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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1889
Page
1
A cash sale features first class hand sewn footwear from Burt & Packard, Torreys, Lilly Stackett & Co, French & Hall, N Hess & Bro and Smith & Stoughton. Styles include French Calf Kangaroo Cordovan and Porpoise leather in toes and widths from A to F. Sale closes July 31.
Chit Mayes of the Cherokee nation vows to resist any attempt to negotiate a sale or land transfer with US commissioners. He cites Cherokee constitution and election rules, warns negotiations cannot mature for two years, and opposition leader General Ross contemplates impeachment. Nearby reports note stubborn White Earth and Northern Indians positions, a boy taking strychnine, a Cherryvale accident, and various local incidents.
Wasametos July 27 report outlines secretary Tracy plan to convert government ships into armed war vessels. Officials say revenue cutters and support vessels should be built for peace use yet capable of conversion for defense, with a board to draft a nationwide navy-building plan and annual appropriations.
Reports arrive from Wirt County of a disastrous flood that drowned Thomas Hughes and his wife and Miss De Almo. A circus in Tucker Creek was struck, tents and animals ruined, and many workers feared dead. Rescue attempts impeded by confusion as families reach safety.
A royal wedding occurred at Buckingham Palace private chapel as Princess Louise Victoria Alexandria, eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales, wed Alexander William George, Earl of Fife. Rain fell during the ceremony attended by the royal family and hosted by the Prince of Wales with 1,000 guests at Marlhouse that evening.
July 27 report from Cincinnati details the discovery of Colonel A. Jones dead in a manhole near Cemetery Street. Bligh, a colored servant, was arrested after a full confession describing the brutal strike to the head, the robbery of the doctor, and the disposal of the body. The case follows his linkage to the killed colonel and a broader set of crime notes across towns.
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