05 Jun 1889
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1889
Page
1
Four lot assortment of hats and bonnets offered at deep cuts to clear this week. First lot at 9 cents each after prior 50 cent pricing, second lot at 9 cents, third lot from 129 cents, and fourth lot at 179 cents. Describes early comers’ advantage and big millinery week.
No shapes in hats or bonnets will be carried over from one season to another by us. Others can do the out of style millinery business. We don't care for it. All trimmed hats under value. The finest stock of flowers and other millinery goods in the west.
Grieving crowds bury hundreds of unidentified victims as relief and registry offices open. Mourning continues at the bridge site where charred remains are found. rescue crews dig graves, while flour theft and hoarding provoke unrest. Relief funds, clothing, and coffins pour in as hospitals and trains begin aid deliveries.
Reports from Johnstown and surrounding towns detail a catastrophic flood at Nineveh with seven hundred corpses recovered and up to forty people feared drowned in train wrecks on the day express and the Johnstown connection. Witnesses recount heroic rescues and warnings as crews assess the disaster’s scope and accountability.
A chaotic scene unfolds near Prospect Hill in Stows with hundreds of residents displaced after a violent incident. Reports describe doors torn open and a hospital scene amid burning confusion as authorities pursue suspects through multiple locations. The event raises fears of further clashes.
Wichita merchants urged higher freight rates as the state railroad commissioners heard testimony from multiple towns. Board members limited discussion to the Wichita case, signaling the prior ruling favoring Wichita’s rates will likely stand and confirming Wichita as the commercial hub of Kansas.
A sprawling 4th street lynching scene follows the jail escape of Cleary after a January murder. He faced multiple trials with mixed outcomes, including a first degree murder verdict, a new retrial ordered by the supreme court, and sentences for manslaughter. Separate items report a bank withdrawal theft, a city lighting dispute in Wour, Kansas, and brief notes from Atchison and nearby towns.
A fragmentary report details inquest testimony about the Cronus mystery involving Woodruff or Woolrat figures, with Captain Schasck suspended for alleged duty failure. Related items cover labor delegates and Osage Indian Agency investigations, plus brief telegraphic notes on fires, floods, ship safety fears, and wind-related losses.
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