazardous, debate-filled exchange about poetry and sea life.
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