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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1889
Page
2
Chicago court hears a striking insanity case likened to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Bernard Munser, a young man, reportedly endured intense impulses to harm others, leading to testimony about his mental state and loss of self control. The trial details reveal dramatic fluctuations in behavior and the jurors return a verdict of insanity. Weather and distant notices accompany this page.
A special Times dispatch from Hiawatha, July 21, outlines a hostile stance by Kickapoo groups toward the Onenteizcion. It notes a commission meeting at Holton to discuss sales of tribal lands in Deturpa and Brown counties and signals unified judicial intent to pursue action with the commission.
A steam barge named Joseph P Farama owned by Cleveland interests burned off Sour Haven Michigan in a sudden blaze. Captain Loren P Vosburg and his wife and ten crewmen from Cleveland escaped by improvised gear as the vessel sank. Lifesavers and Captain McKenzie aided the rescued crew, with recovery of some personal effects and attention to the injured.
A garbled 19th century health note promotes Hostetler's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion nervousness kidney inactivity and related ailments. It hints at digestive distress and constipation while urging readers to use the product to ward off serious illness and maintain health.
A garbled 19th century dispatch from Erriscity UL discusses clerical errors in legislative compilation, raising concerns of unlawful edits and potential litigation. The piece references shipping intrigue, a rail land suit, and the Indian desperado Taken by authorities, all amid a chaotic regulatory printout.
At Xenia near Peru Indiana Joel Overman 23 shot and killed his sweetheart Maggie Smith instantly on the porch of Dr Smith's home after a jealous dispute. He then shot himself fatally. No clear motive beyond jealousy given. In Cincinnati another note reports Frank G McMillan a young attorney unable to marry Ida Biddle as plans collapse. Miss Biddle refuses to wed, and McMillan nears 33 while she is about 22.
The item lists scores and pitchers across multiple games including Louisville Cleveland St Louis Baltimore Washington Philadelphia New York Chicago Indianapolis and more. Key names include pitchers Madden Weduy Sidliva and Keel with errors noted and several team matchups summarized.
New York dispatch reports police headquarters chasing a suspect named William Ebushnelt alias Gerald Mansam, the absconding book keeper tied to Butler, Stillag & Hubbard. He was captured near Sart Cun after a lengthy pursuit, with earlier charges including fraud and identity maneuvers. Ku Klux Klan board members convened in Chicago for court reviews. Strawboard makers unite in a brief, quiet organizational move.
In Liberty County Georgia a self styled Christ Bell has incited many negroes to abandon farms and seek a promised land next month. Bell was committed to an asylum after insanity trials and his successor James pursues the same path. A follower killed her niece as a ritual sacrifice and was jailed.
A string of diverse clippings notes a fatal shotgun wound in Paris Kentucky after a woods dispute, a New York theft where Tony Cohen fled with a restaurant cash girl, a Count Parta suicide linked to a mistress, and a seismic mine collapse in Scranton with nearby homes damaged. Also reported are a Chinatown blaze in Sacramento, three schooners likely lost near Alaska, a Kansas City chatter election result, and Supreme Court vacancy talk amid ongoing federal appointments, plus a drowning incident in Indiana White River.
The Arcade promotes its line of good goods for men, claiming to beat all rivals on price. It touts tailor made shirts at 90 cents, white lawn ties at 10 cents per dozen, 4 ply linen collars at 10 cents, and 4 ply linen cuffs at 15 cents each, urging gentlemen to trade there.
Brief, scrambled notices report a series of crimes, fires, and odd events. Mentions include an insane wife, a farm shooting near Missouri, a fire destroying a Little York business with £25,000 loss, attacks on schools and churches in Texas, a lynching near Delden, a cotton crop forecast for Texas, elevator fires in Hamilton, and hydrophobia cases linked to a dog in Missouri. Also lists horse race winners in Minnesota and other scattered items.
Fragmentary report describes a gas explosion at the Hyde Park Central mine. Herbert Joiner is killed and several others injured or feared dead. A humorous aside about a father and his daughter amid the chaos is noted in the chaotic transcription, but the main item remains the deadly mine accident and its casualties.
A detailed, period description on preparing unleavened Passover bread noting kneading with water, thin sheets rolled by rollers, perforations for air, and large baked rounds. It mentions a long-handled paddle, brick ovens, and crude tools, describing the loaf size and marketplace demand for unleavened cakes.
A garbled OCR snippet touches on literary witticisms, a Beecher estate sale in Peekskill set at 70,000 for the house and 000 on the crete, and scattered ship of phraseology. It references Lord Stowell and Jerrold in epigram, plus stray notes on American and Mexican topics and a bizarre dialogic aside.
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