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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1888
Page
1
S. W. Cor. Douglas Ave. and Market Street advertises import ers samples for this week. 302 ladies fans and various silks and sateens offered at deep discounts. Items include 8 Piques dress silks at 97 cents, 15 Piques at 1.50, French sateens 22 cents a yard, and guaranteed wear. Limited week sale with special prices.
With delegates pouring into St Louis, hotels bustle as the Democratic National Committee works to finalize arrangements for the convention. Henry Watterson weighs in on Cleveland’s re nomination and the vice presidency, while Thurman and Hearst add to the mixed chatter.
A Chicago lawyer shot twice during a divorce court scene as Mrs. Meckie Rawson opened fire on her husband’s attorney Colonel Whitney. In Michigan a Eureka Steel Works boiler blast at the plate mill killed a man about 60 and injured several others. The report details the courtroom violence, the mill disaster, and consequences for those involved.
W T Sherman era sentiment surfaces as New York Memorial Day event drew criticism for excluding Mayor Hewitt and omitting civic pomp in favor of cemetery dedication and monuments. Atlanta church drama follows with E K Wilson facing church fellowship withdrawal over alleged liquor sales.
A year old son of DeaL Price of Oxage township Vernon county was bitten by a dog believed hydrophobic. The dog had bitten a hare earlier and was treated with a mad stone in Shelton, which appeared to work. The horse that had bitten him showed hydrocephalus-like symptoms and died. Dr. Prien inspected and expressed relief at the mad stone treatment.
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